Good books? Jail time 
Poor decisions in driving w/o a license have led me to a 6 month jail sentence. Anyone have good book recommendations? A few “topics” I’d be interested in. DJ techniques, programming basics, iPhone app development, and pretty much anything along those lines. I’m considering a trade school for IT or programming upon release.
Also are there any good magazines in the DJ culture? Or audio gadgets in general?
Thanks in advance.
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EDIT: that was in all caps. i like that filter
p.s. the word edit was in all caps. i wonder if it will be after i hit post
Mark Butler, Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in Electronic Dance Music
Rick Snoman, Dance Music Manual
and of course, Jim Hogshire, You Are Going to Prison 
good luck in there.
How to DJ right:
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Thanks guys. Maybe even something along the audio engineering lines that define things we see in software very descriptively. Flanger, reverb, etc. I know what they sound like through hands on experience only, unfortunately that’s not an option. I’d be KILLING it if it was! 6 months of solid practice and sorting of my 200+ gigs.
Maybe I can DreamJ lol
maybe this then:
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science
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That looks to be EXACTLY what I was looking for. Great find.
+1 on Mastering Audio
Also check out “The War of Art” by Stephen Pressfield… I cannot emphasize this one enough. Again, it’s the WAR of ART, not Art of War lol.
Oh and here’s a link to 400,000 ebooks for freeeeee downloaaad! (you’re gonna need it)
EDIT here’s a good looking one I just found:
Dance Music Manual: Toys, Tools and Techniques:
aaaaaaand second edition:
Good luck son!
yeah Dance Music Manual that’s one of the ones I suggested above – highly recommended. I have vol 1, I don’t think vol 2 is out yet but vol 1 is amazing.
traktor bible…
jail for driving without a license? shocking that.
where you from?
The Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook is mandatory reading for anyone who every wants to setup or run a PA system.
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The downside is that without a computer to practice with, a lot of programming books will be pretty useless. Still…
You need to learn a linux shell. Use it for everything. I like Korn Shell, but BASH is a bit more common these days.
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Python is a great scripting and “glue” language. It is available pre-installed on most linux platforms. This is my scripting language of choice.
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Perl is the language that powers a stunningly large number of websites. And it is a good all round scripting and system administration automation language.
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If you wanna learn programming, Thinking In Java is one of the best books to read:
http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ4
However, my sincere recommendation is reading the Law Of One material:
PDFs: The Law of One - L/L Research
On-line: http://lawofone.info/
Hard Copies (book 1-5): L/L Research Online Store
It’s unrelated to the topics you’ve asked for, but it’s a valuable reading (although weird, I know)
Depending on your starting level, and learning style…the “Head First” series from ORiely are great. They have books on Programming (in general), Design Patterns (for Object Oriented languages), Java, HTML, and many others.
Papillon by Henri Charriere
Marching Powder by Rusty Young
Good Luck
I was going to say the same thing. I understand its a bit off topic, but driving without a licence in my opinion isn’t an offence worthy of jail time (very few are, I suppose).
This is rediculous. Can you not appeal it? I understand lawyers are expensive, but so is going to jail for half a year. A lawyer is probably less expensive considering most would take payments on a monthly basis.
What is wrong with the world when a millionaire can steal millions and get nothing, but if I stole $1000 to buy food for me and my family, or drove a car without a licence I’d be locked up and treated as a dangerous criminal.
I guess thats what happens when right wing idiots start making laws. “Just let anyone have guns, don’t help anyone who is poor, and lock up everyone who smokes a joint because they are obviously going to rape and murder my good christian family”.
sorry folks,
/rant.
The Power of Now - Eckart Tolle
Pihkal / Tihkal - Shulgin (about how the drugs we use for fun were originally created (written by the man who created and personally tested them)(how to make them is uncluded))
THE BOTONY OF ATTRACTION-
How plants like marijuana and tulips have been using humans to ensure the continuence of thier species