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What You Need to be a Mobile Disk Jockey
Working as a mobile disk jockey (DJ) brings with it a number of challenges that a resident club DJ doesn't have. Not least is the need to carry all of that essential DJ equipment wherever we go.
I've worked in clubs as both a guest and residential DJ, on cruise liners, as a radio DJ and these days I make my living as a moble DJ. Each week I meet new people with diverse musical tastes in some fantastic locations. I've played gigs in stately homes, tents, gardens, onboard ships and yachts and even on a private jet flying to America. It's this variety that I most enjoy about my work, but back to the challenges.
One of the biggest problems that us working mobile DJs must deal with is lugging enormous amounts of equipment to every gig. The club DJ only has to carry his tunes, maybe as records or CDs, whereas I need a medium sized van to carry all of my gear.
These days I have an assistant who is a great help in setting up and breaking down my PA and lighting rig at each gig. Only a few years ago I needed to do all the setting up and breaking down myself. The important factor to consider when selecting DJ equipment for mobile use is compactness. It must be compact and as light as possible.
The DJ speakers that I use are the powered variety. This means that I don't need power amplifiers and my system setup is much simpler. There are far fewer cables to worry about and less that can go wrong. I've been using an excellent pair of JBL active PA speakers for the past two years and they have been fantastic.
Another key consideration is lighting. Club DJs rarely need to concern themselves with club lighting systems as these are generally already in place and often have their own dedicated operators. For us mobile DJs we've got to do it all ourselves. But luckily these days there are some compact DJ lights that use LEDs making them relatively lightweight, low power and cool.
But I suppose the most important piece of DJ gear is the music. This isn't equipment you say, and you're right. But I'm really referring to the medium which can be vinyl records, CDs, DVDs and MP3 files. This all means that I need some turntables, a CD player, a DVD player and something to play MP3 files. These days I stick to one DJ CD player, a pair of Technics 1210s and my laptop computer which has a DVD drive. I route all of these through my excellent DJ mixer and I'm just about ready for any requests, from Mantovani to the Wombles.
Samsung reveals 15- and 17-inch Series 5 laptops to arrive during 'back-to-school season' (Engadget)
Is it ever too early to trot out back-to-school laptops? Not if you're
Samsung. Here at CES, hidden among the company's razor-thin Series 9 laptops
and bright yellow gaming rig we found two mid-range laptops built for
students, and other folks who just want something affordable and capable. What
we have here are a pair of redesigned Series 5 notebooks, with 15.6- and
17.3-inch displays, respectively. And particularly given that they'll start at
about $799 and max out around $1,199, they're looking pretty tempting. At this
early stage, Samsung won't say much about likely specs, but so far, it seems
that the specs could be quite generous. Take the display, for example. Both
have the same matte, 300-nit display used in the new company's Ultrabooks, and
the resolution is fixed at 1600 x 900 for the 15-incher, and 1080p for the
larger model. At the high end, they'll both be available with a Core i7 Ivy
Bridge processor, JBL speakers, a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M card with
Optimus, an optional Blu-ray drive and up to 1TB in storage (2TB for the
17-inch version). Not too shabby for a mid-range laptop, especially if Samsung
keeps ...
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