February 2012
2 posts
January 2012
5 posts
One Path to DJ Happiness
This article will not help you get famous or lead to gigs in front of 10,000 people. It will not help you do more amazing technical feats or impress your girlfriend with mad remixing skills. If either of those are your goals in DJing, please stop reading now.
THE MUSIC THEORY
Music, at its core, is a collection of vibrations. Some vibrations make certain people feel warm and fuzzy while the...
Paint Your DJ Gear White!
Pioneer also seems to be finally jumping on the special edition white train, announcing that they’ll be producing limited runs of 1,000 units of the CDJ-2000-W(hite) and 500 units of the DJM-900nexus-W. They look snazzy, but at a striking price point of about $500 higher than the non-white editions, don’t plan on rushing out and buying ten of them. The CDJ-2000-W has a MSRP of $2150, while the...
Traktor 2.5 and Kontrol F1 Announced By Native...
Native Instruments had a party last night to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Traktor, and there they unveiled their powerful new version of Traktor as well as the new piece of hardware we’ve been waiting to learn more about, the Traktor Kontrol F1. Read more about NI CEO Daniel Haver’s semi-official announcement last night!
NI CEO Daniel Haver in front of Traktor Pro 2.5, holding a Kontrol...
An Introduction To Mixing with DJ Isolators
It’s time to take a closer look at the powerful audio devices known as isolators. In today’s article, we take a look at what a DJ isolator is, how they came to be, how to mix with them, and who the modern auteurs of isolator mixing are.
WHAT IS AN ISOLATOR?
In basic terms, an isolator is a high quality, standalone DJ EQ with large knobs that’s attached to the master out. In contrast to...
December 2011
5 posts
WatchTreat your ears right. Listen to this album.
“THE GIVENDS benefit compilation (vol.1) is a unified effort from artist to support arts/music programs that benefit at risk and underprivileged youth” Good music for good cause indeed and this compilation fills with heavyweight artists such as The Rebirth, Josh One, Mark de Clive Lowe, Vikter Duplex and much more. Be sure to get this...
November 2011
5 posts
Interview: Morgan Geist
It’s been eight years since Brooklyn duo Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani released their eponymous album as Metro Area. Drawing on R&B, disco, boogie, house and techno, it not only stood the test of time, but is now rated as one of the finest underground dance albums of all time. After a trip to London for the Red Bull Music Academy, Morgan spoke to Juno Plus editor Aaron Coultate about Metro...
Smooth Mix by Nyemee.
Smooth Mix by Nyemee on Mixcloud
October 2011
6 posts
WatchShot, mixed & directed by Leftfield Leisure A/V Samples respect to Feremegelete - DigitalSix pres. Don’t Panic! | Moodymann - Ol’ Dirty Vinyl | Azari & III - Indigo | The Light Surgeons + Robert Allan Weiser - Thumbnail Express/Gilligan’s Travel | Gil Scott-Heron - Angel Dust | Oliver $ - Doin’ Ya Thing (Original Mix) | Blondie - Rapture | Benjamin Whalley’s...
DERRICK CARTER @ THE SULTAN LOUNGE, MALAYSIA
The last gig I had in Malaysia was when we did DON’T PANIC! back in 2009 with Louis Sangki & Dirga Ara at Johor Baru, the Malaysian state bordering Singapore. Based on that experience, its easy for me to say that they are one of the most enthusiastic crowds i’ve ever played to — so yeah, I was damn stoked to make a return to Malaysia hoping it’ll be just as good. This time around, it was...
September 2011
3 posts
August 2011
11 posts
Music for when Nobody’s Looking →
Whats this new mix all about? We’ll, here is the liner notes…
We’ve all done it. This I’m sure. We’ve all liked a song that is awesomely horrible. You know – the ones we secretly enjoy when nobody is around. From the sappy, to the corny, to the songs that have been pummeled into our musical stream of consciousness without written consent.
Technics SL-1200/1210 series
The Technics SL-1200 MK2 MK3 MK4 MK5 MK5G M5G MK6 LTD & GLD are a series of turntables manufactured since October 1972 by Matsushita under the brand name of Technics. S means “Stereo”, L means “Player”. Originally released as a high fidelity consumer record player, it quickly became adopted among radio and club disc jockeys. Since its release in 1978, SL-1200MK2...
Here’s number 8 from Steven & Michael,...
INTERVIEW: ERIC DUNCAN
The NYC based DJ Eric Duncan has enjoyed a rather unique life. Motivated by a spur-of-the-moment job opportunity that came up at the X-Large streetwear label for whom he used to work, he found himself transplanted to the East Coast from L.A. Within 24 hours he had secured his first DJ slot in Manhattan, and before long established himself as one of the city’s most respected figures in...
NEW MIXES BY OKI KORO, REZA ECILO AND RAYMOND...
Raymond Mario July Podcast by Raymond Mario
Summer fever 2011 promo mix by Oki Koro
Reza Ecilo Mix ( Grandpa Love Speedy) by Reza Ecilo
Building Your Own Sound Machines
Do you like music? Do you appreciate toys? Have you always been fascinated by music machines? Well, if you answered yes to these questions then building your own synthesizers and audio effects devices may just be for you. Sure, it’s daunting at first, but with a little practice and self teaching, a newsgroup or two, and a good portion of Youtube research you will be off and going in not time...
July 2011
2 posts
4 tags
INDONESIA’S EBBY (MELTINGPOD) IS EAST END’S...
Commercial foray on one side, personal idealism on the other and nothing in between, right? Not for Ebby (a.k.a Fabian Nusi).
After quitting a successful 12-year career in advertising to become a full-fledged DJ and independent artist, Ebby finally has proven that there can be a balance between the two sides. A voracious music collector since his teens, Ebby decided to become a underground DJ...
June 2011
5 posts
7 tags
WatchDON’T PANIC! @ 365 ECOBAR - Saturday, 11.06.2011
Sad day for dance music: RIP Kenny Hawkes, Darryl...
Nothing feels worse than waking up on a Saturday morning, checking your Twitter feed, and finding out that the dance-music community has lost yet another member. Or, in today’s case, by awful coincidence, three: the British house DJ/producer Kenny Hawkes, Chicago house vocalist Darryl Pandy, and David Hammer, aka DHR’sShizuo, who were all separately reported to have passed away. The news followed...
May 2011
84 posts
Stompy Exclusive Interview: 15 Questions with...
Stompy - What was the first song that got you interested in House music?
Frankie - “Pump Up The Jam” by Technotronic….actually no that’s not it. I honestly don’t know because when I first got into dance music I was a Drum n Bass head. This was back in ‘96 though and house was hitting it hard on the radio then. It was mostly main stream hard house at the...
BEATPORT SUCKS?
You probably stumbled across this site wondering if Beatport.com sucks (or you already think it does). And if you are a lover of Beatport (and similar sites) you may not know that these sites have some huge complaints from the dance music community. Beatport itself has other complaints about it’s ugly hard-to-use interface. Critics have come down hard Beatport’s lack of usability...
INDONESIA’S OKI KORO IS EAST END’S FEATURED ARTIST... →