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DJ Kool Herc
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DJ Kool Herc in New York City, May 1999
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Birth name | Clive Campbell |
Born | April 16, 1955 Kingston, Jamaica |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1967–present |
Using the same two turntable set-up of disco DJs, Campbell used two copies of the same record to elongate the break. This breakbeat DJing, using hard funk, rock, and records with Latin percussion, formed the basis of hip hop music. Campbell's announcements and exhortations to dancers helped lead to the syncopated, rhymed spoken accompaniment now known as rapping. He called his dancers "break-boys" and "break-girls", or simply b-boys and b-girls. Campbell's DJ style was quickly taken up by figures such as Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. Unlike them, he never made the move into commercially recorded hip hop in its earliest years.
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Disc jockey (dj)
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"DJ" and "DJs" redirect here. For other uses, see DJ (disambiguation) and DJs (disambiguation).
"Deejay" redirects here. For a person who verbalizes with music in the Jamaican style, see Deejay (Jamaican).
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" (sometimes spelled "disk", although this is now uncommon) referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.
There are several types of disc jockeys. Radio DJs or radio personalities introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations. Club DJs select and play music in bars, nightclubs, or discothèques, or at parties or raves, or even in stadiums. Hip hop DJs select and play music using multiple turntables to back up one or more MCs/rappers, perform turntable scratching to create percussive sounds, and are also often music producers who use turntablism and sampling to create backing instrumentals for new tracks. In reggae, the DJ (deejay) is a vocalist who raps, "toasts", or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks while the individual choosing and playing them is referred to as a selector.[1] Mobile DJs travel with portable sound systems and play recorded music at a variety of events. According to a 2012 study there are approximately 1¼ million professional disk jockeys in the world.[2]
Equipment and techniques
Club DJ equipment may consist of:- Sound recordings in a DJ's preferred medium (for example, vinyl records, Compact Discs, computer media files, etc.);
- A combination of two devices (or only one, if playback is digital) to play sound recordings, for alternating back and forth to create a continuous playback of music (for example, record players, Compact Disc players, computer media players such as an MP3 player, etc.);
- A multiple Sequencer which can mix MIDI tracks with Digital Audio;
- A sound system for amplification or broadcasting of the recordings (for example, portable audio system, PA system) or a radio broadcasting system;
- A DJ mixer, which is an (usually 2- or 4-channel) audio mixer usually equipped with a crossfader used to smoothly go from one song to another, using two or more playback devices;
- Headphones, used to listen to one recording while the other recording is being played to the audience, or to listen to both recordings simultaneously; and
- Optionally, a microphone, so that the DJ can introduce songs and speak to the audiences.
- Electronic effects units (delay, reverb, octave, equalizer, chorus, etc.). Some club DJs use a subharmonic synthesizer effect which either doubles low frequencies with energy added an octave lower or synthesizes harmonics such that the impression of a very low bass sound is added to the mix.
- A computerised performance system, which can be used with vinyl emulation software to manipulate digital files on the computer in real time.
- Multi-stylus headshells, which allow a DJ to play different grooves of the same record at the same time.
- Special DJ digital controller hardware that can manipulate digital files on a PC or laptop;
- Samplers, sequencers, electronic musical keyboards (synthesizers), or drum machines.
- A Midi Controller used to trigger different aspects of DJ Software, such as Serato Scratch Live, Virtual Dj, and Traktor.
History about Disc jockey dj
19th century to 1920s
In 1892, Emile Berliner began commercial production of his gramophone records, the first disc records to be offered to the public. In 1906, Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first audio radio broadcast in history also playing the first record, that of a contralto singing Handel's Largo from Xerxes.[3] The world's first radio disc jockey was Ray Newby, of Stockton, California. In 1909, at 16 years of age, Newby began regularly playing records on a small transmitter while a student at Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless, located in San Jose, California, under the authority of radio pioneer Charles "Doc" Herrold.[4][5]By 1910, regular radio broadcasting had started to use "live" as well as prerecorded sound. In the early radio age, content typically included comedy, drama, news, music, and sports reporting. The on-air announcers and programmers would later be known as disc jockeys. In the 1920s, juke joints became popular as places for dancing and drinking to recorded jukebox music. In 1927, Christopher Stone became the first radio announcer and programmer in the United Kingdom, on the BBC radio station.We used popular records at that time, mainly Caruso records, because they were very good and loud; we needed a boost... we started on an experimental basis and then, because this is novel, we stayed on schedule continually without leaving the air at any time from that time on except for a very short time during World War I, when the government required us to remove the antenna... Most of our programming was records, I'll admit, but of course we gave out news as we could obtain it...[4]—Ray Newby, I've Got a Secret (1965)
1930s–1950s
In 1935, American radio commentator Walter Winchell coined the term "disc jockey" (the combination of disc, referring to the disc records, and jockey, which is an operator of a machine) as a description of radio announcer Martin Block, the first announcer to become a star. While his audience was awaiting developments in the Lindbergh kidnapping, Block played records and created the illusion that he was broadcasting from a ballroom, with the nation’s top dance bands performing live. The show, which he called Make Believe Ballroom, was an instant hit. The term "disc jockey" appeared in print in Variety in 1941.[6]Prior to this, most music heard on radio was live; most radio stations had an orchestra or band on the payroll.[7][8] The Federal Communications Commission also clearly favored live music, providing accelerated license approval to stations promising not to use any recordings for their first three years on the air.[6] Many noted recording artists tried to keep their recorded works off the air by having their records labeled as not being legal for airplay. It took a Federal court ruling in 1940 to establish that a recording artist had no legal right to control the use of a record after it was sold.[6] In 1943, Jimmy Savile launched the world's first DJ dance party by playing jazz records in the upstairs function room of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds in Otley, England. In 1947, he claims to have become the first DJ to use twin turntables for continuous play, and in 1958 became a radio DJ at Radio Luxembourg. Also in 1947, the Whiskey à Go-Go nightclub opened in Paris, France, considered to be the world's first commercial discothèque, or disco (deriving its name from the French word meaning a nightclub where the featured entertainment is recorded music rather than an on-stage band). Regine began playing on twin turntables there in 1953. Discos began appearing across Europe and the United States. The postwar period coincided with the rise of the radio disc jockey as a celebrity separate from the radio station, also known as a "radio personality". In the days before station-controlled playlists, the DJ often followed their personal tastes in music selection. DJs also played a role in exposing rock and roll artists to large, national audiences. While at WERE (1300 AM) in Cleveland, Ohio, DJ Bill Randle was one of the first to introduce Elvis Presley to radio audiences in the northeastern US.[9] Notable US radio disc jockeys of the period include Alan Freed, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem,[10] and their British counterparts such as the BBC's Brian Matthew, Radio London's John Peel, and later in the 60s, Radio Caroline's Tony Blackburn.[11] Freed is commonly referred to as the "father of rock and roll" due to his promotion of the music and his introduction of the phrase "rock and roll" on radio in the early 1950s. Freed also made a practice of presenting music by African-American artists rather than cover versions by white artists on his radio program. Freed's career ended when it was shown that he had accepted payola, a practice that was highly controversial at the time, resulting in his being fired from his job at WABC.[12] In the 1950s, American radio DJs would appear live at "sock hops" and "platter parties" and assume the role of a human jukebox. They would usually play 45-rpm records, featuring hit singles on one turntable while talking between songs. In some cases, a live drummer was hired to play beats between songs to maintain the dance floor. In 1955, Bob Casey, a well-known "sock hop" DJ, brought the two-turntable system to the U.S. Throughout the 1950s, payola continued to be a problem and one result of the payola scandal was tighter control of the music by station management. The Top 40 format emerged, where popular songs are played repeatedly. In the late 1950s, sound systems, a new form of public entertainment, were developed in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica. Promoters, who called themselves DJs, would throw large parties in the streets that centered on the disc jockey, called the "selector," who played dance music from large, loud PA systems and bantered over the music with a boastful, rhythmic chanting style called "toasting". These parties quickly became profitable for the promoters, who would sell admission, food, and alcohol, leading to fierce competition between DJs for the biggest sound systems and newest records.
1960s and 1970s
In the mid-1960s, nightclubs and discothèques continued to grow in Europe and the United States. Specialized DJ equipment, such as Rudy Bozak's classic CMA-10-2DL mixer, began to appear on the market. In 1969, American club DJ Francis Grasso popularized beatmatching at New York's Sanctuary nightclub. Beatmatching is the technique of creating seamless transitions between records with matching beats, or tempos. Grasso also developed slip-cuing, the technique of holding a record still while the turntable is revolving underneath, releasing it at the desired moment to create a sudden transition from the previous record. (This technique had long been used in radio.) By 1968, the number of dance clubs started to decline; most American clubs either closed or were transformed into clubs featuring live bands. Neighborhood block parties that were modelled after Jamaican sound systems gained popularity in Europe and in the boroughs of New York City. In 1973, Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc, widely regarded as the "father of hip-hop culture," performed at block parties in his Bronx neighborhood and developed a technique of mixing back and forth between two identical records to extend the rhythmic instrumental segment, or break. Turntablism, the art of using turntables not only to play music but to manipulate sound and create original music, began to develop. In 1974, Technics released the first SL-1200 turntable, which evolved into the SL-1200 MK2 in 1979—which, as of the early-2010s, remains an industry standard for DJing. In 1974, German electronic music band Kraftwerk released the 22-minute song "Autobahn," which takes up the entire first side of that LP. Years later, Kraftwerk would become a significant influence on hip-hop artists such as Afrika Bambaataa and house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles. During the mid-1970s, Hip-hop music and culture began to emerge, originating among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City. The four main elements of Hip Hop culture are graffiti, DJing, breakdancing, and MCing (rapping). In the mid-1970s, the soul-funk blend of dance pop known as disco took off in the mainstream pop charts in the United States and Europe, causing discothèques to experience a rebirth. Unlike many late-1960s clubs, which featured live bands, discothèques used the DJ's selection and mixing of records as the entertainment. In 1975, record pools began, providing disc jockeys access to newer music from the industry in an efficient method. In 1975,[13] hip-hop DJ Grand Wizard Theodore invented the scratching technique by accident. In 1976, American DJ, editor, and producer Walter Gibbons remixed "Ten Percent" by Double Exposure, one of the earliest commercially released 12″ singles (aka "maxi-single"). In 1979, the Sugar Hill Gang released "Rapper's Delight", the first hip-hop record to become a hit. It was also the first real breakthrough for sampling, as the bassline of Chic's "Good Times" laid the foundation for the song. In 1977, Saratoga Springs, NY disc jockey Tom L. Lewis introduced the Disco Bible (later renamed Disco Beats), which published hit disco songs listed by beats per minute (tempo), as well as by either artist or song title. Billboard ran an article on the new publication, and it went national relatively quickly. The list made it easier for beginning DJs to learn how to create seamless transitions between songs without dancers having to change their rhythm on the dance floor. Today, DJs can find the beats per minute of songs in the BPM List.1980s
In 1981, the cable television network MTV was launched, originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. The term "video jockey", or VJ, was used to describe the fresh-faced youth who introduced the music videos. In 1982, the demise of disco in the mainstream by the summer of 1982 forced many nightclubs to either close or change entertainment styles, such as by providing MTV-style video dancing or live bands. Released in 1982, the song "Planet Rock" by DJ Afrika Bambaataa was the first hip-hop song to feature synthesizers. The song melded electro hip-hop beats influenced by Yellow Magic Orchestra with the melody from Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express." In 1982, the Compact Disc reached the public market in Asia, and early the following year in other markets. This event is often seen as the "Big Bang" of the digital audio revolution. In the early 1980s, NYC disco DJ Larry Levan, known for his eclectic mixes, gained a cult following, and the Paradise Garage, the nightclub at which he spun, became the prototype for the modern dance club where the music and the DJ were showcased. Around the same time, the disco-influenced electronic style of dance music called house music emerged in Chicago. The name was derived from the Warehouse Club in Chicago, where resident DJ Frankie Knuckles mixed old disco classics and Eurosynth pop. House music is essentially disco music with electronic drum machine beats. The common element of most house music is a 4/4 beat generated by a drum machine or other electronic means (such as a sampler), together with a solid (usually also electronically generated) synth bassline. In 1983, Jesse Saunders released what some consider the first house music track, "On & On." The mid-1980s also saw the emergence of New York Garage, a house music hybrid that was inspired by Levan's style and sometimes eschewed the accentuated high-hats of the Chicago house sound. During the mid-1980s, techno music emerged from the Detroit club scene. Being geographically located between Chicago and New York, Detroit techno artists combined elements of Chicago house and New York garage along with European imports. Techno distanced itself from disco's roots by becoming almost purely electronic with synthesized beats. In 1985, the Winter Music Conference started in Fort Lauderdale Florida and became the premier electronic music conference for dance music disc jockeys. In 1985, TRAX Dance Music Guide was launched by American Record Pool in Beverly Hills. It was the first national DJ-published music magazine, created on the Macintosh computer using extensive music market research and early desktop publishing tools. In 1986, "Walk This Way", a rap/rock collaboration by Run DMC and Aerosmith, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was the first exposure of hip-hop music, as well as the concept of the disc jockey as band member and artist, to many mainstream audiences. In 1988, DJ Times magazine was first published. It was the first US-based magazine specifically geared toward the professional mobile and club DJ. Starting in the mid-1980s, the wedding and banquet business changed dramatically with the introduction of DJ music, replacing the bands that had been the norm. Bandleaders, like Jerry Perell and others, started DJ companies, such as NY Rhythm DJ Entertainers. Using their knowledge of audience participation, MC charisma, and "crowd-pleasing" repertory selection, the wedding music industry became almost all DJ while combining the class and elegance of the traditional band presentation. New DJs as well as bandleaders with years of experience and professionalism transformed the entire industry.1990s
During the early 1990s, the rave scene built on the acid house scene. The rave scene changed dance music, the image of DJs, and the nature of promoting. The innovative marketing surrounding the rave scene created the first superstar DJs who established marketable "brands" around their names and sound. Some of these celebrity DJs toured around the world and were able to branch out into other music-related activities. During the early 1990s, the Compact Disc surpassed the gramophone record in popularity, but gramophone records continued to be made (although in very limited quantities) into the 21st century—particularly for club DJs and for local acts recording on small regional labels. In 1991, Mobile Beat magazine, geared specifically toward mobile DJs, began publishing. In 1992, MPEG which stands for the Moving Picture Experts Group, released The MPEG-1 standard, designed to produce reasonable sound at low bit rates. The lossy compression scheme MPEG-1 Layer-3, popularly known as MP3, later revolutionized the digital music domain. In 1993, the first internet "radio station", Internet Talk Radio, was developed by Carl Malamud. Because the audio was relayed over the internet, it was possible to access internet radio stations from anywhere in the world. This made it a popular service for both amateur and professional disc jockeys operating from a personal computer. In 1998, the first MP3 digital audio player was released, the Eiger Labs MPMan F10. Final Scratch debuted at the BE Developer Conference, marking the first digital DJ system to allow DJs control of MP3 files through special time-coded vinyl records or CDs. While it would take sometime for this novel concept to catch on with the "die hard Vinyl DJs", This would soon become the first step in the new Digital DJ revolution. Manufacturers joined with computer DJing pioneers to offer professional endorsements, the first being Professor Jam (aka William P. Rader), who went on to develop the industry's first dedicated computer DJ convention and learning program, the "CPS (Computerized Performance System) DJ Summit", to help spread the word about the advantages of this emerging technology. In 1999, Shawn Fanning released Napster, the first of the massively popular peer-to-peer file sharing systems. During this period, the AVLA (Audio Video Licensing Agency) of Canada announced an MP3 DJing license, administered by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. This meant that DJs could apply for a license giving them the right to perform publicly using music stored on a hard drive, instead of having to cart their whole CD collections around to their gigs.Pioneer CDJ-2000 wins iF Product Design Award 2011
CDJ-2000 wins world prestigious award.iF design award is one of the acknowledged worldwide design awards to be held annually.
Top 10 Africans Djs
HAWA NDIO MA DJ 10 BORA KUTOKA AFRICA
Kutokana na mtandao wa vibeweekly.com hawa ndio ma dj 10 bora AfricaDj Caise has a unique and inventive style has enabled him to perform along side several of the music industry's leading artists. This extensive resume includes performances with Donaeo, Dbanj, the Mo hits All stars, P-Square, Styl-Plus, Olu Maintain, Ikechukwu, Sasha P ,Sauce kid.. that is to mention but a few.
Main influences are Hip hop, R'n'B, Funky house, Bashment, Old school, nija jams- “I try to play a lil bit of something for everyone”.Trained at the world renowned point blank london music college his style is very versatile and eclectic unlikely to hear the same mix or repeat a song during a gig. Mixing style varies from cutting to blending with a hint of scratching. Driven by his natural talent and great passion for music, Dj Caise showcases his incredible skills and knowledge of the music every step of the way. Whether that is featured in his performances, his latest mix-tape or his radio sets on The Beat 99.9 (official Dj), his style and popularity is like no other, and this is very much apparent once you attend an event hosted by Dj Caise.
Jimmy Jatt started his entertainment career as a rapper, known as Master J. He made a lot of demos and after a fruitless search getting a record label to support him, he started work of a DJ, with the support of his brothers. They helped him establish a studio (JATT studio) and he eventually changed his stage name to DJ Jimmy Jatt, in honour of his brothers, who were called Jimmy, Amu, Tunde, and Tayo. The studio was located on strategic Odo street, which helped him reach an eager audience who took to his “deejaying” skills and hip-hop in general.
DJ Jimmy Jatt is revered for his role in setting the pace for hip hop music across his country; Nigeria, dating back from the early 90′s when he jumped on the scene in Lagos up on till this moment. Dj Jimmy Jatt rocked and bopped heads at a lot of nite clubs and gigs dropping the latest hit on vinyl. At a point in Nigeria the only accepted forum for hip hop artistes to have themselves groomed, whilst engaging in lyrical battle was the ROAD BLOCK street Canival pioneered by Dj Jimmy Jatt. Setting up speakers, turntables, amplifiers and microphones, young lads swarmed his studio like bees unto nectar begging for a life-line. The likes of Junior and Pretty, Daddy Fresh, Daddy Showkey, DJ Abdullah, El Cream, Ruff, Rugged and Raw and Aladin (Formerly known as Chuck Da Bone), all grabbed the microphones, lighting up the stage, entertaining the crowd and basically having fun. No one had the slightest idea that Rap music was just on the brink of blowing up in Nigeria.
#5 Dj Black
With a a BA in Mass Comm. (UG/G.I.J) ,a diploma in Public Admin (UG), and the Host DJ for all major shows in Ghana including the Ghana Music awards ; he is an ideal role model for the youth.He has won Rothmans Best DJ in West Africa 2001, 2009 Red Carpet Awards Independent Artist and DJ award winner.
DJ Black founded Blaqbone International together with partners Schwarz Bless’on (Radio Cardiff) and Notse A. Amarteyfio in 2005 and manage artistes and DJS such as Dretonio, Philo, E-dBle, etc.In 2010, DJ Black formed TOONTOOM the brand. With Toontoom Agency Studios at Kokomlemle, DJ Black has expanded the brand as a voice over artiste and a mentor.In 2011, DJ Black performed on Big Brother Africa:Amplified and won the Best Radio DJ in Ghana adding on to 2010′s Africa’s NO 2 Top Radio DJ of the year and the 2010 Red Carpet award from Sniper Squad DJS.
DJ Black founded Blaqbone International together with partners Schwarz Bless’on (Radio Cardiff) and Notse A. Amarteyfio in 2005 and manage artistes and DJS such as Dretonio, Philo, E-dBle, etc.In 2010, DJ Black formed TOONTOOM the brand. With Toontoom Agency Studios at Kokomlemle, DJ Black has expanded the brand as a voice over artiste and a mentor.In 2011, DJ Black performed on Big Brother Africa:Amplified and won the Best Radio DJ in Ghana adding on to 2010′s Africa’s NO 2 Top Radio DJ of the year and the 2010 Red Carpet award from Sniper Squad DJS.
#6 Dj Robbie Rob
Duma FM's Hip Hop giant Robbie Rob larger than life persona is unmistakable. This resident Gaborone News cafe DJ rocks every Friday and Saturday nights alongside his long time friend DJ Shimrock.His illustrious broadcasting career dates back to campus radio at the University of Cape Town back in 1996.Between 1997 and 1999, Robbie Rob built a name as one of Cape Town's most devoted, most sought after DJs.
Over the years The Robster has played alongside the likes of DJ Fudge and DJ Yass from France and American DJ/Producer Quentin Harris, one of the most influential players on the House scene right now.In Botswana, Robbie Rob enjoys cult status amongst party people all across the country.No DJ on the Botswana scene at the moment can claim to have enjoyed as much sustained success as Robbie Rob aka Double R.
The bookings came in quick upon Robbie Rob's arrival in Botswana back in 1999, and more than 10 years later they haven't stopped.Robbie Rob is one of Botswana's bona fide international DJ talents, having travelled as far as Malaysia and the United States on his travels as a DJ.In June 2008, Robbie Rob's first ever mixed House compilation was released under internationally acclaimed label Soul Candi Records from South Africa.Gorilla Grooves Volume 1 is Botswana's first ever authentic mixed House compilation.
Over the years The Robster has played alongside the likes of DJ Fudge and DJ Yass from France and American DJ/Producer Quentin Harris, one of the most influential players on the House scene right now.In Botswana, Robbie Rob enjoys cult status amongst party people all across the country.No DJ on the Botswana scene at the moment can claim to have enjoyed as much sustained success as Robbie Rob aka Double R.
The bookings came in quick upon Robbie Rob's arrival in Botswana back in 1999, and more than 10 years later they haven't stopped.Robbie Rob is one of Botswana's bona fide international DJ talents, having travelled as far as Malaysia and the United States on his travels as a DJ.In June 2008, Robbie Rob's first ever mixed House compilation was released under internationally acclaimed label Soul Candi Records from South Africa.Gorilla Grooves Volume 1 is Botswana's first ever authentic mixed House compilation.
#7 Dj Malick
This is none other than the energetic, fun and super cool DJ Malick. The talented Malawian is the host of Gowelo Beats and Crush Grooves on Power101 FM and admits to sleeping, eating and breathing music.Whenever he is on the one’s and two’s, he likes to keep the crowds on their feet and all sweaty.According to his public relations office, the thing that he enjoys most about his job is getting to mix at some of Malawi’s hottest night clubs and entertainment joints
#8 Dj Kaytrixx
Award winning DJ Kaytrixx is one of the most successful DJs in the country and also among the most paid when he performs at an event. Having started DJ-ing about 3 years ago he is currently working at KTN (Kenya Television Network) as a co-host and Live VDJ of an award winning TV show called “STR8 UP LIVE” which airs every week day and at Homeboyz Radio as a DJ and a Radio Presenter for his show called “THE HANGOVER” ,which airs every Saturday afternoon. You can also catch him on Clouds FM in Tanzania every Friday evening,and on Contact Fm in Rwanda every Friday evening.His former employer was Code RED entertainment limited.
She started out playing mostly hip hop, R&B, Bongo Fleva and a little bit of pop. While on the show she joined Clouds FM DJ group collectively known as Nyuki DJ’s as part of a phenomena show at the time called ‘Saturday Night Live’. The show saw a group on Tanzania’s finest including Mwanza, Tanga and Dodoma performing in different regions every weekend. It was at this time that she started gaining popularity as a force to be reckoned with.For three years in a row, DJ Fetty has performed at the popular yearly musical event ‘Fiesta’ and she has also previously been part of the MTV VJ search in Arusha.
Pioneer's CDJ-2000 Nexus Is Here: What Does It Mean for DJs?
New CD player aims to replace laptops in the DJ booth
Not too long ago, DJs routinely busted their backs schlepping heavy crates of vinyl from gig to gig. As vinyl has declined in popularity, the job has gotten a lot easier on the vertebrae, but the array of options available to DJs is enough to make anyone's head hurt: There are pro-quality CD players, or CDJs; "scratch" control systems like Serato and Traktor, which allow DJs to manipulate music on their computer using traditional turntables or CDJs; and a growing field of hardware controllers, software applications, and all-in-one solutions.
Pioneer has made clear its intentions to corner that crowded market with high-end CDJ models that replicate key features of laptop-enabled systems: GUIs that display track waveforms, the ability to browse by folder, and, crucially, USB ports that allow DJs to carry all their music on a single hard drive (or, if they've got shallow crates, a USB stick). This week, Pioneer upped the ante with the announcement of the CDJ-2000 Nexus, the latest edition of its top-of-the-line CD player.
The most headline-grabbing news is that the CDJ-2000 Nexus is the first CD player that allows DJs to access music on smartphones or tablets using Wi-Fi or USB connections. In other words, in addition to reading CDs, CD-Rs, DVDs, USB sticks, SD cards, and portable hard drives, the CDJ-2000 Nexus can now cue up music directly from an iPhone—whether the DJ's, his or her friend's, or even an audience member's. (A boon for wedding parties, perhaps, but a bane for any DJ loath to take requests from the crowd.)
More importantly, the CDJ-2000 Nexus continues to take on functionality that was once possible only with laptops. Using Pioneer's Rekordbox music-management software, DJs can tag their audio, set loop points, and create playlists, much as they might prepare their sets in Serato or Traktor Scratch. (A Rekordbox iOS app also allows DJs to prep sets offline and transfer the data later.) An automatic beat sync feature allows DJs to synchronize up to four units — anathema to traditionalists, perhaps, but a key selling point for a new generation of DJs that never learned to beatmatch manually. Pioneer's Traffic Light feature even takes on the task of software applications like Mixed in Key, facilitating harmonic mixing by highlighting tracks in complementary key signatures. And an enlarged (6.1 inch), full-color LCD display offers the kind of GUI previously available only with laptops, including browsable playlists, cover art, and scalable waveform renderings along with loop points, downbeat markers, and detailed pitch and tempo data.
Last week, Create Digital Music's Peter Kern reported on new integration between Native Instruments' Traktor system and Pioneer hardware, calling it "part of a larger trend: it's computer functionality, away from the computer." The arrival of the Pioneer CDJ-2000 Nexus pushes that trend even further along, and, if it becomes standard-issue in nightclubs, it could be a very good thing. As someone who has often had to plug in my Traktor system while another DJ was finishing his set on Serato, fumbling through a tangle of cables while his final track neared its end, I've often wished for a more streamlined solution — one that would allow DJs to simply show up with their music and play, like they did in the good ol' days of vinyl. (And yes, I also still play records, so save your snark.) The Nexus, if adopted as the new standard, could help take laptops and external hardware out of the equation and return the DJ booth to a simple, plug-in-and-play proposition. For seasoned resident DJs, there's only one caveat: prepare to be faced with aspiring selectors storming the booth, iPhones in hand, ready to throw down.
Check out a series of promotional videos featuring Laidback Luke, Kissy Sellout, and Eats Everything for a demonstration of some of the Nexus' beat-synched bells and whistles.
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Key Features: CDJ-2000 nexus
Highly evolved features to breathe new life into performance
- Slip Mode: a popular feature on Pioneer’s CDJ-900, Slip Mode silently continues track playback during a loop, reverse or scratch and brings the music back at the right point when the DJ exits the performance.
- Improved Quantize: Quantize uses the track’s beat grid to ensure loops and cues are set and triggered in time with music, with 100 per cent accuracy. And DJs can now access Quantize via its own dedicated ON/OFF button.
- Active Loop: DJs can use rekordbox to set an Active Loop at the end of tracks to ensure they’re never caught unprepared again. The CDJ-2000nexus will even display a beat countdown to that point.
- Hot Cue auto load: instantly loads up to three pre-set Hot Cues when a track is loaded onto the player.
- Emergency Loop: if the player becomes disconnected from the source, the CDJ-2000nexus automatically goes into a four-beat loop, which DJs can scratch or mix into another source.
- Last track played: DJs can use the dial to easily navigate backwards through the last five tracks loaded on a player.
- Rating on the go: rate and change the ratings of tracks during performance, and it will be automatically synched with rekordbox.
Improved track information to make mixing a breeze
The CDJ-2000nexus automatically displays even more information on its large LCD screen.- Beat Countdown: DJs can use rekordbox to mark key points on a track, and the CDJ-2000nexus counts down to them from up to 64 bars away.
- Phase Meter: DJs can see the position of the beat in the bar and compare the phase with the master deck on each player at a glance.
- Key Analysis Indicator: this browse feature known as the ‘traffic light system’ shows you which songs are in a compatible musical key with the master deck and, when used with Master Tempo, ensures harmonised mixes every time.
Other features
- Improved jog wheel tension dial
- Control various DJ software via MIDI/HID control
- Pro DJ link enables sharing source with up to four players connected by LAN cable
- Supports MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF music files.
Main Specifications
Playable media | iPod Touch 4th and 3rd generation iPhone 4GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, IPhone 3G iPad 3rd generation Android phone/Android tablet, etc. USB storage devices (flash memory/HDD, etc.) SD memory cards Computers (Mac/Windows PC) Audio CD, CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW/R-DL |
Playable files | MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF (iOS version of rekordbox™ enable to playback only MP3 and AAC) |
USB storage support file systems | FAT, FAT32, HFS+ |
Frequency response | 4 Hz~20 kHz |
S/N ratio | 115dB or more |
Total harmonic distortion | 0.0018% or less |
USB ports | USB A port x 1, USB B port x 1 |
Audio output ports | AUDIO OUT (RCA) x 1, DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) x 1 |
Other ports | LAN (100Base-TX) x 1, CONTROL (φ3.5 mm mini plug) x 1 |
Audio output voltage | 2.0 V rms |
Power use | 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
Electricity consumption | 37 W |
Max. external dimensions | 320 x 405.7 x 106.5 mm (W x D x H) |
Weight | 4.7 kg |
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Supported OS | Mac OS®X 10.5.8, 10.6 or 10.7 Windows®7 Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate Windows Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/ Ultimate/Business (SP2 and above) Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional (SP3 and above) (*Windows® XP Professional x64 edition is not supported) |
Playable files | MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF |
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