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4 Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Sept. 23

Dillon Francis

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Dillon Francis (source: Facebook)

Dillon Francis ft. Will Heard – Anywhere
Dill switches up the pace with an indie dance groover.

R. Kelly & Jay-Z – Take You Home With Me A.K.A. Body – DJ Valid Remix
A twerk and moombah-influenced rework of the duo’s 2002 single.

Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) – BONKA vs Boostedkids & Monkey Bros Rock Now Bootleg
The 1999 Eurodance anthem gets transformed into a bass house banger.

Usher – OMG – Tall Boys Esmeralda Bootleg
The R&B singer’s 2010 hit gets blended with a future house track.

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Featured on DJcity earlier this week:

The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy
Vice ft. Jasmine Thompson & Skizzy Mars – Steady 1234

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Related: 4 Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend (Sept. 16)

The Latest Portablism Gear

Portablism

DJcityTV’s Mojaxx takes a look at the latest portablism gear for this week’s episode of Tips and Tricks. Products discussed include Numark’s PT01 Scratch turntable, Jesse Dean’s JDDX2R fader, and DJ ResQ’s ResQ BT1 speaker.

Related: Watch Dstrukt Perform His ‘I Heart Kanye’ Routine

Watch Teeko’s Innovative Set for the MikiDz Show

Teeko

Teeko

There have been a few standout performances on DJcity’s MikiDz Show over the years, but Monday’s episode with Teeko was one of the most innovative. The Bay Area native’s set featured skilled turntablism, soulful instrumentation, and raps from special guest Aziz the Shake. Teeko’s setup was also unorthodox, as it consisted of a Vestax Controller One turntable, Native Instruments Z2 mixer and F1 controller, Roland Gaia synth, and talk box. There’s a reason why legends like DJ Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, and Shortkut have praised Teeko, and on Monday he showed it once again.

Watch Teeko’s set and interview below and download the audio on iTunes.

Teeko with hosts MikiWAR and DJ Dainjazone
Teeko with hosts MikiWAR and DJ Dainjazone

The crowd
The audience

Related: Watch DJ Neil Armstrong’s Set for the MikiDz Show

TJR Discusses His Approach to DJing

TJR

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TJR performs at the Something Wonderful festival in Dallas. (photo credit: Elemen†)

TJR discussed his approach to DJing in a recent interview with SFX-owned event production company Disco Donnie.

“I don’t play with a planned set,” the Connecticut native said. “I do have some areas in my sets [that are routines] so I kinda know ahead of time in those little areas. But it’s about simplifying.”

TJR also talked about which equipment he uses and how he uses it.

“I like to try and use as much of the technology as possible, and a lot of that just comes from learning on vinyl,” he said. “That’s why I don’t use a computer. I just try and use what’s available on the CDJ [and] what’s available on the mixer.”

Watch below.

Related: TJR Remixes Pitbull’s ‘Greenlight’ (Premiere)

DJ Ron & DJ Shusta – DJcity DE Podcast – 21/09/16

DJ Ron & DJ Shusta

DJ Ron & DJ Shusta

Both from Chemnitz Germany, DJ and production duo, DJ Ron and DJ Shusta present this weeks DJcity DE Podcast. They are Splash! Festival resident DJ’s as well as residents of the Down & Dirty event series. They both know how to rock parties and this mix shows how, as they serve up a hip hop and bass heavy podcast!

Download on iTunes HERE

Tracklist:
01. French Montana ft. Kodak Black – Lockjaw
02. Drake – Childs Play – DJ Paimon Remix
03. Dirty Audio – Clipped
04. Satoshi Nakamoto ft. Jay-Z – Moody Good – Ron & Shusta Blend
05. DJ Khaled ft. Future, Rick Ross, YG, & Yo Gotti – F#ck Up The Club
06. Travis Scott – The Hooch
07. Tyga ft. Desiigner – Gucci Snakes
08. Andrew Luce ft. Pusha T – Babygirl – Ron & Shusta Blend
09. Jazz Cartier – Waste
10. Gracious K – Told Em Before
11. Travis Scott – Guidance
12. PartyNextDoor – Not Nice
13. Leaf – Money – TroyBoi Remix
14. TroyBoi – Walls
15. CYGN ft. Rick Ross – Bazinga – Ron & Shusta Blend
16. 2 Chainz – Get Out The Bed
17. Tona ft. Skripture – Grime Date
18. Tunji Ige – Getchu Right
19. Dooqu & Ashdown – Incompetent Competitions

Related: Nino Sol – DJcity DE Podcast – 14/09/16

DJs Should Know How to Count Music

DJ TLM

DJ TLM has returned with a new episode of Share the Knowledge, an educational series from DJcityTV aimed at beginner and intermediate DJs.

“I feel that counting music is being overlooked, it’s being neglected a lot of times when people first start to learn how to mix,” TLM says in the video. “If you know this [skill], it’s going to help you out tremendously to improve your overall DJ skills.”

Watch the episode above.

Related: What Is the Best Turntable, Controller, Mixer, Etc.?

Watch PartyBusta’s ‘Purple Lamborghini’ Routine

PartyBusta

PartyBusta, a DJ and turntablist from Romania, scratches and juggles Skrillex’s and Rick Ross’ “Purple Lamborghini” in his latest routine.

Follow PartyBusta on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Related: DJ Cross Performs Turntablism Routine Using Skrillex & Rick Ross’ ‘Purple Lamborghini’

Big Narstie Interview With DJ Dubl

DJ Dubl x Big Narstie

DJ Dubl is back, this time talking with UK rapper, Big Narstie! They talked about Narstie’s name, how to join BDL, whether Craig David upped the groupie levels, studio sessions with Robbie Williams and much more!

Related: Giggs Talks New Album ‘Landlord’ With DJ Dubl

DJ Dan Grey – DJcity UK Podcast – 19/09/16

DJ Dan Grey

Ministry Of Sound DJ, DJ Dan Grey presents this weeks DJcity UK Podcast. The London based DJ serves up a 30 minute open format mix filled with house to hip hop to all round bass music. Stream or download below.

Follow DJ Dan Grey on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Download on iTunes HERE

Tracklist:
01. INNOBASS – Dale Tra
02. Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MO – Cold Water – DJ Valid Remix
03. Skrillex & Diplo ft. Kai – Mind – Happy Colors Remix
04. DKVPZ & Tropkillaz – Don’t Give Up
05. Collie Budz – Mamacita
06. Tinie Tempah ft. Wizkid – Mamacita
07. Jude & Frank – La Luna
08. Tropkillaz – Que Passa Amigo – Beauty Brain Remix
09. Wide Awake – All I Need
10. Tujamo ft. Inaya Day – Keep Pushin’ – Kidd Spin Club Edit
11. Mark Martins – Front
12. Falcons & Juelz – Gyal Dem Move
13. 2¢ – Ducky

Related: DJ Dave Treacy – DJcity UK Podcast – 12/09/16

Watch DEAN-E-G’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine

DEAN-E-G

DEAN-E-G, the winner of DJcity’s 2015 remix contest for D.R.A.M.’s “Cha Cha,” has put down a routine for DJcityTV’s Bedroom Sessions.

Tracklist:

1. Soul II Soul – Back To life
2. Drake – Back To Back
3. Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance
4. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg – Nuthin’ But A G Thang – Acapella
5. AndMe & Bastian – Bad Baseline – Mark Radford VIP Remix
6. Julio Bashmore – Au Seve

Follow DEAN-E-G on Facebook, SoundCloud, and Twitter.

Do you have what it takes to be featured in the next “Bedroom Sessions” episode? Send a sample video to brs@djcity.com.

Related: Watch DJ Javin’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine

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