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The theory of "Download My Mix"
When making a mix that you intend to give out to people and have people listen to, how important do you feel having new tracks in the mix is? By new im talking 0-3 months old.
Would you prefer new new tracks that everyone is caning at that moment? or virtually unheard of new tracks/older ones? or a mix of both? Im curious what people look out for when they view a download my mix thread and decide to actually download the mix.
Personally, id prefer tunes id not heard before/havent been played to death by armin, sasha, and co.
ps: This thread goes for prog and trance, hence the inclusion of the top djs in each genre that a lot of people seem to copy.
Tracks that interest you, who cares if the song is new, it could be crap.
I like seeing old songs with new, cause it just shows you doing something different than being anyone else.
^^^ yea i agree man, I think sets should be whatever the dj is feeling, rather than just trying to plug what is knew in...that being said, a set cant be to to stail..incorperate the knew with the old, all shall be fine
tracks i havent heard before.
new ones at that.
unless its a friends mix.
Personally,
If it's an online demo I like to make it fresh as, something as tight and up front as possible.
A hand out demo, something that will be going to those perhaps less involved in the scene, I mix up the fresh as tracks with some of the less cained tracks of the last 5 months and some golden oldies; something that reflects what I'd play in a club in the current point of time. Also mixed as tight as possible (IE up to 5 takes).
--djway
omg i think on this occassion i'll have to agree with psicknosis 
this is my theory;
=> i mix songs i like
=> i dont like many new songs hence i dont have em in my mix
=> because of this i tend to feel inadequate cos i may not be taken seriously
=> in the end, i couldn't care less, i just play what i like.
[/ghetto sista]
so to recap, i dont really consider any of those factors stated as critical or important... i dictate what i play and then if i feel its "acceptable", i'll keep the listener in mind.
a combination of both, with some good vocals over the top like my session last Monday on au.ta radio.
hey guys!!!!
download my mix!!! download my mix!!! download my mix!!!
People download my mix!
if its a promo, then sure have a few recognisable tracks in it.
if its to give to promoters and friends etc...
if its a "download my mix" type which is mainly intended for ppl on say, TA;
i wont even look twice unless its all new stuff, theres no point listening to the same stuff as the next person in a different order.
ooh. good thread.
personally, new and old. and when i mean new, i don't mean recent promos top jocks are caning. basically unknown/unheard. there's a lot of untapped shit out there if you bother to search new releases each week + suscribe to store/label mailing lists. top jocks are human, and they're not able to find everything. there're new tunes, that become huge only months after their release date. e.g. petter - these days : immediately comes to mind.
while its nice to see a tracklist of unheard/unknown tunes, unless you're familiar with the dj's style, enticement with 1-3 familiar tunes is wise. that'll do the trick for me.
Bit of a problem for me to answer,
Because the majority of my mixes these days seem to be older stuff, i just dont have the dosh while at school to get shitloads of vinyl.
But i dunno, i dont care if its a classic mix, to brand spankers, as long as the whole set canes, and there are no fillers. Sorry but im an anti-filler dude, if im gonna play a set i want every track to be a stormer, or at least so the whole mix flows well and it keeps pumping. I dunno, but sets like Oakenfold at Gatecrasher 99 . . sets like that are just the bomb, it never halts, flows brilliantly, and no fillers. Top Shit.
But yeh bring on the new the old and the inbetween!
I'd rather hear good tracks which have been played by the big guys (but I personally am not yet sick of) than shite unknown tracks.
A set full of great previously unheard tracks would be awesome... but I don't think thats very realistic.
new mostly
i just play whatever i want whether it be caned or unheard of
im not going to try play stuff i dont like just to get gigs or be 'original'
In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack...
So do not do the following:
- Play the tunes that the big names play
- Play "Anthems"
- Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set
If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate..
It doesnt matter how old or new the tracks are... I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : )
i'd prefer to hear a bunch of fresh tracks which i haven't heard before for the majority of a set, with a few good ol' ones i know and love interspersed between them. it's not that i don't like old tracks, but if i wanted to listen to them i'd just put on one of the old sets i've downloaded. i'm not going to waste my time downloading some uninspired trite that i first heard six months ago.
although there's a distinct difference between "download my mix" and a set at an actual event..it's a completely different type of audience. this is just what i feel when i'm sittin at home in front of the comp.
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| Originally posted by ONION I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : ) |
ask JPL, he's been studying theories
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| Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate.. It doesnt matter how old or new the tracks are... I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : ) |
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| Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate.. It doesnt matter how old or new the tracks are... I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : ) |
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| Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate.. |
i think what he is saying philby is dont playing the exact same set as say Armin isnt the best way to go.
Yea its fine to like the same tracks as them but throw in tracks that people wouldn't expect, mix it differently etc.. just make your mix diff to the rest.
But thats not always the good way either, personally to get gigs you are best making a mix aimed at that promoter & night, not every promoter wants the same mix.
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| Originally posted by muli i think what he is saying philby is dont playing the exact same set as say Armin isnt the best way to go. Yea its fine to like the same tracks as them but throw in tracks that people wouldn't expect, mix it differently etc.. just make your mix diff to the rest. But thats not always the good way either, personally to get gigs you are best making a mix aimed at that promoter & night, not every promoter wants the same mix. |
FINE! be like that see if i care 
strange poll...
a mix of new and current songs would be the best bet.
We wouldn't know the new, and the ones being played would be among our currect favourites.
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| Originally posted by Philby whats wrong with playing a track the 'big names' play? if you find something and you like it and they happen to play it too, are gonna not play it just because they are? or maybe you hear them play something and you like it too, just because you play something someone else does doesn't mean you are a sheep. if its a good track then who cares who is playing it? whats wrong with having similar tastes to someone else? not everybody can dig for records and find some obscure track that nobody else has heard all the time. |
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| Originally posted by matt_a Thats rubbish, because al of the big names play the good tracks. So if you dont play what the "big names" are you will end up playing the tripe that no one wants to touch. Its all about how you create a set. If you play breaks/prog, learn to scratch, in fact all djs should learn this, learn how to sample anything, find tracks that you can mashup together, layer mids and hi's from other tracks. Dont get stuck in the rut of playing a track, waiting 6 minutes and mixing into the next. Thats when playing the big tracks isnt gonna help ya. Be creative, dont be afraid to try new stuff (you think Zabiela found how to do all his wickid effects and mashups by accidentally throwing two tracks together, dont think so.) Have Fun |
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