Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Inside Track edition of the Digital DJ Tips podcast, Phil Morse lists the things he wants the DJ industry to get right sooner rather than later.
Also, we discuss why boutique companies and indie developers are the lifeblood of DJing, and whether owning a PA system is ever a good idea.
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In this Inside Track edition of the Digital DJ Tips podcast, Phil Morse lists the things he wants the DJ industry to get right sooner rather than later.
Also, we discuss why boutique companies and indie developers are the lifeblood of DJing, and whether owning a PA system is ever a good idea.
Want to become our latest free member, for the chance to learn more about our courses and having YOUR questions answered in our shows? go to djtips.co/join to learn more.
![First Steps In Digital Music For DJs - No-Nonsense Guide [3 of 7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rVvancAQudc/mqdefault.jpg "First Steps In Digital Music For DJs - No-Nonsense Guide [3 of 7]
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If youve been away from DJing for a while, the music side of things has changed beyond all recognition: gone are the record boxes, the record shops, the CD wallets and the burned discs. Now its digital files, online stores, streaming services and metadata. Its enough to put anyone off before theyve even started.
So in this video we strip it all back and make it simple. The goal isnt a 10TB archive of every tune youve ever loved, its your first virtual record crate: around 60 songs, an hour or so of music, enough to get you mixing again.
I walk you through seven golden rules for building that collection mindfully, from buying songs rather than albums to sorting your metadata and backing everything up properly.
Then I answer the questions we get asked most at the school, including where to actually buy music today, whether you need any extra software, and why streaming services arent the shortcut they look like.
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![Old School DJ? Your Mixing Skills Still Work On Modern Gear [4 of 7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rXD1gsivGyg/mqdefault.jpg "Old School DJ? Your Mixing Skills Still Work On Modern Gear [4 of 7]
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If you learned to DJ with records or CDs back in the day, your skills are directly relevant even on modern gear. In this video I show you how easy it is to transfer what you already know to todays systems, and then once you can see theres nothing to be scared of, I show you a few features which - if youve never looked at modern DJ gear - will blow your mind!
The idea is to get you confident that this isnt a hard move to make and in fact theres a lot to be gained by taking all your old school knowledge and bringing it to the modern DJ world.
If you decide this is all too exciting to wait any longer and you want to get up to speed and have as much fun as possible as quickly as possible, do take a look at our All Access membership, designed for DJs just like you who would value the best guidance in the world on their journey: https://djtips.co/back")
![How to DJ with Spotify in Rekordbox [2025 Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t50QUzGHLJg/mqdefault.jpg "How to DJ with Spotify in Rekordbox [2025 Tutorial]
Serato, Rekordbox, and Djay Pro have added Spotify as a streaming service to their platforms, bringing the world’s most popular music streaming service back to DJing for the first time in many years. Heres a quick tutorial on setting up and DJing with Spotify inside Rekordbox...
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⚡ TIMESTAMPS ⚡
00:00 Intro
00:41 Setting up Spotify with Rekordbox
01:01 Accessing curated playlists
01:29 How to access your playlists
01:47 Displaying BPM & key
02:24 Pros & cons of Rekordboxs Spotify integration
04:05 Using Spotify with other DJ platforms
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