Pioneer DJ is celebrating 30 years of its CDJ with a particular zine. Titled deckades, the restricted version zine options 42 unique pages of images, interviews and commentary.
The CDJ-500 landed again in 1994 as a brand new, fashionable software for DJs and has completely developed since. Although the zine is out there to learn totally free digitally, there will even be a restricted print run of simply 1000 copies – these can be found on a first-come, first-serve foundation.
The publication additionally hosts interviews with DJs Fatboy Slim, Fabio, Anna Tur, Kikelomo and TSHA, and contains an summary of all 23 fashions of the CDJ “alongside loads of nostalgic imagery”.
“Within the high-speed world of digital know-how, 1994 kind of seems like the traditional previous. When Pioneer DJ launched the CDJ-500, its revolutionary first CD deck, the typical clubgoer may need consulted a paper map to search out the venue, listened to an FM radio to get them within the temper, and arrived to discover a DJ taking part in vinyl information to an viewers that couldn’t have even conceived of a smartphone,” states Pioneer.
“deckades tells the story of how the CDJ went from an odd new different to vinyl to turning into the quintessential software of contemporary DJing. The limited-edition zine, which we’re now making out there digitally, exhibits how the CDJ dovetailed with the main developments in music know-how – from CDs and MP3s, to USB and touchscreens, and the more moderen developments of AI and VR.”
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Discover out extra about deckades or have a learn over on the Pioneer DJ weblog.
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