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  • July 31, 2012 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Finding a Mentor #1009008
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    Haha yeah I know, and in my experience it can be pretty tough to be on the receiving end of feedback, so I’ll try to go easy 😛

    July 31, 2012 at 5:50 pm in reply to: VirtualDJ D'n'B Mix #6 #1009007
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    Just started listening. My first point of feedback is to make sure that your second record is “bigger” than the first, not the other way around. With the 3rd and 4th records you got it right, but the 2nd tune is a bit of an anti-climax.

    Im at 50% of the mix now, nice tune selection, classy!

    Also, as a general rule, the first few records are THE most important records of your set. They make the difference of people leaving your mix on, or switching to something else. You can have the most brilliant mixes and combinations later on in your set, but if you make a big mistake in the first mix, very few people will keep listening.

    Keep it up!

    July 31, 2012 at 5:39 pm in reply to: How important do you think it is for DJs to also be producers nowadays? #1009003
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    Agreed with the above two posts. But let’s be honest: if you’re deejaying to get famous, you’re in it for the wrong reasons.

    July 31, 2012 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Finding a Mentor #1009002
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    Sounds good! By the way, if you have some recorded mixes, I’d be happy to give you some feedback 🙂 Also, if you want, I can give you some names of good house/breaks crossover tracks 🙂

    July 31, 2012 at 4:10 pm in reply to: How important do you think it is for DJs to also be producers nowadays? #1008992
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    If you want to get booked as a headliner at festivals and stuff like that, then yes it’s very important to start producing tracks. I would say even more important than learning dj skills.

    On the other hand, if you don’t have the urge to become an A-list dj, then of course it’s not important. I would actually say it’s more important for producers to have a deejaying background than the other way around. Not because of better gigs, but because you’ll learn the way tracks are built in a very “hands on” way.

    July 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Finding a Mentor #1008989
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    I started out mixing Drum n Bass, but after a couple of years branched out to Breaks, House, Dubstep, HipHop, Soul & Funk.

    These days I like to play sets that contain multiple styles, like a combo of Breaks, House and Dubstep.

    About your throwing a party question: It is very helpful to know a couple of key players in your local scene to spread the word. I would suggest booking some local talent, so they will hype their friends. Also make sure to spread posters and flyers in and around schools in your area.

    I also didn’t have any friends in the scene when I started out, but by involving others that were “insiders” the whole town knew about the party in no time!

    July 31, 2012 at 12:47 pm in reply to: Finding a Mentor #1008978
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    What area are you in? I’d certainly be willing to help out, but I’m from Holland, so chances are it’s not in the neighbourhood 😉

    Feel free to email me though: acaoost [at] hotmail [dot] com

    July 31, 2012 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Cut my DJ collection down to 636 songs! #1008977
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    This article motivated me to listen through my entire collection and throw away all mediocre/bad tracks. One thing that held me back from deleting my “mediocre” tracks was that they might be used in a certain mix, or as a filler record. Eventually I decided to throw them away, because if I never used them in a mix before, it’s 99% certain I never will.

    It is true that in the vinyl days you had very high quality control, because of the price of a record. I only just realised that I really want to go back to this situation, where I know every single record in my collection is a quality tune.

    So thanks Phil, for the encouragement to take this step!

    July 31, 2012 at 12:25 pm in reply to: Things have certainly changed… #1008976
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    Phil Morse, post: 25025, member: 2 wrote: I remember when mixers had kill buttons…

    Yeah kill buttons were pretty great! Unless they are switches and placed at the front of the mixer.

    July 31, 2012 at 12:18 pm in reply to: About Time to Upgrade #1008975
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    Sounds like the new Vestax VCI-380 might be something for you, as it has the pads from Twitch and can be used as a standalone mixer. The lack of effects in Itch (compared to Traktor) might be a downside for you though.

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