Showbiz Connor

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<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Century Gothic’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>I play R&B and hip hop and there is plenty of work for me but it is generally bars and chill out/2^nd rooms in clubs that I get to play. </span></span></p>
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<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Century Gothic’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>One of the resons I don’t think its as popular is that the whole urban scene has gone up its own arse a bit, the music isn’t as bouncy has more of a trap type of sound that simply isn’t party music. </span></span></p>
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<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Century Gothic’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>People wanna lose their minds to nellys “Hot in Herre” or Fatmans scoops “Be Faithful” not sway around to whatever low tempo shit that Drake is putting out. </span></span></p>
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<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;”><span style=”color: #000000;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Century Gothic’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;”>I try an play upfront party jams with that classic late 90’s to mid 2000’s Neptune/Dre/Scott storch sound. </span></span></p>

The truth is that not all hip hop can be beat matched, depending on the tracks into if it’s a 8 bar intro I’ll fade up over the first 4 and fade down over the second 4 but a lot of hip hip has very busy intros that you cant mix so look for thye perfect point to count your bars and drop mix on the 1.

You can do a straight drop if timed properly but scrating in the track is a bit more interesting, either way if timed correctly it keeps the dance floor energy up.

I use the idj pro and it’s great for what I do,

It’s intuitive the iPad in the middle gives great usability and the thing is simple but effective.

It’s not the most professional looking bit of kit and I get the odd comment when rock up at a club but it suits me fine

So guys, how’s everyone getting on with the course??

I’m finding it great, I spent a little while working out which hand would be my scratching hand, I chose left so that I can keep my stronger hand for the crossfader work,

I’m practicing the baby scratch pattern’s at the different tempos and have already managed to get a good few hours drilling the basic movements,

How about everybody else??

Discovideo, post: 37786, member: 9068 wrote: He, i like your stuff…excellent and perfect work…
But besides that, an answer to your frustation.
Becoming popular with music is like playing the casino.
Hard work doesn’t always (never) pay.
Music doesn’t has the same value, like it did decades ago.
There’s tons of music and mixes published every second.
Music has become a throw-away-product.
You spend hours on mixing this track (i suppose), you may be lucky if someone listens to it from start till end.
You have to learn to sell yourself, and sell stuff others like, not what you like.
Do you want to start a store with products that nobody wants? No…
So you have to make music that’s liked by the majority….commercial.
If you don’t sell anything….you shop will close.
If you don’t publish commercial music, you’re out…if you like it or not.
If you want an audience that listens to you or want make money with music?
Get offline, stop waisting time, become a resident-dj or a mobile-dj.
grtz

i’m not sure if i agree with this, it seems a little harsh,

there is nothing wrong with not plying commersial stuff but indamix has got his own style and sound then good for him, some commersial music is great but it generic this game is surley about wanting to stand out, have a USP and create your own crowd.

no there is nothing wrong with just playing commersial party stuff to make some money but if you have a love for a particular type of music then go for it, there will always be people who want to listed once you fing your nisch