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DJing
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by John Steventon

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DJing For Dummies®
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About the Author
John Steventon, also known as Recess, was transformed from clubber to
wannabe DJ by BBC Radio 1’s 1996 ‘Ibiza Essential Mix’. Fascinated by what
heheard, he bought a second-hand pair of turntables, his best friend’s record
collection, and started to follow the dream of becoming his newest hero,
Sasha.
With no other resource available when he first started DJing, John would take
notes, writing articles to refer to if ever he felt like he needed help. Joining
the Internet revolution meant 15 megabytes of free Web space, and as he’d...