“I was playing with David Guetta on a lorry in Brazil, and he was whupping my ass because his CDJs were louder and didn’t jump every time we went over a pothole”: Fatboy Slim on making the transition from vinyl to CDJs

Fatboy Slim.

The CDJ turns 30 this year, and Pioneer DJ has released a limited-edition fanzine to mark the occasion. The zine, named Deckades, traces the evolution of the CDJ from the CDJ-500, released in 1994, all the way through to the industry-standard CDJ-3000, which can be found in clubs and venues across the world. 

Deckades features interviews with a number of DJs that explores their relationship with Pioneer gear, including Fatboy Slim, TSHA and Fabio of Fabio & Grooverider. Speaking with Pioneer DJ, Fatboy Slim recalls originally being "scared" of CDJs as a DJ that had always played with vinyl.