Friday Roundup: 6 DJ Tips For Total World Domination

In this week’s Friday Roundup, we lead with crucial advice on “making it” and having a career in the DJ world from DJ/producer Doorly. We’ve also got videos on the history of sampling and house music, a tribute to trance producer Robert Miles, plus a feature profile that proves DJing is an all-ages activity. All these and more in our weekly roundup of DJ news…

1. Doorly’s Six Tips For Dominating – Check out this DJ/producer’s top tips for making it in our mad little industry. 5Chicago has it Read more
2. Here’s How Sampling Started – Watch Chris Read teach a class on the history of sampling in dance music over at Point Blank Read more
3. Seven Best YouTube Channels For Dance Music – Power up your digital crate digging by subscribing to these dance music resources. Stoney Roads has it Read more
4. House Music History 101 – This series documents the beginnings of house music and how it spread around the world. Channel 4 has it Watch it
5. Rest In Peace Robert Miles – The dance world pays its respects to one of the pioneers of melodic trance. DJ Mag has it Read more
6. Why You Should Have Your Own Website – You may have accounts on every platform from Facebook to Snapchat, but do you have your own homepage? Here’s why it’s crucial for DJs. Magnetic Magazine has it Read more
7. Ten Influential Disco Labels – Run through this list of the top 10 most influential disco record labels from the last decade. It’s over at Mixmag Read more
8. Gangsta Gran Has Sicker Drops Than You – This 82-year-old is a dumpling maker by day and a deck destroyer by night. Talk about #GrandmaGoals! Thump has it Read more

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