Author: Phil Morse Publisher: ISBN: 9781781331989 Category : Disc jockeys Languages : en Pages : 294
Book Description
If you want to know how it feels to be the DJ, to share the music you love with other people, to receive the adulation of packed dancefloors night after night, this book will show you exactly what to do to get there. Whether you're brand-new to this, a DJ who wants to finally break out of the bedroom, or you just want to improve your game, the five-step formula in Rock The Dancefloor! will help you to become a truly great DJ. This clear and practical guide will enable you to: Understand modern DJ gear, in order to avoid expensive mistakes Assemble the best music collection, so you can fill any dancefloor Quickly master all the techniques, so your DJ mixes sound amazing Perform like a pro at any type of gig: parties, bars, night clubs... Promote yourself effectively, for more and better paid bookings
Author: Tim Lawrence Publisher: Duke University Press ISBN: 0822373920 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 425
Book Description
As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art, performance, video, and film. Interviewing DJs, party hosts, producers, musicians, artists, and dancers, Tim Lawrence illustrates how the relatively discrete post-disco, post-punk, and hip hop scenes became marked by their level of plurality, interaction, and convergence. He also explains how the shifting urban landscape of New York supported the cultural renaissance before gentrification, Reaganomics, corporate intrusion, and the spread of AIDS brought this gritty and protean time and place in American culture to a troubled denouement.
Author: Brice Najar Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 176
Book Description
In the Spring of 1997, the promotion of the HIStory album seemed as if it would continue for quite a while, especially since Michael Jackson's eponymous European tour was imminent. And yet, contrary to fans' expectations, a new album entitled Blood On The Dance Floor was announced. More than two decades later, Brice Najar decided to explore the history of this unusual and very special collection of music in the King of Pop's discography. As in Najar's previous book, Let's Make HIStory, he reached out to Michael Jackson's collaborative partners. Through their stories, he was able to fully examine this era, and to understand the context of Jackson's creative process during this time. Ultimately, Book On The Dance Floor serves as a complement to Najar's previous work, and adds to fans' insights into Jackson's life and legacy.
Author: Michael Tullberg Publisher: ISBN: 9780615980416 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave is the spectacular visual storytelling of when the rave scene brought electronic music up from obscurity, and changed the way America looked at dance music forever. Written by rave super-insider Michael Tullberg, the book takes the reader back to the halcyon days of the U.S. rave underground in the 1990s, when the seeds of modern-day EDM were sown. Photographing and writing for the major dance music magazines of the day, Tullberg amassed an enormous collection of photos, live reviews, interviews, rave memorabilia and ephemera over the years. It is this collection that forms the basis for this book. DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM takes the reader into the very heart of the rave scene, when these controversial parties hosted the hottest and most cutting-edge dance music in the country. It gives you VIP, backstage and on-stage access with the biggest electronic music talent in the world, including dance music legends like Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Moby, Fat Boy Slim and more. The first book of its kind in the U.S., DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM pulls back the curtain and captures this cultural explosion as it shot across the country, converting millions into fans of electronic music. A must-have for any fan of music or pop culture, the book is a time warp back to a time of magical nights and miraculous rhythms.
Author: Joe Clark Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting ISBN: 9781951600303 Category : Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
Leading schools with courage, intention, and honesty What can a deejay teach us about the classroom? What does a superintendent do besides decide when to close school for snow? What makes someone a great teacher or a great principal? In this collection of essays, Dr. Joe Clark answers these questions by offering a model for compassionate, principled, and student-centered school leadership. In the process, If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song offers leaders a handbook for placing kindness, community, and diversity at the heart of successful education. Full of humor and resilience, Clark's essays beam with as much range as they do insight. He dives right into issues like changing instructional standards, increased reliance on testing, and anxiety about social media in schools--and others--while providing collegial advice that new school leaders in particular will find indispensable. With an eye toward centering students, supporting teachers, and empowering communities, If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song never loses sight of the human needs and connections that ultimately drive learning. This is the type of read that can rejuvenate a veteran, or give new teachers tools to keep their morale and inspiration at their peak. The lessons you learn from this book can carry over throughout the year, even when you don't know if you can get through it. --Amber Teamann, principal of Whitt Elementary in Wylie ISD in Wylie, Texas Woven through these pages are stories of connection, told with the candor and vulnerability necessary for promoting personal and professional growth. There is something for everyone in this book! --Tamara Letter, MEd, instructional coach, technology integrator, and author of A Passion for Kindness It's been said that we never know the struggles that someone is going through, so we should treat them kindly always. In If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song, Joe Clark embraces his own vulnerability to share how he reclaimed his story after a traumatic childhood and used his life experiences--and his time as a DJ and camp director--to guide his work as a school leader. This book is an often humorous, sometimes melancholy look into what teaching and school leadership are all about. It's a tremendous read that I know you'll enjoy. --Thomas C. Murray, director of innovation at Future Ready Schools and author of Personal & Authentic
Author: Simon Reynolds Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101201053 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 433
Book Description
A landmark history of post-punk, the basis of the documentary film directed by Nikolaos Katranis Renowned music journalist Simon Reynolds celebrates the futurist spirit of such bands as Joy Division, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, and Devo, which resulted in endless innovations in music, lyrics, performance, and style and continued into the early eighties with the video-savvy synth-pop of groups such as Human League, Depeche Mode, and Soft Cell, whose success coincided with the rise of MTV. Full of insight and anecdotes and populated by charismatic characters, Rip It Up and Start Again re-creates the idealism, urgency, and excitement of one of the most important and challenging periods in the history of popular music.
Author: Dj Hapa Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 9781540097545 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
(DJ Instruction). From old-school vinyl records to today's all-digital music platforms, the modern DJ has a huge variety of choices and information to navigate. Look no further than this unique book and video reference guide by seasoned pro DJ Hapa, who provides a wealth of insider tips, tricks, and techniques for DJs of all skill levels, covering topics such as: DJ controllers, CDJs and vinyl; choosing gear; beats, bars & phrases; inputs/outputs; using FX; basic scratching; sampling and looping; transitions & beatmatching; and more. Includes over two hours of video tutorials with DJ Hapa online for download or streaming.
Author: Lina Abascal Publisher: Two Palms Publishing ISBN: 9780578983004 Category : Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor is the first book dedicated to the music and Internet culture in the early 2000s known as bloghouse. With a foreword by DJ/producer A-Trak the book includes over 50 original interviews with musicians, bloggers, music industry professionals, and party people from around the world including Steve Aoki, The Bloody Beetroots, Girl Talk, The Cobra Snake, Chromeo, Flosstradamus, The Cool Kids, MySpace Music, MSTRKRFT, and Simian Mobile Disco. NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN chronicles the rise of the DJ-slash-It Girl, roaming party photography, illegal Mp3 file sharing, canonical scene reports of bloghouse capitals Los Angeles and Paris, the overlooked impact of suburban Latino communities on nightlife, Kanye West's contribution to the movement, and the slow death of the blog itself.
Author: Jamie King Publisher: Rodale Books ISBN: 9781405099929 Category : Aerobic dancing Languages : en Pages : 237
Book Description
Jamie King is one of the hottest choreographers and dance directors in the music business, and has worked with some of the most famous performers in the world. Now he has designed this unique dance-based workout programme for whole-body fitness. Using fun, easy-to-learn hip-hop dance moves, Rock Your Body will help you get fit and achieve the body you've always wanted. This 4-week, step-by-step programme targets and tones every muscle group in the body, and will improve your metabolism and help you lose weight. Using dance moves especially created by Jamie King, the workout will increase your strength and flexibility, as well as your overall fitness. It is suitable for anyone, regardless of fitness level or dance ability.
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