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Essex-based musician and DJ equipment fiddler here

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  • December 13, 2015 at 6:58 pm #2316041
    deathy
    Participant

    Howdy, Pete, welcome!

    DJ name – DJ P-Tek?

    December 13, 2015 at 7:10 pm #2316061
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Hi, welcome to the forums. Thanks for the introduction. Enjoy!

    December 13, 2015 at 8:07 pm #2316091
    Petek
    Participant

    Although right now I don’t consider myself a DJ, I have considered using names like “Petek” and “Retep” (on a night out I like to tell people this my name in order to confuse them) as a pseudonym for my music work. If I manage to get beyond being a bedroom DJ I might use them. I already know a couple of DJs so hopefully I’ll get networking soon.

    December 14, 2015 at 4:33 pm #2316971
    Dustin Elton
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    Kudos to you for mixing metal! I’ve done a few giant house parties full of metalheads and they were the best crowd. There was even moshing after a few drinks, just had to work them up to it. Tracks from bands like Enslaved, Emperor, Immortal, Bathory, Gorgoroth etc. are well suited for insane mashups and radical mixing, throw in some death metal tracks from Morbid Angel, Immolation and Cannibal Corpse along with old school thrash like Testament, Exodus and Overkill and some Doom Metal as well, the sonic possibilities are endless. As far as continuing to learn, you’ve come to the right place. There are some great courses here at very reasonable prices that will advance you quickly along your DJ path. Keep asking questions! There is a lot of experience at DDJT and you’ll usually get a few helpful responses.

    December 14, 2015 at 6:15 pm #2317221
    Petek
    Participant

    Thanks, Dustin Elton 😀

    I have a large collection of death, thrash and black metal, but a lot of it is a few years old now so I have some catching up to do so I’ll be getting my hands on some monthly mags etc.

    A local bar I frequent weekly is specified to the more alternative community and every Friday and Saturday night there’s a long metal playlist going which I’ve been observing and learning from. I’ve found that with some DM it’s hard to crossfade from one track to another due to there not really being a calm intro like most dance and pop tracks, but I’ve been having some luck with it all.

    I’ve spent a lot of time reading the forums and already learnt a lot from resident posters and admin.

    December 21, 2015 at 8:31 am #2326021
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Hey Petek! Good to have you, always nice to have people with diverse taste.

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