Beat Match City

tempo: 120 bpm The DJ’s Take: This is my take on a traditional breakbeat, originally made in 2021. As you'll hear, I am a fan of the arpeggiator effect. If you're looking to make your own beats, Logic Pro X is worth a download - it's been cool to learn through experimentation, and good old trial & error. I added this to a couple key- and bpm-compatible playlists on djcheatsheet.com: 115-120 bpm 120-125 bpm download or stream circuit break (for free): soundcloud

Made with Logic Pro at 125 bpm Another project with origins in an old mix . We added in a couple extra songs from the original loop, and to make the transitions a little less abrupt, I put in some sound effects ("Boomerang Downer" and "Airfield" as software instruments in Logic Pro, in case you were wondering). Individual software instruments can get drowned out by finished audio tracks side-by-side, but things worked out in this one.

Made with Logic Pro at 125 bpm Simple recipe for this one - take loops from the songs in chase and backstab like the wind and mix them over J. Cole's Middle Child. Just between you and me, I think I might like this one a little better. More of a contemporary feel. Try messing playing around with the Dj Cheat Sheet playlist I used and see what you can come up with.

Made with Logic Pro at 125 bpm I think Logic Pro is slowly getting better - tried mixing Ride Like The Wind and Backstabbers weeks ago, and the beats just weren't locking in place like I wanted (which is something you can run into with 70s/80s songs). Tried again last week, didn't do anything different, and the result finally matched the vision. Moral of the story: if it doesn't work at first, give the developers some time and try again. Here's the Dj Cheat Sheet playlist I used

Made with Logic Pro at 118 bpm Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 - Bizarrap, Shakira [122 bpm] Lost - Frank Ocean Hung Up - Madonna Alive - Empire of the Sun I was actually sitting on this for about 3 weeks, had the basic framework and song selection, kept getting hung up on whether to bring in Hung Up or Alive first (among some other things), then it finally clicked at the eleventh hour. My favorite part may be at the end where it's just Lost and Hung Up, and Hung Up is building up into the drop - just learned today that it's a sample from this ABBA song (about 19 seconds in) . As always, got all the music off my own djcheatsheet.com 120 to 125 bpm playlist, although the final version clocked in at 118 bpm. Why? My mind was probably just on auto-pilot, but everything sounded ok in the end.

tempo: 122 bpm the DJ's take: Would've been nice if this little ditty had a name, but it is what it is. Clean, full and straighforward - probably sounds pretty good through a big set of speakers. For remix/mashup purposes, I'd probably loop the section from 0:07-0:15. Definitely some California Gurls vibes; could also sound interesting with Alive - Empire of the Sun , Hung Up - Madonna , and Lost - Frank Ocean . Also kind of similar to Felix Jaehn's Book of Love with the drum-less female vocal intros. More key- and tempo-compatible options here . download or stream Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53: amazon

Made with Logic Pro at 126 bpm Songs used: I'm Good - David Guetta, Bebe Rexha What Is Love - Haddaway I guess this is the month of I'm Good on this site? Yeah; my goal is to stretch out that $1.29 on iTunes as far as possible 🙂. Probably the closest thing to a mashup I've done so far with this track - tried to take different sections from both songs, and re-arrange them to make something different. 20 year old me would've loved that combined drop that starts halfway through; feel like it toes the line between over-the-top and club banger. I think there's more in there; maybe we'll add to this in the future. Or you can try on your own, using these two songs or other ones from our list of key and bpm-compatible dance tracks .

Made with Logic Pro at 127 bpm We made good use of that opening piano riff in I'm Good - looped it six times over that section in Hey Brother with the buildup that starts around 1:31 in and through the drop. I actually like this one a bit better than Five More Minutes and I'm Good ; nice harmonic blend with the piano and synthetic horns. Either way, we may have the beginnings of the next mix here. If it feels right, this is the list of key and bpm-compatible dance tracks we'll be filling it out with. Stay tuned.

Made with Logic Pro at 127 bpm A little strange to see I'm Good get popular - the original Eiffel 65 song came out when I was in college, and it was something you threw into the Winamp playlist and blasted at a dorm room party on a Thursday night as you did a silly dance after your sixth whiskey sour. The nice thing is you can drop that unmistakable riff over a good selection of key and bpm-compatible dance tracks . As you can see, there's a good sliver starting around 0:43-44 seconds in; it's the vocal-free riff plus full-on percussion. That'll give you a solid ~15 seconds to play with or loop a few times, like I did. If you just want the piano without the percussion, isolate the section at the very beginning.

Made with Logic Pro at 124 bpm Clip from mix #72 - this was the beginning of the end. Half-timing from the bouncy dance track that Pitbull jacked for Hotel Room Service into the slower hiphop and r&b portion of the program. Something kind of surreal about hearing that distorted 'you... you... you...' over the dying embers of a familiar instrumental, like we're circling the drain. Sounds about right. Key- and bpm-compatible playlist

tempo: 124 bpm the DJ's take: In terms of energy and key/note progression, I feel like this one could go well with Ne-Yo's Let's Go , Bingo Players' Cry Just A Little , Flo Rida's I Cry , and maybe the Day N Nite - Crookers Remix . Fast and danceable, with a buzzy, hypnotic bass. Definitely worth a spin in a poolside dance mix. download or stream 4th of July (Fireworks): amazon dj cheat sheet playlist

Made with Logic Pro at 121 bpm Took me awhile; I probably went through about 15 different songs off this DJ Cheat Sheet playlist , and settled on something simple. Percussion throughout is from the opening to Disclosure's Watch Your Step . The Rihanna vocals come from the very end of Disturbia where the drums peel off, then we threw in a little sample from the beginning of Jax Jones' You Don't Know Me to break up the monotony. Second half felt better - the beginning of Ed Sheeran's Bad Habits before the drums drop in was a nice loop, and then we threw in the beginning guitar riff from Swedish House Mafia's Don't You Worry Child to thicken it up a bit. On a side note, I thought the opening part of Tame Impala's The Moment over the aforementioned Rihanna vocal from Disturbia could've been interesting, but I couldn't find a spot to fit it in for this session. Maybe some other time.

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 123 bpm From episode #72 of the sterling mercury show Sacrifice - The Weeknd Watch Your Step - Disclosure, Kelis Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 61.5 bpm From episode #71 of the sterling mercury show Good Feeling - Flo Rida Mama Told Me - Big Boi ft. Kelly Rowland Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

tempo: 126 bpm bpm range: 125 to 130 bpm the DJ's take:  Song #6 in episode 71 (13:14): Could this song be part of the longest transition/beatmatch in the history of the sterling mercury show ? I'm clocking the overlap with Tame Impala's Let It Happen at around 1:20: Definitely lengthy, but that's almost like its own mini-mashup/remix. Those two sections fit pretty nicely over each other. That's the benefit of digging in the crates and trying different combos - sometimes you hit the jackpot. download or stream Levels: amazon dj cheat sheet playlist

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 124 bpm From episode #72 of the sterling mercury show Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran Push The Feeling On - Nighcrawlers Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 124 bpm From episode #72 of the sterling mercury show Sacrifice - The Weeknd You Don't Know Me - Jax Jones, Raye Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Made with Logic Pro at 124 bpm 18:41 of dance and pop music Check out some more mixes here . Playlists used: 60 to 65 bpm , 120 to 125 bpm , 125 to 130 bpm Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. You Don't Know Me - Jax Jones, RAYE 2. Sacrifice - The Weeknd (1:25) 3. Watch Your Step - Disclosure & Kelis (4:07) 4. Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (6:03) 5. Revolution 909 - Daft Punk (7:52) 6. Wake Me Up - Avicii (9:55) 7. Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (10:27) 8. Push The Feeling On - Nightcrawlers (12:15) 9. Sorry - Beyoncé (12:53) 10. Gyalchester - Drake (14:19) 11. Bills Bills Bills - Destiny's Child (16:54)

Made with Logic Pro X at 61.5 bpm 25:25 of edm, rap and pop music Check out some more mixes here . Playlists used: 60 to 65 bpm , 120 to 125 bpm , 125 to 130 bpm Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. abcdefu - GAYLE 2. Good Days - SZA (1:05) 3. N 2 Deep - Drake ft. Future (4:05) 4. Having Our Way - Migos ft. Drake (6:02) 5. Let It Happen - Tame Impala (9:25) 6. Levels - Avicii (13:14) 7. Seek Bromance (Avicii Vocal Edit) - Tim Berg (14:47) 8. Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais (16:45) 9. Fuego - Alok & Bhaskar (18:57) 10. Stereo Love - Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina (19:52) 11. Mama Told Me - Big Boi ft. Kelly Rowland (21:26) 12. Good Feeling - Flo Rida (24:02)

New additions to our key- & bpm-compatible playlists for the week of October 23, 2020 djcheatsheet.com twitter.com/djcheatsheet Listen to chapter 56 (ft. Lemonade by Internet Money & Gunna) Song downloads (amazon links): Head & Heart - Joel Corry & MNEK Tyler Herro - Jack Harlow 34+35 - Ariana Grande