Contents -- 1 Becoming a Radio DJ -- What's Involved -- The Challenges of Radio -- Skills Needed -- The Ratings -- Types of Radio Jobs -- Music DJs -- Talk Show DJs -- Sports Announcers -- Sports Reporters -- Traffic Reporters -- Newscasters -- News Reporters -- Other Radio Jobs -- Talking the Talk: Radio Terminology -- How to Begin Your Career as a Radio DJ -- College Internships -- Other Ways to Gain On-Air Experience -- Your "Demo" Tape -- Music Formats -- FCC Obscenity/Indecency Standards -- Marketing Yourself -- Job Outlook -- Real-World Experiences -- Mike Staff -- Lisa G -- Dave Mann -- Jon "Rock 'n' Roll" Anthony -- Denise Kelly -- Mel "Toxic" Taylor -- Michael Lowe -- 2 Becoming a Nightclub or Bar DJ -- Getting My Start -- Coming Up in Philly -- Going Euro in Jersey -- Working in Atlantis -- Minding My Own Business -- Working as a Club DJ -- Entertainment Theory -- Bands vs DJs -- Your DJ Name -- Preparing to Play Live -- Performing at Free-Standing Clubs -- Performing in Hotel Clubs -- Performing in Smaller Bars -- Performing in Adult Clubs -- Performing in After Hours Clubs -- Typical Club and Bar Equipment -- Turntables and CD Players -- Mixers, Headphones, Speakers, and Amps -- Lights and Special Effects -- Using Video -- Bar Games and Special Promotions -- The Law -- The Five-Step Plan for Successful Promotions -- Effectively Marketing Yourself -- Adding Credibility to Your Show -- Cover Letter -- The Contract -- 3 Becoming a Mobile DJ -- Introduction -- Performing at Wedding Receptions -- The Ceremony -- Cocktail Hour -- Wedding Introductions -- The Bride and Groom's First Dance -- The Blessing or Benediction -- The Toast -- Dinner Hour -- Parent Dances -- Wedding Party Dance -- Party Time! -- Additional Dances and Events -- Fun Wedding Events -- Performing at Anniversary Parties -- Performing at Class Reunions.

Performing at Proms and School Dances -- Performing at Company Picnics, Fundraisers, and Other Corporate Affairs -- Performing at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs -- Cocktail Hour -- Grand Entrance -- The Blessing of the Bread ("Motzi") -- Chowtime -- Dancing and Games -- The Hora -- The Candlelighting Ceremony -- More Dancing and Stuff -- The Grand Finale -- Performing at Sweet 16s -- Cocktail Hour -- Grand Entrance or Introductions -- Special Dances -- The Toast -- Candlelighting Ceremony -- Performing at Other Mobile Parties -- Preparation for a Mobile Job -- Mobile Advertising, Marketing, and Imaging -- Telephone Coverage -- Credit Cards -- Contracts -- Referrals -- Your Sales Kit -- Drumming Up Sales -- Advertising -- Super-Secret Marketing Tricks -- Contracts and Forms -- Wedding Information Sheet -- Equipment Checklist -- Sample Contract -- 4 Mobile and Club DJ Equipment -- Introduction to Sound -- The Basic Equipment -- Turntables -- Belt Drive vs. Direct Drive -- Technics 1200s -- Turntable Cartridges and How They Work -- Tone Arms -- Slipmats -- Hooking Up Your Turntable -- CD Players -- The Dual CD Deck -- Tabletop CD Players -- The Skippies -- Microphones -- Types of Mics -- Wireless Mics -- Using a Microphone -- Mixers -- Battle Style Mixers -- Multi-channel DJ Mixers -- Hooking Up Your Mixer -- Amplifiers -- Choosing Your Weapon -- Hooking Up Your Amplifier -- Speakers -- Headphones -- Equalizers -- Hooking Everything Up -- The Cables -- Crossovers -- Packages or Starter Kits -- Used Equipment -- Maintenance Anyone Can Do -- Emergency Kits and Backup -- 5 All About The Music -- It's All About Your Audience -- Club Mixes, Remixes, and Radio Versions -- Does The Music Matter? -- Building a Collection from Scratch -- CDs vs. Vinyl vs. MP3 -- Full CDs vs. CD Singles -- Cocktail Music -- Slow Jams -- House and Techno Music -- Trance/Progressive House.

Freestyle or Club Music -- Disco -- Hip Hop and Rap -- Alternative or Modern Rock -- Dance Rock -- Oldies -- Top Country -- Latin Music Explosion -- Maintaining Your Library -- Record Pools and Promotional Services -- Legal Music Download Websites -- Master Programming -- Dance Music vs. Listening Music -- Sad Music vs Happy Music -- Reading a Room -- Rotating the Dance Floor -- Developing Effective Music Programming -- Handling Requests -- Strange Requests and Other Issues -- Breaking New Music -- 6 Performance DJs -- The Basics of Beatmixing -- Basic Dance Music Theory -- Beats Per Minute -- Basic Beatmixing -- The Right Place at the Right Time -- You Can Do It In The Mix -- Slamming -- Sample Slamming -- Beatmixing No-Nos -- Advanced DJ Performance Mix Tricks -- Scratching -- Preparing to Scratch -- Scratching Techniques -- The Art of Remixing and Edits -- Remixing -- Edits -- Producing Electronic Music -- Dance Music Structure -- Synthesizers -- Music Making Software -- The Flow of Your Show -- 7 The MC -- What Makes a Great MC? -- One Part Comedian -- One Part Politician -- Ninety Eight Parts Entertainer -- MC Tools -- Voice -- Image -- Presence -- Material -- Making a Name for Yourself -- Value Added -- Promoting New Talent -- Spotting New Trends -- Group Dynamics -- Lights, or Lack Thereof -- Silence -- Strangeness -- Unexpected Downshift -- Getting a Little Free Help -- Contests and Promotions -- Kids' Games -- Teen Games -- Games for All Ages -- Good Prizes -- Drinking on the Job? -- 8 DJ Resources -- DJ Websites -- Pro DJ Web Sites -- DJ Magazines -- Mobile Beat Magazine -- DJ Times Magazine -- DJ Mag -- Nightclub and Bar Magazine -- DJ Conventions -- DJ Associations -- 9 The Digital Domain -- Going Digital -- Ripping and Encoding -- Burning -- Digital Storage -- Sampling and Formats -- WAV -- AIFF -- MP3 -- MP3Pro -- Windows WMA.

Apple AAC -- Real Audio -- Ogg Vorbis -- Digital DJ Software -- Sound Cards and Latency -- Consumer Digital Music Software -- Professional Live DJ Software -- Digital DJ Hardware -- Numark DMC-1 -- Visiosonic's PCDJ FX and DAC-2 -- BPM Studio -- PVDJ's DAI -- EKS XP10 -- Hercules DJ Controller -- Stanton Final Scratch -- Rane Serato Scratch Live -- Complete Digital DJ Solutions -- DJ RAK -- DJ Power -- Portable MP3 Players -- Apple iPod -- Creative Labs Nomad and MuVo -- Other Portables -- Loop-Based Software -- Sony Studios Acid -- Ableton Live -- Propellerhead Reason -- 10 Planning for the Future -- Radio DJ Career Paths -- Club/Bar DJ Career Paths -- Mobile DJ Career Paths -- Where Are They Now? -- DJ Burnout -- The Future of the Business -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U-V -- W -- X-Z.