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DSTRUKT Scratches With KidCutUp’s ‘Podcast Battle Breaks’

DSTRUKT

Battle Ave‘s DSTRUKT gets busy with KidCutUp‘s “Podcast Battle Breaks” scratch sentence.

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Related: DSTRUKT Performs on Battle Ave and DJcity’s ‘At the Ave Tour’

Texas’ Dick Nickson Drops DJcity Podcast Mix

Dick Nickson

Austin, Texas’ Dick Nickson has served up a half hour of new hip-hop and R&B for the DJcity Podcast. He currently holds residencies at Austin’s Bungalow, Kung Fu Saloon, and Javelina.

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Tracklist:

1. Kent Jones – Alright
2. Drake – Fake Love
3. Lil Uzi Vert – Do What I Want
4. Rick Ross ft. 2 Chainz & Gucci Mane – Buy Back The Block
5. 2 Chainz – Diamonds Talkin Back
6. Fetty Wap – Flip Phone
7. Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles
8. Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles – David S Jersey Club Remix
9. Zay Hilfiger ft. Zayion McCall – JuJu On The Beat (TZ Anthem) – DJ Taj & DJ Flex Remix
10. Zay Hilfiger ft. Zayion McCall – JuJu On The Beat (TZ Anthem)
11. Big Sean – Bounce Back – Kidd Spin Acap Intro
12. Drake ft. 21 Savage – Sneakin’
13. Carnage ft. ILoveMakonnen – I Like Tuh – Sincere Quick Edit
14. Rae Sremmurd ft. Lil Jon – Set The Roof On Fire
15. DJ Mustard ft. Young Thug & YG – Party
16. DJ Mustard ft. Young Thug & YG – Party – Acapella
17. DJ Quik – Pitch In On A Party – DJ Ash SoFu Intro
18. Next – Too Close – Isaac Jordan Acap Out
19. The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back – DJ Smerk 24K Magic Blend
20. Mac Miller ft. Anderson Paak – Dang
21. Kaytranada ft. Phonte – One Too Many

Follow Dick Nickson on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, and Twitter.

Related: Chicago’s DJ Image Drops DJcity Podcast Mix

Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, JFB

JFB
JFB at a DJcity UK Linkup in London, England. (credit: Samy Jourdan)

The UK’s Jean-Marc Preisler, a.k.a. JFB, will compete as a wild card in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)

Age: 36

Residence: Brighton, UK

Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Wild Card, 2015, 2011 and 2007 DMC UK Champion

Sponsors: Reloop, Pioneer, Rane, Serato, Pump Audio, Denon, Minirigs

DJ influences: Craze, Kentaro, ESKEI83, Skratch Bastid, Rafik, Z-Trip, BYTE, Jazzy Jeff

Preferred battle setup: Turntables, mixer, Serato

Submission video:

Follow JFB on Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, Twitter, and YouTube.

2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Finals

Related: Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, DJ Jimmix

2017 Grammy Nominees Announced

The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers (credit: Danilo Lewis)

The nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards have been announced. Beyonce leads with nine nominations, followed by Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West with eight a piece.

Below are the nominees for the categories that are the most relevant to DJs and producers. To view the nominees for all categories, click here.

The awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017.

General

Album Of The Year:

25 – Adele
Lemonade — Beyonce
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Views — Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson

Record Of The Year:

Hello” — Adele
Formation” — Beyonce
7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna ft. Drake
Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

Song Of The Year:

Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonce Knowles, & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyonce)
Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin, & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard, & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

Best New Artist:

Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

Rap

Best Rap Performance:

No Problem” — Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” — Desiigner
“Pop Style” — Drake ft. The Throne
All The Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared
“That Part” — ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

“Freedom” — Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream
“Famous” — Kanye West ft. Rihanna

Best Rap Song:

All The Way Up” — Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared)
“Famous” — Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Rihanna)
“Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
No Problem” — Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
“Ultralight Beam” — Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream)

Best Rap Album:

Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
Major Key — DJ Khaled
Views — Drake
Blank Face LP — ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo — Kanye West

R&B

Best R&B Performance:

“Turnin’ Me Up” — BJ The Chicago Kid
Permission” — Ro James
“I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” — Rihanna
Cranes In The Sky” — Solange

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“The Three Of Me” — William Bell
“Woman’s World” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” — Fantasia
“Angel” — Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” — Jill Scott

Best R&B Song:

Come And See Me” — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham, & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor ft. Drake)
Exchange” — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
“Kiss It Better” — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass, & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
“Lake By The Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
LUV” — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin, & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Lemonade — Beyonce
Ology — Gallant
We Are King — KING
Malibu — Anderson .Paak
Anti — Rihanna

Best R&B Album:

In My Mind — BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits — Terrace Martin
Healing Season — Mint Condition
Smoove Jones — Mya

Dance/Electronic Music

Best Dance Recording:

“Tearing Me Up” — Bob Moses
Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers ft. Daya
Never Be Like You” — Flume ft. Kai
Rinse & Repeat” — Riton ft. Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” — Sofi Tukker

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

Skin — Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine — Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch — Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future — Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII — Louie Vega

Pop

Best Pop Vocal Album:

25 — Adele
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande
Confident — Demi Lovato
This Is Acting — Sia

Best Pop Solo Performance:

Hello” — Adele
Hold Up” — Beyonce
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber
Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” — Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

Closer” — The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna ft. Drake
Cheap Thrills” — Sia ft. Sean Paul
Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

Reggae

Best Reggae Album:

Sly & Robbie Presents Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals — J Boog
Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley
Everlasting — Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place — Rebelution
Soja: Live In Virginia — SOJA

Production, Non-Classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

Are You Serious — Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Blackstar — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen, & Tony
Dig In Deep — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Hit N Run Phase Two — Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince, & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Undercurrent — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording:

“Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)” — Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
“Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix)” — staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)” — Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
“Only (Kaskade & Lipless Remix)” — Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
“Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)” — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
“Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)” — Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video:

“Formation” — Beyonce
“River” — Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” — Coldplay
“Gosh” — Jamie xx
“Upside Down & Inside Out” — OK Go

Best Music Film:

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead — Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years — The Beatles
Lemonade — Beyonce
The Music Of Strangers — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry — Various Artists

Related: Winners of the 2016 Grammy Awards

Tips for Your First DJ Gig, Part 1

Share the Knowledge

It’s one thing to know how to DJ at home and house parties, but performing at clubs and festivals requires additional skills and preparation.

On this episode of Share the Knowledge, DJ TLM provides some tips on how to prepare for your first gig to make sure it goes smoothly.

Related: Can Age Be an Issue When Learning How to DJ?

Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, DJ Jimmix

DJ Jimmix
DJ Jimmix at the 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Mexico Finals in Tijuana on Oct. 14, 2016. (Juan Pablo Celis)

Mexico’s Jimmy Sandoval, a.k.a. DJ Jimmix, will compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)

Age: 37

Residence: Mexico City, Mexico

Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Mexico Champion, 2007 DMC Mexico Champion

DJ influences: David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Mix Master Mike, QBert, Craze, Dimitri from Paris

Preferred battle setup: Technics 1210MK2 turntables, Vestax or Pioneer DJ DJM-S9 mixer

Follow DJ Jimmix on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Finals

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