My posts about DJ-ing, music production, business, and discussion in general. This blog is mainly targeted to artists/bands looking to take their music to a more professional level. If there’s a topic you’d like me to talk (or rant) about, message me here or leave a comment. :)
Here are the tracks I played tonight. Wasn’t as busy as last week but still a really good night. Played a mix of country and classic rock until about 10:45, which is the norm for the foreseeable future at that bar. Enjoy!
Dj Kool ft Biz Markie & Doug E. Fresh – Let Me Clear My Throat
Luke Bryan – That’s My Kind Of Night
Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
Nelly – Ride With Me Continue Reading
So I’ve been listening to a lot of Alestorm lately, (check out No Grave But The Sea, it’s awesome), and it got me thinking: Modern “pirate” music has to be influenced by movies; like, culturally this is where we get our idea of what “pirate music” should sound like. So would it be fair to say that a movie composer like John Williams or Hans Zimmer could be the “father of modern pirate music”? Continue Reading
Here is the playlist for the set I DJed last night. They are not all in order as I went back and forth between two different programs throughout the night, Serato for my main mixing and another for playing requests and songs I don’t have on my laptop. Had a ton of fun and a great crowd, started the night off with country/classic rock and then kicked off the dance music sometime between 10:30 and 11.
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
Leo Santana & Anitta – Contatinho
Popbytes – Ultimate 80’s Mashup
Cardi B – I Like It (ft Bad Bunny, J Balvin)
Ludacris – What’s Your Fantasy Continue Reading
Parodies for Nuclear Power.
Lizzo – Truth Hurts parody. Here’s the original for reference, and here’s an instrumental version for anyone who wants to sing along.
Why wind great ’til it gotta blow great? Continue Reading
Here’s the tracklist for the set I played the other night. It wasn’t very busy so I took the opportunity to mix it up a little. Soundchecked with Hollywood Undead. Enjoy!
Hollywood Undead – Comin In Hot
DJ Change – Drake & Wiz Khalifa vs Cage The Elephant – I Did it Overnight (Hiphop Rock Mashup)
Kanye West – Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Mims – This Is Why I’m Hot
Tinie Tempah – Till I’m Gone ft Wiz Khalifa Continue Reading
Here is an excel file I threw together comparing the setlists from the nights that I DJ’ed. Songs I played both nights are highlighted in red, and songs that were the same song but different versions (i.e. remix vs original) are highlighted in blue. Continue Reading
Here’s last night’s playlist. Pretty different than many of mine; there was one significant music folder I tried not to play out of, and by the end of the night I think I only played one song out of there. A lot of stuff I usually play (early in the night) didn’t get played at all. Also, I went a significant amount of the night before I realized I didn’t play almost anything above 100bpm. Once I realized this, I actively tried to keep it up. Continue Reading
Here’s the list of songs I played tonight. Deliberately used a lot less remixes than normal. Soundchecked with B2K – Bump Bump Bump and Big Sean – Bounce Back.
Paperboy – Ditty
Skee-Lo – I Wish
Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hotstepper
Paul Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise
Montell Jordan – This is how we do it
Run-DMC (Aerosmith) – Walk This Way Continue Reading
Here’s the songs I played last night. It didn’t get as busy as last time but it was still a great night. Sound-checked with Out For A Rip. Played Cupid Shuffle and Cha Cha Slide by request, kept it a bit more old-school than I had originally intended but that’s what kept everyone dancing.
Shark Tank – Out For A Rip
Bombfunk MC – Freestyler
Clear Soul Forces – Stick Em
Crystal Method – Name Of The Game (Calling All Freaks)
Snoop Dogg – Drop it like it’s Hot ft Pharell Wiliams
Outkast – I’m Sorry Ms Jackson (Get Funky Extended Mix)
KRS One – Sound Of Da Police Continue Reading
Co-DJ-ed with a friend, DJ Luck-E. Sound-checked with the Rick And Morty song, and they played old-school tracks until it was time to play dance music.
Rick Morty GET SCHWIFTY Trap Remix
5 & A Dime – Sit On My Subwoofer
Ludacris – My Chick Bad Remix ft. Diamond, Trina, Eve Uncensored
Alpa Chino – I Love Tha Pussy
Toxic – Britney Spears
DJ Change – Drake & Wiz Khalifa vs Cage The Elephant – I Did it Overnight (Hiphop Rock Mashup) Continue Reading
The Following is the playlist for a set I DJ-ed recently. Went from 9pm to 2:30am, used I’m On One to check levels before getting started. Place got busy around midnight, a fairly normal night and as always loads of fun. Enjoy!
I’m On One – Drake Ft Lil Wayne, Rick Ross
DJ Change – Drake & Wiz Khalifa vs Cage The Elephant – I Did it Overnight (Hiphop Rock Mashup)
Outkast – Ms Jackson
KRS-One – Sound of da police
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I threw a song together using clips of Trump’s voice. If you like dubstep and dislike Trump, you’ll probably like this track… I will try to keep politics off this blog but this was too good to pass up. And to be clear, I’m just as anti-Hillary as anti-Trump.
The music of the song Havoc B by Enter Shikari would be great for the opening credits/scenes of a violent spy or gangster movie, an action thriller type. I’ve always thought since I first Continue Reading
These are the lyrics to a song I’ve been working on for a couple years now. The first verse came to me one day in the shower, to the tune of Tom Petty’s Last Dance. Obviously I was single at the time. The second verse came to me one day while I was away from the wife for five weeks. Anyway, just think of the harmonica part at the break. It just needs a verse in between these two to connect them, and/or something to end it. Other than that though, I think it’s perfect so far.
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Today’s music rant- stupid lyrics. Mainly two songs I’ve heard recently- Harder Better Faster Stronger (the Kanye West rapes music version) and Lose Yourself by Eminem. I know they’re old songs, and I try to ignore them but they played at work and so here’s my take: Continue Reading
Bold title, I know. Don’t get me wrong, I love music. But I don’t believe that anyone who truly loves music could possibly claim that they’re happy with the industry today, or even for the last 70 years or so. And it all comes down to one single, seemingly-innocent-yet-all-too-emphasized issue: The music industry is just that- industry. They’re about the money, not the music. That’s the problem. In order to sell albums, they must de-complicate everything creative and pander to the lowest common denominator. That’s where boy bands come from; that’s where idiots like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Kanye West come from… Continue Reading
It doesn’t matter where you are, you’ve probably seen most of these issues in your own scene if you’re an active part of it. “This band’s selling out. They think they’re hot shit since they went on one tour. They act like they’re the best, blah blah blah.” That’s just one of many issues I see between bands today. Hey, you left a cd in my car from that band that traveled through. “Shoot that piece of shit.” Really? They gave us free cds just because we were the only ones who showed up, and they’re actually really good. “Shoot that piece of shit.” Well that’s the problem. You’ve shown a complete lack of respect for them, and so now I have no respect for you (as a band), and that is the issue we’re facing. Bands don’t want to respect each other’s craft. No, you don’t do things the way I do, and I wouldn’t classify you as the same genre or sub-genre as me, but the real question is, is it working for you? Continue Reading
Just a short post, since I haven’t been very active in a while; There are two books that I would say are absolutely essential for any band looking to get ahead in the business, as well as two more that I personally think are great resources;
1. The Artist’s Guide To Success In The Music Business by Loren Weisman (www.artistsguide.net/)
2. Music Law by Rich Stim (published by NOLO) Continue Reading
