longmover

yes it is a fad and a shit one as well.

also see drum and bass.

as much as the guide will be a good idea and a good starting point, I think its one of those things you have to stumble through. the first time you get in that booth and play three records you would have learnt more than you have in the entire time you have been dj’ing, even if you fuck it all up.

you can practise and practise but nothing will prepare you for the difference in volume the first time you playout in a proper booth. especially using the monitor and cue and also how different music sounds very loud.

these things you cant practise.

progressive house circa ’97 – ’04

I dont need to explain why.

if you are only ever going to use a computer to dj then you dont need to.

what do you mean by dj’ing? scratching or beat mixing? if its beat mixing then it doesn’t really work as live music played by people changes tempo throughout and its really hard to keep in time with if dj’ing (mixing)