Bio
2 SL1210's
2 Pioneer CDJ-1000 MkIII
Pioneer DJM-600 mixer
PC to record on
Hi-Fi to play through (need to swap this for an AMP and speakers when I'm feeling flush...)
I keep a most of the Hed Kandi, Fierce albums kicking about, Stereo Sushi, some classic vinyl (but definately need to get the sound sorted for this - the volume level coming from the 1210's is FAR too low to be used!) and now that I've got the recording sound sorted will be visiting Traxsource a bit more regular.
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<p style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; ">Started 'mixing' in Philmores when I ;was a wee bairn, I ;use the term 'mixing' ;loosely... Sneaking in while it was shut, firing up the sound system and using Mr Bushby's records heh heh. DJ'd in a couple of pubs in the mid 90's but never really put as much effort in to making a career out of it as I ;could have.
Now I tend to make mixes of records I like (seeing as it's mainly me that listens to them) and this selfishness allows my disregard for age be a factor in whether or not I should play it. In other words, if it's good (and it fits) who gives a shit how old it is? I'm quite happy to play a track from the nineties right next to a recent track. Mainly play soulful/funky/disco house. Gone right away from bleep bleep pulse pulse over the years, discovering Strictly Rhythm in the 90's and falling in love with American Garage. The Fierce/Hed Kandi sound is (for me) the fusion of that mixed with disco - guaranteed to get you moving even if you aren't really a fan of the genre.
Oh yeah, and none of this practising a mix for weeks, writing down the speeds before recording. ;I ;mix live and tend to select the tracks as I'm going rather than work off a crib sheet, which is why after a mix that doesn't go right, if you listen hard enough, you can hear me screaming 'shiiiiiiitt!' in the background! (Not true, but you get the picture! - you can't hear it, but it does happen!)
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Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Barry White, Fierce Angel (label, but wtf, same difference - should really put Mark Doyle here as there's also Hed Kandi and Stereo Sushi), Bonnie Bailey, Peyton, Eric Kupper are favourites atm... Dimitri, Joey Negro, DISCO! Soooo many!
Middlesbrough United Kingdom
Member since: 07 Mar 2009
