Oh well people, you think its all about the music and not about how the dj looks like browsing through his library? friends, that an illusion - and you all know that. a screen is like a wall between you and the crowd. and its a perfect wall to hide behind if you like. for a dj the contact to the cro...

essence: digital djing is still not a satisfying solution. i am a digital purist, i was growing up completly digital. i have had endless emotional and kognitive discussions with djs about pros and cons. finally i came to the conclusion, that i will only play with vinyls in the future, or maybe when ...

I am using ableton as a dj tool since a few years but what I realy do not like is the amount of gear you need to put on stage compared to just use CD or maybe vinyls. You need a notebook/mbp - interface and a controller. its always a little bit pain in the ass to setup all this especially on small s...

I think that this interview has some realy interesting points about electronic vs conventional music in general. What makes me a little bit sceptic is his critism about modern technology, for example he is calling internet the "information monster". and no ones knows, if the informations a...

dont get me wrong I like disco very much sometimes (in case of more electro-housy styles)! Especially watching girls going mad on such tunes :D - pure party. Anyway I made this "bigbigbreak"-tunes a lot, its more easy and it works. But its not top of the art and we all should be aware of a...

Hello minimalists.. I guess the OP means "tension" like the instrument of "thrill" in a book or the instrument of "suspense atmosphere". This question of how to build up suspense or tension has bothered me since my first days of producing techno music and its a very imp...