Pioneer DJ history 30 years of the CDJ: get your digital copy deckades charts the evolution of the CDJ and its impact on DJ culture across the past three decades, with 42 exclusive pages of photos, interviews and commentary.
DJ tips 6 challenges to boost your DJ skills From mixing on “dumb DJ gear,” to playing a totally different genre, and taking gigs you’d usually turn down, these exercises should get you out of your comfort zone and sharpen your craft....
Pioneer DJ history We look back on 15 years of rekordbox In 2009, the CDJ-2000 and its accompanying rekordbox software introduced DJs to a different way to play: uploading music to a USB stick. We reflect on this pivotal time for Pioneer DJ, while...
DJ tips How to be a background DJ From gigs in bars, to chill-out rooms, and ambient sets, we explore the subtle art of DJing in the background.
Pioneer DJ history 30 years of the CDJ: get your digital copy deckades charts the evolution of the CDJ and its impact on DJ culture across the past three decades, with 42 exclusive pages of photos, interviews and commentary.
Pioneer DJ history We look back on 15 years of rekordbox In 2009, the CDJ-2000 and its accompanying rekordbox software introduced DJs to a different way to play: uploading music to a USB stick. We reflect on this pivotal time for Pioneer DJ, while...
Pioneer DJ history Dual CD players: A different way to DJ We dust off the CD players that created the very first wave of digital DJs, looking back on the workflow and features of a class of products that were ubiquitous in the '90s and '00s.
Pioneer DJ history It was all a dream: The brief history of audiovisual DJing With the help of Sander Kleinenberg and DJ Yoda, two leading AV DJs, we look back on the products that attempted an ambitious evolution of DJing that never quite materialised.
Pioneer DJ history Meet the DJM-500, the first ever mixer from Pioneer DJ In 1995, the DJM-500 helped introduce FX to the DJ booth, while cementing a design that would influence every Pioneer DJ mixer that followed. Here is its story.
Pioneer DJ history See our favorite limited edition products of all time We round up some of the best Pioneer DJ rarities from the last 25 years.
Pioneer DJ history The futuristic CDJ you’ve probably never heard of As it reaches its 20th anniversary, we look back on the DMP-555, the weird and wonderful DJ player that never found success in its day.
Pioneer DJ history What’s it like to mix on DJ gear from 20 years ago? We tracked down a setup from the early 2000s, navigating faulty second-hand equipment and burning CDs, to find out what we’ve gained and lost in the DJ booth.