You can practice your mixing skills and fancy performance tricks all you want, but ultimately the key to a great DJ set is good admin. Sure, you might always know the perfect track to throw into a mix next, but what use is that if you can’t find it in your collection in time?
This is particularly true in the digital realm. Sync tools and loopers rely on correctly aligned beat grids, while properly set up cue points let DJs jump between important moments in their tracks. We can now access vast catalogues of music across multiple genres, so well organised playlists and proper data tagging is key to finding the right track quickly.
