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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

dj mix: 45 and Lex (ft. Tame Impala, Drake and Lady Gaga)



Made with Logic Pro X at 107 bpm

19.8 minutes of pop and electronic

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Tracklist (start times in parentheses):

1. Cake - Flo Rida & 99 Percent

2. Solo - Clean Bandit (ft. Demi Lovato) (1:31)

3. I'm in Control - AlunaGeorge (ft. Popcaan) (3:45)

4. Anywhere - Rita Ora (4:57)

5. Sleeping With a Friend - Neon Trees (6:09)

6. Midnight City - M83 (8:57)

7. LoveGame - Lady Gaga (10:54)

8. Breathe Deeper - Tame Impala (11:52)

9. Madiba Riddim - Drake (13:08)

10. I.F.L.Y. - Bazzi (15:49)

11. You should be sad - Halsey (17:28)

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Stressed Out - twenty one pilots



tempo: 85 bpm

bpm range: 80 bpm to 85 bpm

The DJ's Take:  Song #7 in detour 44 (14:48):



Didn't expect it, but those transitions coming out of Thunder and going into Big Poppa are like butter. Easy to mix too; just dropped them right in and didn't really have to do any adjusting. Worth trying out in a more downtempo pop set.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

You - Lost Kings ft. Katelyn Tarver



tempo: 106 bpm

bpm range: 100 to 105 bpm, 105 to 110 bpm

the DJ's take:  Song #4 in our exexseven mix (8:20):



This is the kind of music you skip along the beach to, like a modern day I'm Walking On Sunshine. Probably better for an electro-oriented night, but I think you could sneak it into a pop set to fill a couple minutes.

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Damn! - YoungBloodZ



tempo: 84 bpm

bpm range: 80 bpm to 85 bpm

the dj's take: Song #3 in detour 44 (6:01):



The beat sounds like an alarm warning the residents that their city is being obliterated. But they stay anyway. One of the great party tracks of its era, and easy to drop into any hiphop mix.

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Saturday, February 8, 2020

APESHIT - THE CARTERS



tempo: 80 bpm

bpm range: 75 bpm to 80 bpm, 80 bpm to 85 bpm

the dj's take: Song #4 in detour 44 (8:32):



The beat sounds like Black Beatles on molly. A solid party track designed to make a crowd go apeshit. Do not blast this in the car though, unless you feel like getting a speeding ticket. Most importantly, easy to mix; nice minimal intro, and then gets right down to business.

Slow down a couple bpm's and this could sound cool with I'm Upset - Drake.

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Truth Hurts - Lizzo



tempo: 79 bpm

the dj's take: Song #5 in detour 44 (10:51):



That little piano riff is the foundation of the track, so we chopped up the beginning strains and laid them 4 times over the final section of THE CARTERS' APESHIT for a softer intro. Then you just drop in the hook with the full-blown percussion for the win. Here's how it looked in Logic Pro X:


Definitely worth trying in your next pop / hiphop mix.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Nobody Speak - DJ Shadow ft. Run the Jewels



tempo: 80 bpm

the dj's take: Song #2 in detour 44 (3:19):



If I were a bully, this would be my official theme song. And for that reason, it makes more sense to pair this with something louder. Transitioning into the YoungBloodZ' Damn! is a pretty good example of that - here's the waveform view in Logic Pro X:


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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Without You - David Guetta ft. Usher



tempo: 128 bpm

bpm range: 125 to 130 bpm

The DJ's Take: The final song in Episode 40 (19:39):



Good way to wind down a pop edm set - energetic drops and quiet interludes. The pulsing synth without the vocals is pretty mix-friendly; plenty of places to drop this in without clashing with the previous song.

Some other key-compatible music:

Without You - Avicii
Only Girl In The World - Rihanna
Yeah 3X - Chris Brown
Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
Disturbia - Rihanna
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Who's That Chick - David Guetta, Rihanna
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
Breathe - Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen
Angel - Akon
Space Race - Sterling Mercury
Freak - R3hab ft. Quintino
FREE.K - Pitbull
Break Through The Silence - Martin Garrix, Matisse & Sadko
Children - Justin Bieber
Sun Is Shining - Axwell ^ Ingrosso
Beautiful Now - Zedd
Together - Calvin Harris
That High - Pitbull
Noche No Termina - Pitbull
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Gangnam Style - PSY
Starships - Nicki Minaj
Without You - David Guetta ft. Usher
Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan
Yeah 3X - Chris Brown
Only Girl in the World - Rihanna
Sexy Bitch - Akon
Down - Jay Sean
Hotel Room Service - Pitbull

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Stars - Marshmello



tempo: 71 bpm

The DJ’s Take: Song #6 in Episode 41 (8:32):



Notice that I didn't play much of this track on its own. That overlap with Rudimental & Major Lazer's Let Me Live and then Wiz Khalifa's iSay is pretty good; acts like a sonic condiment that enhances the flavor of whatever you're listening to.

Some other key-compatible music:

Deuces - Chris Brown
Drunk In Love - Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
Ni**as in Paris - JAY-Z & Kanye West
Curve - Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd
Grammys - Drake, Future
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) - Silento
Light Years - Yellow Claw
Malibu - Miley Cyrus

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Monday, February 3, 2020

I'd Die Without You - P.M. Dawn



tempo: 80 bpm

the dj's take: The final track in chapter 42 (17:53):



My favorite slow jam ever. Maybe because it came out around the time I hit puberty. But mostly because it's just on point in almost every way; would be a good choice for a wedding.

Tried a more extended beat match out of Janet Jackson's Come Back to Me, but the chords didn't quite fit together - bringing this in at the end was the right move.

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