Alex Moschopoulos
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May 22, 2014 at 4:53 am in reply to: 'Spam to win' – are mix contests worth it or just corrupt? #2033065
Alex Moschopoulos
Participantwith D-Jam remix contests are all me 😀 not just to get free stems but the chance of making my own version with actual real acapellas not DIY 😀
If you don’t win you can always make your own song out of the remix by changing it a little 😀Plus you could probably post your remix on SoundCloud and/or your own site.
Thus you have content on the net for others to find. It’s a win-win in many cases.
ParticipantOnly thing I’m doing with WAV files is when I need something for production, and long-term storage of rare items.
If I try to make a mashup or remix of a tune, I’ll buy a WAV file.
I’m also in the process of recording most of my vinyl collection into WAV files simply to store them and get rid of my vinyls. I chose WAV simply in case down the road we see a new standard, and thus I can convert WAVs into whatever standard I choose.
Buying music to use in general…I just stick to 320kbps MP3s. Audiophiles will rant on MP3s, but most folks in a club/bar/event really won’t care.
May 21, 2014 at 9:44 pm in reply to: 'Spam to win' – are mix contests worth it or just corrupt? #2033008ParticipantI love remix competitions just for the free sound stems. 🙂
May 21, 2014 at 8:06 pm in reply to: 'Spam to win' – are mix contests worth it or just corrupt? #2032988ParticipantAlways ask…Win or lose…IS THIS WORTH MY TIME?
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/10/how-to-win-dj-competitions-contests/
If you’re looking for gains that come regardless of if you win or lose, then go with it. If you’re entering, knowing you’ll be begging for likes, then don’t waste your time.
ParticipantI don’t think it’s required, but it does help if folks are searching MixCloud via tracks.
I put full tracklists up, and timestamp my mixes. In my book it’s about the artists, not me. If my mix helped 100 kids run out and buy tunes from an artist I love/respect, then I did my job as a DJ. I helped that artist grow, and hopefully he/she will make more good tunes.
And if someone took an Armin van Buuren playlist and played it just like Armin does, he still would not be Armin.
I practically did that on my trance mix “Matrimonial Bliss“. A good chunk of the tunes were stuff I shopped off AvB’s sets, and a few were ones I found elsewhere.
In the end though, I felt that my mix didn’t sound like AvB. In all honesty, it’s hard to sound like someone (in my opinion). I used to watch many local Chicago DJs try to sound like Bad Boy Bill or Bobby D…but they couldn’t pull off their respective sounds. Instead they ended up with their own sound “inspired” by those DJs.
ParticipantI think the SNL thing is great. We need the EDM fad to die so the bad blood can be washed away.
ParticipantI use G+ for my food blog (along with FB, Twitter, and Pinterest).
I notice most of the followers I get are from South America, which leads me to believe countries without a strong FB presence will get other folks.
All I do usually is post on G+ whatever I post on FB, but I don’t have a “D-Jam” G+ page.
ParticipantHere’s the article. For some reason the forum had errors that day:
ParticipantThis jungle?
ParticipantOK…try this to help you train.
Take a tune you like…preferably a flac or wav file.
Convert it to several mp3s of different bitrates.
Play them loud in your room on good speakers. You might spot differences.
Frankly, I only worry if a file sounds good…not the bit rate. For the longest time I would make my files 192kbps. Many thought I was nuts but I didn’t trust my computer to play 320kbps or wav files solidly in a gig environment…as I’ve seen laptops at the time struggle. So I stuck to my 192’s until about a few years ago.
Even then and still, I thought my old files sounded just fine. I’ll hear “audiophiles” claim they can tell the difference between bitrates, but studies have shown they really can’t tell. A bad file will sound bad, but don’t presume anything that isn’t 320kbps or higher is suddenly bad. Just listen, loudly, and see what your ears tell you.
In all honesty, no one in a club is going to stroll up and tell you that your file sucks…they’ll be too drunk, and the audiophiles will be too cowardly to step up.
ParticipantI live by the notion that you’re only in trouble when you get a “cease and desist” email or letter.
ParticipantPromos happen for DJs who can offer something in return.
So if you’re writing reviews for Mixmag, you’ll get free music because they’re hoping to get press.
It’s the same if you’re a DJ who is playing for loads of people and thus you could be an influencer. Same if you have a popular blog where you review music.
It’s not really “free” as much as an “exchange”.
ParticipantYour ears. I could take a 96kbps file and run it through to be 320kbps, but it doesn’t mean it’ll sound like 320kbps.
April 17, 2014 at 9:19 pm in reply to: I know how to switch genres, but now the question is when? #2023724ParticipantDefinitely cosign with Vintage. If folks dance nonstop, then they don’t drink.
If an owner/manager gives you flack for clearing a floor, then he/she is an amateur. Only downer is if the folks are heading to the door.
ParticipantGood Sources? Can you suggest some for Tech and Techno? I would love to know..
Here’s a couple of articles to check out:
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/08/your-questions-where-to-find-dj-music-online/
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/06/7-ways-to-find-great-music-online/
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/12/online-music-buying-tips/
Two other tips I’d have would be to listen to mixes from DJs you like. Check out mixes that have tracklists. Shop from them. I’d also tell you to set up a playlist on Spotify of tunes you like in tech house or techno, then listen to the radio station Spotify would create from it. You’ll pick up new stuff you didn’t hear…based on what you liked.
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