DJdownload.com presents How to DJ, a new series of video tutorials giving a comprehensive guide to DJing on Pioneer’s industry-standard CDJ turntables - from the very basics through to advanced techniques. This hot new series features international DJs Sarah Main at home in Ibiza (Episode 1) followed by the Jedi DJs - Phil K (Episode 2) and James Zabiela (Episode 3).
DJdownload.com brings you exclusive access to Episode 2 of the How to DJ series with the Australian DJ wizard Phil K. Here Phil takes it the next level by expanding on the basics introduced by Sarah Main in Episode 1.
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Episode 2 in the How to DJ series continues with Phil K. This time Phil looks at creating music loops – showing us exactly how to do it and explaining why it can be an important skill to add to your DJ set.
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In this clip (Part 3 of Episode 2 in the How to DJ series) the ultra-experienced Australian DJ Phil K gives up some valuable tips on playing your first gig in a club.
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Phil K returns with some more tips on How to DJ. In this clip Phil shows how to create a breakdown loop and apply spin-backs in a mix.
Podcast: Download (duration: 3:10 — 30.2MB)
Want to know when to cut the bass or boost the treble? Then click on as Phil K demonstrates how he creates dancefloor drama by manipulating the low, midrange and high frequencies in a mix…
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:31 — 43.9MB)
Phil K is back with yet more tips on How to DJ. And this time around he’s looking at how up-and-coming DJs can get gigs and break into the scene…
Podcast: Download (duration: 2:28 — 23.8MB)
Phil K has taught young DJ Jedi James Zabiela a trick or two in his time and is now here to show you how to do strange things with effects – as you can see in this clip, which covers filtering and the echo effect.
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The penultimate part of Episode 2 sees master K on the master tempo tip. In this clip Phil shows how to speed a track up or down by using the CDJ’s tempo slider and master tempo button.
Podcast: Download (duration: 2:02 — 19.3MB)
Episode 2 in the How to DJ series concludes with Phil K running through a few essential aspects of DJing.
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Episode 2 in the How to DJ series concludes with Phil K running through a few essential aspects of DJing. These include how to read the crowd, how to programme your mixes and how to inject your own personality into your sets, which Phil believes is the real key to becoming successful and breaking the scene.
So that’s all for now from Phil, folks. Next up is Episode 3 in the How to DJ series, starring manipulator maximus – James Zabiela.