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Friday Guest Mix | Paul Montague

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Another awesome house mix with some old and new flavours.  You are in for a treat with this mix from Paul Montague. Follow him on Twitter and Soundcloud. How do you get featured on Traktor Tips? Its really simple – upload a mix to Soundcloud – then come back to this page and click this Tweet Button >>>Tweet #FridayGuestMix Listen to other Guest Mixes Friday Guest Mix – MadPete (traktortips.com) Friday Guest Mix – Roxon (traktortips.com) Continue reading Friday Guest Mix | Paul Montague

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Friday Guest MIx – DJ Roxon

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It’s been a little while since we featured a Trance Mix, so this week, it is time to debut DJ Roxon. Follow him on Twitter and Soundcloud. How do you get featured on Traktor Tips? Its really simple – upload a mix to Soundcloud – then come back to this page and click this Tweet Button >>>Tweet #FridayGuestMix Related articles Friday Guest Mix – MadPete (traktortips.com) Friday Guest Mix – DJ Mark One (traktortips.com) Friday Guest MIx – DJ Woody (traktortips.com) Continue reading Friday Guest MIx – DJ Roxon

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Bedroom DJ: The Art Curator Controllerist

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“I’m a professional DJ and I don’t mix”: I once read an article about a full time gigging DJ who never mixed. EVER. We all know the type because they are pretty much everywhere, from weddings to school functions to random store openings. The guy literally shows up to an event with a carefully pre-selected iTunes playlist, and spends most of him time making sure the guests are having a good time, NOT mixing. This particular professional DJ didn’t care for the way other “Djs” mocked him in that all he did was push play. His article wanted to set … Continue reading Bedroom DJ: The Art Curator Controllerist

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Harmonic Mixing

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For years DJ’s have been mixing tunes together using their musical ear and their talents for recognizing what songs will work well with other tunes. Not only does this talent relate to the timing of beats and the blending of bass, mid and treble, but it also relates to the tone or key of these tracks. In recent years with the explosion of digital DJ’ing and the birth of MP3’s, the DJ world has been treated to software that decipher the key of a track. Musically, certain keys work well with others and knowing which tracks compliment each other can … Continue reading Harmonic Mixing