Please Review My Two Mixes - First Time TA Post

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Posted by DJ Dingel on Feb-13-2003 21:40:

Please Review My Two Mixes - First Time TA Post

Alrighty, I figure it's time that I come out and let the wrath of the TA community strike my DJing skills. I know my obvious deficiences (when two tracks clearly failed to be beat matched or when a record skips), but I'd appreciate insight from the elders in regards to more nuanced stuff (transition timing, track selection, etc).

You can get both sets from http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~jdingel.

Thanks a bunch.

2.12.03 (Strings After Hours), Live @ Gonzaga University - http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~jdingel/djd2-021203.mp3
9 tracks, 48:37. 55.6 MB.

Skip Raiders - Another Day (Strings)
Salt Tank - Jeanie
Three Drives - Carrera 2
Chicane f. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up (Disco Citizens vs Tomski Remix)
Salt Tank - Rezmorize (Salt Tank's Continuum Mix)
Angelic - Stay With Me (Marc O'Tool Mix)
Allure - When She Left (Wavestate Remix)
Aria - Willow (DJ Tiesto's Magikal Remake)
Ema Shapplin - Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Dub)

1.31.03 (Tougher than a Tungsten Toothpick), Live @ Gonzaga U. - http://www.whereisourjeep.com/djd2/djd2-013103.mp3
12 tracks, 1:12:32. 66.5 MB.

RBA - No Alternative (Brooklyn Bounce Remix)
Altitude - Excession (Altitude 2001 Remix)
ACM - Elements of Trance (Original Mix+Magix Club Cut)
VooDoo & Serano - This is Acid (Club Mix)
Signum - What ya got 4 me? (Flash Harry Remix)
Insider - Unification
DJ Tiesto - Flight 643
Dumonde - God Music (Cosmic Gate Remix)
Push - Universal Nation (Oliver Lieb Mix)
Da Hool - Meet Her at Love Parade 2001 (Fergie Mix)
Angelic - Stay With Me
Altitude - Excession (Altitude 2001 Remix)

Posted by DJ.MD on Feb-13-2003 23:27:

Go Zags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by mysticwave on Feb-17-2003 05:01:

Thanks for the sets! Great stuff to write essays to!

Posted by DJ Dingel on Feb-27-2003 05:50:

Hey all,
I've had a bunch of people listen to my 2.12.03 set (posted above) and gotten very good feedback. Can anybody suggest more tracks that would have the same feeling as those tracks? I think it's kinda a unique set, but I'd love to expand upon it.

Posted by deejay2002 on Feb-27-2003 08:29:

DJ Dingel.....

You need to work on your tracklisting. Your beat matching is superb. But your mix doesn't flow right.......

Posted by DJ Dingel on Feb-27-2003 16:45:

Can you highlight specific examples of songs that don't mesh well?

Posted by rickscarf on Feb-27-2003 17:07:

downloading now...can't wait to give 'em a listen

Posted by deejay2002 on Feb-27-2003 20:02:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel
Can you highlight specific examples of songs that don't mesh well?

I don't think i could give you specific exmaples of songs.... I mean ur mix just doesn't have the energy, flow, vibe. Is this your warm up set?

Posted by DJ Dingel on Feb-27-2003 20:52:

quote:
Originally posted by deejay2002
ur mix just doesn't have the energy, flow, vibe. Is this your warm up set?

Well, it's not supposed to be uptempo/energetic. Not the kinda set i would spin in a club, it's more of a chill out approach (or that's what it was supposed to be).

Posted by deejay2002 on Feb-27-2003 22:10:

Ema Shapplin - Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Dub)

is a chillout song? hmmmmmm

hahahah you would be a great radio DJ...perhaps you could spin for c89.5 You could team up with Dustin

Posted by DJ Dingel on Feb-28-2003 00:07:

eh, you win, chill out was definitely the wrong term. The idea behind including Ema Shapplin - Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Dub) was to keep up the theme of orchestral strings that Adagio started.
I'll grant that it certainly got more energetic towards the end than the set began, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Though I get the hint that it ain't your favorite flavor of mix.

Posted by deejay2002 on Feb-28-2003 02:26:

hahahah, nah man. You've got potentials Just practice more, and you will develop your own style. I don't consider myself a DJ but I could pitch bend and match the beats within like 5 seconds. (Something I learned from Aaron )

But keep up the good work.....

one more thing, instead of baning three drives - carrera 2 (original) why dont you flip the record over and bang nu nrg's version of it? just a thought.....