New Jersey’s DJ Juice, a hip-hop mixtape pioneer, has died. SiriusXM and LL Cool J’s Rock the Bells Radio reports that Juice, born Brian Short, was 54. Starting in the ’90s, the award-winning DJ was ...

And while you can, in theory, learn to mix on your phone or just on your computer, using one of the best beginner DJ controllers is a great way to become familiar with the tactile experience you get ...

music controller DJ mixer in a nightclub at a party against the background of blurred silhouettes of dancing people. Credit Alex Koral via GETTY This is not the first time the DJ finds herself in ...

A DJ uses the mixer, in combination with the turntables, to switch between two identical records at lightning fast speed, looping or re-combining individual sounds to produce an entirely new beat.

Are you an open-format DJ? Will you be travelling with the controller or only using it at home? How many sources of music do you want to mix together? Answering these questions will help narrow down ...

This is called ‘selection’ and most DJs agree this is really the key to being a great DJ. Try finding a collection of tracks that you want to mix into a DJ set. Look for tracks that you think ...