MIX (1)

Glad to say i finally figured out the mess of wires to make the first Mix of the blog for you guys. Go ahead and press play while you read. In a brief explanation i wanted to show those who are not familiar with dance music the many different genres and how i progress through genres and bpms,. unlike popular rap,pop, or rock music dance music is usually kept around the realm of 120-130 bpm (Beats per minute) and this allows for a lot of creativity as you hear i have 2 songs playing at once for a majority of the mix. overlapping these songs requires beat-matching sometimes, which is when you are mixing 2 songs with different bpms. some adjust the tempo but personally im confident in my ears so i just pull back on the disks slowing the record down as it spins till i can consistently match up the beats playing. sometimes this makes for some mistakes but you will not always have the time to adjust the tempo and the beats could end up jumbled anyways if not done correctly.
the point of this mixes will be for me to introduce you across the 10+ genres of dance music and introduce you to songs you've never heard before. I starts out with heavy on house music which is lighter and involves catchy melodies and smooth synths and a lot of reverb (echo). from there i bring you to my bigroom house tracks. Big room is very heavy loud thumping bass and if any one goes to a festival that is what you will hear. big room is all about energy and unlike house instead of layering the songs most of the time you will switch to another song with similar elements. This could be the snare, a synth, the pattern, the songs key. For this type of music its imperative to know your library of songs inside and out. in my 1,000+ dance songs big room takes up 1/3 of my library. This way the crowed is always on their toes and they're not listening to the same 8 bars and the energy stays at its peak.

hear is the set list for anyone who is interested.

Avicii - seek bromance (vocal edit)
Jack U - To U (Clean Bandit Remix)
Diplo & Sleepy Tom - Be Right There
Martin Garrix - Animals (Oliver Heldens Remix)
Avicii - Addicted To You (David Guetta Remix)
Calvin Harris - Outside (Hardwell Remix)
Botnik & 3LAU - Vikings
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Vs. Diplo & Fat Boy Slim - Eparrei (W&W Remix)
Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly

A small playlist for the sake of time but i will have plenty more upcoming and plan to leave one for every blog post exploring the different genres and music that i love.

As Always If you or anyone you know is in need of a dj or is throwing a party please give me a call or email at djgarrettagustin@gmail.com (413-426-8319) i appreciate every play, like and share you guys give me, Thank you very much for listening.