# djs (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover djs. Page: Feed: --- ## [ZZ Top Stories in Honor of Frank Beard](https://jdtorian.com/zz-top-stories-in-honor-of-frank-beard/) _2026-08-20 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you're from Texas, and especially if you're from Houston, ZZ Top looms large over the social, cultural, and musical landscape. They were huge in the '70s, and then in the '80s, when they took over the world and MTV with the Eliminator record, you couldn't get away from them. And these weren't sequestered rock stars. They were everywhere in Houston. You'd see them all around. Later, in my… ## [🎵 The Wedding Playlist You Were Handed](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/playlist-is-not-a-set) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ It is not a set. It is a story about two people. ## [Just Don't Worry](https://jdtorian.com/just-dont-worry/) _2026-08-19 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ It’s definitely not covered really anywhere, but the early ’90s college music scene was super neo-hippie, so much so that there was a term: “neo-hippie frat rat.” I’m not sure there was anywhere in the world more full of neo-hippie frat-ratism than Austin. People were super into the Dead, and Allman Brothers, and Blues Traveler, and other little bands, smaller bands, like Allgood, the Grapes.… ## [Do Your Part and Move Along](https://jdtorian.com/do-your-part-and-move-along/) _2026-08-18 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In the great pantheon of Austin clubs, live music bars, dives, and dumps, Hole in the Wall on Guadalupe Street looms large. Probably top five. It’s been a thing since the early ’70s, and plenty of people have come out of there and played on the stage and all that kind of stuff. There’s all kinds of memorialization of folks in the front room. Photographs, drawings, paintings. There’s like a 50-head… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jiuSNoVbdvve) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Why Wouldn’t Somebody Want to Book You?](https://jdtorian.com/why-wouldnt-somebody-want-to-book-you/) _2026-08-14 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One thing I’ve come to realize as I navigate this world of event people is, if you’re a musician or DJ and have your act together—like, you’ve got a thing, you’re presentable, your equipment is good and all that—you need to realize that it is a seller’s market. There are not enough good, smart, talented people to fill the jobs that need to be done. Only problem being: people don’t know how to… ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [🎵 The Permission Track: 26 songs to open the dance floor](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/permission-track-opening-songs-dance-floor) _2026-08-12 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ Twenty-six openers, and the three-part test that eliminates the obvious ones. ## [Conditional Conditions for A Lot of Great Music](https://jdtorian.com/conditional-conditions-for-a-lot-of-great-music/) _2026-08-12 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In an earlier post, I talked about all the ’90s music I was digging up as I was learning it for a solo show this month. Which, by the way, had a complaint. Someone complained about a song. No information, no song, no other things were said, but I’ve never had a registered complaint. I’ve gotten a lot of bad looks and stink eyes and shrugs and over-the-shoulder kind of business, but never an actual… ## [Don't Listen to the Luddites. Ever.](https://jdtorian.com/dont-listen-to-the-luddites-ever/) _2026-08-11 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Today we call them Luddites and gatekeepers. But back then they were just a bunch of d\*cks. For me, I listened to music in the '70s and '80s, and then became a teenager and found my own music (the Police). It was fine, but generally, all the classic rock people would never not let you know that their music was actually and exclusively real music. Whatever you were doing at the time, and listening… ## [Too many tags isn’t the problem](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/too-many-tags-isnt-the-problem) _2026-08-10 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ A 20-year-old library exposed a trap ## [Faith Does Not Work Without Do-The-Work](https://jdtorian.com/faith-does-not-work-without-do-the-work/) _2026-08-10 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ When I was in sixth grade, I can distinctly remember a guy named Todd, who I still see from time to time these days, telling me I should play bass. I was interested in it anyway, because of my love of The Police and Sting. This would have been the mid-'80s. And that was it for me. Bass was my instrument. But I never really fought hard enough to get one. I tried to play upright in orchestra, and my… ## [Stuff and Things Blah Blah ...](https://jdtorian.com/stuff-and-things-blah-blah/) _2026-08-09 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Welcome to the (continuing) Sunday Ramble© series I was looking back at some music files that I’ve been working on, and it looks like--basically, I haven’t opened Ableton Live all summer. I think I really peaked when I did the South by Southwest show in March, an electronic set. I feel like I did a great job. But it wasn’t, like, 100%-good what I can do. And I think what’s really come up is I’m… ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oAexCnypB19U) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [🎵 The First Four Dance Songs](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/the-first-four-dance-songs) _2026-08-05 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ Your first four songs get decided during cocktail hour and dinner - starting with the first songs played ## [🎵 July 2026: New & Trending Wedding Songs](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/july-2026-new-and-trending-wedding) _2026-07-31 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ From Chart-Toppers to Hidden Gems: Your July Wedding Soundtrack. ## [🎵 The Back Catalog](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/wedding-musicletter-back-catalog) _2026-07-29 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ The issues, tools, and downloads worth returning to including free and paid, all in one place. ## [The new way to crate dig](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/the-new-way-to-crate-dig) _2026-07-27 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ Hearing the track was never the hard part ## [🎵 Party Songs of 2026 (So Far)](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/party-songs-2026-so-far) _2026-07-22 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ TRL is dead, algorithms took over, and universal hits are rare. Here’s your 2026 dance floor barometer. ## [🎵 Every wedding set has a score](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/wedding-set-score) _2026-07-15 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ You just couldn't see it. Until now. ## [How many tags is too many?](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/how-many-tags-is-too-many) _2026-07-13 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ Most DJs are asking the wrong question ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3HulngKelQaz) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Why Wedding DJs Are Different](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/wedding-djs-are-different) _2026-07-08 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ One Night. No Do-Overs. Why the Wedding Reception Is the Ultimate DJ Format. ## [What couples are actually complaining about (and what it's costing you)](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/what-couples-actually-complain-about-and-what-it-costs-you) _2026-07-01 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ Real talk from consultations, and what the pattern means for your positioning. ## [🎵 June 2026: New & Trending Wedding Songs](https://weddingmusicletter.com/p/june-2026-new-trending-wedding-songs) _2026-06-30 · Matthew Campbell · Wedding MusicLetter_ From Chart-Toppers to Hidden Gems: Your June Wedding Soundtrack. ## [I Think We’ve Been Managing DJ Libraries Wrong](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/the-four-dj-library-lenses) _2026-06-29 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ The data challenged one of my biggest assumptions ## [What’s Actually Wrong With Your Library?](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/get-your-library-roasted) _2026-06-08 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ I’ll help you find out, for free ## [Most DJs Add New Tracks Too Early](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/the-60s-rule-that-makes-every-track) _2026-05-25 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ 4 things I fix before every export ## [What Cafe Del Mar taught me about DJing](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/what-cafe-del-mar-taught-me-about) _2026-05-12 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ The best moment made absolutely no sense ## [Why Pro DJs Still Stare At Their Screen](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/why-pro-djs-still-stare-at-their) _2026-04-27 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ 2 hidden features to prevent rekordbox-face ## [Avoiding Prep Is Costing You Mixes](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-hating-library-prep) _2026-04-13 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ 4 ways to prep that survive a set ## [Why Your Library Falls Apart When You Switch Gigs](https://reallychrism.substack.com/p/the-plugin-trick-that-makes-your) _2026-03-30 · Chris M · Hot Cue DJ_ It isn’t a prep problem ## [Masters Week + Big Savings on Golf & More at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/masters-week-big-savings-on-golf) _2025-04-08 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ It’s Masters Week—a big one for the golf world—and we’re celebrating all week long with food and drink specials inspired by Augusta. ## [March Madness Takeover + DJ Nights This Weekend at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/march-madness-takeover-dj-nights) _2025-03-20 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ March Madness Begins – All Games, All Screens, All Weekend! ## [Super Weekend at The Clubhouse – Not Just Sunday](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/super-weekend-at-the-clubhouse-not) _2025-02-04 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ Get ready for Super Bowl Sunday at The Clubhouse! Whether you want your own private space or a lively atmosphere at the bar, we’ve got the best deals in town to watch the NFL Championship Game! ## [The Clubhouse Wraps Up NFL DJ Action Before the Big Championship Game](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/the-clubhouse-wraps-up-nfl-dj-action) _2025-01-23 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ Get ready for an action-packed weekend at The Clubhouse with great events, thrilling games, and plenty of prizes to keep the excitement alive. ## [Live DJs + Football Playoffs = The Weekend Vibes Continue at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/live-djs-football-playoffs-the-weekend) _2025-01-15 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ The Football Playoff Frenzy Continues at The Clubhouse! ## [The Ultimate Football Weekend + Live DJs at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-football-weekend-live) _2025-01-09 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ Football Frenzy Weekend at The Clubhouse! ## [End the Year Right—Holiday Events & 2025 Golf League](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/end-the-year-rightholiday-events) _2024-12-18 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ As the year comes to a close, we want to wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and an incredible New Year! ## [Thanksgiving Week Vibes: Music, Memories, and More at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/thanksgiving-week-vibes-music-memories) _2024-11-26 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Clubhouse! ## [Big News: Introducing Clubhouse Memberships](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/big-news-introducing-clubhouse-memberships) _2024-11-06 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ Get More with our Membership Plans ## [Weekly Happenings at The Clubhouse](https://theclubhousenj.substack.com/p/weekly-happenings-at-the-clubhouse) _2024-10-30 · The Clubhouse · The Clubhouse | Eat • Drink • Golf_ Get ready for a week packed with high-stakes games, live entertainment, and unbeatable vibes at The Clubhouse.