The Journal
Notes from the booth and the studio for house DJs and house music lovers. Practical craft, no filler.
A late licence is the permission that lets a UK venue keep going into the early hours. It is also the reason the best nights happen at all. Here is the story behind the term, and behind the name.
Read the postAnyone can play the charts. A set that feels current comes from digging habits and sources most people ignore. Here is where fresh underground house actually comes from.
Read the postTempo is the quiet decision behind every house set. Here is what the 122 to 128 BPM range does to a room and how to move through it without jarring the floor.
Read the postA radio edit is built to grab a listener in seconds. An extended DJ edit is built for the booth. The difference is all in the intro and the outro.
Read the postPeak time is not about playing the biggest record you own. It is about shape. Here is how to build a house set that lifts a room and keeps it there.
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