DJ Hackday

14-15th Jan 2017 in Manchester

What is a DJ?● A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who

selects and plays recorded music for an audience.● Originally, disk referred to phonograph records,

while disc referred to the Compact Disc,and has become the more common spelling.Today, the term includes all forms of music playback,no matter the medium

Types of disc jockeys● Club DJs select and play music in bars, nightclubs,

discothèques, at raves, or even in a stadium● Hip hop disc jockeys select and play music using multiple

turntables, they may also do turntable scratching to create percussive sounds

● Mobile DJs travel with portable sound systems and play recorded music at a variety of events

● Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations

Created a mixtape/CD/playlist for someone?

Remix culture

Creators = Music makersEditors = Remixers / DJs

Lurkers = Consumers / Audience

Everything's a Remix

Creativity is remix

Culture always builds on the past

The past always tries to control the future

Our future is becoming less free

This is about the music

Glimpse of the future by looking at the past

Glimpse of the future by looking at the past

Challenges

Skeuomorphism needs to die

New types of user interfaces?

Cooperative djing?

View source a mix?

Could you describe a mix in data?

Mixing and coding live?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hellocatfood/26165674313

Music, code, learn and repeat?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/26462628205

Where’s the commentary/meta?

Could you add play elements to Djing?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/edrysark/3751986026

Better ways to discover, pick & rate?

Is there a new dashboard for dj's?

New techniques to share?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/southbankcentre/14263881160

New ways to package mixes

New ways to distribute mixes

New ways to licence mixes

Break the barrier between DJ and audience

New ways to connect with the audience

New places to play out live?

Could VJ’s and DJ’s work together?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nikoskoutoulasphotography/5734316836

Let’s hack the hardware

Diversity of people, ideas and music

Diversity of people, ideas and music

From audience to remixer

Democratisation of DJing

www.lanyrd.com/2017/djhack

Ian Forrester | Cubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden

Presentation : CC BY-NC-SA