Archive for the 'Music' Category
19 Aug
Today I am going to do this story from the view of a iPod.
Hello, I am a shiny new iPod. I have the retail value of around $400, and am able, according to my owner, be able to dj a wedding.
I know that I am able to hold all kinds of songs so you will [...]
Posted in DJ Help, Events, Help stories, Music, Tutorial, iPad by: DJ Bill
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13 Aug
I know that for some of you feel that you have just started DJing and what do you have to listen to a DJ Reminisce about old times.
It all really comes down to the fact that the “OLD” really does in a way, meet the “NEW” in a most unusual way.
By this I mean that [...]
Posted in DJ Help, DJ Stories, Equipment, Events, Extras, Help stories, Music by: DJ Bill
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05 Jul
A lot of you still ask about how you hook up a computer to your mixing board. But now, how about hooking your iPad to the mixer and how easy it is to use it.
I know that I am not the up with all of the new products, so I had to see if there [...]
Posted in Business, DJ Help, Equipment, Help stories, MP3 Player, Mixers, Music, Reviews, Youtube, iPad by: DJ Bill
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23 Jan
Today in our life, our music and the new styles are getting to be more and more popular.
Some people are finding out newer and more interesting ways of doing our job.
Whether you keep on going the old school route of mixing, scratching and figuring out some of our best overlays, to make an instrument out [...]
Posted in Announcement, Business, Computer/ laptop, DJ Help, DJ Stories, Equipment, Events, Extras, Help stories, Mixers, Music, New, Old, Tutorial by: DJ Bill
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12 Jan
Remember that I am only one DJ giving his opinion on what he thinks has to have another Question asked.
What are you going to be using the program for? Just mixing or are you going to use it to make your own mixes to be used at an event.
Both programs have their good points and [...]
Posted in Announcement, Computer/ laptop, DJ Stories, Help stories, Music, Reviews by: DJ Bill
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08 Jan
First, we had all individual pieces of equipment. Now as time goes on, we found out that we no longer need to have mixers and amps. with us anymore. All we now have to do is whip out the laptop, turn it on, and set up our self-powered speakers right to the the laptop with [...]
Posted in Amps, Computer/ laptop, DJ Help, Equipment, Extras, Help stories, MP3 Player, Mixers, Music, Recorders, Speakers, Turntables by: DJ Bill
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04 Jan
I, as a older dj, should be thinking of going and using a laptop or an Mp3 player instead of taking all of my vynal and cd collection with me. I would do something like that, but noone has come up with a “DIGITAL” player or system that is guarenteed not to glitch or shut [...]
Posted in Announcement, Business, Computer/ laptop, DJ Help, Help stories, Music, Tutorial by: DJ Bill
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29 Oct
It has come to my attention that it is going to be Halloween and some of you may be in need of some songs to play for this night.
So here is a partial list of someof the good songs you can use for you event!
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Alice Cooper – Welcome to My Nightmare
Blue Oyster [...]
Posted in Announcement, Business, DJ Help, DJ Stories, Help stories, Music, New, Old, Reviews, Tutorial by: DJ Bill
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25 Aug
In this entry, I have been asked, what type of laptop do you have to have to hook-up and dj with.
Well, this can be a good basic computer to use. I will give you the laptop specs to look for.
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 hdmi v1.2 connector
8x dual layer dvdr with dvd ram
5 in 1 digital [...]
Posted in Amps, Announcement, Business, DJ Help, Equipment, Help stories, Lighting, MP3 Player, Microphones, Mixers, Music, Recorders, Tutorial by: DJ Bill
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17 Jul
I was reading an artical that was written by Frank Ferri. He gives an interesting twist on if musicians ran the country.
Here is a possible presidentual cabinet:
Surgeon General – Dr. John
Secretary of the Treasury – Dire Straits
Attorney General – The Righteous Brothers
Secretary of Agriculture – The Black eyed peas
Food and Drug Administration – Red Hot [...]
Posted in Announcement, DJ Stories, Extras, Music, New, Old by: DJ Bill
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