DJs spend the majority of their year pleasing other people, be it in the club or on the festival circuit, or dropping mixes to the radio/Internet. And while you show your appreciation by spending money on tickets to their shows, buying their music, and spreading the word on their movements via the Internets, this is the season of giving. Do you have a DJ in the family? Are you just wanting to surprise your favorite selector with a gift they'd actually use? Here are some gifts (of varying price ranges) for the DJ in your life.
Sprayground backpacks
Mixed In Key
Macbook Air
Munitio Winter Billets™ 9mm earphones
Serato "Lost Your Marbles" control vinyl
Corsair Flash Survivor USB flash drive
Teenage Engineering's OP-1
Price: $849 [Teenage Engineering]
Housemeister made an entire album using this piece of hardware, and if you wanted to, you could. This portable sampler, synthesizer, and controller is plug-and-play, and allows you to not only interact with your PC's DAW, but you can practically work out whole song ideas on the fly. It's a bit pricey, but for this level of mobility, you're making out pretty nicely.
CABEAU Memory Foam Evolution travel pillow and neck pillow
Traktor Kontrol Z1
Price: $199 [Traktor]
For the iPad/laptop DJ in your life that wants a bit more of a physical DJ "feel," Traktor's Kontrol Z1 is a nice piece of hardware that is not only ultra-portable, but contains a ton of features. Cue tracks, EQ on the fly, and integrate it seamlessly with other Traktor products, like the X1 or the F1. You can build a nice hub for your on-the-go DJ needs.