How to keep track of genres

[Mitch]

OK so when i download music, i put it in a playlist according to the month i downloaded it

I fix up all the tags with a program called metabliss before I import to iTunes.

Then I have a folder for each genre, and make smart playlists inside each genre folder for how i want to sort the music (by key/month/etc.)

then at the bottom I have a folder called "playlists" where I put any list of tracks I want for a certain mix/gig

In relation to fixing all the tags, I wouldn't say beatport is always right. Just listen to a snippet of each track and label genre accordingly. This is how I did it anyway. When I went through and fixed all the tags, I also moved any tracks I didn't want any more into an 'archive' folder. The less tracks you have, the more you know the tracks you do have, less clutter, etc. I got it down to under 1k tracks across all genres that I play. I believe you should do this every 8-10 months as your music taste constantly changes/evolves, and you don't want music you never play cluttering your DJ library.

[RichoKidd]

This smart playlists. Does it automatically make a duplicate of the track for like 4 different playlists?

Unsure if question makes sense, sleep I lack

[Mitch]

There is one copy of the file on my computer, but it can show up in multiple playlists.

(I hope that answers your question)