What’s in a name?

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Turntables. Record players. Decks. Wheels of steel. Tables. They get called just about everything except for their original name: phonograph. And they almost didn’t even get called that! Check out the list of names Thomas Edison & the crew thought of before deciding on “phonograph.”… Read more...

Scratching Cassettes

I hear cassettes are coming back in style, at least in a retro way… although I told a friend I was coming out with a new mix and was going to put it out on cassette, and he said he didn’t know if he’d even be able to play it. Well, either way, He couldn’t play it like this guy—in fact, I can’t even play records like this!… Read more...

Equipment


It’s the Xmas season for many of us, and I know a ton of DJs are playing with their new toys… or furiously exchanging gifts for cash to go get some! One thing about us (not sure here if I’m talking about DJs, musicians, or men in general) is that we LOVE electronics—and the newer the better. No matter what type of music a DJ plays, I can always start a conversation about the equipment they use. It’s also one of the first questions I get asked by newer DJs, and it is indeed the very first question this blog received (thank you Juan R. in Hayward)!