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ParticipantThe most preparation I do is to move a bunch of files into a spot that I might want to play or think will work.
I’ll also keep more mainstream stuff as a backup when you realize that while the promoter wanted you to play underground music, the floor is empty and the crowd keeps begging you for something else.
ParticipantJ-Zed, post: 25515, member: 1486 wrote: What’s so bad with beatport?
There is tons of music on there both very popular and almost unheard of. It just takes some time and some digging but it’s all there. Listen to sets by djs you enjoy, get a tracklist and then most of what you can find is on BP. Other than that, if you wanna get more into local scenes with producers who aren’t on BP you might have to contact their label or the producers themselves.
There’s always a way!
I agree…but even I have to admit the gang at BP are getting more skewed in selection. I feel like most of the site is “suburban white boy club music”. It’s why I go to Traxsource for better deep house.
ParticipantNot sure about D&B.
My suggestion is to find Facebook pages or groups with a lot of members/fans. Ask from there where the best shops are.
August 8, 2012 at 7:34 pm in reply to: Remix Services aka "DJ Friendly" versions of mainstream music #1009363ParticipantKewl…keep it coming fellas.
Where would you go for DJ friendly versions of mainstream hits?
August 8, 2012 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Remix Services aka "DJ Friendly" versions of mainstream music #1009348ParticipantI remember in the old days you had X-Mix, Razormaid, and Ultimix.
Maybe I didn’t term it right…I meant DJ subscription services where the company also remixes the tunes to be “DJ friendly”.
ParticipantRob Francis, post: 25293, member: 74 wrote: I’m looking to use either Touch OSC or Midi Touch for iPhone to turn my iPhone into a midi controller.
Has anyone used either of these? Which do you recommend?
I’m looking for simplicity and stability!
Thanks!
You’re in luck…we made it very simple for you…
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/05/4-easy-steps-to-adding-a-tablet-controller-to-your-dj-set-up/
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/07/how-to-design-your-own-tablet-dj-controller-in-touchosc/
August 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Gym, Tan, Money: Inside Pauly D's $11 Million Payday #1009253ParticipantI pretty much agree with J-Zed. I often wonder how many haters would have taken Pauly D’s path had they been offered.
I read the article. In my opinion Pauly D is in denial. The reality is when Jersey Shore gets cancelled (usual story of “flavor of the moment” shows), his DJ career will nosedive with it. I don’t know anyone who actually goes to a Pauly D show for any reason other than the fact he is a celebrity. I’ve said it over and over his success is tied to a reality show.
I already see others like Snooki and JWOWW trying to pitch other shows…simply because they know the 15 minutes of fame from Jersey Shore is running out. They know that when JS dies, Snooki will just become another single mom in the guido areas, JWOWW will just be the older club girl with fake boobs, and Pauly D will suddenly dwindle down to a local DJ in Providence simply because Vegas won’t see him as a big sell without Jersey Shore.
That’s the difference between legends and flavors of the moment. I always pull up names like Carl Cox and PvD in how they lasted the test of time and still pack rooms. They produce new stuff, even change/evolve in their sounds. Pauly D can claim he’s doing that…but all the world will see are fist-pumping, a blowout haircut, and tattoos.
Good for him and others who milk the moment and build a fortune. I agree I hope he spends his money wisely…as opposed to being found in 10-20 years living in a trailer park, flat broke.
ParticipantTerry_42, post: 25079, member: 1843 wrote: D-Jam it would be really cool from your point of view, as someone who has been into music for a longer time and followed the changes, to elaborate these thoughts a little more. Possibly in its own article? (Or maybe you did and I did not find it hehe)
You want something like how music has changed or been commoditized?
ParticipantI’d say this…if there is some tune you really would love to share with him, then do it.
Put your collection up for him to pick from? No. Not unless you two are a business and thus creating a pool of music for you both to use. Even then he’s got to post his own stuff.
Just tell him you are bound to your ethics and you won’t just toss your stuff up for him or anyone to share.
July 31, 2012 at 4:37 pm in reply to: How important do you think it is for DJs to also be producers nowadays? #1008997ParticipantI’ve found that as a DJ alone, you have to have something to make you “famous”. So you could land yourself a celebrity girlfriend or a reality show and thus you might blow up. If you want to make it beyond that, then the industry is unfortunately tied to the mess that you need to be producing…mainly to get noticed.
I’ve only seen guys grow to being known locally and occasionally playing elsewhere on DJing alone. Many others who aren’t producers are either promoters or running labels. It’s just gotten extremely hard to only be a DJ and “make it”.
It’s a shame too since you see how these big fests have become more about making an appearance over playing a solid set.
ParticipantI remember when you needed $1000 to get going as a DJ. Now you can do it for $100 (plus a computer) even if you just want to be a hobbyist.
I’m not complaining. I honestly wish those options had existed back when I started.
ParticipantDJ IshyBoySwag, post: 25053, member: 2655 wrote: Well my style of choice is EDM, but I’ve been playing mainly Electro-Pop remixes. So mostly mainstream.
DJ IshyBoySwag, post: 25054, member: 2655 wrote: Also I don’t really plan on being a mobile DJ I want to move up into clubs eventually though. I wouldn’t mind doing a Rave but in my area they aren’t very prevalent.
OK…I’m asking again. Now…I want you not to think of what gets you the most gigs, but what MAKES YOU HAPPY IN LIFE.
What is your dream? Your hopeful big goal?
a) Getting paid thousands to play weddings, you have your own business, you even have other DJs working for you and thus you handle multiple events at a time.
b) You’re playing the local bars and clubs, pumping the top charting tunes, women think you’re hot, fellas buy you shots, but you sometimes get criticism from music snobs, or are called a “sellout”. However, you make a steady paycheck from it all.
c) You’re going to raves and events all over to play offbeat music. You don’t make much money at all, but you get invited to play at bigger festivals, open for big names, and your mixes online get loads of downloads.
MY POINT: You can’t have it all. You can do A & B, or somehow pull off B & C. If your end goal really is to have some fun, play some stuff, but eventually whittle it down to a hobby and go into a normal career, then I’d dabble on B & C. Choice A in my eyes is what you do when you want to make a lucrative living in DJing. If you want that Choice A though, then consider studying business.
In college, I’d tell you things are not much different from the rest of DJing, but you might find you will have less competition in a small college town. If you’re simply happy playing the mainstream then make a demo, hang out in the local bars or even club that has DJs, network with the DJs, and eventually work your way in.
If you feel entrepreneurial, then take a stab at promoting. Perhaps take on a quieter evening at a local bar and look for a way to pack it.
If mainstream isn’t your thing, then perhaps look into a weeknight at one of those spots if you can find social circles that would want this as well. That or find like-minded folk and throw raves.
ParticipantPhil Morse, post: 25019, member: 2 wrote: I would just buy it again D-Jam for the time it takes it’s not worthwhile effort to rip it (assuming you can find the tracks for sale of course).
A lot of them you can’t…but I’m not going to rip everything. I’m more going to take vinyl to my place a half-crate at a time, listen, take what I want, and then sell the vinyl to a local shop when I’m finished. I’m also going to take a moment to have full WAV files of older stuff I recorded long ago into 192 kbps MP3.
I just would love a nice clean archive of my old school that you can’t get easily….but stuff I played a few times and then moved on from I won’t bother with.
ParticipantWhat kind of DJ do you want to be?
Mobile? Bar? Club? Rave?
Do you want to play mainstream music or underground music?
ParticipantI’m just happy there is something for everyone…and most the purists who spread hate of technology seemingly are not playing anywhere.
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