Serato DJ or RekordBox DJ – Which is best in 2020?
For today’s post, we have a special guest column, generously shared with us by DJ Tech Reviews – be sure to bookmark that site for more of this sort of content! But without further ado… Serato DJ or RekordBox DJ – which is best in 2020? Ah, the age-old question – Serato DJ or RekordBox […]
The Many Ways To Be A DJ – Residents
The first instalment of this series is going to look at one of the most common types of DJ, the local resident. Its not as glamorous as some parts of the DJ world, but it can actually be a very useful corner to establish yourself in! It offers more job security than the average, less […]
RIP DJ Spinbad
On 10th November 2020, the world lost one of the best DJs ever to do it. DJ Spinbad (born Chris Sullivan) was a true legend of the scene – an incredibly skilled DJ, and creator of some of the best, most influential mixes ever recorded. He was 46. A fixture on New York radio for […]
Calling All Twitch DJs!
2020 has been a year of dramatic changes to the way the DJ community works, and one of the big trends has been a shift towards a lot of livestreaming of sets. There are various platforms, but the one which has emerged as the most popular is Twitch. However, some DJs have warned for a […]
Arranging Your Crates, with DJ Freefall
A lot of people tend to have this idea that DJs are super cool rock-stars, and maybe a few are. But one of the unglamorous realities of DJing has always been its proximity to being a librarian – back in the day, it was shelves of thousands of records that you had to arrange so […]
The Many Ways To Be A DJ
On my morning run today I was listening to a brilliant episode of the excellent podcast Questlove Supreme, with the guest, the magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff. Early in the conversation, Jeff mentioned how, wherever he goes, he plays the same type of set – he doesn’t get to a city and start running the local […]
Be Prepared!
DJs might not always behave like boy scouts, but it certainly pays to adhere to their famous slogan – “Be Prepared”. There are few things worse for a DJ than arriving at a gig, something unexpected going wrong, and finding that you are unable to play as a result. So in this piece I will […]
DJ Tech News – October 2020!
As always, we here at the Heavy Hits record pool have our ears to the ground to find all the best news in DJ tech. This month, there’s no denying what the biggest stories are – Pioneer finally launched their CDJ3000 Nexus players, and the long-awaited follow-up to the DJM S9, which they have called […]
#HeadNHeartDJChallenge – Winners Announced!
After careful consideration, and in an incredibly high-calibre competition, Joel Corry decided on the grand-prize winner of the #HeadNHeartDJChallenge. We actually increased the prize pot, such was the high standard of entrants! Here’s Joel himself to tell you who he picked… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joel Corry (@joelcorry) […]
Joel Corry #HEADNHEARTDJCHALLENGE – The Finalists!
The last few weeks has seen the DJ community take on the Joel Corry #HeadNHeartDJChallenge. There’s been so many amazing entries, and now we are down to the finalists – 6 brilliant DJ routines from all over the world – USA, England, Ireland, Brazil and Spain! The prizes are worth getting excited about – Grand […]