Friday Five: “I Don’t Understand Why DJs Don’t Use Sync!”

In this week’s Friday Five, we’re leading with a piece from Mixmag on how legendary battle and #RealDJ DJ Craze feels about the sync button. We’ve also got articles from The Guardian, DJ Techtools, Flypaper and Roland. Have a great weekend ahead!

1. “Sync Is Your Friend” – DJ Craze went on a Twitter rampage about the sync button and why DJs should use it so they can be more creative. It’s over at Mixmag Read more
2. 20 Greatest Giorgio Moroder Songs, Ranked – The Guardian gives a rundown of the legendary music producer’s absolute best original productions and remixes Read more
3. Why Mobile DJs Need Uplighting – Our friends over at DJ Techtools dish on the importance of uplighting and how it adds to a venue’s overall aesthetic Read more
4. What NOT To Put In Your Press Releases – Here are seven press release no-no’s to avoid if you’re trying to get some media mileage for your DJing. Flypaper has it Read more
5. Tool Of Legends: The Roland SP-404 – Beatmaking is a branch of music production that holds hardware samplers and drum machines in high regard. Find out why the Roland SP-404 is so essential to this style of music in this video from Roland Watch it

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