30 Years of the CDJ | The Tech That Revolutionised DJ Culture

We chart the evolution of the CDJ, as the revolutionary piece of music tech turns 30. Three decades on from its beginnings, we track the CDJ’s evolution from experimental tech to industry standard gear, and explore how it changed DJing in countless ways. Speaking with some of its biggest advocates, including Roger Sanchez, DJ Paulette, DJ Shadow, Miss Monique, James Zabiela, Moxie and more, we find out why the CDJ has become such an essential tool for today’s electronic music artists. We also sit down with Yoshinori Kataoka, AlphaTheta’s President and CEO, and Kou Atsumi, one of the former product planners for the company — responsible for the Pioneer DJ brand — to learn the inside story on the development of the CDJ since its inception 30 years ago. Chapters 00:00 - 01:58 Origins 01:59 - 09:15 The CDJ-500 09:16 - 14:21 The CDJ-1000 14:22 - 17:57 The CDJ-2000 17:58 - 21:31 Introducing rekordbox 21:32 - 23:22 The CDJ-2000NXS2 23:23 - 25:00 The Sync Button 25:01 - 27:32 The CDJ-3000 27:33 - 29:18 the Future of the CDJ Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: Website: Top 100 DJs: Facebook: Twitter: Google : SoundCloud: Mixcloud: