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Dec 1, 2002
Forget DJ Irene's title of America's No. 1 Female DJ. Having sold more than 300,000 copies of her various mix CDs, including the best-selling Audio Underground...
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Dec 1, 2002
My back hurts. As a working DJ who carts a good 70-plus records from city to city, my spine feels like it's at least a decade older than the rest of me....
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Nov 1, 2002
Dusty Groove is the type of record store that can bring a DJ to tears. Not in that stereotypical cooler-than-thou record store way, with indie-rock- or...
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Oct 1, 2002
So many hopped-up Hondas, Acuras and Mitsubishis zip up and down Los Angeles' 605 freeway that it looks like a makeshift set for The Fast and the Furious....
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Sep 1, 2002
For nearly 25 years, the Technics SL-1200MK2 has remained the undisputed champion of professional DJ turntables. Many challengers have come and gone,...
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Sep 1, 2002
The block of M Street immediately northwest of Wisconsin Boulevard in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown should be considered the U.S. embassy of electronic...
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Jul 1, 2002
One of hip-hop's most important musical innovators, Grandmaster Flash laid the groundwork for a generation of cut-crazy DJs to mimic. A maestro of the...
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Jul 1, 2002
If your DJ gig keeps you frequently on the move, you have to worry about lugging around a heavy cargo of vinyl and CDs. The lure of MP3s cannot be overstated....
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Jun 1, 2002
Wearing a Sex Pistols inspired Stussy in the UK T-shirt and sporting bright red streaks in his hair, Jason Blakemore looks more like a punk rocker than...
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Jun 1, 2002
Since the early days of scratching, Stanton Magnetics has probably been best known for its cartridges and styli; its 500AL cartridge has long been the...
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May 1, 2002
Casual shoppers strolling down Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District might miss the vinyl mecca Clear Music and the estimated 600,000 records...
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Apr 1, 2002
American DJ is a key player in the DJ-equipment market. Also selling under the American Audio brand, the company is a lighting, controller and audio-product...
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Apr 1, 2002
In Great Britain, crowds mob Carl Cox in public and punters hurl records at his limousine, desperate to have him play their tracks. With a reputation...
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Mar 1, 2002
It's 10 on a Thursday night. George Acosta and his Underworld Management crew amble into Grooveman Music, the electronic specialty store in Miami's South...
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Feb 1, 2002
When Korg introduced the Kaoss Pad in 1999, the company set a new standard for DJ-friendly effects units. The Pad proved to be so popular with DJs that...
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Feb 1, 2002
You know electronic music is past adolescence when technology debates begin to separate the purists and traditionalists from the rest. While synth fans...
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Feb 1, 2002
Sander Kleinenberg at Oxford, England's Massive Records With luggage packed for a three-month tour, Dutch progressive-house DJ Sander Kleinenberg let...
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Jan 1, 2002
With the introduction of their TTM 54 Performance Mixer and its lower-priced sibling, the TTM 52, about two years ago, Rane made an impressive if somewhat...
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Jan 1, 2002
Brighton, England based DJ and producer Adam Freeland coined the term nu-skool breakbeat when he realized that everyone around him was mired in old-school...
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Dec 1, 2001
He opened for Radiohead's summer 2001 tour. He spins with a jazz band, Bullfrog. His sample-infested Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Ninja Tune album, 2000) earned...
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Nov 1, 2001
Sun-kissed and still buzzing from his first trip to Ibiza, DJ Dean Coleman has just returned to his upscale midtown Atlanta apartment. With only a couple...
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Oct 1, 2001
The dawn of the live remixer is here. These cutting-edge performers are not content to build mixes by simply segueing between tracks like a traditional...
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Oct 1, 2001
Ah, to be a fabulous DJ, jetting to exotic locales, rolling out of bed after noon, and getting paid to play records for hordes of adoring fans. Isn't...
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Oct 1, 2001
Hundreds of DJ mixer models are on the market, but it's safe to say that there is no other mixer like the Red Sound InFader. Just a quick glance at the...
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Sep 1, 2001
Certain British DJs may take credit for introducing trance and progressive-house to American audiences, but Los Angeles DJ Christopher Lawrence has played...
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