Nipperz with attitude: DJ Sara and DJ Ryusei

admin | September 21, 2007

I may be away from home and away from the blogoshere for a week, but that doesn’t stop me using the power of WordPress’ forward-publishing capabilities to serve up something for the weekend. As many of you know, I used to…..

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A retired DJ’s month of music: Ableton

admin | July 27, 2007

As my final instalment to my showcase month of old DJ mixes, I return to House music, but this time with a little twist. In May 2005, pioneering DJ Sasha made music history by being the first ever DJ to play a…..

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A retired DJ’s month of music: Skeewiff weirdness

admin | July 22, 2007

This is the third instalment of a retired DJ’s month of music. Apologies for not getting this published on Friday but that pesky real world grabbed hold of me and forced me to spend a few days away from home…..

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A retired DJ’s month of music: Funk

admin | July 13, 2007

Following from last weeks well-received House music mix, recorded by yours truly back when I used to be a DJ, my month of music continues with a fine mix of funk, groove and disco. The 70s occupies a special place in…..

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A retired DJ’s month of music: House

admin | July 6, 2007

Friday is here and the weekend has landed… so why not listen to some House music? I’ve revealed here before that I’m a retired DJ. I hung up my headphones in the professional sense just over two years ago, and…..

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How does it feel to get shafted by the music industry?

admin | April 6, 2007

Last month I wrote an article titled, Digital rights management dissected, where I looked with a cynical eye upon Steve Jobs, Apple, the music industry and DRM. Earlier this week Steve Jobs announced an agreement with EMI where Apple will sell DRM-free…..

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Digital rights management dissected

admin | March 5, 2007

Last week I was working with some digital video and acquired a few clips which were protected by Windows Media’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. This meant that I was prevented from using these clips in my project. The project in question…..

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