New England DJ asks, "Is the rapid growth in laptop mixing set to spell the end for the traditional turntable user?
An iPod mixer, made by DJ equipment manufacturer Numark, is the latest item released that allows DJs to manipulate digitally-stored music. For some, the revolution is becoming so swift it is even changing what the letters "DJ" – traditionally short for "disc jockey" – stand for.
"Digital jockey is a DJ," Maine Wedding DJ, Danny D of respected DeBruin Entertainment told Modern Bride Magazine. "Just forget discs, go beyond discs. A digital jockey manipulates media of different forms, mixes them and produces an entertainment out of that."
At the start of the 1990s, being a DJ was very clear-cut – sitting in a booth, with two decks, a large collection of vinyl, a few samples and a baseball cap. But the 21st Century DJ has become part of the digital revolution as much as anything else.
Posted by: Maine “Digital” Disc Jockey, Danny D of DeBruin Entertainment
