Volume 13 Number 2
February 2000

Scene 1: New York City – “Look, it’s Skribble! Skribble!” scream a handful of teenage girls gathered in the unforgiving November cold outside MTV’s Times Square studio. Nearby, a tattooed man with dreadlocks and a kilt marches to the shrill bellow of his bagpipe. As they flock toward Skribble, the giggling teens beg for guest passes so they can see Korn, who are soon expected to drop in for an on-air chat. Just once, can a DJ get more respect than rock-n-roll’s biggest act? more >>>>

If you’ve ever stepped inside a professional recording studio, you probably saw big, booming speakers on the wall. They look real impressive, but they aren’t what the top DJs, remixers or producers use to judge their mix. Those big speakers are usually used on “playback” once the mix is right. Instead, judging critical levels of bass to drum mixture, vocals to instrumental level and the like are left to speakers called “near field” monitors. more >>>>

When his pal Paul Halverson got engaged, Brian Doyle offered his DJing services for the wedding reception at no charge – as in gratis, a gift from one friend to another. At the reception – early 1991, Livermore, Cal. – Doyle assumed the MCing duties and interacted with the raucous, beer-swilling crowd while his DJ, Rene, dropped jams by Billy Idol, The B-52s and The Romantics. more >>>>

OnLine FEATURES
Feedback: (click here)
Questions on MIDI Mixing and Dropping Acid
The Surreal World: (click here)
With Strict Dedication & Some Out-of-the-Blue Luck, MTV’s Skribble Has Become America’s Most Visible DJ
Monitoring the Mix: (click here)
A DJ’s Guide to Buying Project Studio Monitors
Family Dysfunctions : (click here)
When Family & Friends Request Free or Discounted Mobile Gigs, Diplomacy Is Not Your Only Option
DJ TIMES MARKETPLACE
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OnLine DEPARTMENTS:
Samplings: Andrea Parker (click here)
Experimental DJ Says," Kiss My ARP!"
Samplings: Soulwax (click here)
Belgian Brothers Gonna Work It Out
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: (click here)
Uncle Sam Wants You - To Attend DJ Expo West!
GEAR: (click here)
The Latest DJ Products From Gemini, American DJ & More
GROOVES: (click here)
Phat Wax From Kevin Aviance, "Humpty" Vission & More
Current X50 CHART On Line: (click here)
Chart Compiled For The Web - Every 2 weeks by DME Inc.
The Charts provides some of the Hottest Tracks off the Crossover50 Charts along with STREAMING AUDIO
THIS DJ...by Mike Nice: (click here)
A New Comic Strip For DJs - Penned By A DJ

OffLine FEATURES:
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Speaking in Tongues:
Drum-n-Bass Master DJ Krust Translates His Coded Language
Big City Hitter:
Party Circuit DJ James Anderson Has Gone from Small Town Boy to the Main Event

OffLine DEPARTMENTS:
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SOUNDING OFF: The Pro Audio Column
Sony Headphones: A Hit Out the Box
MOBILE OF THE MONTH:
New England Mobile Goes to the Videotape
CLUB SPOTLIGHT:
Rick's Place: Lancaster's Teen Casablanca
SAMPLINGS:
FreQ Nasty -
London's Nu Skool Principal
Groove Armada -
Big Beats, Lush Melodies

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