DJ Tips
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
These are strange times. 6 months ago, the world was trundling along, much the same as it had for decades. Sure, there were problems, but nothing we hadn’t seen before. Fast forward to now, and we are facing an unprecedented global situation – a pandemic in a globalised world. We talked a bit last week […]
Its a well established fact that you can catch several horrible diseases from playing low-quality MP3s in your sets, which is why things like the Heavy Hits Pool are so important for DJs. But now there is a new risk for DJs, and looks like it is going to impact 2020 in some pretty unprecedented […]
One of the realities of DJing, especially on big stages in front of large crowds, is performance anxiety. And one of the most common ways to cope with this is to use alcohol – something that can easily slip into abusing alcohol, which has led a lot of DJs (myself included) to completely quit in […]
One of the great things about the Heavy Hits community is that it understands that there are all sorts of DJs around the world, catering for all sorts of parties. And one of the most important parties anyone can ever DJ at is someone’s wedding – literally the most important day of the couple’s life! […]
What’s up everyone? My name is Patrick and I go by DJ AndOne. I’m an editor and content manager here for Heavy Hits and recently felt the need to write about some solutions I’ve found in hopes that it could help some of you in the near future. Fair warning – this is not going […]
DJs have a strange relationship with technology. On one hand – without the technological innovations of pitch controls and direct drive turntables, would DJing have ever taken off in the way it did? It’s an artform entirely build around technology. On the other, any new tech today is generally greeted with a chorus of “THAT’S […]