DJ LESSON ON MIXING OLD SCHOOL DISCO MUSIC FROM THE 1980'S AND 1970'S 

I've been djing now for about 5-6 years and you've helped me every step of the way. If ever i'm stuck you seem to have a video covering what I need. Thank you for your service!!

i love this guy and this kind of videos

I love this lesson! I play a lot of disco and 80's pop for festival crowds and this is super affirming for me. Please do more like this and for vinyl.

NEW FAN, d.j. discOworm now 70 yrs old tons of songs between the ears

love your videos , coming from a DJ who is now 64 been DJ ing since 1972 not so much nowadays due to illness but still as a hobby you are da man !! brilliant !!

Your little tangents are what keep me coming back to your videos

Thankyou mate. I definitely have more confidence in this style of mixing older tracks after watching this.

Brothers Johnson were BADASS! Winners is a fantastic album.

Great video. Couldn’t agree more. Stomp is one of the best songs. Thanks again

Hey Jonathan. I've been doing this almost as long as you but I watch your movies anyway :) . Sound Ideas and solid info based from your own experience. I usually just nod and agree. So also this time, but here's my comment for the last 5 years of silence... This music is coming back stronger and stronger. When you have the originals that the millennials know from recent remixes, you get them dancing like crazy, not only the middle aged people. Once they're lured in by that, you can keep 'em on the dance floor the rest of the night with the classics and originals they've never heard before. Soon, if this is a continuing concept, there's more people in their 20's than 40's or 50's that maybe was the original target for the concept. It's what happened in a club where I've been a resident DJ for a long time. 3 years ago we opened up RED which is a bit more of a cocktail area and social than the other two dance floors where the recent top 40 and club hits are pumping. The music is restricted to soul/funk/disco (individually interpretable) and while not restricted to only the stuff from the 70's and 80's, most of it is. Usually the older generation comes in early and leaves half way through the night and the younger ones take over gradually and keep it busy 'till closing time. I usually don't want to play in the same place too often, because if I don't get bored, management or the customers will. I like to play different styles in different places to keep myself interested and on my toes, but I tend to play more often at this RED, because it's very difficult to find Dj's who either want or can play the right music. It's great that you promote this genre to the young and up'n'coming DJ's. They need to get this info somewhere. Not everyone has a mentor to guide them. IF you, YES YOU, not Johnathan, get this music in your collection and learn how to use it, it will give you great opportunities to play better paid gigs than the ordinary club/pub DJ. That I can guarantee! Since I dug in to my record collection and started playing at RED, I've been offered more well paid gigs in respected venues than ever before. Not because I'm famous among people, but because other DJ's and promotors know who I am. It's a small world once you're in it, where everybody knows about everyone. Who knew that after 32 years as a DJ, that it's the music I started to play mid 80's that would set me apart from other DJ's.

I no longer have to beat myself up for not being able to beat match old school disco. You saved my life

Dude. You are such a lej. Thanks for guiding my dj eagle spirit over the last umpteen years. Peace be with you maestro.

Great Video... Small Request for the future, check the focus. Thanks for your contribution to the DJ world!

this is brilliant! thank you mate

Great lesson! Thank you!

you're the real deal mate. keep at it. always

Great! The 70-80s years music is magnificent! Unfortunately very difficult to mix. Personally I love to mix the old school with modern music, born very interesting mix. For example, "I Want You Back-The Jackson 5 / O baby-Seizo"

Love it❤

Love this man, just picked up turntables from a buddy to borrow and what your saying sounds hard but awesome thanks for sharing.

Great one! Thanx

Great Lesson! Informative and enjoyable. I would really like a true top-down view of the board from the camera. An overhead rig would give us a great view of what your hands are up to. :)

These was so helpful! Thank you so much

thank you!

This guy is so informative and respected on youtube you'd think he'd record videos on a proper camera at least

Did the exact same transitions a million times in my career.

Talking about old school being more difficult to mix and being all over the place, Tom Moulton had a heart attack remixing Doctor Love by First Choice (Salsoul/Goldmind label 1977] . That's how disco music recorded live was all over the place.

Since you touched Disco, I would like to see some High-Energy DJing technics...

Wondering if anyone could help me. One of my channel faders has stopped working and only plays sound when it is pushed and held to the top. Does anyone know what's caused this and how to fix it??

you are a really big dj !

Got to love this as this is my jam! Quick question though, could you explain the adjustment of the tempo fader when you are bringing in the Lady Marmalade track? I get it’s to match the tempo, but I see you moving it a fair bit, is this to be used instead of nudging the jog wheel?

i just liked the vid and subscribed because of 3:05

I love your page

i fuckin love you men you got me in too dj-ing! You always look so much fun when you are doign your thing!

Thanks

bro, i have a amplifier and want to set it to my DJM2000 but how can i do that

All indie disco dj be like "tru dat"

Do you have a repertoire of all your mixes? I mean a 15min/30min/60mim continues music. thanks

Right at 10:17 STOMP! You could start, right over top of STOMP! Hey sister soul sister....... and drop Brothers Johnson right after STOMP If that makes sense.

Thank u! Mini...mani....gagsdieohmygodnoairtheteacherwilldie... manually

so much for BPM and working the beat

You mic you are using sounds very tinny.. I hear no bass...I will have to watch a newer video.. BUT I love the lessons.I have been djing since 73

alain soral?

can someone make a tutorial about beatmatcing old music without a bunch of other talking?

He's taken 34 thumbs so far

u should try patreon jonathan

What about on vinyl ?

Is it possible to be creative on the turntables with marijuana or beer ?

HaHaH ☝😹👍

F......the wedding sets

Old school music was created with the typical formula.

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13:41 Hahaha. Funny

Good lesson but don't ever give up DJing to become a comedian...that would be a fail bro

i know he didn't just drop subtle homophobia in a disco tutorial

whoa maybe just a joke but... homophobic? :\