Hee Won Jung

I REFUSE to buy anything from DJ Tech Tools. They say they support their products but never actually come up with any new mappings. I own a Midifighter Pro Beatmasher and i have had to reprogram it myself because although they release new firmware updates…they do not update their mappings for newer versions of traktor.

yeah me 2..

Download, Key Analyze, update tags, then import into DJ Software.

Ive tried a ton of different id3tag programs and tbh they ALLLL suck.

A couple of things that i noticed:

@ 11:30ish when you are going to your next track…the 2nd song seems to be out of phrase by 4 or 8 beats i cant remember exactly.

@ 17:00 you cut out the 1st song too quickly. It is totally okay to let that first song loop until there is a breakdown on the 2nd track then cut to keep consistancy.

@19:30ish New Track the drums do not match at all with your first track and makes things seem clustered. The problem i think here is that these 2 tracks although have the same bpm, have to totally different feels to them.
Where the first track had kind of a disco swinging feel. The 2nd track is more of a shuffle.

@26:00ish Same thing again here…You go from a shuffle beat to a straight snap beat…with no time for our ears and body to adapt to the switch…it is too abrupt.

The highs and mids dont seem to be clashing too much but i am listening on shitty laptop speakers so i will take a more indepth listen off my Studio speakers when im home.

No im not saying that all people want to get drunk and dance to music…although that is where a large part of the money for the industry comes from. Most artists dont make a ton of money off their songs…but off concerts, shows, events etc. is where the biggest portion of their funds come from. Music is Social…there is no doubt about it. It creates conversations, emotions, and a community. You need to engage the people you want to captivate…and sending a facebook message, or posting stuff on forum boards and peoples walls will just be ignored.

How many of you on here that have facebook…actually read all the stuff that comes through the newsfeed? You may have 3000 friends…but out of those how many actually engage you? How many just hit like on a status and just move on throughout their day. How many of you actually comment something that is useful other than “omg thats so funny” or “LOL i love that cat”

In the end getting a fanbase is a lot like trying to pick up a girl at the bar. Youll probably talk to hundreds…and get maybe 10 numbers…out of those 10 you will be lucky if you get 1 or 2 that actually goes out with you.

Well there are a lot of different opinions on this:
I myself feel that Software mixing still isnt up to snuff compared to hardware mixing like using a DJM800.

However as a mobile DJ you do not need anything else other than your controller.

Some will bring a mixer anyways just in case their laptop dies as a backup.

Shuga*Foot, post: 33544, member: 2922 wrote:
@Hee to say the FB or any of these networks are a cope out is totally rubbish. Having built numerous events, campaigns and programs on these various platforms I can say confidently they do work. However, it does take planning and significant level of work. In the scene here if you’re up and coming or have been around you need to think about your online audience. And these platforms if used correctly is an effective part of your mix to market yourself.

A question to you then…playing devils advocate here…How do you generate an online audience that will faithfully follow you online?

I use Facebook for our companies Events, local shows, and Big Headliners and connect with people using Facebook…but like i said i have already developed a following by outside means and connected them with facebook.

Sorry if i came off as aggressive that wasnt my intention…I know i can get a little forceful with my posts lol.

What i am trying to say is that in the Internet world that we live in…its easy for everyone to just push everything aside and not really care about anything that doesnt directly impact them.

Me just being myself…whats going to make me want to listen to your mixes…or your online radio show?

I get handed and email/facebooked all sorts of demos, mixes and what not…Out of those i would say i listen to about .05% of them…and who are those .05% of mixes i listen to? They are people that i have seen on more than 1 occasion…they are the people i have talked to about random stuff…or people that stood out to me, and thats what you need to do at the end of the day. You need to stand out…set yourself apart and in a way that totally captivates the audience you are going for.

This is extremely hard to do just using online…it is so easy to get mixed in with another random face that you dont know.

By me Destroying the dance floor…or you rocking out as you put it…that captures people…they remember holy fak that dude just layed down some wicked tracks…i wonder who he is. You need to entice them make them want more…how ever it is u do it…by destroying the dance floor, making a new niche for yourself…or DJing with a Darth Vader mask and having 2 girls dressed up as princess leia beside you. (that last one was a joke…sort of) But you get what i mean.

Oh also I’m 28…been in the music scene since i was like 16 going to underground raves…then starting up my own fire spinning company for these raves…and slowly but surely now im in it as a DJ and Promoter.

I religiously Listen to: In the Air with Morgan Page, and Automatic Static with DJ Icey, and The Lazy Rich show, and the only reason why i do…is because they usually have great bangers that i can add to my set.

Now i Listen to these from a DJ perspective…because they dont really do much complicated mixing usually A to B intro outtro, but because they usually post tracks before they are even for sale on Beatport.

Screw Facebook…Screw Mixcloud…Screw Soundcloud. Until you have enough exposure in your city as a legitimate DJ you are just one of the other hundreds of people on FB posting about the same stuff as everyone else. What have you done to make yourself more noticeable to others?

I have like 30 or so soundcloud followers and i havent even posted a mix on it. I dont have a fan page on FB, and i just use my personal one for everything.

Yet my residency nights are ALWAYS packed. Get personable in real life…build a following in real life…then add them to facebook, Chat with people add to their wall, comment on their status…thats how you develop a following…if you just post shit about your mixes, or what events you are doing…then you becoming apart of the other 95% of bullshit random crap that people dont even bother to look at on facebook. If you spend the time to actually connect on a personal level and develop a dialog that is when you will notice greater feedback.

I only have around 400 people on facebook as well…and out of that probably only 10-20 that actually follow me because of my DJing…yet when i go out there is ALWAYS people that come up and talk to me saying oh hey ur so and so friends with so and so I heard you guys destroyed it at so and so.

Facebook/Twitter/Myspace etc. is a cop out and imo a really cheap and useless way to find fans and to increase your fanbase.

Facebook should be used AFTER you have already gotten people to know who you are. Social Media only works imo once the Social Aspect is already put into place.

Posting mixes, events etc. are a complete waste if people dont know you already.

http://digitaldjtips.com/forum/threads/something-that-i-havent-seen-people-talk-about.7173/#post-33117

The Link above i speak about how i got my “success” which really isnt success at all but as to how i was able to get up in our local scene and become known.

You need to have a connection with your peers and it is really hard to develop a connection solely off of facebook.

Go out and meet people…go dance with them get drunk with them….Then once they have gotten to know you hunt them down on facebook and add them.

IMO Facebook is like my mailbox….95% of it is garbage while 5% is actually something important, and to be honest…im not really going to pay attention to the 95% and just look for the stuff that is important to me.