Episode 160: Fresh Local Producers OCTOBER SPECIAL! “Midnight edition” logo tee. Today we’re talking with John Becker of Fresh Local Producers. The goal of FLP is to spotlight and bring together producers of electronic music who live, work, record, and perform in the Midwest. Based out of Cincinnati, FLP aims to bring together music creators, and to show fans that they don’t have to travel far to hear incredible quality electronic music while supporting their own scene. John explains to […]

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Episode 159: Jaded-ish In today’s episode, Tony and David are joined by a special guest who is a DJ and long-time participant in a local electronic music community. In this candid discussion, Marcus tells us about the changes he’s noticed in the overall scene… and how not all of those changes have been for the better. We discuss issues such as the barriers of entry to DJing, automation, shortened sets, and a lack of actual dancing. While it’s easy for […]

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Episode 158: Stream of Consciousness Today’s episode features the recording of a Facebook live stream from last Friday – a “stream of consciousness” recording where David answers questions from the chat room and addresses recent posts in the group. If you haven’t joined the Passionate DJ Community on Facebook yet, you can do so here: https://passionatedj.com/community We talk about mixing in key, organization of tracks, shady business deals, marathon DJ sets, and much more. Before the main topic, you get […]

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Episode 157: Beatmatching and Real DJing In Episode 157, we talk about the idea of “real DJing”, and ask the Passionate DJ Community YOUR thoughts on beatmatching, fast-mixing, and what makes someone (or keeps someone from being) a real DJ. Join the Passionate DJ Community on Facebook: https://passionatedj.com/community In the Group, we posted two separate questions: – Is Beatmatching an important skill in 2018? Why or why not? – What’s YOUR definition of a “Real DJ”? We got a lot […]

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Episode 156: Spotlight on Paul Oakenfold This week, we spend most of the episode highlighting the work of iconic superstar DJ/producer Paul Oakenfold. David plays 10 different tracks which show the breadth of Oakenfold’s work… you’ll hear many different styles represented, including trance, hip-hop, breaks, pop, and more. This coming Saturday (September 22), Paul will be traveling to our home town to grace the decks and give us a night to remember. This is made possible by 3DMentional Entertainment (half […]

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Episode 155: Wherefore Art Thou Traktor? Native Instruments has finally made some recent announcements in regards to new hardware and software coming down the pike this year. Namely, new revisions of the Kontrol S2 and Kontrol S4 are on they way, along with Traktor Pro 3 which is said to be written “from the ground up”. Traktor fans are excited to see signs of life, but there has been a larger conversation taking place for many months now. Has NI […]

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