Today’s Artist Gear Setup feature looks inside the travel bag of Victor Calderone. Victor Calderone is one of the artists that will be performing for Richie Hawtin’s 2015 CNRTL tour. Fans can catch him live in LA on April 25th at Palladium. Like previous artists in the gear setup series, Victor stresses the importance of hearing protection, whether DJs are performing or not. Keep reading to find out what gear Victor Calderone packs in his bag.
1 – Midi Controller
- Traktor Kontrol X1 Controllers and cases with custom mapping for controlling Traktor Pro.
2 – Computer
- MacBook Pro 15” (Maxed Out) Performance Computer.
3 – Soundcard
- Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ Interface (check out DJ soundcards in the DJTT Store)
4 – Cables
- Oyaide Neo USB Cables with cases to avoid the birds nest.
- Oyaide Neo RCA Cables in Orange to know the difference between USB and RCA in the dark.
- Kensington Mini USB Hub. I like this hub because of it’s small size and it doesn’t require a power adapter.
- Custom Made Rubber Laptop Isolators. A must in some DJ booths with way too much bass.
5 – Headphones
- Pioneer HDJ-2000 Headphones: I prefer these because of the solid build and sound. Most other brands do not last very long for me.
6 – External Hard Drive
- 500GB G-Drive Mini for back up. (learn how to build your own Digital DJ backup)
- USB sticks programmed for Pioneer CDJ-2000 as back up in case computer goes down. I always request CDJ-2000s as back up. (Learn more about preparing tracks in Rekordbox)
7 – Hearing protection
- Microsonic Musicians Custom Ear Plugs – “Hearing protection is an absolute must! For whenever you’re in a nightclub – whether you’re playing or not.”
Personal Items
- Passport
- Advil Liquid-Gels for after those marathon sets.
- MATTER+ stickers to leave my mark around the world.
- Clif Bar. Sometimes ends up being breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- Cartier Santos Watch. I’ve had it forever and is still one of my favs.
- iPhone 6 – To capture all those moments and stay in touch with my family unit.
- Sever Star Power adapter for every country
- iPad Air for emails and movies.
- Headphone splitter for watching movies with my wingman on those long flights.
Check out more of Victor Calderone at:
- His residence at Space
- New Burden EP & free streaming tracks via beatport
- 2015 CNTRL Richie College Tour
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