Making a Winning DJ Set

The Process behind the scenes

Well I got it, finally closed out a second win in the BeFm Expat DJ Contest, that really is a mouthful. It was good to get the win but it was a long time coming and should really have been mine a lot early but it is what it is. And in the end I ended up getting quite a lot of prize money from the contest as well as good photos and video footage over the years so all in all, it was worth it along with the fact that it was always a good excuse to go to Busan.

With that in mind, I might as well take a closer look at my set and break it apart since not only did my set come out really well, it also worked really well and there are aspects of it that I will def use pretty often as I do go forward with my DJn (however much longer that will ultimately last however) This will also be a bit of a breakdown of how I like to structure my DJ sets and the thought process that goes behind it. Might prove useful to some people and interesting to know for others. Continue reading “Making a Winning DJ Set”

BeFm Part 2: 2014 Is this really a DJ competition?

Set List:

  1. David Guetta & Kaz James – Blast Off
  2. Skrillex & The Doors – Breaking a Sweat
  3. Steve Aoki Feat Rivers Cuomo – Earthquake People (remix)
  4. Zedd – Spectrum
  5. 2NE1 – Come Back Home
  6. Bottle Popping Transition Mix
  7. Calvin Haris Ft Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the bottle
  8. Linkin Park – What I’ve Done (Remix)
  9. Lil Jon – Turn Down For What (Transition Remix)
  10. CL – Solo

Before going into the competition as a whole, I’ll firstly go over my entry set. This was a fun little mix, my usual inclusion of rock based EDM remixes but this time adding in a couple of transitions to show a wider range of music variety. I especially like the Spectrum/Come Back Home mash up I ended up doing. I didn’t really showcase too many skills in this mix thou. I was more focused on just getting it out of the way so I could concentrate on other things. But overall it was a step up on my years previous mix and had some nice transitions and remixes working together. Continue reading “BeFm Part 2: 2014 Is this really a DJ competition?”

BeFm Part 1: 2013 Blaze Entry

Track Listing

  1. Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle (DLG Bootleg)
  2. 2NE1 – I am the best
  3. Floorfilla – Anthem Remix
  4. Tonic Vs Knifeparty – Bitch Please Vs Internet Friends (BL3ND Mashup)
  5. Bingo Players – Cry (Kids at the Bar Bootleg)
  6. Carl Tricks – Mad Dash (Bingo Players edit)
  7. D-Jastic – Up to no good
  8. MFBTY – Sweet Dream

So I am going to break this into a 5 part series talking about the BeFm comp. Welcome to the first installment going all the way back to 2013…

Continue reading “BeFm Part 1: 2013 Blaze Entry”

Unleashed Special Girls Mix

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Track List

  1. Ke$ha – Take it Off
  2. Katy Perry Ft Missy Elliot – Last Friday Night
  3. Shakira – Waka Waka (This time for Africa)
  4. Beyonce – Run the World (Girls)
  5. Rihanna – S&M
  6. 2NE1 – Can’t Nobody
  7. Lady Gaga – Judas
  8. Britney Spears – Till the World Ends

Unleashed Vol 8

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Track List

  1. Jennifer Lopez Ft Pitbull – Dance Again
  2. Big Bang – Fantastic Baby
  3. Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music
  4. Far East Movement – Live My Life
  5. Jay Sean Ft Pitbull – I’m All Yours
  6. Ne-Yo – Burning Up

Unleashed Vol 7

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Track List

  1. Taio Cruz Ft Flo-Rida – Hangover
  2. Flo-Rida – Good Feeling
  3. Rihanna & Calvin Harris – We Found Love
  4. Enrique Iglesias Ft Pitbull – I Like How It Feels
  5. Jason Derulo – Breathing
  6. David Guetta Ft Usher – Without You

Unleashed Vol 6

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Track List

  1. Ne-Yo – Beautiful Monster
  2. Far East Movement – Fly Like a G6
  3. Jay Sean Ft. Sean Paul – Do You Remember
  4. Will.I.Am Ft Nicki Minaj – Check It Out
  5. GD & T.O.P – High
  6. Lil Jon Ft. Kee – Give it all U Got
  7. David Guetta Ft. Flo-Rida – Club Can’t Handle Me

 

Unleashed Vol 5

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Track List

  1. Usher – DJ Got Us Falling In Love
  2. Jason Derulo – Don’t Wanna Go Home
  3. Enrique Iglesias Ft Ludacris – Tonight
  4. David Guetta Ft Taio Cruz & Ludacris – Bad Girl
  5. Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Stop the Party
  6. Pitbul Ft Mark Anthony – Rain On Me

Unleashed Vol 4

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Track List

  1. Mike Posner – Bow Chicka Wow Wow
  2. Katy Perry Feat Kanye West – ET
  3. Baby Bash Feat Slim Thug – Swanananana
  4. Chris Brown & T-Pain – Best Love Song
  5. Keri Hilson – Pretty Girl Rock
  6. 50 Cent & Jeremiah – Down On Me