FŐOLDAL

2016. jan. 27.

Könyvek a disco-ról angolul

Magyarul csak néhány könyv jelent meg a disco-ról. (Három könyv a magyar diszkóról.)
Angolul sokkal több.
Ezek közül néhány:

Future Little DJ


In Future Little DJ we take a closer look at the art of being a Disc jockey. Covering important gear, terms and techniques.
A must-have for the future little turntablist or house DJ!




The Hacienda – How Not To Run A ClubAuthor: Peter Hook
Price$8.50 on AmazonWhy It’s An Awesome Read:  The Hacienda – better known as the monumental Manchester club where acid house took off in the 1980s – is one of the cornerstones of modern club and DJ culture. In this book, Joy Division/New Order’s Peter Hook tells the story of the club (of which he was a co-owner), its incredible success, and equally incredible failure in the 90s.
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ
Author: Mark Katz
Price$20.79 (paperback) / $9.99 (Kindle) on Amazon
Why It’s An Awesome Read:  A lot of current media about DJs revolves around the evolution of electronic dance music from the raves of the early nineties to the ragers of today – so to have the story of a completely different music genre revolve around DJs is always refreshing. Mark Katz’s book is on point, with a history of hip-hop that stars the DJs as the central founders, proponents, and innovators of the field.
How To DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records
Authors: Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
Price$10.20 (paperback) / $8.25 (Kindle) on Amazon
Why It’s An Awesome Read: As with a lot of modern creators, DJs have to be part technician and part artist – and How To DJ Right is a textbook for DJs (experienced and amateur) who want to excel at both concurrently. It’s both simple enough for beginners to understand and fundamentally powerful enough for DJs who have been around the block to still get value out of a read. Forget reading any “Learn how to DJ in 3 hours!” book and read this first.
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life: The History Of The Disc Jockey
Authors: 
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton 
Price
$11.52 (paperback) / $9.60 (Kindle) on Amazon
Why It’s An Awesome Read: The truth is that this book should be required reading for anyone who decides to spend time behind the decks. Brewster and Broughton (the same crew!) catalog the century-long history of DJs and their role in the advancement of virtually every genre in the last forty years. If you’re going to read one book from this list (and haven’t already), make it this one. From the book’s description: “Drawing on in-depth interviews with DJs, critics, musicians, record executives, and the revelers at some of the century’s most legendary parties, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is nothing less than the life story of dance music.”
The Record Players: DJ RevolutionariesAuthors: Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton (yes, again!)
Price
$12.16 (paperback) / $9.99 (Kindle)
Why It’s An Awesome ReadThis most recent publication from this tag-team of DJ music journalists who penned the two books prior takes the focus away from the technical and historical and instead relies on the DJs themselves who build DJ history to tell their own stories. It’s a natural follow up to Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, complete with “a collection of firsthand accounts from the obsessives, the playboys, and the eccentrics that dominated the music scene and contributed to the evolution of DJ culture”.
DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… (33 1/3)
Author: 
Eliot Wilder
Price
$10.17 (paperback) / $9.66 (Kindle)
Why It’s An Awesome Read: There’s little doubt thatEntroducing… fundamentally changed the landscape of sampling – which is what makes it a great subject for this edition of 33 1/3, a series that canonizes classic albums. In this book, you really get a sense of who Josh Davis (DJ Shadow) is, and what the mix of circumstances, skills, and passion were in his life that allowed the creation of Entroducing….
Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys, and Techniques
Author: 
Rick Snoman
Price:
 $24.06 (paperback) / $22.86 (Kindle) 
Why It’s An Awesome Read: This tome by Rick Snoman is used as a textbook in a lot of electronic music production classes simply because it’s one of the best written introductions to the topic. It covers a breadth of subjects and genres – and really gets to the core of how to take a desire to write/create dance music and turn it into actual songs. From learning the basics of audio, to synth programming, to remixing and sampling, if you’re looking to start down the production road, this makes for an ideal starting point.
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When it debuted in October 1971, Soul Train boldly went where no variety show had gone before, showcasing the cultural preferences of young African Americans and the fashions and sounds that defined their lives: R&B, funk, jazz, disco, and gospel music. The brainchild of radio announcer Don Cornelius, who was the show's producer and host for decades, Soul Train featured a diverse range of stars, from James Brown and David Bowie to Gladys Knight and R. Kelly; from Marvin Gaye and Elton John to the New Kids on the Block, Stevie Wonder, and the Beastie Boys.





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Farkas Gábortól DJ. Wolfgang-ig

Volt egyszer egy olyan időszak a magyar disco történetében, amikor előnyt jelentett, ha a dj-nek van egyénisége. Főleg, ha az a pult mögül is kisugárzik.
Amikor a DJ zenével, szöveggel szórakoztatott, táncoltatott, "lemezbemutatott".

Ilyen egyéniség, fazon, jelenség Farkas Gábor.
Sajátos humorát tökéletesen beépítette zenés műsorába; feltalálta a stand-up-disco-t.

Egyik kiemelkedő, A-kategóriás alakja a sokrétű tevékenységet ellátó disc jockey szakmának, művészetnek. (Ma már más a dj és a stand-up comedy is.)

Nem szeretnék farkast kiáltani, de nemrég DJ. Wolfgang művésznévvel adott hírt magáról.
Csak nem készül valamire?

Humor-kóstoló Farkas Gábortól két, a Disco Info-ban megjelent írásával: