A Small intro...

Hello Reader/Observer,

This edutainment package was created to aid persons who want to know how to Dj or dream to be a DJ, aspire to be the best Dj, persons who are stuck in some point of the process of learn, you name it, as long as they are newbies they fit perfectly in. It is its main goal to help the student to understand the four W´s: What, when , who and why, in the case we can also add and what gear?

Some Information...

Edutainment:
Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education) is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse. Edutainment typically seeks to instruct or socialize its audience by embedding lessons in some familiar form of entertainment: television programs, computer and video games, films, music, websites, multimedia software, etc. Examples might be guided nature tours that entertain while educating participants on animal life and habitats, or a video game that teaches children conflict resolution skills.
DJ defenition:
A disc jockey (also known as disk jockey, DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling.

Types of DJ´s
There are several types of disc jockeys. Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations. Club DJs select and play music in bars, nightclubs, discothèques, at raves, or even in a stadium. Hip-hop disc jockeys select and play music using multiple turntables, often to backup one or more MCs, and they may also do turntable scratching to create percussive sounds. In reggae, the disc jockey (deejay) is a vocalist who raps, "toasts", or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks while the individual choosing and playing them is referred to as a selector.[1] Mobile disc jockeys travel with portable sound systems and play recorded music at a variety of events.
DJ equipment may consist of:
* Sound recordings in a DJ's preferred medium (e.g., vinyl records, Compact Discs, computer media files, etc.);
* A combination of two devices (or only one, if playback is digital) to play sound recordings, for alternating back and forth to create a continuous playback of music (e.g., record players, Compact Disc players, computer media players such as an MP3 player, etc.);
* A sound system for amplification or broadcasting of the recordings (e.g., portable audio system, PA system) or a radio broadcasting system;
* A DJ mixer, which is an electronic (usually 2- or 4-channel) audio mixer with a crossfader used to smoothly go from one song to another, using two or more playback devices;
* Headphones, used to listen to one recording while the other recording is being played to the audience; and
* Optionally, a microphone, so that the DJ can introduce songs and speak to the audience.
Other equipment could or can be added to the basic DJ setup (above), providing unique sound manipulations. Such devices include, but are not limited to:

* Electronic effects units (delay, reverb, octave, equalizer, chorus, etc.). Some club DJs use a sub-harmonic synthesizer effect which either doubles low frequencies with energy added an octave lower or synthesizes harmonics such that the impression of a very low bass sound is added to the mix.
* A computerised performance system, which can be used with vinyl emulation software to manipulate digital files on the computer in real time.
* Multi-stylus headshells, which allow a DJ to play different grooves of the same record at the same time.
* Special DJ digital controller hardware can manipulate digital files on a PC or laptop;
* Samplers, sequencers, electronic musical keyboards (synthesizers), or drum machines.

In wikipedia.com

The Bibliography is ocated in the end of the blogg page.

THIS IS THE STUFF!!

I mean if you are starting, just know that if you like CD´s you will like this!



follow this link for massive amount of information on DJing

Old School Hip Hop

DJ Roc Raida Breaks Down Bodytricks - Watch a funny movie here

Live tutorial - How to DJ part 1

Download Ableton live here

Download Native Instruments Traktor here

Follow this tutorial to became a master! :) just access this video and follow the rest



Ableton Tutorial - DJ'ing Live Part 1 - The best home videos are here

Cool Tricks

Awsome DJ Skills - Funny videos are here

JUST FOR FUN!!

Just for the fun of it!!




TIESTO HAS THIS TO SAY...

Gustavo Bravetti - Alternative Controllers @ Tribaltech 2009 (SC edition) from Gustavo Bravetti on Vimeo.

DJ Eskimo Live @ Some Festival - The best video clips are right here

Bibliography for further research...

you can just use google and search it yourself but here it goes :)

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