What Makes A Great DJ?

I was asked recently, my opinion on what makes a great DJ.

LAS VEGAS IS THE NIGHTCLUB MECCA, THIS BRINGS RESIDENT, GUESTS AND CELEBRITY DJ'S FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SIN CITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS.

THE DJ IS NOW A ROCKSTAR. BUT WHAT MAKES A GREAT DJ? HERE ARE MY TOP 3 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE A SUPERSTAR DJ.

BEATMATCHING

THE FIRST ELEMENT IS BEAT MATCHING. THIS CONSISTS OF TAKING TWO DIFFERENT SONGS WITH THE SAME OR DIFFERENT TEMPO AND MIXING THEM TOGETHER (ON BEAT). THERE SHOULD ME SOME MUSICALITY WITHIN THE MIX. 4 OR 8 BAR PHRASES ARE BLENDED TO CREATE A SMOOTH MIX WITH CONSISTENT VOLUMES.

MUSIC PROGRAMMING

THE SECOND ELEMENT AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF MAKING A GREAT DJ IS MUSIC PROGRAMMING -- THE ART OF READING A CROWD AND BUILDING PEAKS THROUGHOUT THE SET. TAKING THE CROWD ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY. MUSIC PROGRAMMING IS MORE CHALLENGING TO DJ'S IN LAS VEGAS THAN OTHER CITY BECAUSE THE PARTY DON'T STOP TIL' 6 IN THE MORNING!

TURNTABLISM

THE 3RD ELEMENT IS TURNTABLISM WHICH IS ICING ON THE CAKE AND CAN MAKE A SUPERSTAR DJ.
TURNTABLISM CONSIST OF: SCRATCHING, JUGGLING AND LIVE REMIXING. ALL THIS TOGETHER...CREATES A UNIQUE SOUND AND ENHANCES THE DJ'S SET. WITH SOME DJ'S TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL PRE-PRODUCING REMIXES MAKING THEIR SETS STAND OUT EVEN MORE.


IN MY OPINION...THOSE ARE THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO BEING A GREAT DJ. WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF DIGITAL DJ TOOLS LIKE SERATO AND TRAKTOR AND ACCESS TO LARGE MUSIC LIBRARIES, SOME DJ'S HAVE OVERLOOKED THESE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS.
BUT WHAT WILL ALWAYS MAKE A GREAT DJ, IS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

DJ R.O.B.

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[rvanderveen]

awesome video... found you off DJ AM's youtube page. Your one of only 5 people he subscribed to.Good stuff bro

- RIP AM

[djsoops]

Truth

[MyRitmo]

very well put.