Real articles from DJ Leanskee on AI, DJ business, craft, culture and workflow.
Rane, Hercules, and AlphaTheta dropped their big NAMM 2026 gear. None of it ships with AI built in. Here is where the real edge actually lives.
Read the article →The smartest way to use AI as a DJ is to split the job into two lanes: AI handles preparation, and you handle the live performance.
Read →Hermes Agent can handle repeatable research, organization, and follow-up work behind the scenes, while the DJ stays responsible for music knowledge, selection, timing, technique, and reading the room.
Read →rekordbox 7.2.16 gives Free-plan users access to AI vocal-position detection, helping DJs see vocal sections before they collide in a mix.
Read →Every DJ software is selling you the stems button. Here's what they don't tell you: where the separation happens matters more than whether you have it.
Read →You can't rely on just one income stream. I didn't set out to become a website builder — but once I learned, it changed everything.
Read →You're losing gigs to slow replies. Not because you're not good — because by the time you respond, the client already hired someone else. AI email templates fix that.
Read →Six real things AI can do for your DJ business right now — not theory, not hype. Booking replies, proposals, follow-ups, contracts, content, and more.
Read →The DJ who learns AI now is going to eat. The one who ignores it is going to wonder why their calendar emptied out.
Read →People think AI is the end of the DJ's creativity. They have it backwards. Every major DJ innovation in history was about tools, and the artists who mastered them.
Read →I'm going to walk you through exactly how I handle a new booking inquiry using AI — from the first email to the signed contract.
Read →AI music generation tools just crossed a line that DJs need to pay attention to. Here is what is actually happening and what it means for your career.
Read →Stem separation used to be a studio technique. Now it is a live performance tool. Here is what changed and exactly how I am using it in my sets.
Read →The biggest barrier for DJs and social media isn't time. It's the blank page. AI fixes that.
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