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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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Can you tell the readers a bit about yourself, your DJ history, and what you do today? I am a DJ based in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Lancaster, Ca. Shout out to all my Antelope Valley/661 people! Even before becoming a DJ I was a fan of hip hop music/culture. I started DJing in […]
Well – even my most recent DJ gig feels like an eternity ago. This has been a crazy, crazy year for this little spinning rock out in the Milky Way. I don’t know what I expected from 2020, but, well… not this *gestures at everything*. I feel like everyone needs to find ways to put […]
Everyone suddenly has a little bit more time on their hands than they expected to have, and it looks like we are going to have to get creative with passing that time. Well, thankfully we have streaming sites all over the internet, carrying all sorts of fantastic music documentaries – here’s a little summary of […]
All over the world, people are being asked to spend a lot more time at home, and we are all looking for ways to keep boredom at bay – well, Heavy Hits has your back, and for good measure you have the chance to win over $500 worth of prizes! Heavy Hits brings you the #HHSTAYHOMECHALLENGE! […]
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 […]
But don’t panic – apparently its business as usual at the biggest name in DJ technology! Japanese company Noritsu has taken on Pioneer DJ, spending $606m on the brand, and buying them from private equity firm KKR (who picked up Pioneer DJ in 2015). Noritsu is best known as a photo-printer manufacturer. A short statement […]