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Tech News

The Cult of Rotary Mixers

There are more rotaries on the market than ever before, and many top DJs swear by them. So what, if anything, makes them special? Stephen Titmus investigates. When Joe Claussell DJs he'll often seem overcome by the music he's playing. He'll lean downwards before snapping violently upright. His elbows will start to flail. He'll shake his head and contort his features like a musician in the throes of a breathtaking […]

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Tech News

An Introduction To Mixing with DJ Isolators

WHAT IS AN ISOLATOR? In basic terms, an isolator is a high quality, standalone DJ EQ with large knobs that’s attached to the master out. In contrast to traditional EQs, they are generally not used for the purposes of mixing, but instead to shape the sound and add color to your set. Isolators also feature wider frequency ranges, smoother pots, high quality amplification circuits, and much more gain per band […]

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House History

Legendary NY Nightclub: Better Days

Better Days was a New York dance club which opened in the 1972 and closed in 1988. Re-opened and closed again in 1990 or 1991. It was located on West 49th Street. DJs Bert, Tee Scott, Bruce Forest, Francois Kevorkian, Kenny Carpenter, Larry Patterson, Shep Pettibone, and others played to a loyal, attitudeless black black crowd over a period of more than 15 years. Bruce Forest was the house DJ at Better Days from 1981 to 1988. Bruce Forest helped Shep, Dave […]

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DJ Interviews

Bruce Forest brought Better Days

  Bruce Forest’s long residency at midtown Black gay club Better Days is one of clubland’s more unlikely stories. Forest was the white middle class kid who won over the hearts and feet of a tough New York crowd who didn’t take kindly to an impertinent upstart replacing their beloved Tee Scott. He eventually won them over and stayed until it shut down in 1988. Thanks to his fascination for […]

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DJ Interviews

Interview: Timmy Regisford

  "I started out at 14 years old. Somebody took me to the Paradise Garage. People were dancing and it wasn’t called house music then, it was just called club music or Disco. That was my introduction and my love just started" Timmy Regisford-   There’s not many who can boast such a colourful career in the music industry as the legendary Timmy Regisford. From his early experiences at New York’s […]

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HOUSE VIP

A short discussion with 5 time award winning NYC promoter Robbi

Before we conduct the interview would you mind telling us a bit about yourself professionally, interests, personal etc. I'm based in New York City. I promote dance parties(in and outside of New York), I promote web sites ,clothing, dance music videos + releases; and affectionately known as the 5 time award winning promoter. Its too much to list who I've worked with and currently working with but...most don't know this, […]

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