What are the ways in which you stay on top of getting/playing the latest tracks even before they're all over the place and overplayed? I'm thinking of a track like Whippenberg's Chakalaka which, to my knowledge, isn't yet released but is around amongst the likes of Armin and Markus. It seems to me that unknown djs like myself are at the mercies of ASOT and GDJB to find out about cutting edge trance and progressive. I'm a member of a site that serves as somewhat of a barometer for upcoming tracks based on the numbers of hits and comments a new track gets. So, this is one way I feel like I can keep up.
But does one just have to scroll thru pages of new tracks released on Beatport to stay ahead of the game, or do you really have to know people like the Whippenberg guys in order to get a hold of their track from the beginning?
How do you stay on the cutting edge and discover new music before it's overplayed? Radio shows? Beatport? Newsletters? Knowing producers/labels personally?
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Sep-21-2008 01:36
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
I guess just search the pages.... it doesnt take that much time really.
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Sep-21-2008 01:43
Eleazar
tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Raleigh, NC
yeh, i know this is one of those questions that is beneath most djs. i still wanted to ask tho.
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Sep-21-2008 01:52
miamitranceman
Extreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Miami
Most of the the big djs get promos way ahead of release like you mention, so browsing sites like Beatport, for the rest of us, is the way to go. It's awesome when you discover a track buried within all the crap available now that's high quality.
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Sep-21-2008 02:40
kitphillips
is actually a guy.
Registered: May 2006
Location: Sydney, Australia
You avoid overplayed tracks by avoiding overplayed artsts, like whippenberg.
just stay out of the charts, shouldnt be too dificult when the charts realy suck balls. shouldnt be too hard playing underplayed tracks anyway as most djs play minimal and house. just stay away from that shit.
