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SHOWCASE: Paul Van Dyk through Vestax’s lens



Paul Van Dyk Vestax UK (2)

While known as a DJ, Paul Van Dyk is much more than that. Vestax UK followed him for 2 years and captured a snapshot of his setup and show.

Simple pleasures — my retro Jazzy Jeff Gemini mixer



Gemini PMX-2200 Jazzy Jeff Mixer

While tons of buttons can be nice, sometimes all I need is a crossfader. And when it’s inside a vintage Gemini Jazzy Jeff mixer, I’m in heaven.

Record Store Day and the timeless magic of vinyl



Record Store Day 2013 The Den Keighley (2)

This weekend saw the annual Record Store Day fever induce me to take a trip to my local vinyl haunt to partake in the lost art of music buying. This is my story.

SHOWCASE: Print your own DJ controller



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Design and print your own DJ controller? Dr. Kate Stone says yes. Well nearly, but this proof of concept is certainly a step in the right direction.

FLASHBACK: DJ gear back in 1998



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In the DJ dark ages before iPads, laptops, MIDI controllers and CDJ-1000s, things were simpler. Take a look through this 1998 brochure to see how simple.

SHOWCASE: Cut Man Doo on the reels of steel



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As technology rampages forward, Cut Man Doo take it back a level. Marvel at how he makes reel to reel sound like the wheels of steel.

EASTER GIVEAWAY: Pioneer DDJ-WeGO, HDJ-500 and Neo cables!



Pioneer WeGO DJ Controller HDJ-500 headphones Oyaide Neo D+ cables

It’s Easter and we’re having a couple of days off. To celebrate, we’re giving away a Pioneer DDJ-WeGO, HDJ-500 headphones and some Oyaide Neo d+ cables. Again.

ROADTRIP: My day with Vestax UK



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The promise of digging through boxes of classic DJ gear was too much, so off I trotted to Vestax UK to check them out. Roadtrip!

Brand wars – why do you care so much?



Traktor vs Serato

Who cares what products you use? Clearly some of you do. But why do you care so much that the other guy uses the product you don’t?