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Gino Soccio is a Canadian disco producer born in 1955 in Montreal. His heritage is Italian. His only US Hot 100 entry was the #48 "Dancer" in 1979, but he did hit #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart twice ("Dancer" / "Dance to Dance" in 1979 and "Try It Out" / "Hold Tight" in 1981, six weeks each). Gino's third biggest hit "It's Alright"/"Look At Yourself" from his mega album "Face to Face" reached #2 for 5 weeks also on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Turn it around" was released as a single-only in 1984.
In the UK he received airplay from Robbie Vincent on Radio London and Greg Edwards on Capital Radio on imported RFC Records out of New York a subsidiary of Warner Bros Records.
He also assembled and produced the disco studio group Witch Queen, best known for their Top 10 dance hit "Bang A Gong" / "All Right Now" in 1979. While it may not have topped the charts the song "Remember" was a NYC club favourite in the 80s. It has been remixed dozens of times by some famous DJs when it was released and has been remixed by countless others even recently.
Today We Start With A Little School For DJing ... Enjoy My Music Friend ...
Finding the right equipment and music to buy when you start your DJing journey can be a bit of a minefield.
The equipment you use as a DJ can define you just as much as the music you play. The basic components you need are:
- Two input devices. You can choose from CD players, MP3 players, a PC with DJing software, or the more traditional vinyl turntables.
- A mixer. This box of tricks lets you change from one tune to the other. Different mixers have better control over how you can treat the sound as you mix from tune to tune.
- A pair of headphones. Headphones are essential for listening to your next record while one is already playing.
- Amplification. You have to be heard, and depending on the music you play, you have to be LOUD!
- Records/CDs/MP3s. What’s a DJ without something to play?
Here’s a brief guide to what to look for on each piece of equipment you may look to buy:
- Proper DJ turntables need a strong motor, a pitch control to adjust the speed the record plays at, a good needle, and sturdy enough construction to handle the vibrations and abuse that DJing dishes out. A home hi-fi turntable won’t do, I’m afraid.
- Mixers ideally have 3-band EQs (equalisers) for each input channel, a cross-fader, headphone cue controls, and a good display to show you the level at which the music is sent out of the mixer so you don’t blow any speakers accidentally.
- CD decks need to be sturdy enough that they won’t skip every time the bass drum booms over the speakers. The controls on a CD deck are more important than on a turntable because you can’t physically speed up and slow down the CD with your hands. Jog wheels, easy-to-navigate time and track displays, and a pitch bend along with the pitch control are all important core features of a CD turntable.
- Headphones need to be comfortable, sound clear when played at high volume, and cut out a lot of external noise so that you don’t have to play them too loud. Your ears are extremely important, so try not to have your headphones at maximum all the time.
- Volume and sound control are the watchwords for amplification. You don’t need a huge amplifier and bass-bins for your bedroom, but similarly, a home hi-fi isn’t going to be much use in a town hall.
