DJing for Beginners: Mixing, Beatmatching, and Scratching for Turntables, CD Decks, and Digital Tracks

by Matt Anniss

Overview

Whether you want to DJ at home for yourself or eventually at a club or a festival, DJing for Beginners includes essential information on choosing your equipment, mixing, finding your own style, and preparing for your first gig

Learn how to “baby scratch,” scribble scratch, forward scratch, and transform scratch

Includes DJing with vinyl, CDs, and digital software

Learn from the experts with biographies of inspirational DJs such as Nina Kraviz, Grandmaster Flash, DeadMau5, Zane Lowe, and Calvin Harris

FREE pin-up poster of scratching techniques

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435162716
Publisher:	Metro Books
Publication date:	05/26/2016
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Matt anniss has been a club DJ for more than twenty years and has played sets at festivals all over the world. A former editor of the UK’s iDJ Magazine, he has written for many electronic music magazines and websites, including Mixmag, Resident Advisor, Juno Plus, and Red Bull Music Academy.