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Below is a list of useful links for the best DJ gear, controllers & software. Please reply to this topic if you find any other useful links ... Year Links 2025 5 Best Pro DJ Controllers (Learning To DJ) Top 5 DJ Controllers Under $600 (Equipboard) Best All-In-One Standalone DJ Systems (Digital DJ Tips) Best beginner DJ controllers 2025 (Music Radar) Best DJ Controllers (The DJ Shop) Top 7 Best DJ Controllers of 2025 (Product London) 2024 Best DJ controllers 2024: Hands-on control for Serato, rekordbox, Traktor and more - our expert picks Best DJ Gear 2024: 11 best DJ software for mixing and playlisting in 2024 Best DJ plugins of 2024: Free software and apps for DJing…

In today’s social media-driven landscape, it’s no longer enough to just have great DJ skills and expect to make a name for yourself on the back of that alone. Getting content and videos of yourself out there on social media is the number one way you’ll start to grow your career and translate that online […]View the full article

The RMX-1000 was a bit of gear you’d see in countless DJ booths, even 13 years on from its original launch. It gave DJs loads more control over effects, letting you warp and remix tracks on the fly with a range of tools that went beyond what you’d find on a mixer. DJing has evolved […]View the full article

The music industry has gone through a complete transformation in the past two decades. We went from physical albums and singles (vinyl/CDs), to “everything, everywhere” via digital downloads and streaming services. So, for most people, the answer to “Where do you get your music?” nowadays is usually “Spotify”. End of story. For DJs, though, it’s … Continued The post Where DJs Get Their Music In 2026 appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Halloween is one of the biggest weekends of the year for DJ— something about the frightful, flamboyant costumes propels young people to dancefloors. This past Halloween, however, the fear didn’t come from any horror-movie decorations or jump scare tactics. The real terror was behind the decks when DJs couldn’t load their playlists into their Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s. That included BBC Radio 1 host, Jaguar. When she connected her USB to the player at Drumsheds in London, there was no music. No tracks. No playlists. Nothing. She tried another USB. Still nothing. She asked the sound technicians. They didn’t know what the problem was either, and they couldn’t get another CDJ beca…

Apple Music arrives on AlphaTheta’s flagship CDJ-3000X, unlocking seamless access to over 100 million tracks for DJs worldwide. Apple Music has officially rolled out integration with AlphaTheta’s next-generation CDJ-3000X, marking a meaningful shift in how DJs can discover, prepare, and perform music directly from streaming platforms. Through the new StreamingDirectPlay feature, Apple Music subscribers can [...] The post AlphaTheta’s CDJ-3000X Announces Apple Music Integration appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

AlphaTheta has announced Apple Music integration with the CDJ-3000X, the company’s flagship multi-player, bringing streaming access to the industry-standard club deck. The update gives Apple Music subscribers access to over 100 million songs directly from the unit via a new StreamingDirectPlay feature. The integration works through CloudDirectPlay and Rekordbox. Once you’ve set things up (and … Continued The post Apple Music Comes To AlphaTheta’s CDJ-3000X appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Apple Music has launched an update enabling integration with AlphaTheta’s CDJ-3000X, following the massive launch of the flagship DJ player last year. The update – which also follows an initiative from Apple Music last year which enabled integration with a range of DJ units from and software from AlphaTheta, Serato, RANE DJ, Denon DJ and more – gives CDJ-3000X users who are also subscribed to Apple Music access to over 100 million songs on the platform... The post AlphaTheta’s flagship CDJ-3000X DJ player is now compatible with Apple Music appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

It’s a question we get asked constantly at Digital DJ Tips: “What speakers can I use for DJing?” Usually it comes from new DJs who’ve just bought their first controller and realised they need something to hear their mixes through – or they’ve plugged in what they’ve got at home and discovered it doesn’t work … Continued The post What Speakers Can You Use For DJing? [2026 Edition] appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

A student asked me recently if it’s possible to learn DJing using nothing but software – just an app running on a laptop, tablet or phone, with no hardware, no controllers, nothing else plugged in. It’s a fair question, and one that more people are asking as DJ software gets increasingly capable. There are plenty … Continued The post Can You Learn To DJ On Just Software? appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

I speak to DJs almost every single day about their websites and SEO. Most look at SEO and their website independently. That’s a mistake. They feed off each other. Let’s say you are in Delray Beach, Fla., and a couple is searching for “A Wedding DJ in Delray Beach.” They visit your website and they find it busy or outdated – and the couple leaves. That is signaling to Google that your site is not a good [...] The post Easy Needle Moving: Website & SEO Tips for ’26 appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

We asked our community what styles of DJing are harder than people realise, and the responses underlined exactly what we’ve been teaching for 15 years. Over 1200 DJs weighed in with their experiences, and the quality of discussion shows just how knowledgeable our community is. The thread revealed something important: while beginner DJs often assume … Continued The post 10 Styles Of DJing That Are Harder Than People Think appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Each stand optimizes organization and features a sturdy steel construction and non-slip rubber pads for stability. Headliner, a Mixware brand, has released its Desktop Production Stands. Designed to optimize workspace organization, improve accessibility and enhance music-making workflows, these stands can accommodate a variety of small devices, including synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines. Each stand features a sturdy steel construction and non-slip rubber pads for stability. Key features [...] The post Take the Stand: Headliner/Mixware Drops Desktop Production Stands appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

EDM Superstar Kaskade Returns with undux, His Most Emotional Album Yet For more than two decades running, Kaskade has stood front and center of electronic-dance music’s evolution. Not only has the Chicago-born/Cali-based DJ/producer (aka Ryan Raddon, 54) remained at the forefront of the circuit, he’s helped shape the culture and served as a leading contributor to its mainstream rise. With an imprint on the scene that’s undeniable – [...] The post Kaskade: Storyteller [Interview] appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

And so we’ve finally arrived at the end of 2025, a year loaded with omnipresent smashes in several genres that played big in the club, festival and mobile-party circuits. So, as we wrapped up ’25, we conducted a quickie poll to DJs of all stripes and from all over the world, inquiring about the past year. We asked three simple questions: What’s your [...] The post 2025 in Review: DJs of All Stripes Offer Up the Year’s Top Tracks & Best Musical Moments appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

The Compact C 45 and Compact C 32 are multipurpose 2-way point source speakers. RCF has released Compact C-WP Series speakers, which combine elegant design, rugged reliability, and exceptional audio performance for a wide range of environments. The Compact C 45 and Compact C 32 are multipurpose 2-way point source speakers designed for near- and mid-distance applications in venues like nightclubs [...] The post Speaking of Speakers: RCF Releases Compact C-WP Series appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

A recent discussion in the mobile DJ community on Reddit has highlighted something that experienced DJs have been noticing at gigs far and wide: 90s Eurodance is rapidly becoming the new 80s. Those anthems from 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, Snap!, and Corona that once filled provincial nightclubs are now getting the same response that “Don’t Stop … Continued The post Mobile DJs: Why 90s Eurodance Is Your New Secret Weapon appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

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North Providence, R.I. – For a young man who hasn’t yet hit 30, Alex Brown has already gained plenty of career and life experience. Always entrepreneurial, Brown, 26, has managed to mix his mobile-DJ business with a marquee-letter business, and the results have been impressive. His IT’S LIT Weddings & Events does about 250 events per year and he’s even begun to impart his youthful wisdom at DJX. After [...] The post Youthful New England DJ on the Rise [Mobile DJ Profile] appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

We asked our community what separates good DJs from great ones. Over 600 responses came back…and technical ability barely got a mention. Instead, the DJs who really understood their craft focused on something far simpler: connecting with people. Whether they were playing weddings, clubs, or just mixing at home, the answers pointed to the same … Continued The post What Separates Good DJs From Great DJs? appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Set to kick off the year will be the likes of Ron Trent, Lauren Lo Sung, Eats Everything, Fiorella, Pete Tong, Kölsch, Zed Bias, Konstantin Sibold and more. Ministry of Sound has unveiled the first wave of artists set to define its landmark 35th anniversary, kicking off a year-long programming that celebrates one of the most [...] The post Ministry of Sound Celebrates 35 Years Artist Announcement for ’26 appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

Under a variety of guises working in a handful of subgenres, Michael Woods has been making quality dance music for the past quarter-century. Using stage names like Out of Office, Warrior, Accadia, M1 and M3, he’s created an impressive amount of club and radio hits, including 2000’s “Warrior” and 2011’s “Changed the Way You Kiss Me” by Example. By 2016, he changed his tune to a deeper, more groovy flavor, re-named himself OFFAIAH and broke out big with the [...] The post OFFAIAH: Making Massive House Grooves [Interview] appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

ADJ has introduced the Vizi Piz Z19 pixel-mappable LED wash beam fixture – with three effects in one. The unit can generate everything from a tight column of dense light to a wide wash of vibrant color, as well as dazzling pixel effects. It also features two independent sets of eye-candy-generating LEDs: Background color mixing LEDs [...] The post FX Aplenty: ADJ Introduces Vizi Piz Z19 appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

Being the son of a DJ has plenty of perks. One of them is the musical education you get without even realizing it. Another perk is inheriting the actual catalog itself. Years ago, my dad decided CDs were the future. (I’ll spare you his rationale.) This was back in the era of Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-500s… yes, 1994, that long ago. So, his massive record collection, including a mountain of 7-inch singles, sat [...] The post Reloop RP-7: Perfect for 7-Inch Vinyl [Review] appeared first on DJ LIFE Magazine. View the full article

Open-format DJs who regularly receive client requests as Spotify playlist links now have a new option for getting those tracks into their DJ software. Spotify to Audio Files (StAF), from DJ utility developer And The Groove Remains, scans a DJ’s existing music collection and matches it against any Spotify playlist URL, then exports the results … Continued The post New Mac App Matches Spotify Playlists To Your Local DJ Library appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

One of our Access All Areas subscribers needs to take their bedroom set-up on the road for a 50th birthday party (and, we strongly suspect, more where that came from). We see this question all the time: how do you convert a bedroom set-up into something you can actually use for DJing parties? This marks … Continued The post Building A Mobile DJ Party Set-Up For £2,000 [Ask Phil] appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Atomix Productions has announced the release of the latest version of its flagship software, VirtualDJ 2026. Thanks to the advances of AI, VirtualDJ will now automatically extract the lyrics from any audio track and display them as part of the waveform. This makes navigating the waveform easier than ever and, for DJs who like to push the boundaries of their [...] The post Go Virtual: Atomix Productions Releases VirtualDJ 2026 appeared first on DJ Life Magazine. View the full article

DJ LIFE’s Magazine featuring Kaskade, Year-End Poll: Top Tracks & Moments, OFFAIAH, MIRAMAR, ADE ’25 Report, ACL ’25 Recap, New Gear & More! In the latest issue of DJ LIFE Magazine (Vol.5 No.6), to close out the year, we caught up with dance music DJ/producer turned pop culture icon, Kaskade. With the end of the [...] The post DJ LIFE Magazine Issue Vol.5 No.6 appeared first on DJ Life Magazine. View the full article

The Global DJ Census is the biggest annual DJ survey in the world. Whether you’re a bedroom DJ, a mobile / wedding DJ, a turntablist, a DJ/producer, or just getting started, this is your chance to get your voice heard and make your opinion count – and it only takes a few minutes. Even if … Continued The post Take Our Annual Survey & Win A Full AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X DJ System appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

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