DJ Tech News Update – Rekordbox 6 and Mixcloud Live
There’s been a couple of recent updates to the world of DJ Tech which are worth covering in the blog. First up, a brand new version of Pioneer Rekordbox is out, version 6. It looks a lot better, with far improved waveforms, but beyond that, this does seem to be a genuinely major update, and […]
Doing Good in a Bad Situation
In the last few years, I have got really into Stoicism – the ancient philosophy of the Stoics, such as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. One of the themes in their teachings is that adversity is a chance to show character, and develop your good attributes through right action. Well… I didn’t really expect the […]
Martin 2 Smoove
It was my pleasure to get to ask today’s guest a few questions – Eve’s tour DJ, Gumball Rally resident, winner of Best DJ at the London Bar & Club Awards in 2017, and the man who Rihanna called “London’s hottest DJ” – high praise indeed! He’s played all over the world, alongside some of […]
Mixing & Snacking
There are few things that unite the DJ community. But one that definitely does is a love of snacks. Whether in the booth during a long set, or on a journey to a city far away, DJs feel passionate about their snacks of choice. I spoke to a selection to find out what gets their mouths salivating! […]
3 Examples of Livestreaming DJ Set-Ups
DJs love to share their music selections with the world, but circumstances have come together to make this a whole lot trickier in 2020. Today, I’m going to run through my super simple set-up, and speak with two DJs about their approaches to livestreaming, to give an idea of the options. This isn’t going to […]
Beat Battles 2020!
One of the more fun things to emerge from the lockdowns around the world has been the abundance of beat battles between legendary producers from the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. And this weekend ahead (at 9pm EST, Sat 11th April), we have a beat battle that will have hip-hop heads salivating. Two of the […]
Tax – a guide for US DJs!
I don’t know about you guys, but one of my big motivations for becoming a DJ was a desire to avoid getting a “real” job. But what nobody told me was once a year, I would have to do a tax return – a generally confusing, joyless task! Thankfully, there are big-hearted people out there […]
Finding a Helping Hand!
Here’s a word you are probably sick to death of – unprecedented. Unprecedented times, unprecedented response by governments and global organisations. Now that word is out of the way, lets look at the landscape for DJs, and what help they may be able to find to get through through these, errr, unprecedented events. In particular, […]
Shutdown!
The world is experiencing a series of lockdowns and quarantines of varying severities, and club sets are pretty much a distant memory at the moment. The upside to this is that it is inspiring a lot of DJs to switch up their game, so they can share their musical selections with audiences in different ways. […]
Heavy Hits Stay Home Challenge – Winner Announced!
The people have spoken, and Heavy Hits is happy to announce DJ Freazer as the #HHSTAYHOMECHALLENGE winner! He takes home an awesome first prize – a year’s free Heavy Hits membership, Hercules DJControl Starlight Controller, Serato Pro License, and a Heavy Hits Hoodie Here’s his fantastic winning routine View this post on Instagram […]
