While we will almost certainly will never be lumbered with the ball and chain that is a forum, they do have the occasional redeeming feature in among the circular and spiralling this vs that discussions, flame wars and the odd death threat. One such thing is the “show us your setup” thread, which gives readers the option to essentially get their metaphorical DJ genitalia out for all to see in a blaze of gear lust glory. And IKEA furniture too.
So seeing as we are all about DJ gear, it does seem like a rather good idea to have a similar thing on DJWORX. I’ve created this story to act as a base for it, but I’ll add a small banner to the site, where you’ll be able to share your pimped out cupboard, den, man-cave or capacious studio in the comments. Obviously post a picture, but please do add a description of what you’ve shoehorned into your command centre.
I’ve done this for a number of reasons:
- We’re interested in the diversity of gear being used out there.
- We’d love to show that the term “DJ” now has a wider definition that every before.
- There’s a lot of inspiration to be gleaned from sharing your gear setup and workspace with the DJWORX community.
I’ll get things going, but it’s not really a very good example as it changes on a weekly basis:
What I’m trying to create is a fluid performance space, were I can quickly change what I’ve got set up and swap it out for something else depending in who is passing through. Having turned the tables around to face down the studio, it feels much more like a performance space, but does require more sound and light to really work. I’m slowly buying pieces of furniture that fit with the Victorian mill feeling in the studio, hence the somewhat battered metal shelves. It’s as if they were made for DJ gear.
What I really want is a truly modular setup that I can move around the studio as I see fit, ideally on wheels but still rock solid. It also needs to have very neat cabling, without the excessive number of extensions plugged into extensions and cables trailing across the floor. While I could knock up something with IKEA parts, I want something a little more distinctive and unique so that the studio builds its own image, and so that I don’t have to work with the limitations of having to make things fit in with IKEA’s products. Lots of scribbling in Moleskine notebooks with lots of pound signs right now. Gulp.
Over To You
Your turn — show us your setup, and importunity tell us why you’re using particular equipment, but also tell us why you have it arranged the way you do. Don’t be shy… you can add pictures with the icon at the bottom left of the comments box. Share your workspace with the DJWORX readers. And if you have before and after shots as well, that would give a great deal of context to where you are now.