My Music and DJ Style
I play current chart and party music with lots of crowd interaction on the microphone. At most events I play a variety of genres and eras to suite the crowd. I can however do theme nights of just dance, rock/indie, old-skool or cheese. I also manually beat mix for electronic genres.
DJ Equipment
This is a list of the DJ products I currently use and recommend after many years
of trial and error with a variety of equipment from budget lines to the most expensive
products.
Denon HD2500
A Compact twin Hard-Drive player. It has all the functions and responsiveness of
most high-end flatbed CD players and I manage to store all the music I require for
most commercial gigs on it’s internal hard-drive. I spent many years working off
CD and a brief period working off laptop using Serato, but I have found the HD2500
by far the most stable way to play back recorded media and the most flexible form
of track location and loading.
AKG K77 Headphones
Retailing at around £45GBP this is classed as a budget product although in my opinion
the sound quality is in line with much more extravagantly priced offerings from
brands like Technics, Sennheiser, Pioneer and Sony. The best feature of these headphones
from a DJs perspective is that they are connected by a flexible bar with no moving
parts avoiding those embarrassing tangling and folding up moments when you are trying
to hold your headphones with one hand.
Sennheiser E835S Microphone
Retailing at around £120GBP the 835 is at the top end of Sennheiser’s Evolution
series and provides crystal clear vocal reproduction. A feature I really like on
this product is the magnetic switch that is patented to Sennheiser, it can never
wear out as it has no physical connections and it is totally silent when switching
on and off. I also carry a budget Eagle G158C microphone. As well as being a spare
I find it useful in situations where feedback is an issue, normally due to close
proximity of speakers or performing in confined areas such as alcoves or under low
ceilings. The cheaper Eagle microphone is not quite as sensitive and prone to feedbeck
as the Sennheiser, but still quite clear and audible.
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Pozition, Hull. UK