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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Travel Tips for DJs Visiting Houston

Ape Drums

Ape Drums
Ape Drums (credit: P.O.P Photography)

DJs may not know where to eat, stay, and play when they get booked in cities they’ve never been to before. To help them get the most out of their visit, DJcity has a monthly series called DJ Travel Tips. The series highlights some of the best things to do in some of the most popular destinations around the world. For this edition, DJcity spoke with four DJs from Houston, a longtime hip-hop hub and the location of Super Bowl 51.

Where to stay

Ape Drums:

“Stay at Hotel ZaZa, it’s located in the Museum District and is one of the nicest hotels in Houston. If you’re into arts and culture, there are several museums to visit in the area. If you’re on a budget, the Hilton and Hyatt Regency in downtown are also very nice and surrounded by things to do, such as parks and places to eat.”

Where to eat

Eddie Deville:

“Check out Laurenzo’s on Washington Ave for the prime rib or fish and grits, Frank’s Pizza for a pie, and The Turkey Leg Hut, which is known for their stuffed turkey legs and exotic surf and turf plates. The hut also has DJs at night. For your Sunday morning gig hangover, try the chicken-fried lobster brunch at MAX’s Wine Dive. If you want to see the origins of Houston’s chopped and screwed culture, take a trip to MLK Boulevard and hit up Timmy Chan’s for some wings and rice served with your choice of Kool-Aid.”

What to do

DJ T Gray:

“If you have a good amount of time on a nice afternoon, a trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center is always a fun and educational adventure. Houston’s Museum District offers various facilities ranging from the Museum of Natural Science and to the jaw-dropping Holocaust Museum. Rice Village, home of Rice University, has a lot of boutique shopping and great restaurants and bars. Also, hit up Vinh or George at Mega DJ Center to get the latest and custom DJ gear and accessories.”

Where to party

Tony Styles:

“If bar hopping is your thing, Midtown is your place. Start at The Dogwood on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, and make your way around the block and down the streets. Washington Ave also has a bar hopping buzz. Start at Kung Fu Saloon and make your rounds on foot from there. One of the newer, high-end spots in the city is Clé. Big names roll through there on the regular, like Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Drake, and Justin Bieber. It has an outdoor pool with cabanas, and in the summer during “Sunday Fundae,” it feels like Vegas. AURA and La Roux often have some great talent also.”

Related: Travel Tips for DJs Visiting Philadelphia

| DJ Culture
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

KidCutUp Drops DJcity Podcast Mix

KidCutUp

DJcity’s KidCutUp has served up a half-hour mix for the DJcity Podcast. His set contains mostly new hip-hop and moombahton tracks, nearly half of which are his own bootlegs and edits. CutUp is currently a resident at The Dime and Harlowe in Los Angeles.

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Tracklist:

1. KidCutUp – Feel So Good – 105 Transition Stinger
2. Kidd Spin – Dance & Clap Your Hands Tool
3. SNS & Kid The Wiz – Love Come Down
4. Lil Dicky ft. Rich Homie Quan & Fetty Wap – Save Dat Money – KidCutUp Buzzin’ Bootleg
5. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic – KidCutUp Acap Intro
6. Usher ft. Young Thug – Girls Wanna Have Fun
7. DJ Mustard ft. Nipsey Hussle & RJ – Ridin’ Around
8. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You – James Carter & Levi Remix
9. Sak Noel & Salvi ft. Sean Paul – Trumpets – Boxinbox & Lionsize Remix
10. N.O.R.E. ft. Nina Sky & Big Mato – Oye Mi Canto – KidCutUp One Dance Bootleg
11. Sister Nancy – Bam Bam – Eddie Boy vs Tim Hox Hype Edit
12. Nas & Bravehearts – Oochie Wally – KidCutUp Nobody Has To Know Bootleg
13. Sage The Gemini ft. IamSu – Gas Pedal – KidCutUp Slow Down Bootleg
14. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Get Low – Delirious & Alex K Remix
15. Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On – Artistic Raw Remix
16. Ape Drums ft. Major Lazer & Busy Signal – The Way We Do This – KidCutUp This Is How We Do It Hype Edit
17. DJ Morrison – Turn It Up – KidCutUp Hype Edit
18. Travis Porter ft. Tyga – Ayy Ladies – Fraze Remix
19. KidCutUp – Switch My Style – 90 Transition Stinger
20. Gucci Mane ft. Drake – Both
21. Migos – T-Shirt – DJ Smerk Acap Intro
22. Ginuwine – Pony – KidCutUp Might Not Bootleg
23. Big Sean – Moves – KidCutUp Acap Intro
24. Rusty Ps – We Like

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Related: Exclusive: KidCutUp Releases New Scratch Sentence

| DJcity Podcast, Mixes
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Monday, January 23, 2017

Watch Chris Villa’s ‘Trends Mix’ for Jan. 2017

Chris Villa

DJcity’s Arizona Representative Chris Villa is back with a new Trends Mix. His selection contains four tracks from DJcity’s Trends charts, along with a couple classic movie samples.

Tracklist:

1. Jackal ft. Karra – Ice
2. Migos & Lil Uzi Vert – Bad & Boujee – Acapella
3. 21 Savage ft. Metro Boomin – No Heart
4. Bruno Mars – Chunky

Related: Watch Chris Villa’s ‘Trends Mix’ for Dec. 2016

| DJcityTV, Mixes, Turntablism, Videos
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Sunday, January 22, 2017

NAMM 2017 Recap: The Most Important DJ News

NAMM 2017

The 2017 NAMM Show went down in Anaheim, California last week and DJcityTV’s team was there to cover it.

On this episode of Tips and Tricks, Mojaxx provides a recap of the most important DJ gear from the convention. Products discussed include new equipment from Pioneer DJ, Reloop, Denon DJ, Mixars, Gemini, Akai, and Stanton.

Related: The Biggest DJ Tech Stories of 2016

| DJcityTV, Music Tech, Videos
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

TJ Mizell and Skratch Bastid Pay Tribute to Jam Master Jay With New Routine

TJ Mizell and Skratch Bastid

TJ Mizell, Jam Master Jay’s son and A$AP Ferg‘s tour DJ, has teamed up Skratch Bastid to commemorate what would have been his father’s 52nd birthday. The three-minute session features both turntablists throwing down with Run-DMC tracks and samples.

Related: TJ Mizell DJs on a New York Subway

| DJcityTV, Turntablism, Videos
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Friday, January 20, 2017

DJ Yonny Does the ‘Love Come Down’ DJ Challenge

DJ Yonny

New York’s DJ Yonny has thrown down a four-minute routine for SNS and Kid The Wiz’s “Love Come Down” DJ challenge.

The track, which samples Evelyn “Champagne” King’s 1982 hit of the same title, is currently No. 8 on DJcity.

Get SNS and Kid The Wiz’s “Love Come Down” on DJcity and post your own video with the hashtag #LoveComeDownChallenge.

Related: SNS and Kid The Wiz Release Viral Dance Track, ‘Love Come Down’

| DJcityTV, Turntablism, Videos
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