A short presentation I put together for RIOT Games when I visited LA...

2. Counting
with Chris

3. This presentation is
brought to you by

4. Let’s start
from the
beginning *
* Zero actually comes first,
but artistic license

11. Put in simple
terms…

12. #!/usr/bin/python
for beat in range(1,5):
print beat

14. Congratulations

15. Now you know the
_secret_

16. … of DJing!

18. Wait…

19. What
_is_
a

21. Urban
dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dj

22. What is a DJ?
“Used to be a title
showing a capability to
mix and scratch existing
music to create a new
sound”

23. What is a DJ?
“… but now anyone who
has made a track line-up
on a tape or burned CD
has the same talent of the
self-proclaimed narcissistic
DJs of today”

25. I am
_not_
a
… also I didn’t stay at a holiday inn last night
DJ

26. But I do play one on TV!

28. The Basics… old skool vs. new school

30. Back in the day
… when dinosaurs roamed the earth

35. fast-forward… to modern day earth

38. *
*NotactuallyDJing

40. Types... each to their own

42. Club/Bar DJThere to create an atmosphere

43. PerformerPeople are there to see^Whear you!

44. mobile /
wedding DJ
... Can you play Lady Gaga for me?

45. Radio DJLikes the sound of his/her own voice

47. How to mix… or why counting to 4 is important

49. Beatmatching

50. Beatmatching
Every song has a different
tempo (rpm)

51. Beatmatching
You need to match the
RPM to “mix” them
together

52. Beatmatching
tempo mis-match
track1track2
140bpm175bpm

53. Beatmatching

54. Beatmatching
phase mis-match
track1track2
140bpm140bpm

55. Beatmatching

56. Beatmatching
#winning
track1track2
140bpm140bpm

58. Phrasing

60. Phrasing
Most _mixable_ music
is in 4/4 time

61. Phrasing
4 beats per bar
track1
140bpm
4 beat bar

62. track2
140bpm
4 beat bar
track1
140bpm
4 beat bar

63. track2
140bpm
4 beat bar
track1
140bpm
4 beat bar

64. Beatmatching + Phrasing
=
#winning

66. Sound… making little tweaks

68. Volume

69. Volume
More isn’t _always_ a
good thing

71. Volume

72. Bass / Trebble / Mid

73. Filters

74. Filters

75. Low-pass

76. High-pass

78. Know your
Hand signals

80. The Crowd… showing their love

86. The DJ… showing your mastery

92. Thank you!… now you also have mad skillz

93. DJ DinoAvailable for weddings and Christmas parties