DJing Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Can you DJ using just 78 RPM records? Yes. Yes, you can.

Being a DJ these days can involve everything from premixing material on a laptop, to live mixing digital tracks using

There are many ways to DJ. Larry found this on Facebook.

Google says that today is the anniversary of its founding in 1998. Interesting how they retroactively made that declaration. I

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…

So you want to make the jump into vinyl but you’re a little worried about the cost. DJ Question Mark

The last weekend in July. Make it a good one. And now the music news. At a show in Toronto on

Hasbro is preparing the release of Dropmix, a “First-of-its-kind music mixing Ggme featur[ing] songs by Afrojack, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers,

Normally, DJ Maceo Plex (Eric Estornel to his mom) concentrates on tending his residency at clubs on the party island

During the years I spun music in clubs, there was always that point in the evening when I couldn’t think

June 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJing, Laptops

Back in the day, DJing required fast hands and the confidence to drop beats and samples in real time in

November 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJing, DJs

I spent countless hours in DJ booths, many of which were spent dealing with dickheads who felt no shame in

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver