Friday Roundup: The Very Best Of DJs Complaining

Phil Morse | Founder & Tutor
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Last updated 30 January, 2015

The @djscomplaining Twitter account has been providing proof that even DJs are a miserable bunch for several years now. Today we have a collection of its biggest hits.
The @djscomplaining Twitter account has been providing proof that even DJs are a miserable bunch for several years now. Today we have a collection of its biggest hits.

DJing is glamorous, fun, inspiring, it involves partying, your very favourite music, and all the bad things that make life good… right? Apparently not! Check out the 25 most legendary complaints from DJs from the @DJsComplaining Twitter feed. It’s our lead story in our weekly trawl of the DJing and music websites, all for your reading pleasure.

  1. The Very Best Of DJs Complaining – The 25 most amusing whinges from superstar DJs from the ever-reliably funny @DJsComplaining Twitter account. Inthemix compiles them Read more
  2. Why I’m (Mostly) Done Complaining About Celebrity DJs – Sean Ray’s ever-engaging Not Your Jukebox rant site turns its attention to celebrity DJs Read more
  3. The Rapid Decline In Music Sales – Of course we love to own our music as DJs, but streaming is relentlessly climbing. How long before Serato and Traktor have a streaming service attached? Hypebot reports Read more
  4. What You Need To Know About Protecting Your Hearing – Always a topic worth revisiting if you want a decent length of a career as a DJ. DJ Tech Tools has it Read more
  5. What The Resurrection of Vinyl Albums Actually Looks Like – We love vinyl. But it’s dead. Hypebot has your proof. Don’t let people tell you it’s ever going to be the best way to DJ again, ‘cos it ain’t. Read more
  6. NAMM 2015: the Biggest Announcements – Been under a rock? Here’s an alternative view on the NAMM show’s big stories, from Chris Brackley over at DJ City (video) Watch it
  7. Ableton Tutorial: Spice Up Vocals With One Word Delays – Messing with Ableton, maybe after following our recent tutorial series? DJ Tech Tools has a nice vocal trick Read more

That’s it for this week, have a great weekend folks!

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