What a year. We say that every year, but...man. What a year. Like many other activities, DJing was forced out of its comfort zone and into a new era. Plans were made, changed and then cancelled. People under lockdown rekindled their passion for the artform. And we all learned a thing or two about following our passions and becoming better DJs by learning from the pros.. Here’s a brief wrap of what went down in 2020 in the world of DJing.
Live streaming blastoff
In the absence of in-person events, most of us turned to live streaming our DJ sets. To be fair, live streaming was always around, but this year was its graduation. If you’re DJing today and aren’t in with the new live streaming normal, you might find interest in your sets dwindle from here on. Event bookers especially now want you to show your work. Everyone is now live streaming.
Cloud collections
One of the biggest obstacles for new DJs is building their music collection. We’re now past the era where everyone needs an external hard drive with their own tracks. No wonder that four major companies began offering the ability to stream tracks directly from online collections. As it stands, Beatport, Beatsource, TIDAL and SoundCloud now all offer DJs the much-needed respite from local storage. Notably, Spotify opted out of this opportunity in July 2020 in a terminating of their agreement with Algoriddim’s djay software.
Stem separation
Perhaps the most exciting development has been the widespread introduction of stem separation in DJ software like Virtual DJ and Algoriddim. Giving DJs the ability to mix the separate elements of a track (drums, music and vocals) rather than full tracks has really widened the playing field for creative and innovative developments in DJing. We now have separate faders for the drums, harmonies and vocals! Sure, it has a way to go, but we’re on track to some mind-blowing new DJ mixes.
It’s safe to say that we can all breathe a sigh of relief now that the year has come to a close. It’s been a whirlwind. But we’re still here, and we’re still DJing. The key is to keep moving forwards and upwards towards our goals. So if you’re looking for a boost, consider checking out one of the DJ Courses by DJ Courses Online today.