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nice mix.

I'll listen in work tomorrow hopefully. Why you no make mixes longer than half an hour?

Jury is still out for me on the Bashmore one.

Live from LA http://boilerroom.tv/live SET TIMES (PM PST): 7-7:30: JAMIE STRONG (DJ SET) 7:30-8: GOSSAMER (LIVE) 8-8:30: D TIBERIO (LIVE) 8:30-9:15: LOW LIMIT (DJ SET) 9:15-10: CLASSIXX (DJ SET) 10-10:30: NOSAJ THING (LIVE) 10:30-11:00: RHYE (LIVE BAND) i can't even get the video to play

Mountain People https://soundcloud.com/r_co/mountain-people-rundfunk-fm-25

Could always synthesize your own kick.

push looks fuckin awesome...

They're both lossless formats are they not?

Perhaps not consciously. And anyway, that's besides the point. As a DJ you want to be providing the best musical experience you can. If you playing mp3's, particularly 128's you losing certain frequencies and therefore losing the feel of the music. a 128 would sound pretty muddy on a good system. Remember in a club you don't just hear the music. You feel it.

Excuse me if I'm reading this wrongly. You will not be able to get the kick to stand out properly from a loop. The best way to do anything with drum loops is to cut them up and give each part it's own channel so you can EQ, effect etc as required.

or flac?

been plenty of rumours for a while now. Other artists have confirmed ages ago they have been working with then on new material. I wouldn't hold your breath for a tour though.

Nice one. Looking good so far.

You wouldn't notice the diff on a home system. You would on a good club system though. Regardless you should always want the best quality at the source you can get. I always buy .wav, .aiff or .flac if i'm buying digital.

take the work out of that and you've got the pro DJ lifestyle right there

Likewise. Actually went on to listening to vol. 7 after you mix because it put me in the mood for it. Thanks mate.

nice mix. Got a bit of a Mark Farina vibe to it.

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cheers man.

Thanks guys. Always looking to get anything signed. Need to get another couple of tracks finished then I'll see what happens with it.

There's always an underground scene regardless of what that may be from country to country. Play what you love otherwise there's no point. It will become a chore otherwise. Start throwing your own parties. starts small, build a following and see what happens if you need to.

fuckin right. Used to never Dj without takin a few disco biscuits never mind drinking.