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Heavy Hits Record Pool & Atlantic Records present a DJ challenge for Skrillex and his brand new release “Pepper” featuring Flowdan & Lil Baby. DJs from around the world are welcome to enter the “Skrillex Pepper DJ Challenge” for a chance to win $1500 and an annual subscription to Heavy Hits Record Pool. The Heavy […]
Pioneer leaked some details regarding their plans for the next few years. This is unofficial, and very early information, similar to when I broke the existence of the DJM S11 6 months before it was announced. Many of these units, especially the 2024 and 2025 releases, are still in the development stage, and details may […]
Heavy Hits Record Pool & Atlantic Records present a DJ challenge for Burna Boy and his smash record “Last Last.” DJs from around the world are welcome to enter the “Last Last DJ Challenge” for a chance to win $1000 and an annual subscription to Heavy Hits Record Pool. DJ Poizon Ivy and Burna Boy’s Tour DJ, Spaceship Billy along with […]
Its been a little while since the last round-up of DJ Tech News, so lets take a look at the most interesting tidbits of tech news! Rekordbox Professional Plan – Unlimited Cloud Storage! This one is a doozy – I’ve long been an advocate of storing your whole music library in the cloud, as I […]
One day I will be able to write a blog post without commenting on what a strange time it has been for DJs. But today is not that day! Depending on where you are reading this from, you’ve most likely had some form of lockdown for at least some of this year, or at the […]
One of the most significant dates in the DJ calendar (along with the 12th of October, or the 10th of December, depending on how you do your calendar for 1210…) is the 8th of August – 8/08 Why is that? Because one of the foundational instruments of modern music is the Roland TR-808 drum machine, […]
We have some fantastic new things to talk about today, so lets get right to it! Mixed In Key 10 First up, the respected Mixed In Key software has released a v10 update, promising even more accurate key detection. Users of this software (which includes me) will be well aware that it is more accurate than […]
Well damn, the time just flies by! Feels like yesterday that the Heavy Hits Podcasts mix series kicked off, and now here we are – with the incredible DJ Perly dropping an awesome 100th HHP. DJ Perly is a member of the world famous Heavy Hitters DJ crew, and in 2017 became the first female […]
Legendary radio DJ and broadcaster Annie Mac has announced her departure from BBC Radio 1, after an incredible 17 year run on the station. She has become one of the most reliable tastemakers in the world with her various shows over the years, and has played everywhere worth playing around the world. Hailing from Dublin, […]
Serato is the daddy of DJing software, and this is a BIG update! You may have been testing the 2.5 Beta over the last few months, especially if you have Phase (I have been doing so, and it has improved the performance of Phase dramatically). It hasn’t been perfect though – its a Beta version after […]