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

http://www.ridiculousdj.com/WhatIsADJ

Get Ridiculous - Ridiculous Entertainment official weblog

http://getridiculous.wordpress.com

AK SLAUGHTER - Introspective Party Raps in the Old School Manner

http://www.myspace.com/thisisakslaughter

The 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 music

http://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

http://www.joesrecordparadise.com/

Just Audio - Reliable repair for high end audio equipment, Towson, MD

http://www.just-audio.com/

Tom Ulichny - An excellent musician, multi-instrumentalist and world percussionist variously based out of Baltimore, Maine and Ohio.

http://www.ulichnymusic.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.com

DJ FORUMS - A good general use site with news, forums, and lots of good discussion of equipment and techniques

http://www.djforums.com

FamousDJs.com - A good DJ dictionary and 'tips' section and general info on equipment

http://www.famousdjs.com/resources.htm

Technics SL1200 FAQ - Everything you wanted to know about the legend

http://www.djdepot.com/technics1200faq.html

3345 DJ Cyclopedia - Nice set of basic DJ walkthroughs

http://www.3345.com.au/cyclopedia/

Hyperreal Music Archive - Resource page for techno and electronic DJs

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.html

Technics

http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/technics_dj/flash.asp

Rane - 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.asp

Reflex - http://pcdj.com/

DJ Schools

Scratch DJ Academy - Locations in New York, DC, and Miami

http://www.scratch.com

DJ 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=threaded

The Turntable Factory - Great website for a turntable repair service with lots of General info on vinyl and tables

http://www.theturntablefactory.com/