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bahhh!!! I was just gonna ask how often you updated it with new acs. now its gone :[

shr3dder, post: 16369, member: 1473 wrote:

You can get a “spark” without newer tunes, just working on your mixing techniques. I get more a shiver from an unexpected classic.

Def a misunderstanding, and I wasnt trying to be hard on the original poster, or yourself. I was trying to give constructive criticism (which was asked) on the original topic of the “spark”. And I love getting those unexpected classics you havent heard for a while in a mix. Like an old friend you havent seen in a while. But do you remember when you heard that tune for the first time ‘X’ amount of years ago. Chances are you had a good day lol.

ps… I live in a place where EDM is not respected at all. I do understand artists such as Ingrosso, Hardwell, or Alesso, are mainstream in the world of EDM. Also, Artists like the entire SHM, deadmau5, and most recently Avicii, have come out of the EDM world and have gone completely mainstream. But the thing is: 95% of people around where I live are simply behind music culture, as well as the exploding EDM scene within the last 3 years. Its very difficult to get away with playing even the most popular prog/electro songs of the year. (for example I tried dropping Alesso’s track ‘Pressure’ the other night. I had to fade out mid way because I was losing the dance floor very quickly)….FML

In this post, I was mainly focusing on my personal podcast mixes. For a podcast, I like to select ALL new music, to give people who listen, the chance be knowledgeable of the latest music/future bangers. When playing live presently, I take the best tracks from all the podcasts (and other music) and compile them into a playlist. (for example, I remember putting Levels on a podcast back in May 2011, but obviously still play it now)

When playing to a crowd, the date of the song doesn’t matter nearly as much, and like you said, having a proper balance of classic/chart/new/unreleased songs is key. However still, I think supplying your crowd with the BEST of your latest/unavailable tracks, before they get big, is quite important. IMO, a big part of being a DJ is giving people what they want, as well as educating them in a sense of what could be big for the future. If you play “only what they want” then your set will not have any originality, and it’ll seem like amateur hour in the DJ booth. The crowd may positively, or negatively react depending on the selection, and timing of playing new tunes, but I think its well worth taking the risk with the BEST ones you got.

shr3dder, post: 16334, member: 1473 wrote: Restricting yourself to new music is a terrible idea.

Release date really shouldn’t matter that much. Good music is good music regardless of when it came out.

Then again some people seem to love playing the latest top 10 from Beatport like 5 million other DJs

My point is: I make mixes with new music just to keep up with it. I get to know newer tracks much better and get more experienced with them before playing them live. Making a mix with classics is fine, but you wont get that same energy, than when you use something fresh, because you already know those those tracks inside and out.

Another counterpoint to your comment: I agree choosing every song off the top 10 is a DJ sin. however, my mixes tend to be with new music before they get on the charts, or even on Beatport for that matter. (if you were talking about my mix, you’ll notice its 2 weeks old, and now some of the songs have now charted, while others are being released later this month) Ive noticed that it usually takes a few days after the release of a track for it to get on Beatport. It also takes a few more days to become popular and land in the top 10 of that genre. Sure, some of the newer songs you may select may be popular already, but its nice when you choose a group of songs that aren’t available on Beatport at that date, yet chart 2-4 weeks later.

First I wanna say cool mix…I love alot of these songs. But maybe your not feeling that specific spark because alot of these songs are now aged…great songs indeed, however few are 3+ months old and some others are 3+ years old lol…Theres one more thing, and I hate being the guy saying it because people used to tell me similar things…your transitions need work. Not so much the fade/filter ones (Those are actually quite well done), but the beat matching transitions. I noticed on the first two beatmatched style transitions you weren’t starting it on the 32nd, 16th, or 8th outro/intro bar of the songs, and they seemed kind of just randomly placed. Perfect timing and ending/starting on the 1/1 is important. IMO 16 bars (64 beats) is the perfect length to beatmatch a 125-130 bpm track. When Im down to 8 bars left I usually reverse the bass on both EQs, with 4 bars left I switch the remaining mids and trebles. Overall I can def see some potential for some solid mixing skills/song choice so I went ahead and followed you via mixcloud. If youd like to get an idea of what I was saying above, check out just the first 3 song transitions on my latest mix, pacha sessions 2. There is also no effects used similar to yours, but I feel the proper transitions, song selection, and track order are the most important things to have in a successful mix.

I love how you admitted you trainwrecked. I waited for it to try to get a quick laugh but its not bad man keep it up and keep the mixes coming…they can only get better