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Monday, January 21, 2019

DJ TLM: Mixing With Live Music Can Improve Your Beatmatching

DJ TLM Share The Knowledge

Beatmatching is one of the first and most fundamental skills a DJ can learn. And as a result of music production software, most current songs have a consistent tempo throughout the track.

However, many older songs were recorded with live musicians, and thus have subtle changes in BPM. DJing with those songs adds an extra level of difficulty, requiring a keen ear and a lot of adjustments.

On this episode of DJcityTV’s Share the Knowledge, DJ TLM talks about how mixing with live music can help improve your beatmatching.

Related: How to Organize Your Music Library

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

DJcity Canada’s Top 10 Picks for Jan. 2019

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Below are DJcity Canada’s top 10 picks for January 2019. All of the tracks feature Canadian artists or were produced by Canadians.

1. Meek Mill ft. Drake – Going Bad – KidCutUp Acap Intro
2. 6ix9ine ft. Tory Lanez – KIKA – NXSTY Remix
3. Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd – Lost In The Fire
4. Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba – Nick Bike Seasons In The Abyss Core Bootleg
5. Post Malone – Wow. (prod. by Louis Bell and Frank Dukes)
6. Alessia Cara – Trust My Lonely
7. NAV – Know Me
8. 88GLAM – Lil Boat
9. KILLY – ANTI EVERYBODY
10. Donae’o ft. Belly – Chalice

Related: DJcity Canada’s Top 10 Picks for Nov. 2018

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Saturday, January 19, 2019

DJ AF Delivers ‘DJcity Podcast’ Latino Mix

DJ AF

DJ AF
DJ AF at Millenium Nightclub in Sparks, Nevada. (Credit: J Savvy Photography)

DJ AF, a mixer on Alice 96.5 FM and Juan 101.7 FM in Reno, Nevada, has delivered a Latin mix for the DJcity Podcast. His 35-minute set consists of mostly reggaeton and Latin-influenced dance music. AF is the official DJ for the Reno 1868 FC soccer team and the Reno Aces AAA baseball team.

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Tracklist:

1. Bad Bunny ft. El Alfa – La Romana
2. Bad Bunny – NI BIEN NI MAL – Josan Rodriguez Remix
3. Mozart La Para ft. Justin Quiles – Mujeres – Carlos Serrano, Minost Proyect & Carlos Martin Remix
4. Lirico En La Casa – El Motorcito
5. Daddy Yankee & Anuel AA – Adictiva – Raul Lobato Mambo Remix
6. Don Omar ft. Lucenzo – Danza Kuduro – Kevin D & Sven & Rolf Remix
7. DJ 6rb & R300 ft. xang & mayklove – Oh Nanana Remix
8. MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don, & Juan Magan – Bum Bum Tam Tam – MAKJ & Diplo Remix
9. MC Kevinho – Olha A Explosao
10. Meek Mill ft. Fabolous & Anuel AA – Uptown Vibes
11. Bad Bunny – Solo De Mi Pt. 2 – Refresh Hype Edit
12. J Balvin – Reggaeton – DJ Smerk Acap Intro
13. J Balvin, Rvssian, & Farruko – Ponle
14. Wisin & Yandel & Ozuna – Callao – Da Phonk Club Edit
15. Ozuna – Baila Baila Baila – IGORITO Acap Intro
16. Anuel AA & Haze – Amanece – DJSteveC Reggaeton Intro
17. Anuel AA ft. Romeo Santos – Quiere Beber Remix – ETX Hype Intro
18. Maluma, Becky G & Anitta – Mala Mia Remix
19. Bad Bunny ft. Drake – MIA – MFresh Hype Intro
20. Xxxtentacion & Lil Pump ft. Maluma & Swae Lee – Arms Around You

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Related: DJ Charma Drops ‘DJcity Podcast’ Mix

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Friday, January 18, 2019

Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Jan. 18

Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf

Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf
Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf in Las Vegas (Source: Instagram)

Mustard & Migos – Pure Water – Jordan Crisp Hype Intro
The LA super producer and ATL trio team for an uptempo track. (DJcity exclusive)

Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl – Mr. M!X Remix
The singer’s 2005 anthem receives the moombahton treatment.

Busta Rhymes – Pass The Courvoisier Part II – Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf & Big Syphe Puro Pari Remix
Bus-a-Bus’ 2002 hit gets transformed into a moombahton track. (DJcity exclusive)

Casanova ft. Tory Lanez & Davido – 2AM
A global record that combines hip-hop, R&B, dancehall, and Afrobeats.

Featured on DJcity earlier this week:

– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us – Kevin D Remix

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

Related: Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Jan. 11

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Friday, January 18, 2019

Yo Yolie Talks Breaking Into Radio and Las Vegas Scene, Gives Advice to Female DJs

Yo Yolie

Yo Yolie is a club and radio DJ from the Bay Area who’s now based in Las Vegas. She’s a mixer on San Francisco’s WiLD 94.9 and SiriusXM’s Globalization channel, and rocks crowds from the Bay to Vegas on a regular basis.

DJcity’s MISS DJ BLISS sat down with Yolie to discuss how she broke into radio and the Vegas scene. Yolie also gave advice to female DJs.

Watch above.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Denon DJ Announces Prime 4 Standalone DJ System

Denon DJ Prime 4

Denon DJ Prime 4

Denon DJ has announced a new addition to its Prime product series, the Prime 4 standalone DJ System.

The four-deck unit, which doesn’t require a computer, features a 10-inch multi-touch, gesture display for full control over four decks. As with previous Prime players, the Prime 4 includes eight performance pads for hot cues, looping, rolls, slicing, and more.

The device also features four USB inputs, an SD card slot, and a built-in SATA drive bay, enabling DJs to utilize a massive amount of music files. Any connected media source can also be used for recording sets.

As part of its fully-featured mixing surface, the Prime 4 includes 14 onboard effects, as well as sweep and filter effects on each channel.

It also features an independent zone output, which enables DJs to send a playlist to a separate location while DJing on the other decks. It is the first standalone system to have that capability.

The Prime 4 seems likely to be a true powerhouse device, ideal for venue installs, mobile DJs, and home users alike. It will be available in March priced at around $1,699.

Watch the promo video below and get more details on Denon’s website.

Related: Review: Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 Controller

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