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FURTHER READING


The search for knowledge about the history, importance, and culture surrounding DJing and dance music is ongoing.  Below is a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, list of books for those interested to know more.  Those in bold I have read and personally 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


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