I've cycled through every locker room halftime speech I could think of in trying to give this review the aura it deserves, but in the end nothing seemed to fit quite right. Sure, I want to motivate. Sure I want you to take your practice more seriously. So why, then, [...]
iDJ App by Numark, brings a new twist to the notion that anyone with a zest for music and an IPad can rock a party. While other all-in-one DJ applications aspire to simplify beat matching, effects processing, and recording, iDJ attempts to give the user a crockpot approach to cooking [...]
I remember using Deckadance once, a couple of years ago, not thinking much of it, and then forgetting it altogether. Apparently Image-Line, the makers, have done no such thing and the Deckadance 1.93 Club Edition I opened up to review is completely unfamiliar. It’s beautiful. It has a sleek elegance [...]
This year crossfadr made the trip to Atlantic City, NJ for the DJ Expo 2011, held at the Trump Taj Mahal. That's a big hotel with a big casino and you really need a map just to get around. But I had a nice room overlooking the ocean, so getting [...]
Touch DJ Evolution by Amidio for iPad boasts an ability to provide a seamless platform for visual mixing. The application’s design prioritizes performance over any likeness to an analog DJ setup. This is particularly apparent when it comes to pre-cueing. While other all-in-one DJ applications attempt to handle pre-cueing through [...]
You don't see many 2 channel DJ mixers on the market nowadays. With all the controllers for DVS software's, there isn't a real market for them. However, DJ Tech is on a different page, and the release of the DJ Tech X10 proves that the marriage between analog and digital [...]
I know what you want me to say. You want me to tell you that you can FINALLY write off that iPad you bought yourself last Christmas as a business expense. You want me to tell you that this wildly radical new app has hit the market, that it's going [...]
DJs! Producers! Multi-talented individuals! Lend me your ears…and headphones, but only if they have delicious sound quality. We here at Crossfadr are getting ready to launch our DJ Studio Gallery. However, we need pictures of hot, funky fresh and original studio setups in order to get this moving and shaking. [...]
Being a DJ is more than just playing music, traveling the world and overall bridging the gap between cultures. You are essentially becoming a role model to many people when you begin to spin and produce music that speaks to them on different levels. Kids, Teens, and adults alike, start [...]
As a follow-up to my previous blog post, How Important are Image and Fashion to Your DJ Career?, I continue to delve into the fashion and style of some of the successful DJs out there today. Although there are many DJs with highly original style, these DJs stand out with respect to how [...]