DJ RESOURCES
This is meant to be a resource for anyone who wants more infomation on DJing. Keep your eyes on this spot for general DJ resources, links to tutorials, forums, and FAQs.
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Ridiculous Links
What is a DJ??? - A broad overview of a DJ's role as a music maker
ridiculousdj.com/WhatIsADJGet Ridiculous - Ridiculous Entertainment official weblog
http://getridiculous.wordpress.comAK SLAUGHTER - Introspective Party Raps in the Old School Manner
http://www.myspace.com/thisisakslaughterThe Motorettes - Baltimore's Best Motown Revivalists
http://www.myspace.com/themotorettesbaby
Local (Baltimore-DC based)
Dimensions in Music - The greatest place for a DJ to buy vinyl in DC/MD/VA
http://www.dimensionsinmusic.com/The True Vine - Tiny but fantastic record store on the Avenue in Hampden. Wonderful and Diverse selection, always changing and getting great underground musichttp://www.thetruevinerecordshop.com/
Baltimore Club Tracks - Homepage for DJ Technics and ground zero on the web for the crazy Baltimore Club sound
http://www.baltimoreclubtracks.com/Buzzlife Productions - DC-based Party Promoters with a lively forum
http://www.buzzlife.com/DJ HUT - DC Record Shop off of Dupont Circle
http://store.djhut.com/store/Joe's Record Paradise | Left Baltimore city recently, but still has a great location with a HUGE selection in Rockville and Bethesda, MD
http://www.joesrecordparadise.com/Just Audio - Reliable repair for high end audio equipment, Towson, MD
http://www.just-audio.com/
General DJ Resources
Skratchworx - The best site for scratch DJs on the web. News, Gear, and Forums
http://skratchworx.com/DJ Tips and Tricks - Straightforward info for an introduction to DJing. Ignore the ads and use the left sidebar to navigate.
http://www.dj-tips-and-tricks.comDJ FORUMS - A good general use site with news, forums, and lots of good discussion of equipment and techniques
http://www.djforums.comFamousDJs.com - A good DJ dictionary and 'tips' section and general info on equipment
http://www.famousdjs.com/resources.htmTechnics SL1200 FAQ - Everything you wanted to know about the legend
http://www.djdepot.com/technics1200faq.html3345 DJ Cyclopedia - Nice set of basic DJ walkthroughs
http://www.3345.com.au/cyclopedia/Hyperreal Music Archive - Resource page for techno and electronic DJ
http://music.hyperreal.org/
DJ Tutorials
DJ Forums Tutorials - Far from exhaustive, but mostly good info for beginners on lots of different aspects of DJing
http://www.djforums.com/content/tutorials/DJ Advantage - A few good, user-written tutorials on various topics
http://djadvantage.com/Hyperreal Music Archive - A handful of user-written tutorials. Mostly from the perspective of electronic DJs
http://music.hyperreal.org/dj/
Equipment and Vinyl Retailers
Turntable Lab - Average prices but EXCELLENT reviews of equipment and great selection of new records with previews of every track they sell
http://www.turntablelab.com/Prosound and Stage Lighting - Knowledgable staff, great prices, extremely fast shipping
http://www.pssl.com/Planet DJ
http://www.planetdj.com/DJ Deals
http://www.djdeals.com/Musician's Friend
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/Sandbox Automatic - A good place to buy vinyl if you like lots of freebies and extras
http://www.sandboxautomatic.com/Amoeba Music - Ground zero for digging up great vinyl
http://www.amoeba.com/
Equipment Manufacturers
Pioneer DJ
http://www.pioneerprodj.com/index2.htmlTechnics
http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/technics_dj/flash.aspRane
http://www.rane.com/
Digital DJing
Serato Scratch Live
http://www.scratchlive.net/M-Audio Torq
http://www.torq-dj.com/Final Scratch
http://www.stantondj.com/v2/fs/whatisfs.aspReflex
http://pcdj.com/
DJ Schools
Scratch DJ Academy - Locations in New York, DC, and Miami
http://www.scratch.comDJ Mix Academy - DJ School in Massachusetts
http://www.djmixacademy.com/
Downloads
Mixtape Torrent - User uploaded torrents of the newest street mixtapes
http://www.mixtapetorrent.com/The Freesound Project - Huge database of Creative Commons licensed audio samples
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
Turntable Info
Zen & The Art of Turntable Maintenance: Care and feeding of your LP spinner
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9286&mode=threadedThe Turntable Factory - Great website for a turntable repair service with lots of General info on vinyl and tables
http://www.theturntablefactory.com/
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