ABSTRACT

DJ Skills: The Essential Guide to Mixing & Scratching is the most comprehensive, up to date approach to DJing ever produced. With insights from top club, mobile, and scratch DJs, the book includes many teaching strategies developed in the Berklee College of Music prototype DJ lab.

From scratching and mixing skills to the latest trends in DVD and video mixing this book gives you access to all the tools, tips and techniques you need. Topics like hand position are taught in a completely new way, and close-up photos of famous DJ's hands are featured. As well as the step-by-step photos the book includes downloadable resources to demonstrate techniques. This book is perfect for intermediate and advanced DJs looking to improve their skills in both the analogue and digital domain.

part |134 pages

The Revolution

part |67 pages

The Tools

chapter |8 pages

Turntable Tools

chapter |6 pages

Hard Drive Decks

chapter |21 pages

Computerized DJ/Remix Tools

chapter |9 pages

Mixers and Effects

chapter |6 pages

Video DJ Tools

part |75 pages

The Skills

chapter |28 pages

Mixing Skils

chapter |5 pages

Set Building Skills

chapter |3 pages

Mobile DJ Skills

chapter |5 pages

Extending Breaks

chapter |25 pages

Scratch DJ Skills