Today we answer some of your questions!
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Hey guys, loving the site. I was wondering if you can do a video on different mixing techniques. I am somewhat a beginner stuck in a rut with the same old blending routine. Do you guys have any tips to help me mix like they do in the mixtapes. Thanks.
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My question: For those of us who are spinning full time with residencies and out of town gigs here and there, what is the best way of going about the legal issues?
Is it best for me to actually establish my dj name as a “business”? How do dj’s go about taxes, write off’s etc..?
I imagine the big name djs are well aware of this process, but for us who are doing this as a living in our local and surrounding scenes, How do we do this?
I hope could share some info on this subject. Thanks again guys
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I have a bit of a head scratcher. I have befriended a local DJ that does it full time here in __ and I am a little concerned. On one hand, I want to learn all that I can, we both have the same equip (M5G’s, 57s, and Macbooks), so I could potentially learn a lot. But he always is trying to get my edits I get off crooklyn or dms. He wanted all my rock and I gave it to him, you know, I didn’t want to say no due to the fact that I’ve never had a “friend DJ.” Sounds gay but I think you know what I mean. Well, I almost immediately regretted giving him all those tracks. He has been giving all my tracks to his “idol” local DJ. I have come to the conclusion that I’m done giving out tracks or even discussing them. I DON’T want to sound like any other DJ or vice versa. I mean, I know we are competitors, even though it isn’t said out loud, but it’s true. I want to get gigs and so does he. I know you guys are friends/roomates/whatever, so I was wondering if you had any insight?
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I’ve got thousands of mixes, remixes, and edits and I want to share them with the world. Of course, I don’t want to give em out for free, how can a DJ like myself get himself on a website such as crack4djs.com?
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I’m really loving your videos, great pointers. What are some specific pointers you could give me about a college crowd, and what you think is different. For me I feel like I have to play some more girly pop like party in the usa like right after peak time. Anything would be greatly appreciated.
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what advice can u give other than practice 2 set me apart from the “general” club dj all djs in my town only play top40
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First, I’ve been editing and remixing on ableton for a little over a year now and a problem I keep running into is when I create the break before the track starts the samples tend to peek my levels. I turn the vol down on the sample but I can only turn it down so much before it sounds too low so I’ll turn the master down but then the track is significantly lower that other tracks I spin with. I know compression has something to do with it but not sure and if so where do I set my levels??
Second, I’ve managed to get by ok with using the actual instrumental to the original track when creating a party break but how do I redrum a track?? I’ve tried to lay a drum loop over the original track but when I do I peek the hell out of my master volume and it sounds like I’m mixing two tracks live and sounds like shit.
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