Starting out, I remember asking other DJs I admired, “How do you get good gigs?” Almost without exception, the answer was “Start your own.” This kind of project isn’t …more

Dim the Lights, Crank the Bass, Prepare for Total Immersion

Tony Ustel, an up-and-coming Canadian DJ who performs under the name King Cobra, remembers the first time he realized that …more

How To Be Good, Even When They’re Not

You’ve decided to be a DJ and perfect your skills. You’ve gotten your music, and gear or access to it. …more

How Far Will We Go For the Next Monster Bass-line?

In the club scene, many DJs think that sacrificing their hearing for the love of the crowd is a small price …more

Let’s face it: the old clubbing scene has lost its luster. The formulaic progressive house DJ + dancing revelers = a happy night out has dissolved into a sea of …more

In the beginning, the dance scene had just one god to bow to—the omnipotent DJ. Club revelers learned to revere these ever-present record spinners, elevating them on virtual and literal …more

DJ Schools are cropping up all across the country, but their worth and legitimacy is a matter of hot debate.  Although America has been slow on the uptake compared to …more

It happens every weekend.  There’s a deliciously crowded dance floor, an in-the-groove DJ, and a mix so mind-blowing a handful of the revelers look up in awe and think, “How …more

Most electronic hipsters can name at least one female DJ, but nevertheless, the turntable-fueled portion of the music industry remains a male-dominated world.  The question bears asking—is this imbalanced gender …more

DJs are the new rock stars—anyone who’s been to a dance club in the last decade has seen the transformation.  It used to be the guy with the record case …more