Finally, my Mars boarding pass has come
YES! I’m off to Mars!
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Recent Posts
How I’m now setting up my Hot Cues
I had an idea over the weekend to change my hot cue setups, I was currently just setting them to the same points that Rekordbox uses as phrase types, so I just duplicated these markers. Now I’m setting them up on phrases as you should, but I’m setting them up… Continue reading
A quick and dirty mashup
RELAX Jack
DJ Rolls and building a climax
Learn how to use loops from a track to mix into another track, and also use the loops to create a build-up and climax.
Funky House Mix
It’s my first funky house mix in quite a while. Enjoy. Alternatively
New car today, New Mix
I was asked by a friend to make a mix for them. So yeah a commission of sorts. I’ll be picking up the car in a couple of hours, and it’s the car I’ll have for the next 3 years. Renault Capture. There aren’t too many 20 plates around yet… Continue reading
How to mix 90’s House Music
Not being a DJ in the 90’s I didn’t know how tricky 90’s dance/house music could be to mix, it’s built very differently to modern DJ music. Sure 12inch vinyl would be better, but those discs are rare and quality MP3’s are rarer still. So I have to work with… Continue reading
DJ who?
The shrine of the unknown DJ. Yes these guys that you’ve never heard of can still mix with the best of them. Géza Vasas, 200 followers on YouTube and this video was made 7 years ago. Brilliant stuff and nice use of the FX. 7,800 views. I couldn’t find many… Continue reading
Awesome DJ’s
There’s a lot of them out there, some well known, some are just bedroom DJ’s and you’ll never even know. I’m going to try and find them, some will share their art publicly, some will keep it to themselves and their friends and family, so if you know of one… Continue reading
Practice Practice Practice!
My personal opinion is that learning to DJ is easy (as long as the lessons are well structured like they are at crossfader), it just takes a long time to master. For some people, this will no doubt be easier and faster than others, and while I’ve enjoyed the journey… Continue reading