Where the DJing started. Years of learning to mix behind a shut bedroom door, then MCing at parties as a teenager. And yes, two records locking together still gives me a buzz.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
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Everything I know about leadership, I learned behind the decks
I was 15 the first time I emptied a dancefloor. What that taught me about reading the room is still the best leadership lesson I know.
Night People is the book every DJ should read
Why Mark Ronson’s Night People is a must for anyone who has ever played records, and what it says about staying present.
Why I still rate Moby’s Porcelain
Why Moby’s funny, honest memoir of the years before Play is a brilliant read about refusing to give up on your talent.
How Rakim’s Sweat the Technique took me back to my bedroom decks
Get the story behind your favourite MC’s favourite MC, and what Rakim’s craft teaches anyone who makes things about sweating the detail.
High Fidelity is about the man I could have become
Why a novel about a record shop owner made it onto a DJ’s shelf of true stories, and what Rob can teach you about living now.
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Hi, I’m Neil
DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.