Volume 11 Number 1
JANUARY 1998

Bad Boy Bill:
Battle Skills, Club Grooves

Subbing Mobile Gigs:
How Both DJs Win

Sounding Off :
Powerful Amps

Meet Dr. Disco:
MD By Day, DJ By Night

Holiday DJ Shopping:
What Gear to Buy?

Plus: Luke Vibert, Moby, Bentley Rythem Ace, Alexia, Kimara Love Lace, New DJ Gear, Crossover 50...

Features

Feedback
Tips for Mobiles On Conducting Private Bridal Showcase & Finding Help In Starting A DJ Business The Right Way

Turntable Technician
With His DJ Battle, Skills, Chicago's Bad Boy Bill Brings A Hip Hop Approach to Hard House Music

What To Buy?
A Recent Retail Parolee Offers Holiday Shopping Tips For DJs & Their Gift-Buying Friends

Hired Guns
Why Subbing Out DJ Gigs Can Work for Both Multi-System Mobiles & Weekend Warriors Alike

Pulling The Plug
On Drum 'N Bass For Paps,
DJ/Producer Luke Vibert Drops One of The Genre's
Enduring Statements

 

DEPARTMENTS

CLUB SPOTLIGHT
Las Vegas' Club Rio Rocks The Casino

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Top Mobile Training Manuals Key Multi-System

SOUNDING OFF:
The Pro Audio Column
Heavy or Light, Carver's Amps Pack A Punch

MOBILE OF THE MONTH
Dr. Disco: MD By Day Turns DJ By Night

GEAR
The Latest DJ Products From American DJ, JBL & More

GROOVES
Phat Wax From Brainbug, Janet Jackson, Lil Suzy & More

DJ TIMES MARKETPLACE
Go Shopping For All Your DJ-Related Supplies & More

CROSSOVER 50 CHART
The Hottest Records, As Reported By Top U.S. Record Pools

 

SAMPLINGS

MOBY
After Riding The Rock Route, Eclectic Producer
Re-Ignites Clubland

KIMARA LOVELACE
With Two Hot Singles, Jersey Songstress Leads Clubland's Vocal Rebirth

BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE
Big Beats Duo BUoys Slammin' Tracks With Wicked Humor

ALEXIA
Hitmaking Italian Diva Gains Popular Support in America