If you want to become a DJ, most importantly, you must have a passion for the music.

Whether it’s House, Hip Hop, RnB, Techno, Trance, Pop, Bollywood, Downtempo, Lounge, Underground or Commercial, it’s the passion and enthusiasm for music that will carry you through the learning process and ultimately get you gigs.

Before I ever even thought about DJing, I was into music!

It was my food, it was my sustenance, it was what I lived and breathed. And when the music was playing, whether it was a security guard checking my car or a neighbor walking by my door or my friends at my place for a party, everybody always asked about it and said they loved what they heard. As I made more and more parties at my place more people were coming until even the police were showing up and I received my first “Loud Party Warning.” Hahaha, that was a funny night and we were actually quite proud of the citation!

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Here are two must read books for both aspiring and experienced DJs alike! I picked up Last Night a DJ Saved My Life years ago from my local music shop that I was frequenting on nearly a daily basis and, yes, it changed my life. The history of DJing and the beginning of musical genres is explained in great detail. Do you know who Frankie Knuckles is and why House music is called House? These are the kind of facts and knowledge you’ll gain from reading the book.

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A basic CDJ-Mixer DJ Set-Up consists of two tabletop CD players, a DJ mixer, headphones and powered speakers or an amplifier and speakers.

Pioneer DJM-350 DJ Mixer with two Pioneer CDJ-350 CD Players

When you mix between tracks you go from one CD player (CDJ) to the other, using the DJ mixer to blend the two tracks together. DJing on CD is the standard for DJing in clubs these days, some DJ’s are working hard to keep vinyl alive while others are using DJ software programs like Serato Scratch and Traktor Scratch that can be controlled by the CDJ’s for syncing and mixing.

Another increasingly popular option for all levels of DJ’s, from Beginner to Pro, is using a DJ Controller with your computer and DJ software.

Click to see: Pioneer DDJ-ERGO DJ Controller at My DJ Blog or here to see the ERGO at Amazon.com

If you’re looking for DJ Controllers then you will want to check out my article: Best DJ Controllers

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My DJ Blog! is a DJ resource as well as a beginner’s guide to Djing!

A passion for music is where it all begins and all topics DJ related will be have been covered including DJ music, DJ software, DJ equipment, DJ headphones, getting DJ gigs, DJ mixing and much, much more.

Best Overall Guide to DJing – Pro DJ Mixing: Quick & Easy

I highly recommend checking out Pro DJ Mixing: Quick & Easy by Sean Gallagher. He covers everything from DJ mixing, beatmatching to working professionally as a DJ and getting the best DJ gigs in his videos. I’ve been checking out his videos for a while now and even with a lot of solid DJ experience under my belt, I’ve learned some very cool stuff that I didn’t know before.

Pro DJ Mixing: Quick & Easy comes recommended by some very well-known ‘super-star’ international DJ’s. Have a look at the website to see what they have to say.

Click to go his website: Pro DJ Mixing: Quick & Easy

*2012 Update – Right now, one of the best ways to get started DJing is with a DJ Controller like the Native Instruments Traktor S2.

I recommend the Traktor S2 DJ Controller for all DJ’s from Beginners to Pros. It’s the best DJ Controller being offered at a very reasonable price point, almost half the price of the Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4.

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