Hey dj dowlz

Just a quick question or two. Can you play downloaded cdr's on cdj's not in mp3 just in music format? And are you actually selling your cdj's and mixer to get new stuff? I might be interested.

Thanks

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Originally posted by nervous Hey dj dowlz Just a quick question or two. Can you play downloaded cdr's on cdj's not in mp3 just in music format? And are you actually selling your cdj's and mixer to get new stuff? I might be interested. Thanks

As far as you're first question is concerned - absolutely! I don't think anyone would buy the CDJs if you couldn't play CDRs on them! Otherwise we'd have to buy S-Club-7, Bardot and Backstreet Boys! :-P And before people scream at me and say I don't support the industry, I have over 380 CD singles (140 trance, 140 dance, 100 pop) that I have bought, so I think I've made my fair contribution to the industry, thank you very much. Back to the topic at hand ... I think the manual says it can also play CD-RWs, but I've had problems with them and they don't normally work.

As far as selling my decks is concerned - it's a possibility. However, it might not be for a while. I definitely have CD-required gigs (ie Uni balls, 21sts and even the Australian National Debating Championships dinner) on the 4th and 10th of August. So I wouldn't be able to sell them before them.

Actually, I don't know if I'll sell them. CD players are cool cause you can test out songs you don't own or play songs that haven't been released etc. And even though DJing functions kinda suck (cause you usually have to play a fair bit of pop singles to get people dancing - nothing gets chicks dancing faster than Destiny's Child, trust me - before moving on to a continuous dance mix with a definite commercial flavour to it) they can make you a nice bit of cash and you get free food and booze! I really should reword that last sentence and bracket.

Moral of the story. If you're at a function, such as a Uni ball, with a lot of drunk, unenlightened people (ie not fans of trance):
1. Start out with pop - Destiny's Child, Kylie, etc etc
2. Pop brings girls
3. Girls bring boys
4. Now that boys are dancing, your crowd will be more receptive to commercial dance, so ...
5. Throw in some commercial dance and start your continuous set - ie Planet Funk - Chase the sun etc etc ad finitum
5. Play a little more commercial dance - Madison Avenue, Basement Jaxx etc
6. Move onto commercial trance ... Darude, Ian van Dahl etc
7. You might even want to chuck in a trancey remix of a commercial track - Madonna - What it feel like for a girl (Above & Beyond mix) for example
8. The key part of the night - enlight them to the world of trance.
9. Always finish with drunken beer songs (Holy Grail etc etc) - they will love you for it and you will gain a reputation as the greatest DJ ever (LOL - a drunk chick said I played a better set than anything she'd heard from Judge Jules - mind you that's not hard, the guy can't even consistently beat match - listen to Homelands 26.05.01 for a prime example! :-P Actually, I'd better stop being harsh on the guy. I mean he's not that bad - he did produce Angelic - Stay with me - and that song just takes you away!)
10. Get paid your $300 or however much you've arranged, so you can save up to buy your SL1200s MkIII

I promise I'll try to keep my posts on the topic next time :-)

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What about the chicken song? Last wedding i was at the "dj" played that ole classic and the nanna's were throwing their super support briefs at him left right and centre.

You are a lucky man!

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Originally posted by DJ Dowlz Currently, my knowledge of trance is pretty much limited to a few dozen livesets and the Ministry of Sound albums - Trance Nation 1,2,3,4,2001,2002 and Addicted to Trance. Can anyone suggest what would be a good series (like Gatecrasher or something) to collect if you wanted to get a more broader set of tracks to listen to?

Well the Gatecrasher cds are pretty good, I have 'Wet', 'Discotech', 'Digital', 'Experience' and 'Digital Trance'. I'm hoping to get my hands on 'Black' sometime soon, if I can find it at a reasonable price...

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Originally posted by DJ Dowlz Currently, my knowledge of trance is pretty much limited to a few dozen livesets and the Ministry of Sound albums - Trance Nation 1,2,3,4,2001,2002 and Addicted to Trance. Can anyone suggest what would be a good series (like Gatecrasher or something) to collect if you wanted to get a more broader set of tracks to listen to? Also, could anyone please list their picks from jeronemango's list? Thanx.

Some of the Global Undergrounds are good if you want a feel for the more progressive and underground forms of trance/house.

Digweeds GU14 Hong Kong is pretty 'trancey'. Tracks like Medway - Flanker, Bedrock - Heaven Scent (Evolution Mix), Science Dept - Persuasion (Funk Function Future Mix) etc..

Both Oakenfold compilations are good too, be warned they're pretty old now and not the 'Oakenfold style' known to many.

Dave Seaman's Cape Town & Beunos Aires compilations are both hell wicked. Tunes such as Planisphere - Deep Blue Sea, Cass & Slide - Perception, Ambassador - The Fade come to mind

yeah so if you want to get some diversity in your CD collection get a couple of GU's.

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Originally posted by nervous What about the chicken song? Last wedding i was at the "dj" played that ole classic and the nanna's were throwing their super support briefs at him left right and centre. You are a lucky man!

I read somewhere that the chicken dance mixes well into Binary Finary 1998 PVD mix? LOL I just tried it and guess what? It does - the end of the chicken dance speeds up quite nicely to mix into this classic tune! I will *have* to play this one at my next gig and see what the crowd response is like!

Could you just imagine playing that a club? I'm not certain you'd be able to make it through to the start of the PVD mix without the manager throwing you out first!

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Thanx bedrock and philby for your tips on Gatecrasher and GU.

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Originally posted by DJ Dowlz I read somewhere that the chicken dance mixes well into Binary Finary 1998 PVD mix? LOL I just tried it and guess what? It does - the end of the chicken dance speeds up quite nicely to mix into this classic tune! I will *have* to play this one at my next gig and see what the crowd response is like! Could you just imagine playing that a club? I'm not certain you'd be able to make it through to the start of the PVD mix without the manager throwing you out first!

Hehe, sounds like something DJ Jean would do.

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Originally posted by DJ Dowlz Thanx bedrock and philby for your tips on Gatecrasher and GU.

No prob man
I just bought 'For Your Ears Only' mixed by Stipsy's boy j00f, hopefully that is good.

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Originally posted by mr_stamper quote: Originally posted by DJ Dowlz I read somewhere that the chicken dance mixes well into Binary Finary 1998 PVD mix? LOL I just tried it and guess what? It does - the end of the chicken dance speeds up quite nicely to mix into this classic tune! I will *have* to play this one at my next gig and see what the crowd response is like! Could you just imagine playing that a club? I'm not certain you'd be able to make it through to the start of the PVD mix without the manager throwing you out first! Hehe, sounds like something DJ Jean would do.

lol!!!!

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I seriously doubt DJ Jean would play a track like that!!

I'm talking about Binary Finary btw

He'd probably mix the chicken dance into the Whistle Song or something...

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Originally posted by webmeister I seriously doubt DJ Jean would play a track like that!! I'm talking about Binary Finary btw He'd probably mix the chicken dance into the Whistle Song or something...

Lol webmeister. Totally agreed! I don't think DJ Jean would have heard of PVD :-)

As far as the whistle song goes, I can't believe they re-released that P.O.S. song - could you possibly make a song any worse? (I'm talking abou the Flip 'n' Fill remix) Grrrrrr ... god I hate people with whistles!!! Underage wanna-be tryhards.

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