Do you take requests from your audience? And if so, do you play the songs they want to hear? The single-most important skill for a DJ to have is the ability to read a room, and there is no better tool for finding out what your audience wants to hear than requests. They will literally […]
I had never given it any thought, but in many ways DJs are similar to professional wrestlers. We are both entrusted with entertaining large crowds of screaming, rowdy fans, and we’re required to use or charisma and personality to win over those crowds. We even adopt colorful stage names. Why am I pointing this out? […]
Heavy Hits is more than a record pool. You obviously know about our blog– you’re reading it right now– but do you know about our YouTube channel? It’s full of information and tutorials designed to help you become a better DJ or producer. Here’s a recap of what was shared on our YouTube channel this […]
When I joined Twitch in the summer of 2019, it was a ghost town for DJs. At that time it was strictly a community for gamers, and I only joined because I saw a way to repurpose it for my needs. I played a lot of outdoor b-boy shows, and friends of mine around the […]
Heavy Hits has been blowing up in the media lately. It’s not surprising, as we are among the top record pools in the world right now. Yes, I’m biased, but I believe I can back up what I say. But why listen to me? Check out what some other, not biased, folks have been saying […]
We all get sick from time to time. So far, I’ve been lucky enough never to have been too sick to show up and perform at an event I’ve been contracted to play, but one never knows what the future holds. Do you have a plan in place in the even that you wake up […]
Heavy Hits is more than a record pool. You obviously know about our blog– you’re reading it right now– but do you know about our YouTube channel? It’s full of information and tutorials designed to help you become a better DJ or producer. Here’s a recap of what was shared on our YouTube channel this […]
As the year comes to a close, I’ve been reviewing some of the questions I’m most commonly asked on Reddit and Twitch, and more than any other, the topic I’m always addressing is music organization. I know that subject matter has been addressed here previously, but that was before my time at Heavy Hits, and […]
I know, I know. I know what you’re going to say. Hang on for a moment before you say it, and let’s talk it over. We’re talking about the button that dare not speak its name. But I’m going to come right out and ask: Is it okay for a DJ to use the sync […]
“Joy, Power and Possibility” is the message of Girls Club, a social organization and after school program that was founded in 1998, in New York’s Lower East Side, to fill a void. There were three boys’ clubs in the neighborhood, but nothing for girls nearby, so a coalition of neighborhood Moms, including Lyn Pentecost, Jen […]