Im a DJ, check out the new mix!

[homeboy604]

uh you still havent listed anything in particular.
i think i did one 8 bar mix in the whole thing (which isnt a bad thing anyway.)
this isnt trance, you dont mix for 2 minutes, ldo.

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Just because you mix in a new track at the end of an 8 count doesn't mean it flows right. Some songs sound/feel different from others and this isn't something that can be taught. Like I said, try listening to the songs. And don't play that mix at a funk club unless you want the whole room wondering if you've ever danced a day in your life.

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[pergesu]

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And don't play that mix at a funk club unless you want the whole room wondering if you've ever danced a day in your life.

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Are you serious? You know that DJs play hip hop, country, and rock too, right? It's not all just dance music. There are some clubs where the crowd would love this.

[marchron]

Link is FUBAR'd, did you blow all your bandwidth?

[Hawklet]

Can't get the file anymore. Could someone who downloaded it already host this mix somewhere so we could download it?

[jambon]

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Link is FUBAR'd, did you blow all your bandwidth?

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[homeboy604]

http://poundit.ca/DJ%20Slick%20-%20J...ub%20Promo.mp3

sorry for the delay, linked fixed.

[PatInTheHat]

Your first mix is not terrible but definatly a lot that you could improve on. Your mixes seem to create little to no energy. By this I mean you beat mix out of song one and then just drop song one to the beat of song 2 before that song has really gotten into it. The only time I found this kind of mixing effective is when you have someone strong on the mic to fill the blank beat spaces. (I hope this make sense)

I also disliked most of your accapella drops, you often picked songs in different keys or off timing. IMO these are very difficult to do well and I think the majority of DJs are best off keeping these away from the dancefloor.

Overall I think you could step into a nightclub with no problems. Although I live in a smallish city most of the DJs here can't even beat mix to save their lives. In the end the most important thing you can do is song selection and I think you did a fine job of that for a top 40 club.

Once you get into an actual club you will find theres a lot to learn in regards to reading your crowd and when/how to building and drop the energy.

Mix 2: Honestly I didn't listen much to your mixing, there seemed to be a lot of slams which is totally fine. I absolutely loved the song choices. Awesome.

My creditentials: I've DJed regularly several 1k+ capacity rooms for over 5 years.

[marchron]

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I also disliked most of your accapella drops, you often picked songs in different keys or off timing.

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I didn't care for this, either.

Just a listener, not a DJ (but wouldn't mind doing it as a side project).