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Staying Current With Your Music
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| HWoodWhiteboy |
Hey everyone I want to DJ and I am just getting into all this. The first question I have is how do you follow the genre and stay current with whats hot? What outlets do you guys use to know whats hot right now?
I currently just listen to Trance Around The World Podcast and a few others. So basically I just get my songs from podcasts. Do you guys follow the record companies websites for new releases or how do you do it?
I get so overwhelmed with everything out there, I don't know where to start. |
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| Sadface |
| I'm very into the "follow this label" function on beatport. Pretty much whenever I buy a track I will follow the label, so afterward I can see if it's had any recent releases whenever I log in. |
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| djsaekone |
| yeah...i would say just digging for music on sites like beatport...djdownload...etc. Also on XM (electric area) when they arent playing dj sets they play alot of new singles... |
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| Polt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sadface
I'm very into the "follow this label" function on beatport. Pretty much whenever I buy a track I will follow the label, so afterward I can see if it's had any recent releases whenever I log in. |
This. Also listen to radio shows/podcasts from the big-name artists/DJs. They will play tracks long before they are released.
I wrote this a while back too: http://thedjpodcast.com/articles/how-to-find-new-music/ |
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| nortek |
| when i was djeing i was downloading livesets and reading tracklists as a maniac. it always left me 2 months behind so its not recommended if you want to be a genre-pioneer. i still download sets as a maniac but now i dont read tracklists. |
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| DJ_Rafnel |
the My Beatport feature is great for following labels and artists.
What i do is a combo if both radio shows and beatport searching.
I spend about 2-4 hours a week beatport searching and i only follow a couple of shows. I try not to keep up with the top charts or whatever and search for the true gems instead. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by HWoodWhiteboy
The first question I have is how do you follow the genre and stay current with whats hot? |
I don't, I don't want to play the same tracks everyone else does. |
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| n3lly |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I don't, I don't want to play the same tracks everyone else does. |
This..
much more often i'll get a 'where do you find this stuff from' comment than a 'i ing love this track!'...
It's not that i don't like being a sheep. But while browsing the likes of beatport i like getting lost by clicking on various artists, then their labels then other peoples labels until i find something i like. Whether it's current or not i haven't a clue. If i like it and it suits the night i'm playing at. I'll buy it :) |
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| Trance Android |
| I try to do like N3lly & get stuff I like rather than worrying how new it is, in my sets I'll often chuck some oldies in if they fit the flow. I like to listen sets from some of the more obscure DJ's on etn.fm, di.fm, afterhours.org & often hear great tracks I've not heard before to add to the "wants" list :) |
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| david.michael |
| Add me to the "I don't" list. I don't want to play what's hot, I want to play good music. :) |
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| Mad for Brad |
| I download the latest beatport songs from the internets pirate styles. Delete about 99% of them. Do this once a week. Don't really feel like paying for most of it as I don't really listen or use it and it is just to stay current with what is happening to music. Call it an industry perk ? |
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| nortek |
| lol u discovered other subforums now? lol i cant wait to see the results of that. |
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