All About Pro DJ CD Players

By Nik Levesque

It does not matter if you are a professional DJ or you just want to get into the groove of mixing music on your spare time. Acquiring your very own pro DJ CD player should really help you get your creative juices flowing in all the right frequencies. Although there are some music mixing enthusiasts who still prefer the Old School routine of scratching tunes using turntables and vinyl records while injecting their own electronica jazz; more and more people are discovering the advantages of these pro DJ CD players. Some of these advantages include: portability, stored music capacity, ease of use, and even costs.

Portability is the number one reason why people are lining up to get their hands on this gizmo. Unlike conventional sound systems and turntables, you do not need to have boxes of vinyl records and CDs at your feet while doing your thing. You also do not have to lug around your turntable or other mixing paraphernalia as well. This gizmo is actually making it easier for mobile DJs to take in more gigs, without the usual hassle of physically moving (and potentially damaging) valuable equipments. Additionally, these players have enough memory capacity to record your entire vinyl record library and more. Since the pro DJ CD player usually plays CDs and MP3, you can switch from one music type to the other effortlessly.

When it comes to ease of you, the pro DJ CD players should be as simple as popping a disc in a CD player. Only this time, you should also have a responsive turntable at your disposal. There are no complicated switches here, or a step-by-step operational manual. You can literally start your own spin in less than a few minutes. And if you find this player on the hefty side of the bargain, you might consider the fact that you will eventually save money down the line. You can download music from the World Wide Web easily; and you do not have to worry about getting separate players for different music types. At the same time, you can upload your own mixes and sell them online. Since you now have the proper equipment, you can even go pro, if you haven't already. If you are thinking about seriously laying some hard-earned cash on this gizmo, here are some tips on how to find the best deal.

1. What music type can the gizmo accommodate? Regular music CDs are the norm, as well as MP3s. However, there are also some players who carry CDRW software too. If you need CDRW stored music for your music list, then try to scrutinize product specifications carefully. Not all players carry this capacity. Try to also see if you can play a succession of different music types without jarring or delaying. And a CD burning option would be a wonderful addition as well.

2. Does the gizmo allow you to scratch and spin music just like your vinyl turntable? Real time scratch capability is one of the most important features you need to consider. Some of the cheaper brands have 2 to 5 second delay, which is not really a great thing. Additionally, there are also some brands that may have turntable features but these do not feel or work like the ones you normally use. The higher end brands will have real time scratch capacity and feels like you are indeed spinning vinyl. - 18762

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Michael Jackson -- Entertainer to the End

By James Ziebarth

Michael Jackson came into this world on August 29, 1958. He was born in Gary, Indiana. His parents, Katherine Esther Scruse and Joseph Walter Jackson were of modest means. Katherine was a devout Jehovah's Witness and Joseph labored in a steel mill. Michael was born into a musical family. Joseph performed with The Falcons, an R&B band.

Joseph Jackson wasted little time achieving vicariously through his children. Joseph turned his kids into performers and started a family performing team. Michael Jackson and his brother Marlon would join this group in 1964. Michael was only eight years old when he began singing backup vocals and dancing. Michael and Marlon quickly became the lead and the band was named The Jackson Five.

Michael Jackson was not destined to be in a group. Even though the Jackson Five found celebrity, he was destined to be a solo performer. In the late 1970s, Michael struck out on his own. By 1982, Michael Jackson was releasing his second solo album. Thriller became the most successful album of all times. Thriller stayed on Billboards top 200 for 80 consecutive weeks. RIAA certified Thriller for 28 million shipments, earning Thriller Double Diamond status. Worldwide, Thriller sold between 47 million and 109 million copies.

Adding the title of writer to his repetoir in 1988, Jacko would release Moon Walk. His personal autobiography that took four years to complete and would go on to sell over 200,000 copies.

In 1988, Michael Jackson purchased land near Santa Ynez, California. On this land, he built world famous Neverland Ranch. Michael Jackson spent a total of $17 million on Neverland Ranch. He installed Ferris wheels, a zoo, and a movie theatre. He also hired over 40 security officers. In 2003 it would be appraised for a whopping $100 million.

Title of musician was not enough for Michael Jackson. He released his first book, Moon Walk, in 1988. Moon Walk was an autobiography that took Jacko four years to write. Over 200,000 people purchased the book.

In May 1994 Jackson was married for the first time to Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley. Jackson and Presley's marriage was short lived, and would end in a divorce 2 years later. They would still remain friends after the divorce.

Hoping for true love and a second attempt at a long lasting marriage, Jackson would remarry on November 14, 1996. The bride would be identified at Deborah Rowe, Michael's dermatology nurse. Together they would have 2 children. A boy and a girl. Michel Joseph Jackson a.k.a. Prince Michael Jackson, and Paris Katherine Michael Jackson. In only 3 short years the couple would call it quits and Deborah Rowe would give full custody right of the children over to their father Michael.

In 2002, Michael Jackson's third child would be born. Prince Michael Jackson II. The mother's identity was never released by Jackson, but he would say that the child was the result of an artificial insemination from a surrogate mother and his own sperm cells.

In 2003, Michael Jackson was once more accused of child molestation by then 13 year old Gavin Arvizo. Jackson would be charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent to a minor.. Jackson would deny all allegations.

The People vs. Jackson would begin on January 31, 2005, in Santa Maria, California, and would last five months. Jackson would eventually be acquitted on all counts.

Prior to his death in 2009, Michael Jackson was in the process of a "Come Back" show. It was scheduled to take place at London's O2 arena and had sold tickets for an astounding 50 sold out concerts. They were to officially begin on July 13, 2009, with the last show taking place on March 6,2010. The ticket sales had already broken numerous records, according to Jackson's website.

On June 25,2009, Los Angeles Paramedics would receive a call at 12:22 p.m (PDT). Michael Jackson had collapsed in his rented mansion. Paramedics arrived three minutes later at Michael Jackson's residence. CPR would be administered for an hour while en route to a local Los Angeles hospital, where Jackson would be pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. local time.

His memorial would be held on July7, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angles. His casket was present at the memorial, which was broadcast live all around the world and watched by up to one billion people, but no information would be released about the final resting place of Michael Jackson's body. RIP Michael "King of Pop" Jackson. - 18762

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Benefits Of Download Sites Online

By Eliza Tran

Movie rentals online, the perfect option for people to get the newest available releases. No more will you hear the phrase, "they are all out", and no more waiting in line either. With a quick flip of your switch and turning your computer on, you can now have downloadable movies at your fingertips.

With Movies from the internet you will no longer need to head out the door during video store hours. Waiting in a line that seems to take forever, especially when there is a new movie out that everyone is hoping to see.

Gone will be the days when you stood in line at a video store, waiting to reserve that new movie you want to see. Now any movie is available all the time when you use downloadable movies. You can even watch these full movie downloads on your TV if you have the correct hookups between your computer and TV.

On these download sites you will find the full movie downloads, not those cut up short movies that some sites show. Make sure that the rental online sites you look at are legal and that you are not participating in anything illegal. The sites we are discussing are completely legal in this article.

With movie rentals online it is another way in which movie buffs can look into adding to their collection of DVDs. Many of these places will also sell movies online. Take a look at the download and see if you are interested in buying the movie to add to that collection.

On internet movie rental is so easy to do, all you need is a computer and an idea of what you want to watch. You don't even need to be positive about what movie though, there are so many choices just list movies that are available on the download site and choose one.

The downloading of the movies will not take that long. Of course it will all depend on the speed of your computer, but maybe a few minutes. Make sure your using a download site that is reputable by looking at different forums around the internet. If people have had a problem in the past either with movie quality or something else, they will list it. When you see a site that is listed as a bad choice, avoid it, unless you see more comments that say it was a good online movie site.

Possibly the way that video stores will go out of business is with movie rentals online. However, it's such an easy process that it's a shame not to try it. With the ability to turn on your computer and get that new release instantly, you really shouldn't pass up the chance to download movies on line. The processes we are discussing in this article are all legal and allowed under the pirating laws. In no way do we condone the pirating of any movies, software, or music from people or sources. Check out the legal download movie sites and get into the new video store option. - 18762

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Sinatra Swings To A Bossa Nova Beat

By David Glisan

One of the frequently heard criticisms of Frank Sinatras work is that he was essentially a one trick pony. He is often accused of not being a technically adept vocalist, and simply reworking a formula over and over again. While Sinatra certainly knew what worked for him, and what kind of songs and arrangements he liked this assertion is patently unfair and displays a profound ignorance of the entire body of his work. If you dig deeper in the Sinatra oeuvre, youll find some amazing examples of vocal prowess. Perhaps his best work in this regard came from his collaboration with legendary Brazilian guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Jobim is considered the founding father of Bossa Nova, and certainly deserves a bulk of the credit for popularizing the genre in North America. His collaboration with Sinatra on a samba tinged album Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim was a critical and commerical success. Sinatra had the highest respect for Jobim as an artist and liked him as a friend. He would try to work out the logistics for the two to record together at several points in his career, but it never came to pass.

"Wave", written by Jobim and arranged by Eumir Deodato, is arguably the best of all of the Sinatra/Jobim collaborations. It features some great singing by Sinatra, including perhaps the lowest notes ever recorded by "The Voice". Years later, during his periods of 'retirement' it is said that Sinatra would listen to "Wave" just to hear how good he sounds hitting the bass notes.

This song was to have been a featured track on a second collection of Sinatra/Jobim collaborations, but for some inexplicable reason it was never released as such. The story that has circulated over the years is that the Sinatra/Jobim album was all set to be released, and for some reason it was put on the back burner so that Reprise could release the concept album "Watertown" instead. As an artistic decision, it's tough to fathom the rationale if this is the case. "Watertown" sold fewer copies than any other Sinatra release on Reprise, and to call it an "acquired taste" is being charitable. Another story is that Sinatra himself nixed the release because he didn't like the cover art. The braintrust that came up with the idea of photographing the Chairman of the Board wearing a windbreaker and standing in front of a Greyhound bus could have been responsible for depriving the world of a second sublime collection of Sinatra with a bossa nova twist.

"Wave", along with the majority of the songs intended for the "Sinatra/Jobim" album finally surfaced on "Sinatra and Company" in 1970. The "b" side is some of Sinatra's ill-fated attempts to cover popular songs of the day ("Close To You", It's Not Easy Being Green", "Leaving On A Jet Plane"). These are recordings that even the most devoted Sinatra-philes collect for the sake of completing a collection only, and a stark contrast to the masterful work with Jobim on the album's "A" side. "Wave" also appeared on the Reprise box set and of course of the "Complete Reprise Recordings" suitcase collection.

Will Friedwald, in his book on Sinatra's music "Sinatra: The Song Is You" described the songs from the Sinatra/Jobim sessions as having "flexibility and delicacy, as if they could be blown about by a soft Brazilian breeze". They remain among the most listenable and romantic work of Sinatra's epic career, as well as representing perhaps his finest vocal effort. - 18762

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Piano For All - Learn How To Play Piano

By Chris Jensen

There are different ways to learn how to play the piano. With the hype of new technology, you can choose to learn how to play the piano online. You can also choose to learn it the traditional way - by ear.

Some might say that it is difficult to learn how to play the piano by ear. Indeed, it can be quite a challenge in the first few stages but as you practice more and progress into the next stages, you will find that the learning process becomes easier.

In learning how to play the piano by ear, you will need to work on melody. You can start by thinking of a song that you believe has a simple melody. Try picking out the notes in the melody then try playing them on a piano. To help you in this process, try to recognize intervals in the melody or the distance between two notes in the melody. Being able to easily determine intervals can help you in picking out a melody easily.

After you have learned about picking out the melody, you can try to start picking out chords. You will need this in harmonizing the melody with the chords. As a review, a chord is a combination of at least three notes that are played all at the same time. Beginners will typically learn three chords at a time, based on the first, fourth, and fifth notes of any scale in any key. As an example, the three basic chords in the C major key are C, F, and G. When taken together, these three chords include all the notes in the key of C.

You will also need to learn more about chord voicing. This refers to playing a chord in positions other than the root. For example, you will not always have to play the chord F in the order F-A-C. You can play it as A-C-F or C-F-A. Changing the position by which you play a chord will give it a different voicing.

Learning how to play the piano by ear will always involve melody, chords, and chord voicing. It is therefore important to keep these three things in mind as you try to learn how to play the piano in the traditional way. - 18762

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