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Originally posted by A.J. Make sure you include tunes that you like in your discogs Wantlist so that you don't forget about them!!!! Discogs is a great way to keep track of all the tunes that you want to buy. My Wantlist is up to about 200 i think and that's only a drop in the ocean......

hehe i use notepad for that, mainly because its easier to refer. especially if i'm in a rush and i need to get the list..

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Originally posted by inflight101 So how many new tunes would you say you buy in a week? 2? 3? More? And in your sets, do you still play old songs or do you try to stick with whats newer?

i buy maybe 5 vinyls a mth and the rest being those from legal download sites.

and i play a mixture, i see what goes with the flow and i'll stick the track in. though of course i sometimes throw in some old classics to get the crowd go crazy...

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Originally posted by inflight101 With all these different artists and remixes, how do you keep tabs of all the new stuff coming out? Moreover, if you're just getting into trance, how do you even catch up by getting to know all the stuff that has been releases over the past few years? If I had to make a tracklist now I wouln't even begin to know where to start. Sure I could pick 12-15 songs i like, but how do you know if its a good mix of new and old? It just seems a little much at times.

It is a HUGE part of DJing. You can really get out of date fast if you let one or two weeks go by without checking up on the new releases. Great thing is, is most of these record shops have samples online, so that helps out. Also, all of the digital download sites like beatport, playittonight, and dancetunes have samples of the toons also. So that makes it alot easier. But like someother people said, I will buy a tune regardless of how old it is, if it is good. And ya wanna know my reasons for that. Ok, I'll tell you.
One, is because it is a good tune. Two, I love to support talented artists. Three, there is a HUGE chance that while you are spinning a set someone out there may of never heard that tune before. So what if all of us DJ's let all those slammin old tunes go by? Well, chances are that person will never ever get a chance to hear it. I use to think this DJ thing was all about me, but I was wrong. I am learning it is about other people. Trying to turn someone onto EDM that has never heard it before. Or playing that tune at the right time for someone when they can relate it to something that is going on in their life. Thats how I got turned onto and fell in love with it. So, my point is purchase tunes old, new or whatever based on the quility of the tune. Don't focus so much about getting out of date. I would still try to keep up on the new releases, but look at alot of the older releases too. You may find a treasure.

Rock On,

Mike