Here it is!

Our second installation of our Championship Battle Series and this time it's all about the house!

If you're a house dj and want to partipate in the competition and have your chance at winning the $500 grand prize, please see the information below:

1.) All submissions must be received by June 12th, 2008. In order to submit your mix you must have it uploaded to the Musicv2.com web site before that date.

Once uploaded, please send an email to musicv2@musicv2.com with the subject "House Championship Submission", and the following information:

a.) Mix Title
b.) Your Musicv2.com URL
c.) Mix ... (read more)

Gas prices, sub prime mortgages, talks of recession and taxes oh my. We at Musicv2.com know that many people are going through a very uncertain financial period and that money is tight.

We also know that it is hard to justify "extra" expenses when times are tough. We also believe however that no matter how tough things may be, it does the soul good to continue to pursue the things you love.

Seeing this we have decided to make sharing your love of music as easy as possible. From this point forward we have dropped our Lifetime membership price to $25 permanently!

That is one payment, one time to receive a lifetime membership to the best music site on the net!

We ... (read more)

A full length article regarding the Musicv2.com website was recently published on the very well known and popular dj resource and forum, Djforums.com.

If you want to read the article, you can do so by following this link:

Musicv2 Article

Thank you to the Djforums.com crew for the support!

We are proud to present a new feature of the site that I hope you all will find usefull!

It's the Musicv2 Media Browser and it's a new and unique way for your visitors to browse your uploaded media. Based on the 'cover flow' concept, the Musicv2 Media Browser allows you to present your media in a way like never before.

To see a working example, you can check out my artist page here:

http://www.musicv2.com/artist/musicv2

A few notes regarding this new feature:

1.) It's a media browser, not a player so it will work best for those of you who create custom artwork for each of your ... (read more)

The Darfur genocide has killed more than 400,000 civilians and displaced 2.5 million people from their homes. In February 2003, frustrated by poverty and neglect, two Darfurian rebel groups launched an uprising against the Khartoum government. The government responded with a scorched-earth campaign, arming and bankrolling militias against the innocent civilians of Darfur.

This political upheaval has resulted in an unparalleled humanitarian crisis with millions left homeless or without the basic necessities of life. Seeing this we have decided to do our small part to provide whatever help we can.

For the entire month of December we will be donating 10% ... (read more)

Welcome to the first of many championship competitions!

If you're a Drum n' Bass dj and want your chance at winning the $500 grand prize, please read on.

The details regarding the Musicv2.com 2007 Drum n' Bass Championship are below:

1.) All submissions must be received by December 14th, 2007. In order to submit your mix you must have it uploaded to the Musicv2.com web site before that date.

Once uploaded, please send an email to musicv2@musicv2.com with the subject "DnB Championship Submission", and the following information:

a.) Mix Title
b.) Your Musicv2.com URL
c.) Mix Length
d.) Contact Email ... (read more)

As you can see the new site is finally here. What you see is the completion of over a full year of work and represents the largest step forward this site has ever taken.

The entire site was recoded from the ground up with the purpose of creating the world's premier music based social networking site.

The goal is to bring all aspects of the musical spectrum together in one place with the love of music being the glue holding everything together. Whether your a fan, musician, dj, band, emcee or even the owner of a record lable, the new Musicv2.com has been designed with you in mind.

While there have been countless improvements and new features added to the site we have ... (read more)

Used with permission from: Djforums.com

Pioneer CDJ 800 mk2: 10 months down the road.

I bought these units to replace my Serato Scratch Live system. Not because I hated Serato, but because I needed to out of necessity at gigs – many DJs I work with use both vinyl and cd.

Before this set of cdjs and before my Scratch Live system, I owned the original CDJ 800. The layout is pretty much the same, but the cue and pause/play buttons had been changed from plastic to metal. The platter of the mk2 has a better feel to it and it feels just like the platter of the CDJ 1000 mk2. Also, there is now mp3 capability ... (read more)

Used with permission from: Djforums.com

Turntables

In this edition of the Beginner's Guide to DJing, we will be talking about things you need to know when you decide its time to buy your decks (slang for turntables). There are several features that are a must, and several features that depend on what your style of mixing asks for.

Belt driven v. Direct drive what's the difference?

There are two basic designs for the operation of the platter; belt driven and direct drive.

Belt driven turntables have the actual motor that spins the platter (the part you put the record on) offset from ... (read more)

Used with permission from: Djforums.com

So you want to be a DJ, but have no clue what you’re doing? Are you a complete noob? Well then, this article is for you. This is the first of a series or articles that will help explain some of the basic questions that seem to come up from time to time in the forums.

First. what does all that gear do?

It all depends on what it is exactly you want to do, but here are the basics that will point you in the proper direction.

You are going to need some sources of audio. The turntable (record/phonograph player) has been the standard for as long as DJing has ... (read more)