Original Article on Los Angeles Times

If history is any indication, we're about three months away from FUSE TV announcing the new program: "So You Think You Can DJ?" Skrillex is the most popular DJ in the Western hemisphere right now, and Pauly D from "Jersey Store" has taken to putting a "DJ" in front of his name for club gigs. Two electronic tools have helped to accelerate the rise in DJ culture. The first is Serato, a kind of steroids for DJs which bridges turntables and digital music files -- the sort of thing that allows YMCA basketball warriors to be on an even playing field with the pros. It's like getting to dunk on a trampoline. Then there is its relative, Ableton Live, a software program that allows electronic musicians to play live with more ease than ever before. Co...(read more)