Introduction to DJing with Deep House legend Dan Murray: Pioneer CDJs, Technics, beat-matching.
38Hey all! I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book "Performing Electronic Music Live", which is now available for pre-order from Routledge.
This tutorial video accompanies chapter 4 of the book, where I talk about DJing and Turntablism. You can watch the accompanying tutorial video for this chapter below. In this video, deep house legend Dan Murray gives you a complete introduction to DJing, using three different setups. You will see Pioneer CDJs, Technics, an Allen & Heath Xone mixer, MIDI controllers and more. You can also read a summary of the book chapter below.
Check out Dan's music:
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** Video content
00:00 Introduction
01:37 What this video will cover
01:53 Preparation - get ready to perform
07:11 Beatmatching
11:46 Setting cue points
13:01 Demo: beatmatching on vinyl
16:31 EQ and levels
18:17 CDJ 2000 Intro
25:02 Hybrid setup introduction
30:02 Outro
** About chapter 4 "DJing and Turntablism":
A DJ’s job far transcends the seamless blending of tracks. Successful DJs possess two key skills. First and foremost, they must curate music tracks to create engaging sets. Many will select their material on the fly, by reading audience responses and gaging what works best in the moment. DJs have the power to tell a story through their sets, building up energy levels gradually, or changing the mood over time. Secondly, DJs need to possess creative mixing skills. This does not only involve matching the BPMs and keys of adjacent tracks, or syncing up kick drum hits. Through the creative application of effects, looping and even virtuoso scratching techniques, DJs can showcase their very own personal style. In this way, DJ decks are not mere playback devices. Many DJs also expand their setups with synthesizers, drum machines, MIDI controllers and even laptops running entire DAWs.
This chapter covers the history of DJing, from Régine Zylberberg to David Guetta. We examine different DJ roles and look at the most commonly used tools and techniques, including CDJs, mixers, Technics decks and software such as Traktor or Serato. The last section is a tutorial showcasing three contrasting DJ setups.
** Find out more about the book on the companion website:
performingelectronicmusic.live
** Order the book here:
https://routledge.pub/PerformingElectronicMusicLive
** More about the book:
Performing Electronic Music Live
This comprehensive book lays out the conceptual approaches, tools and techniques for performing electronic music, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware to live visuals, venue acoustics and live show promotion. Via the companion website, performingelectronicmusic.live, readers can expand on their knowledge with hands-on video tutorials for each chapter.
Live music is exhilarating – it creates life-changing experiences and powerful emotions. Technology can make us feel empowered, enable us to overcome limiting beliefs and allow us to achieve a high level of creative expression, no matter our background or skillset. The options are virtually endless, ranging from laptop setups to new instruments built from scratch. Through case studies and contrasting tutorials by successful artists, Kirsten Hermes guides us through many different ways in which you can create memorable experiences on stage. This is backed up with historic and scientific facts ranging from psychology to marketing. The book also features interviews with highly accomplished musicians and practitioners, including superstar trance DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H., BBC Audio R&D and live show designer Laura Escudé, who has worked with Kanye West, Missy Elliot and Herby Hancock.
The book is not a dogmatic to-do list, but rather, it explores many contrasting examples of successful approaches, to help you turn overwhelm into inspiration. Whether you are a student, hobby producer or a more advanced performer, this book gives you a comprehensive overview over your options. Students of music production courses, particularly at postgraduate level, but also researchers in the field of creative-focused performance technology will find this to be a useful, all-encompassing resource, with many starting points and resources for a deeper creative exploration.
"Performing Electronic Music Live" is part of the "Audio Engineering Society Presents" series.
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