Live from the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, “Building Better DJs” is the official Podcast by The Beat Junkies. Listen as The Beat Junkies talk about DJ Culture from their unique perspective.
Building Better DJs Episode #1 -Vinyl vs Digital
Episode 1 “Digital vs. Vinyl DJing” In this episode, J.Rocc, Mr. Choc, DJ Melo-D and Babu discuss their experience with…
Building Better DJs Episode #2 -Bad Habits
Episode #2 “Bad Habits”. In this episode, J.Rocc, Mr. Choc, Melo-D & Babu discuss bad habits all of us DJs…
Building Better DJs Episode #3 -Going Pro
Building Better DJs Episode #3 Going Pro3 In this episode, Mr. Choc, Melo-D & Babu discuss how they made the…
Building Better Djs Episode #4 -DJ MIXERS
In this episode, Mr. Choc, Rhettmatic, Babu & D-Styles talk about their favorite DJ Mixers they've used over the years.
Building Better DJs Episode #5 -Teaching DJing
Episode 5 “Teaching DJing”. In 2017 The Beat Junkies opened The Beat Junkie Institute Of Sound in Glendale, CA and…
Building Better DJs Episode #6 -Highs & Lows
In this episode, Mr. Choc, Melo-D, Babu & D-Styles get personal and talk about the ups and downs of their…
Building Better DJs Episode #7 -DJ Cash Money
Episode #7 “DJ Cash Money 1988 DMC World Finals”. In this episode, Melo-D, Babu & D-Styles give you a play…
Building Better Djs Episode #8 -Prepping For Gigs
Episode 8- “Prepping For Gigs” In this episode, Mr. Choc, Babu & Rhettmatic talk about how they prepare for different…
Building Better DJs Episode #9 -DJ FAILS
In this episode Babu, Rhettmatic, Mr Choc & Melo-D talk about DJ FAILS that they have experienced in their DJ…
Building Better DJs Episode #10 -DJ Aladdin
Episode 10 “DJ Aladdin 1989 DMC World Championship” In this episode, Melo-D, Babu and D-Styles give you a play by…
Building Better DJs Episode #11 “Booking Gigs”
Episode 11 “Booking Gigs” In this episode, Mr. Choc, Babu, Melo-D and D-Styles talk about their experiences with booking different…
Building Better DJs Episode 12 “Scratches on Wax” Part 1
Episode 12 “Scratches on Wax” Part 1. How did DJs learn about scratching before the internet and before DJ Schools?…
Building Better DJs Episode #13 “Being in a DJ Crew”
Episode 13 “Being in a DJ Crew”. In this episode Mr. Choc, Babu, Melo-D, Rhettmatic, D-Styles & J.Rocc discuss the…
Building Better DJs Episode #14- “DJ Dads”
Building Better DJs Episode #14- “DJ Dads” In this episode, Listen in as D-Styles, Melo-D, Mr. Choc and Babu talk…
BABU
WHETHER IT'S MAKING MIX TAPES, DJ'ING ON COMMERCIAL RADIO, WINNING WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS, PRODUCING IN THE STUDIO, OR TOURING THE WORLD PERFORMING FOR THOUSANDS, DJ BABU HAS BEEN SETTING THE BAR FOR MODERN DJ'S SINCE THE MID 90'S. HIS SIGNATURE BEAT JUGGLING ROUTINES AND HEAD NODDING SCRATCH STYLES HAVE CONTINUED TO INFLUENCE GENERATIONS OF DJ'S FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. THE "TURNTABLIST" CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MUSIC AND PERFORM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND NOW ADDS THE TITLE OF INSTRUCTOR TO HIS REPERTOIRE. JOIN THE BEATJUNKIES.TV FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN WITH THE "DILATED JUNKY".

J.Rocc
J.ROCC'S LOVE OF MUSIC STARTED WHEN HIS PARENTS STARTED BUYING HIM RECORDS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. DJ'ING SINCE THE LATE 80'S, J.ROCC IS CREDITED WITH FOUNDING THE BEAT JUNKIES IN 1992 AND HAS GONE ON TO BE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE DJ'S IN THE WORLD. J.ROCC'S UNCANNY ABILITY TO ROCK ANY PARTY WITH ANY GENRE OF MUSIC, COMBINED WITH HIS FUNKY YET TECHNICAL APPROACH, IS THE BACKBONE OF THE "BEAT JUNKIE STYLE" OF MIXING AND HAS MADE HIM A FAVORITE AMONGST MUSIC LOVER'S WORLDWIDE. WITH AN INFINITE KNOWLEDGE OF RECORDS AND A RESUME THAT READS LIKE THAT OF A DJ LEGEND, "THE FUNKY PRESIDENT" CONTINUES TO BRING HIS LOVE OF MUSIC AND DJ'ING TO THE WORLD.

Mr. Choc
MR CHOC HAS BEEN DJ'ING SINCE THE AGE OF 15. SELF TAUGHT AND NOW WITH 31 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BE THE MOST WELL ROUNDED DJ HE COULD BE. WITH 24 YEARS OF COMMERCIAL RADIO, DJ'ING FOR ARTISTS ON TOUR, COUNTLESS CLUB SETS AROUND THE WORLD, NOT TO MENTION ALSO BEING A PROFESSIONAL DJ INSTRUCTOR FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, THE GOAL HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. NOW THE "DEAN" AT THE BEAT JUNKIE INSTITUTE OF SOUND, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO TEACHING AND SHARING HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH EAGER STUDENTS.

Rhettmatic
DJ RHETTMATIC HAS DONE IT ALL: DJ'ING & PRODUCING FOR RECORDING ARTISTS, A WORLD CHAMPION BATTLE DJ, MIXING ON COMMERCIAL RADIO, PERFORMING WITH MUSICIANS, & DJ'ING IN NIGHTCLUBS AROUND THE WORLD, RHETTMATIC CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED DJ'S IN THE WORLD. AS AN INSTRUCTOR, RHETTMATIC LOOKS TO SHARE HIS OVER 30 YEARS KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE WITH STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BEAT JUNKIE INSTITUTE OF SOUND.

MELO-D
WITH 20 + YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL DJ'ING TO HIS NAME, INCLUDING 12 YEARS OF PRIME-TIME MIX SHOW AT LA’S TOP RADIO STATIONS, MULTIPLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DJ COMPETITION TITLES, AND DJ PERFORMANCES AT THE NATION'S MOST RENOWNED NIGHTCLUBS AND MUSIC FESTIVALS - DJ MELO-D HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ART OF DJ'ING. HE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST WELL-ROUNDED DJS IN THE INDUSTRY, AND IS PROFICIENT AT THE FULL SCOPE OF THE DJ SPECTRUM. TRULY DEDICATED TO THE ART FORM AND IT'S SURROUNDING MUSIC CULTURE, DJ MELO-D CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE VARIOUS STYLES OF DJ SETS ALL OVER THE MAP.

D-STYLES
D-STYLES IS ONE OF THE NAMES MOST ASSOCIATED WITH INNOVATIVE TURNTABLE SCRATCHING. THANKS TO THE POPULARITY OF THE INTERNET AND THE EXPLOSION OF SCRATCH VIDEOS, D-STYLES IS INFLUENCING TURNTABLISTS AND SCRATCH ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. HIS APPROACH DIFFERS FROM THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL, YET REPETITIVE SCRATCHING THAT CURRENTLY DOMINATES THE SCENE, IN THAT IT EMPHASIZES MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND STYLE.
