Digeum Mix Session 01H
I ran a contest a week ago on GTI that asked people to predict the number of points the Dow Jones Industrial Average would close down. I guessed the closest, but in second place, was FiZ. Today, I finally got around to closing the studio door and getting a mix done.
While the mix sounded wonky while I was spinning, on later review it sounds pretty good. There are a few spots where the beat matching is off, primarily due to the fact that I generally have no idea what I’m playing next until the track that’s playing has 90 seconds left. Unlike my colleague, Jay Def, I do no preparatory work, other than creating the robot voice intro. He, on the other hand, lays out his tracks in advance, tests them in Traktor to make sure they’ll play, and makes sure they all work together. This is how a real DJ gets ready for his set.
I just fly by the seat of my pants, often asking internet friends to guess numbers between 1 and 1967 (the number of tracks in my high resolution directory now), and picking one of the appropriately numbered tracks (I can sort about 9 different ways, so I have a variety of choices for track 1234, for example). Sometimes, I have to punt a particular track that someone guessed, because Traktor miscalculates the tempo and my fear of thumping the house makes it difficult for me to hear the studio monitors. Sounds like it’s time for some sound proofing in my studio.
Next time, I’m going to try to create a playlist in advance, so my mix can sound a little more focused and tight, like Jay Def’s do. But, for now, I feel like I’m improving, although I should shift my schedule so I create a mix session on every CrossFit rest day (since I don’t have to worry about scheduling conflicts between working out and spinning music).
Digeum Mix Sessions – Volume 01, Session Hotel. Mixed by Apollo Lee in Sunnyvale, California, USA, on Monday, October 06, 2008. Running time: 1:26:06.
Please give it a listen and let me know what you think. I hope you like it.
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