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 DJs in New York and London have discovered the iPod. The trend of putting sets together with the cult player from Apple, which can store up to 1000 albums on its hard disk, has developed in the British capital and in the bars of Manhattan — even iPod clubs are being set up.
In London, for example, trendspotters Charlie Gower and Raj Pantwani hold their No Wax night at the Dreambagsjaguarshoes event bar in Shoreditch. Each DJ can plug in his or her iPod and play three tracks, which should ideally fit in with the previous double set. In addition to a feel for music, you need a broad bandwidth of music on your iPod.
Also in New York, iPod DJ nights have been running for several months in the Apt Club where anyone can try their luck with a 7-minute set and select tracks from two different iPods. The advantage of DJing with the iPod is firstly the size and secondly the simple use of the cult players. DJs no longer have to carry heavy record cases with them. Charlie Gower from No Wax: “When you play vinyl, you’re constantly looking for records in your case. With the iPod, you can find your tunes easily by just turning the wheel.”
The only problem with the new DJ phenomena is that scratching and mixing are very limited with the iPod and a BPM display is also lacking. However, some DJs believe they have found a possibility for stop-gap scratching by pressing the centre button on the iPod twice to “rewind” the current song slightly. On the Internet, rumour has it that Apple will soon bring out new software that allows you to scratch and mix on the iPod.
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