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HOW TO DVJ
How to DVJ
A digital DJ masterclass
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By
Charles Kriel, An artist, producer and DVJ based in London. He has featured in DJ Mag's Top 20, and was recently billed ?the world's first superstar VJ' by The Times. Kriel is also Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, DASS, London Metropolitan University, UK.

Description
How to DVJ is THE manual for the new generation of DJ's incorporating all the modern advances in digital technology- vinyl decks are replace by digital decks, and sound is combined with visual imagery. Covering all the basics of scratch, blending and mixing as well as explaining image manipulation such as wipes, layering and fades the book is set to unleash creativity and take DJ's from the bedroom to Ibiza. The accompanying DVD includes tutorial material from the ?pioneer' of DVJing as well as essential information for connecting DVJX1's to mixers, operation of the system, digital scratch technique and most importantly how to use pre-made video material to make a DVJ-style music video in fifteen minutes.

Audience
Professional and bedroom Dj's and DVJ's, record labels and artists

Contents
THE DVD-ROM ON THE DECKS 1. GETTING STARTED 2. GETTING DVDS 3. CHOOSING THE RIGHT KIT 4. GETTING IT ALL CONNECTED 5. FIRING IT UP: UNDERSTANDING TUNEZ 6. MIXER AND DECKS 7. CUEING, OR HOW TO START AND STOP A TUNE 8 BEATMATCHING 9. MIXING TRACKS 10. MIXING STRUCTURALLY 11. MIXING FROM VIDEO TO VIDEO 12. MIXING CDS AND DVDS 13. CDJ, DVJ, VINYL, LOOPS AND CUES 14. CHOOSING YOUR SET Interview: Phil Kay IN THE CLUB 15. THE RECCE: CHECKING OUT THE VENUE 16. CONNECTING TO THE VIDEO and SOUNDSYSTEM 17. PLAYING OUT 18. STRUCTURING YOUR SET DVJ MASTER 19. MAKING YOUR OWN VIDEO CONTENT 20. FINDING VIDEOS FOR YOUR TUNES 21. UNDERSTANDING VIDEO FORMATS 22. CHOOSING THE RIGHT SOFTWARE 23. MAKING A BRILLIANT MUSIC VIDEO FOR NO MONEY IN NO TIME? 24. EFFECTS Interview: Sander Kleinberg 25. REMIXING DJ AND DVJ TRACKS 26. GETTING THE MOST FROM THE DVJ-X1 GOING ALL THE WAY 27. MAKING A MIX DVD 28. GETTING GIGS 29. STREAMING A NET MIX DVJ JEDI MASTER 30. THE SECRETS OF DIGITAL SCRATCH DVJ ZEN MASTER 31. SOME THOUGHTS, SOME QUESTIONS

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 272 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-52074-2
ISBN-10: 0-240-52074-2
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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