Be it scratching (the current technique of today's world), mixing/mashing (often heard in clubs, dancefloors, remixes), beatmatching/beatmixing (the unexplainable transition of one song into the next without you noticing), and simply playing the music to a group of people. (Radio DJs any one?)
The irony is I learned so much today from a book called "How to DJ right" by Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster.
http://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
I would suggest for any starter DJs such as I buy this book before buying any of the actual equipment ASAP. The info within this book is simply refreshing and realign the path of DJs to the actual meaning of DJing after the introduction of mainstream media today.
To learn you must learn, obviously, but where to start?
Here are interviews with a few important DJs:
Francis Grasso:
http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/francis-grasso
DJ Kool Herc:
http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/kool-herc
DJ Shadow:
http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/dj-shadow
There are tons of other interviews by the authors Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster with many other DJ related goodies on this site:
And here's a little gift of old school hip hop. This track is mixed and mashed by Double Dee & Steinski which narrates the history of breakdancing favorite/classic breakbeats.
As for review on technologies of DJing (which is often a favorite of article readers), we first go to the person that is the master of DJing (the master of mix masters haha!) - Francis Grasso. If you read his interview article link I posted before, then you would know his skills before DJ mixers without faders/crossfaders. Those techniques are:
Beatmatching:
Slip-cueing:
Although in today's fader oriented world, it is a basic technique, it is not without great history behind it. And here it is the gear review of today - The history of DJ mixer.
Good music playing. Cuz Hip Hop Can't Stop & Won't Stop
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