Disco-Bar Drill-Box
- Rietorchisstraat 10, 9041 Oostakker, Belgium
Let me introduce myself...
In October 1973, when I was almost sixteen, I took a course in DJ techniques at the Youth Center 3960 in Beverlo. For a few weeks, we learned the tricks of the trade on Sunday mornings. My experience with speaking in front of an audience from the diction and presentation training came in handy. At that time, the records were all announced and it was quite a feat to fill the intros and still have the mix run smoothly. Of the sixteen participants, I quickly became the 'new' DJ for the youth center.
Mixing with Lenco turntables in the early seventies was done with serrated slipmats. I blocked the mat with weights, so that the record remained still - above a constantly rotating platter - at the place where I wanted to start it. There was no question of rotation speed control at the turntable (= also the Dutch name for DJ at that time) or tone controls per mix channel. It took a lot of practice to master the techniques, but in the youth center I was given a platform.
For over a year I improved my technique and learned the popular hits and artists. It was also the ideal time to observe the reactions of an audience to the music played and to learn how to get them dancing, but especially how to keep them dancing by building a set with a play-list. Playing requests was no problem because the youth club had a large collection of singles and LPs. Mixing them appropriately one after the other was a different matter.
Then suddenly the first assignment outside the home came: the Chrysostomos party of the Heilig Hart College in Heusden, where I went to school. I had no sound and light equipment of my own, no transportation and far too few records. Nevertheless I accepted the assignment and with the help of my schoolmates it became a success. The beginning of ... a long career. More than 30 years of experience
In the meantime I own a varied music collection and I know like no other how to combine various styles 'in the mix'. I provide the performances with or without my own material (rent if desired), can provide a complete program, as a link between other performances or a few hours as a guest DJ. The era of vinyl is over, CDs are still used but the step towards digitalization has been taken.
DJ Jos is the ideal partner for a fantastic dance party.
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Characteristics Disco-Bar Drill-Box
- Music genre DJ
All-round
Dance
Disco / Groove