How to DJ

Series Summary

Learning how to spin is a great way to earn a living or to spend your time. Disc jockeys are people who play a set of recorded music for an audience. This audience could include dancers, club attendants, wedding guests, birthday party guests or any other type of celebration. Disc jockeys often do more than let the music play. They will showcase their set of skills including scratching, cutting, back spinning and beat matching. If you are a DJ on the rise, check out these cool videos and learn first hand how to be a DJ. In this series of expert videos, you will learn how to manipulate recorded music and other basic DJ skills. See examples of the various electrical components needed to DJ including turntables, equalizers, speakers and music collection. Learn how to operate these components and how to select the right type of music for a given audience. Watch as our expert demonstrates how you can mix a beat while using the headphones and how to scratch a record. Learn a little more about scratching and the history of how this form of spinning has influenced the music scene. You will learn how to perform needle drops and to drop in on the one. In this series you will also find information on cutting history and the history of doubles. Use this information to create your own beats and learn to mix and match beats using the turn table.