The digital media system (10) for disc jockeys includes a digital storage drive (107). Preferably, the music system (10) has two media readers (110, 112). Audio files can be simultaneously recorded to the digital storage drive (107) and played therefrom. An operating system is included for managing the digital data of the digital storage drive (107). The music system (10) also includes an output and a control unit (200) for controlling the media readers (110, 112), digital storage drive (107), operating system, and output. The control unit (200) has a first and second interface (210, 212). The interfaces (210, 212) are capable of independently and selectively mixing digital data from the media readers (110, 112) and the storage drive (107) into a signal and routing the signal through the output.