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Friday, October 25, 2019

Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Oct. 25

Solardo

Solardo
Solardo performing at Café Mambo in Ibiza (Source: Instagram)

Kanye West – Follow God
A stand out track from Yeezy’s long awaited new album Jesus Is King.

Lizzo ft. Ariana Grande – Good As Hell Remix
The “Truth Hurts” singer enlists Grande for this uplifting remix.

Megan Thee Stallion & VickeeLo – Ride Or Die
Two hip-hop stars team up for this energetic track off of the Queen & Slim soundtrack.

Marshall Jefferson & Solardo – Move Your Body
The Manchester house duo update the 1986 classic by Marshall Jefferson.

Featured on DJcity earlier this week:

– BEAUZ & Maggie Szabo – Sayonara – Kastra Remix

– Eminem – Without Me – Kevin D Remix

DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Kidd Spin. To receive them via email, click here.

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Club Tracks for Halloween 2019

Halloween

Halloween

Halloween is around the corner, and DJcity’s Music Director Kidd Spin has put together a list of tracks for this year’s parties. The collection includes exclusive edits from DJcity’s in-house producers.

Download the tracks below. (* indicates DJcity exclusive)

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Nicky Romero – Everybody Clap – Anthem Kingz Halloween Party Starter *
DJ Snake & J Balvin ft. Tyga – Loco Contigo – MFresh Halloween Tone Play *
John Carpenter – Halloween Theme – Lil Jon & DJ Kontrol Remix
Kidd Spin – The Crypt Keeper’s Party – 100 Transition Stinger *
Kidd Spin – The Crypt Keeper’s Party – 125 Transition Stinger *
Kodak Black ft. NLE Choppa & DB Omerta – Zombie
Luniz – I Got 5 On It – Tall Boys Us 86 Transition Stinger *
Mariah, Arcangel & Darrel – Perreito Remix – Luis R Halloween Intro *
Mr. Butter – The Purge (Are You Ready)
Onderkoffer – It – Halloween Trap Remix
Ozuna – Baila Baila Baila – MFresh Halloween Tone Play *
PeteDown – Boogeyman
Skytech & DNF – Open Your Mind – Audiorokk Halloween Party Starter *
The Stickmen – Trick Or Treat 2019

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Mojaxx Shares Advice, Favorite DJ Gear, and More on ‘Off The Record’ Podcast

During this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event, DJcity’s own Mojaxx sat down for an interview with the Off The Record podcast crew. He talks about his first gear setup, DJing with streaming music, pros and cons of social media, and more. He also shares his top pieces of advice for beginner DJs.

Off The Record is a DJ culture-oriented podcast hosted by the Crossfader online DJ school. Based in the UK, Crossfader offers classes in DJ hardware/software and turntablism.

Watch Mojaxx’s interview above.

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Watch: ‘Inside Turntablists’ Puts a Spotlight on Oslo Flow

Oslo Flow

Norwegian scratch trio, Olso Flow, were featured for the second episode of Boom City‘s Inside Turntablists documentary series.

The trio, which consists of turntablists Android, Blam, and Plato, reflect on how the group got together and discuss the current state of turntablism.

Watch the full episode above.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Watch the Producer of Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot N#gga” Explain How He Made the Track

Producer Jahlil Beats recently sat down with Genius for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Bobby Shmurda‘s “Hot N#gga.”

Shmurda’s breakthrough track was released in 2014 and peaked at No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Over the past five years, the music video has reached 590 million views on Youtube.

Jahlil Beats made a name for himself producing for Meek Mill before working with Shmurda. In the video, he breaks the hit song down layer-by-layer in FL Studio.

Watch the making of “Hot N#gga” above.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

BEAUZ & Maggie Szabo’s ‘Sayonara’ Remixed by Kastra

Kastra

Kastra
Kastra (Source: Instagram)

New Jersey-based producer Kastra dropped a deep house remix of BEAUZ and Maggie Szabo‘s feel-good dance track Sayonara.

The Los Angeles-based production duo made their debut release on Universal Music with their single “Sayonara.” The track received a full remix pack with remixes from Kastra, Myles & Gavin Francis, and Romen Jewels.

Discussing the title of the track, BEAUZ explained that “Sayonara” means good-bye in Japanese and that the song “is a healing elixir that encourages people to move on from bad romances and negativity.”

Stream the remix below and download it on DJcity.

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