DJ/producer Danny Avila shares his tips and tricks for playing festivals, preparing for shows and what's needed in order to stand out in today's crowded DJ space. In this week’s Friday Five, we’re leading with an interview from Music Radar with superstar DJ/producer Danny Avila on his tips and tricks for becoming a world-class [...]
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Free master classes on Friday May 25 as part of the City of Chicago's huge Chicago House Music Festival, by instructors Czarina Mirani, Carlos Morris, Lyrik Cruz and Carlos Lanvin. The City of Chicago is pulling all stops this year for the official inauguration of the Chicago House Music Festival. On Memorial Day weekend, the festival [...]
Fly Eagle Chris Nigel Modulate Goes Digital MGD135 | 2018-06-24 $4.98 1 Fly Eagle Dub Mix (8:08) Chris Nigel Soulful House $2.49 2 Fly Eagle Main Mix (8:08) Chris Nigel Soulful House $2.49 MGD is proud to bring you another absolute burner from Chris Nigel!! Chris's "Fly Eagle" is what happens when funk meets soul, simply put! [...]
LAST UPDATED 2 MAY, 2018 Most of us have been there at one point or another… 10 seconds left to play on a track in front of a packed dancefloor, and nothing lined up on the other deck! We may just have failed to find something we want, or got carried away chatting – but [...]
The CoCreators have been consistently releasing quality remixes of various tracks, they are back again with a new mix of ‘Drop It’ by James Bratch. The record rejuvenates the disco vibes along with a funky energetic feeling. It has a massive sub bass line and a smooth touch of Guitar. This can be one of the ubiquitous track of the summer and [...]
Digital DJ Tips reader Sam asks: “When I DJ, I take pride in being able to beatmatch manually. However, when listening to professional, pre-recorded mixes online they always sound absolutely spot on. I feel that during a performance tiny mistakes add to the ‘live feel’, but when doing a mix recording it should sound absolutely perfect. “I’ve [...]
Jimpster (Jamie Odell) has been producing music since 1992. He currently co-runs the Freerange and Delusions of Grandeur labels and is a world-renowned producer and DJ. We spoke to Odell about the changes he’s seen in house music over the years, and attempt to uncover the secrets of his sound. Photo by Tom Oldham. The deep house scene owes more to [...]
In 1988, Luke Cowdrey was undergoing his acid-house epiphany in Manchester. “For me, it changed the world,” says the Sheffield-born DJ, better known as Luke Unabomber. “It wasn’t just music, drugs and hedonism. It was the people you met and the sense that life was, suddenly, so much better.” He smiles: “My brother always says the [...]
There's great value in meeting new people and talking to them face to face, especially in today's social media-driven world of faceless private messages. So far we’ve covered a huge variety of techniques and tips to jumpstart your DJ/producer career and being getting noticed. In the first part of this series you built micro [...]
