thanks for the nice replies guys. shudder, i believe that i am perfect at beatmatching, the only problem is chosing tracks. for example, when im at home, i play a track from a ferry corsten cd and then mix it in with a track from a scott bond cd. a good example is:

stringer (riva)- global transmissions vol 1.
with
far from in love (above&beyond)- resident transmission vol.2

i didnt like the mix.. bcuz it goes from classic to new.. and so on.
so its just selecting tracks which im having a difficulty with. my plan is that before i spin i should make a tracklist, and play that certain set. but once again thanks for the advice, good luck with everyone and "myself (lol)"

My two cents on this are that I think that programming is what makes the difference between a bad DJ and a good one. I personally think that about 70-80% of a performance has to do with track selection, with the remainder being technical abilities. You can be absolutely awesome technically, but if you play crappy music, you're not going to make a crowd happy.

To repeat some of the things have already been mentioned in this thread, the key is to know your tracks. I know pretty much every single vinyl I own front to back, where the breakdowns are, how they end, how they begin, etc. I also tend to have my vinyl arranged in what I refer to as "clumps", small groups of tracks which I've found to mix really well together. I usually take these clumps and string them together to build an overall set on the fly, depending on the mood and energy I'm looking to achieve.

It looks like you're mixing trance, and it's probably one of the more challenging genres to mix for one reason - lots and lots of melody to it. For example, I generally find harder stuff relatively easy to mix, because there isn't much in the way of melody, don't have to worry about key clashing and such. So it's actually pretty common to pick two trance tracks and realize that they don't go so well together.

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It looks like you're mixing trance, and it's probably one of the more challenging genres to mix for one reason - lots and lots of melody to it. For example, I generally find harder stuff relatively easy to mix, because there isn't much in the way of melody, don't have to worry about key clashing and such. So it's actually pretty common to pick two trance tracks and realize that they don't go so well together.

if you can't mix trance, you should not be dj'ing.

if you can't tell if melodies clash, than you are musically challenged, and again, should not be dj'ing.

Just take a nice hot crap on the decks like Tiesto and you will be set

Maybe you should head down to your local record shop and just pick out some tracks from different genres of trance Epic, Progressive, Deep, Tribal, Cyber, etc and just see what you like and what tracks make that huge smile creep across your face.

whenever i want to see if two songs go well together i play them on my computer at the same time and beatmatch them. its a lot quicker that way, then switch to records

not really.

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only way to develop your own style is by haveing style, if you dont have it its never gonna be their

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IMO your 'style' comes with experience. Just like beatmatching. It will be acquired one day, so don't pressure yourself. Just work hard. You will 'find' your 'style'.

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There are some real nice posts there along with some real dumb ass ones...

Seems like you have a few issues there with regards to your mixing my friend.

First up, let's talk about style.
What does it really mean? Well, in actual fact it refers to your tendencies and your habits and then ultimately taste.
The guys who say it will develop over time speak the truth and to be honest the development of this should be the least of your worries at this time as you will find that after a time it will just be there one day and you wont give it a second thought. How different your style is from others is a different matter but ultimately that comes down to how much of your personality you are able to put into your track selection and techniques.
You get more than just a glimpse of the DJs personality when he plays and it's the more flamboyant amongst us that will stand out from the rest. He who dares wins so to speak.

Mixing skills:
The fact that it's not sounding good when you are mixing even though you are matched can be a few things. Placement, Phrase and Harmonics.

I would suggest that you tackle those things in that order too. First up, if your placement is wrong then it will sound shit no matter how well you have done the other two.
When you are thinking about placement, always try to understand what the main part of the song is and what the producer intended for people to hear. Learn patience, and don't mix to early just because you want to. Let the song cool off a little before you mix out (Always exceptions to this especially in high energy sets but it takes time to learn) and you will find the flow will be better. Basically learn your records, know when a track will let you mix etc.

Phrase matching and hearmonics:
If you don't know then search on the forum, there are a ton of threads on this stuff. But don't jump to Harmonics until you get your placments and phrase matching right.

Some people are natural DJs, others have to learn. Just because something doesn't come to you straight away it doesn't mean you can't learn it in time. Let's face it, there are very few DJs out there of any status who have been DJing less than 5 years.

If you don't already then get to know other DJs. There is nothing like learning from other people to boost the learning curve.

Cheers
Nem

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