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The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture
PreviewThe core of each format is the playlist, a groups of songs that has been thoroughly market- tested by a broadcasting chain or consulting firm. Artists that don''t test well within tightly defined segments, such as Urban Contemporary, Classic Rock, or a limited assortment of other radio formats, won''t get much airplay. For radio DJs the playlist is simply a fact of life. College or community stations might let DJs pick music, but too much money is at stake in commercial radio to let the DJs make ...
The Path to Success: Famous DJs Best Kept Secrets
Daniel Marques... THE WORSE THING DJS DO.....................................121 KEEPING YOUR FANS.. .............................................123 PREPARING FOR A PERFORMANCE....................... 125 DEALING WITH INCOMPATIBILITY...........................127 DJING STYLES .......... .................................................129 THE ORGANIC DJ ...
DJs: A Children''s Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop
Lamont ClarkWhen Hip Hop started, the DJ was the centerpiece. Hip Hop was about the party, and it was the DJ that kept everyone dancing. As MCs began to develop their roles began to grow, but the DJ was still very important. Once the first rap records came out, the MC started becoming more important than the DJ. At parties DJs were very important, but in studios where records were recorded DJs weren''t needed because live bands were used for music instead of the DJ and his turntables.
Hosting for DJs
Josh YawnThis book is a collection of the education found in each of those journeys, applied and tailored to themobile disc jockey.Hosting for DJs is an often-humorous but always-honest look into the art of hosting from Josh's unique perspective.
Beyond the Dance Floor: Female DJs, Technology, and ...
Rebekah FarrugiaIn this volume, Rebekah Farrugia explores a number of important issues, including the politics of identity and representation, the bonds formed by women within the DJ community, and the role female DJs and producers play in this dance music ...
Rock ''n'' Radio: When DJs and Rock Music Ruled the Airwaves
Ian HowarthRock ''n'' Radio illustrates that Montreal was at the epicentre of the rock radio revolution in Canada, eventually attracting talented DJs from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Their personal stories and the inevitable collision with the power ...
Superstar DJs Here We Go!: The Rise and Fall of the Superstar DJ
Dom Phillips" With a foreword by music journalist, Miranda Sawyer, Superstar DJs Here We Go! is the full, unexpurgated story of the biggest pop culture phenomenon of the 1990s: the rise and fall of the superstar DJ. During the 1990s big names such as ...
Mind of a Killer: Blood Smoke
DJSAll David has ever known is to take orders, now that the Government has been scrutinised, David is now in the cross hairs. Journey on a rollercoaster ride as David tell his side of the story.
The Top 40 Annual 1988:
James MastertonOne of the first ever 'name' club DJs in Britain, Les Adams had pioneered in his home country the hitherto exclusively American art of beatmatching, carefully adjusting the speed of the tracks he was spinning to ensure they segued into one ...
Skinheads, Fur Traders, and DJs: An Adventure Through the 1970s
Kim Clarke ChampnissKim Clarke Champniss is best known as his 1980s/90s incarnation: the globe-trotting television music journalist for MuchMusic.
Playing Along: Digital Games, YouTube, and Virtual Performance
Kiri MillerSee also Next Level Guitar glam rock, 128—129, 144 Grand TheftAuto (GTA), 5, 9—12, 23—53, 54-82,101,120,179,221,223, 228n7—8, 228n11 colonialist orientations of, 11 critical commentary in, 59—60 DJs In, 64-69, 74, 75, 79 game ...
Vibe
Full viewBaz Dreisinger high-tailed it to Jamaica to report "Barenaked Ladies" (page 154), a look at the oft-overlooked female DJs of reggae. "I was sleep-deprived, exhausted, and exhilarated the whole time," says the Boogie Down-born Dreisinger, 27 ...
Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980 1983
Tim LawrenceInterviewing DJs, party hosts, producers, musicians, artists, and dancers, Tim Lawrence illustrates how the relatively discrete post-disco, post-punk, and hip hop scenes became marked by their level of plurality, interaction, and ...
Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983
Tim LawrenceInterviewing DJs, party hosts, producers, musicians, artists, and dancers, Tim Lawrence illustrates how the relatively discrete post-disco, post-punk, and hip hop scenes became marked by their level of plurality, interaction, and ...
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Jeff ChangStretching from the early 70s through to the present day, this is the definitive history of hip-hop. It will be essential reading for all DJs, B-Boys, MCs and anyone with an interest in American history.
Kickin' Out the Jams: The Purple Haze of My Crazy Daze in Radio
Sean Conrad... working with fellow DJs MarkAllen, J. Michael Wilson, Dan Henderson, Gerry Goodwin, Ron Sherwood, Tom Neal, Gary Granger, Alan Busch, and Dave Forster. When the day came for myfirst shift,Iwas sittingin the ready room acouple ...
Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories: True and Tall Tales of the ...
Carlo WolffNotable Cleveland Rock and Roll DJs of the 1970s Ted Alexander, WBBG Lee Andrews, WNCR, WMMS, WGCL Billy Bass, WIXY, WNCR, WMMS Tim Byrd, WGCL Ed “Flash” Ferenc,WMMS Ted Ferguson, WMMS Joe Finan, WHK Bill ...
Coast to Coast: the Radio DJ''s Syndication How-to Guide
Randy "R Dub!" WilliamsThe DJs and Mixers Host: Kid Kelly Show: BackTrax USA (two versions: ''80s show & ''90s show) Time Slot: Two hours, weekends, day part varies Show Description: Weekly two-hour show featuring the best and biggest ''80s music where listeners get a variety of what was happening musically and information- wise. The ''90s show follows the same model. Syndicator: Dial-Global Stations: 400+ Syndicated Since: 1991 How I got syndicated: I was on the air in New York City and was ...
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