FURTHER READING
The search for knowledge about the history, importance, and culture surrounding DJing and dance music is ongoing. Below is a substantial, but not exhaustive, list of books for those interested to know more. Those in bold I have personally read and recommend.
1980’s by Stanley W. Beeler
All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle/Drum & Bass Culture by Brian Belle-Fortune
Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House by Matthew Collin
Become a DJ in 60 Days: And Get Paid Doing it! By D. D. Graston Berk, Tony Marcus & Kurt Reighley
Beyond Beatmatching: Take Your DJ Career to the Next Level by Yakov Vorobyev (Author), Eric Coomes (Author), Bill Murphy (Editor)
Beyond the Dance Floor: Female DJs, Technology and Electronic Dance Music Culture by Rebekah Farrugia
Dance, Drugs and Escape: The Club Scene in Literature, Film and Television Since the Late
Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound by Jeremy Gilbert
DJ Culture in the Mix: Power, Technology, and Social Change in Electronic Dance Music by Bernardo Alexander Attias (Editor), Anna Gavanas (Editor), Hillegonda C. Rietveld (Editor)
DJing for Dummies by John Steventon
DJ Skills: The essential guide to Mixing and Scratching by Stephen Webber
Electrochoc by Laurent Garnier & David Brun-Lambert
Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture by Simon Reynolds
Everything You Need to Know About DJ'ing and Success by Danny Rampling
Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip Hop Culture in New York by Joseph Schloss
Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture by Simon Reynolds
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ by Mark Katz
Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture by Alice Echols
House music…the real story by Jesse Saunders (Author), James Cummins (Contributor)
House Rules: Dance with Me by Eric Reese
How to Be a DJ in 10 Easy Lessons: Learn to spin, scratch and produce your own mixes! By DJ Booma
How To DJ: The Ultimate Guide To Become A DJ by George K.
How to DJ right: The art & science of playing records by Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster
Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music by Ernie Rideout & Peter Kirn
Kraftwerk: Music Non-Stop by David Pattie & Sean Albiez
Last night a DJ saved my life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
Legions of Boom by Oliver Wang
Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983 by Tim Lawrence
Looking for the Perfect Beat: The Art and Culture of the DJ by Kurt B. Reighley
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979 by Tim Lawrence
Make Some Noise: Become the Ultimate DJ (Music Pro Guides) by Scott Binder
Mashed Up by Aram Sinnreich
Modulations: A HIstory of Electronic Music: Throbbing Words on Sound by Lara Lee, Michael
Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World by Alejandro L. Madrid
On the record by Luke Crisell
Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland by James St. James
Pump Up the Volume: A History of House Music by Sean Bidder
Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music by Matthew Collin
Remix by Lawrence Lessig
Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds
Rock The Dancefloor: The proven five-step formula for total DJing success by Phil Morse
The Secret DJ by The Secret DJ
Spin Now!: The DJ Starter Handbook By DJ Shortee
Superstar DJs Here We Go!: The Rise and Fall of the Superstar DJ by Dom Phillips
Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk by Dan Sicko
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats by Grandmaster Flash & David Ritz
The American Disc Jockey Business Guide by Mark J. Allen
The Disco Files 1973–78: New York's Underground, Week by Week by Vince Aletti
The DJ That Launched 1,000 Hits: The Story of Robin Seymour With Carolyn Rosenthal by Robin Seymour & Carolyn M Rosenthal
The Laptop DJ Handbook: Setups and Techniques of the Modern Performer by Jason Emsley
The Mobile DJ Handbook, Second Edition: How to Start & Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service by Stacy Zemon
The Olivetti Chronicles by John Peel
The Pocket DJ by Sarah Lewittin
The Record Players: DJ Revolutionaries by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America by Michaelangelo Matos
The Visual Guide To DJing: Practical DJ Techniques with Examples by Charles Rayhook
The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture by Todd Souvignier
Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ by Stephen Webber
Turn The Beat Around by Peter Shapiro
“You Better Work!”: Underground Dance Music in New York by Kai Fikentscher