Introduction to DJing. Held at the SoundCloud Office in January 2011.

1. DJing
(wtf?)

3. DJing
History of DJing
Techniques of DJing
Relevance
Life of a DJ

4. DJing
(wtf?)

5. DJ = Disk Jockey

6. Playing Recorded Music to People

7. DJing
(wtf?)

8. DJing - Distinction
Radio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

9. DJing - Distinction
Radio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

10. DJing - Distinction
Radio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

11. DJing - Distinction
Radio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

12. DJing - Distinction
Radio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

13. DJing - Distinction
Club DJ

14. DJing
History of DJing
Techniques of DJing
Relevance
Life of a DJ

15. 1940/50s => Vinyl

16. 60s Radio

17. 60s Nightclubs

18. 60/70s Nightclubs

19. Gear

20. Better Mixers

21. 1974: Technics SL-1200

22. Mixing Techniques

23. Mixing Techniques
Beat Matching

24. Mixing Techniques
Beat Matching
Slip-cueing

25. Tighter Music

26. Tighter Music

27. Tighter Music

28. Tighter Music

29. Tighter Music

30. Music was mixable

32. Early-80s: House
disco-influenced
electronic dance music
Jesse Saunders - On & On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUeMFG4wjJw

33. Mid-80s: Techno
Less Disco, Only Electronic
Derrick May - The Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMq90UAg-Zw

34. Late-80s: Acid House
303
Rave Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMR41Lxb1L4#t=392s

35. Commercialization
DJ Superstars

37. Digital

38. 1994: Pioneer CDJ

39. 1998: Final Scratch

41. Cheap to become a DJ

42. Cheap to become a DJ
=
Everyone can be a DJ

43. Travel is cheap

44. Travel is cheap
=
Everyone can be a DJ

45. A lot of DJs in a globalised DJ market

46. DJing
History of DJing
Techniques of DJing
Relevance
Life of a DJ

48. Cycle of Mixing

49. Cycle of Mixing
Choose a record

50. Cycle of Mixing
Choose a record
Prelisten/Beatmatch

51. Cycle of Mixing
Choose a record
Prelisten/Beatmatch

52. Cycle of Mixing
Choose a record
Mix In Prelisten/Beatmatch

53. Cycle of Mixing
Choose a record
Mix In Prelisten/Beatmatch

54. Mixing Records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsajNyNuxck

55. Anatomy of a Club Track

56. Anatomy of a Club Track
http://soundcloud.com/grindvik/par-grindvik-tim-xavier-subtle-paradise-
par-grindvik-edit
http://soundcloud.com/ogris-debris/ogris-debris-miezekatze
http://soundcloud.com/sacha-robotti/sacha-robotti-hofhauser-tingly-
trumpets-takt-records

57. Anatomy of a Club Track
Intro Groove Breakdown Groove Outro

58. Anatomy of a Club Track
Loud
No tempo changes
4/4. 8-Bars. 16-Bars. 32-Bars. 64-Bars.
Danceable

59. Tools

60. Tools
Connect Audio Sources
Mix Channels
EQ Channels
Prelisten

61. Tools

62. Music

63. Music

64. Music

65. Music

66. Music

67. Music

68. Music

69. Music

70. Music

71. Tools
Shift to digital
“Vinyl is a pain in the ass” Richie Hawtin

72. Future

73. Future

74. Future

75. DJing
History of DJing
Techniques of DJing
Relevance
Life of a DJ

76. What does a DJ do?

77. What does a DJ do?
Playing Recorded Music to People

78. What does a DJ do?
Playing (the right) Music to People

79. What does a DJ do?
Play the right track at the right time

80. Reading the Crowd

81. Know Music

82. Know Music

83. Filter

84. DJs are Brands

85. DJing
History of DJing
Techniques of DJing
Relevance
Life of a DJ

86. Life of a DJ

87. DJing

88. DJing
Hands On!