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DJ Heroes
Sons of DJs follow in their father's footsteps just as much as doctors or lawyers, and so a career in playing music was always on the cards for Devon Kosoko. His dad was a reggae sound system DJ who played out at carnivals and parties in the family's local area, and…
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Book review: 'Everything You Need To Know About DJing And Success' by Danny Rampling
By Mark Devlin | 15 December 2010
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DJ Heroes
When it comes to presenting a guide to the art of DJing, there are few who come with better credentials than Danny Rampling. Occasionally dubbed 'the Godfather' of acid house', his track record is well-known to dance music followers. That life-changing visit to Ibiza in 1987, the establishment of the…
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Veteran Irish radio and club DJ Tony Dixon has sadly passed away after a short illness at the age of 52. Tony was a true ambassador for R&B and soul in his home city of Dublin for more than 30 years, and known latterly for his highly popular weekend shows…
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Black Sheep Mag gets to conversate with one of the US's hardest-working DJs and industry big dogs, The Untouchable DJ Drastic, straight out of the big bad city.
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A walk down the average British High Street on a Friday night will show there are any number of DJs who can throw on some tried and tested floorfillers, unmixed, and get a good reaction. By the same token, there are a great many turntablists - DJs who have studied…
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A scroll through the biog of Preston-born, Newcastle-based Wayne C McDonald suggests it might be easier to list the things he hasn't achieved during his prolific and highly-respected career. To mention the whole lot might keep you on this page until Christmas. So we'll stick with a few highlights.
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Teddy Touch aims high, and it's a tribute to his DJing name being inspired by the legendary New York turntablist Tony Touch that he's risen to the of of his game in his native Norway.
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It’s for good reason that DJ Soulchild’s secondary moniker is ‘Switzerland’s official R&B King’. The guy rides out for the music in every way possible, spinning in clubs all over Europe, managing artists and events, and producing and remixing his own tunes. Oh, and he speaks excellent English too ……
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Any BSM reader that happens to be visiting Big Bad New York City would be well advised to seek the whereabouts of the city's Untouchable DJ Drastic. It's difficult enough competing in the Hip hop DJ game. But being a contender in the place that started it all requires an…
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In the same way that Bassline and Grime make little sense to club audiences anywhere outside of the UK, so the appeal of the ‘mash-up' genre that's taking clubs in the Baltic region by storm is pretty much restricted to that area. The strongest exponent of the sound is DJ…
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