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 Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver