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Thursday 14 June 2018

DJcity Trends for June 2018

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DJcity Trends

DJcity Trends is a monthly collection of tracks intended to help DJs discover new and buzzing club music. They are hand-picked by influential DJs from around the world.

View the June 2018 edition of DJcity Trends here.

June’s contributors:

Eski, UK contributor at DJcity
Gavin Francis, Belgium representative at DJcity; recording artist at Dienstag Records
Play, UK director at DJcity
Santarosa, Latin director at DJcity; mixer at SiriusXM’s Globalization
Sir Marcus, remix director at DJcity; member of Tall Boys

Related: DJcity Trends for May 2018

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Thursday 14 June 2018

Should DJs Use Twitch to Live Stream?

Twitch

With the growing popularity of live streaming, DJs who want to showcase their skills have several platforms to choose from. DJcityTV’s Mojaxx recently caught up with Vekked, the Canadian turntablist with seven world DJ championships to his name, to discuss the advantages of using Twitch to live stream.

While Twitch is most popular among the gaming community, Vekked uses it to teach DJ lessons on subjects like scratching, beat juggling, and putting together a battle routine. He prefers Twitch because it is more interactive than other platforms.

Watch Mo and Vekked’s discussion on this week’s episode of Tips & Tricks.

Related: How to Live Stream a DJ Set, Part 1

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Wednesday 13 June 2018

Watch Krept & Konan’s ‘Wrongs’ Video Feat. Jhene Aiko

Krept & Konan

Krept & Konan have released the visuals to “Wrongs”, which is from their 7 Days and 7 Nights project. The single is one of the stand out tracks from the project and was also the most-downloaded track on DJcity UK back in November last year.

Watch the official video above and download “Wrongs” on DJcity UK.

Related: Watch Krept & Konan’s ‘Get A Stack’ Video Feat. J Hus

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Wednesday 13 June 2018

Watch Dj.Tay’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine

Dj.Tay

Dj.Tay, a 29-year-old from Mozambique, puts down a routine of current and throwback hip-hop and R&B for DJcityTV’s Bedroom Sessions. Tay tells us that most DJs in his country use CDJs and that he’s one of the few that uses turntables. He hopes to compete in the Red Bull Music 3Style someday.

Tracklist:

1. DJ Suplex – Clap Your Hands
2. Ace Of Base – All That She Wants – Billy The Kit 2017 Remix
3. 112 – Dance With Me
4. Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance – Zea Edit
5. 50 Cent – In Da Club
6. French Montana ft. Swae Lee – Unforgettable
7. Nelly ft. City Spud – Ride Wit Me
8. Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, & Big Sean – Feels – Dj.Tay Edit
9. J Balvin & Willy William – Mi Gente – DJ Rukus Edit

Follow Dj.Tay on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, and Soundcloud.

Got what it takes to be featured on the next “Bedroom Sessions” episode? Send a sample video to brs@djcity.com.

Related: Watch Bewser’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine

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Wednesday 13 June 2018

Gracious K Returns With New Single ‘Just Flex’

Gracious K

Gracious K makes a come back and links up with producer Victizzle to bring to you this new floor fuller “Just Flex”. It’s a cross of funky house and afrobeat sounds.

The song is available on all platforms and is receiving regular plays on Capital Xtra, Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1Xtra, Radio 1, and other community stations.

Download “Just Flex” now via DJcity UK.

It is also accompanied with a dance challenge currently circulating Instagram.

A post shared by Gracious K (@graciouskisay) on

Related: Watch A$AP Rocky’s ‘Praise The Lord (Da Shine)’ Video Feat. Skepta

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Wednesday 13 June 2018

Listen to DJ Bob’s DJcity Podcast Mix

DJ Bob

DJ Bob

DJ Bob is producer/DJ from Nürnberg, Germany. His singles include “She Bad” and “Talk 2 Much”. Stream or download his DJcity Podcast below as he serves up a hip-hop loaded mix.

Download on iTunes HERE

Tracklist:
01. DJ Bob & Fabobeatz ft. Jermanee & Prince Stamina – Talk 2 Much
02. Tyga ft. Offset – Taste
03. Nicki Minaj – Chun-Li
04. Rich The Kid – Plug Walk
05. 6ix9ine ft. Tory Lanez & Young Thug – RONDO
06. Tory Lanez – B.I.D
07. PartyNextDoor – Never Played Me
08. Post Malone – Better Now
09. Kanye West – Yikes
10. Famous Dex – Japan
11. Rae Sremmurd ft. Juicy J – Powerglide
12. Drake – God’s Plan vs I’m Upset
13. J. Cole – KOD
14. Desiigner – Priice Tag
15. Lil Pump – Esskeetit

Related: Listen to DJ White-T’s DJcity Podcast Mix

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Monday 11 June 2018

Should Beginner DJs Do Free Gigs?

DJ TLM

If you’re a bedroom DJ with no live experience, it can be difficult to find a paying gig. On this episode of Share the Knowledge, DJcityTV’s DJ TLM discusses whether DJs should do free gigs to gain experience.

Related: DJs Should Be More Self-Reliant

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Monday 11 June 2018

Getahead to Launch in London – 24 Hour Festival of the Head

Getahead Festival

The modern world is full of abundant choice and opportunity, but all too often this is resulting in burn-out. Striking the right balance is something that has dogged the DJ world for as long as it has existed, and recent tragic events with Avicii’s suicide have shone a bright light on that. In the last few years, mental health has been spoken about far more openly, but there is still much work to be done on avoiding these issues, or helping those already suffering.

Getahead is a collaboration between Daniel Kirby of Techdept, and AEI Group (home of UKF, Drum & Bass Arena, Subsoul and The Sound You Need amongst others), with a shared vision of helping people get ahead in life without burning out.

Constant travel, lack of sleep, bad diet, not enough exercise, the ready availability of things to take away sobriety, distance from your loved ones when you need support… a few years of this can be dangerous if you aren’t taking care of yourself!

On Wednesday June 13th from 6am to 6am, Omeara will host a 24 hour series of raves, events, panels, workshops and more – all centred around equipping people with the tools to navigate the hectic modern world and find success, without risking their own health along the way. Obviously don’t try to go to it all – it’s a pick n mix format to work around people’s busy lives.

A morning sober rave is kicking things off, with a more traditional rave closing proceedings – Ben Verse of Pendulum fame has curated a fantastic D&B line up for the main room, with Carly Wilford hosting room 2, and DJ Santero hosting the 3rd room with Stanton Warriors, Sam Young aka Vanilla Ace, Tim Cullen, Dr Mood Swing, Alex Session and Bowler, as well as one more EXTREMELY special guest DJ who I sadly can’t name for contractual reasons! BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Melody Kane is bring her “No Kane No Gain” fitness session to the day sessions, and there’s all sorts of stuff on offer besides this.

As well as the rave, Ben Verse has compiled a stunning D&B album, MIND STATE Vol 1, featuring exclusive tracks from Chase & Status, The Prodigy, Sub Focus, Spor, D-Bridge, and more – with several of the artists from the album slated to perform at Getahead.

Tickets are available HERE.

Shout out to DJ Santero for sharing the festival’s details with us and watch the official Getahead Festival video below.

Related: DJ Life: Carlo Atendido Performs at Saulog Tagbilaran Festival in the Philippines

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Monday 11 June 2018

First Look: Allen & Heath’s Xone:96 Mixer

Xone:96

Xone:96

After weeks of teasing, Allen & Heath have announced its new Xone:96 club mixer.

The successor to the much-loved Xone:92, which has been on the market for 15 years, the 96 sticks to the template set by that classic model. However, it includes many new features aimed at integrating it into today’s digital DJ world.

The 96 retains the analog sound, four band EQ, and filters of the 92, but adds a pair of 32 bit 96 kHz soundcards, which are DVS compatible. The mixer is already supported in the latest version of Traktor Scratch.

There is a second independent headphone cue circuit, allowing two DJs to perform on the mixer at the same time, and extra return channels for advanced effects routing.

Crossfader users will be pleased to hear that the 96 ships with a Mini innoFADER, which means the mixer is a lot more usable for scratching than the 92.

The 96 will be available in August with a suggested retail price of $1,999. More details can be found on Allen & Heath’s website.

Watch Mojaxx‘s exclusive first-look at a pre-release unit below.

Related: Review: Allen & Heath Xone:PX5 Mixer

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Sunday 10 June 2018

Listen to SOUTHK’s DJcity Podcast Mix

SOUTHK

SOUTHK

SOUTHK is a hip-hop and trap DJ from Paris. He has played in clubs like Wanderlust, La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Palais Maillot, and Nuits Fauves. SOUTHK also has his own clothing brand, Finest FLVRS Paris. Stream or download his DJcity Podcast mix below.

Follow SOUTHK on Facebook and Instagram.

Download on iTunes HERE

Tracklist:
01. Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump ft. Zhavia Ward – Welcome To The Party
02. A$ap Ferg – Plain Jane – KidCutUp Club Edit
03. G Eazy ft. Yo Gotti & YBN Nahmir – 1942 – Acap
04. G Eazy ft. Yo Gotti & YBN Nahmir – 1942
05. Travis Scott ft. Kanye West & Lil Uzi Vert – Watch
06. A$AP Rocky ft. Skepta – Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
07. Lil skies – Lust
08. Blac Youngsta ft. Travis Scott – Heavy Camp
09. Ty Dolla $ign ft. 21 Savage – Clout
10. Post Malone ft. Swae Lee – Spoil My Night
11. NAV ft. Travis Scott – Champion
12. Pusha T ft. Kanye West – What Would Meek Do
13. Drake – Nice For What – Chris James 80-94 Ex-Factor Transition
14. 6IX9INE ft. DJ SpinKing – Tati
15. Famous Dex – Japan
16. Rich The Kid – Dead Friends
17. Rich The Kid – Plug Walk
18. Rich The Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar – New Freezer – Tall Boys 98-70 Transition
19. BlocBoy JB ft. Drake – Look Alive – KidCutUp Acap Intro
20. Check Wes – Mo Bamba
21. Lil Pump – Esskeetit
22. Designer – Priice Tag

Related: Listen to Babaflex’s DJcity Podcast Mix

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