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30 Years of the CDJ | The Tech That Revolutionised DJ Culture 0 (0)

We chart the evolution of the CDJ, as the revolutionary piece of music tech turns 30. Three decades on from its beginnings, we track the CDJ’s evolution from experimental tech to industry standard gear, and explore how it changed DJing in countless ways. Speaking with some of its biggest advocates, including Roger Sanchez, DJ Paulette, DJ Shadow, Miss Monique, James Zabiela, Moxie and more, we find out why the CDJ has become such an essential tool for today’s electronic music artists. We also sit down with Yoshinori Kataoka, AlphaTheta’s President and CEO, and Kou Atsumi, one of the former product [See More…]

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Akon On Stealing Cars, French Montana, Verzuz, Akon City, Untold Stories & More | Drink Champs 0 (0)

In this episode of #DrinkChamps, #Akon talks about his early days stealing cars and using different schemes to get luxury vehicles before he got into music. He also discusses producing hits for other major artists like Lady Gaga and being the first to capitalize on ringtones. Akon shares his grand vision for building a futuristic city in Africa called Akon City and talks about why investing in #Africa is so important. This episode is full of conversation about Akon’s career, philanthropy, thoughts on technology and the music business and we didn’t skip over the fake watch either 😂 -Find REVOLT [See More…]