Beat Match City

Speed: 128 bpm The DJ's Take: Feel like I've uttered the title of this song a few times around 1 am while hanging out with friends in Vegas, NYC or Miami in the early to mid 2000s. Solid potential as a party anthem, and people will recognize the voice. If you're staying key-compatible, try mixing with tracks like I Will Never Let You Down - Rita Ora , Dare You - Hardwell , Addicted To You - Avicii , Levels - Avicii , Good Feeling - Flo Rida , Die Young - Ke$ha , and Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Lana Del Rey Download the song: Amazon: The Night Is Still Young [Explicit]

Speed: 128 bpm The DJ's Take: Not that I know much about EDM, but if I hadn't read the song title beforehand, my first guess would've been that it's something from David Guetta. In any case, I could see myself downing a few cocktails and pumping my fist to this. Should be a solid addition to your prime time dance music playlist - if you're trying to maintain the vibe and keep things key-compatible, try mixing with tracks like: On My Way - Axwell ^ Ingrosso , I Want You To Know - Zedd ft. Selena Gomez , Light Years Away (feat. DBX) - Tiesto , Save the World (Radio Mix) - Swedish House Mafia , Pursuit of Happiness (Extended Steve Aoki Remix) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat] - Kid Cudi , The Days - Avicii ,  Prayer In C - Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz ,  Lay Me Down - Avicii ,  Adore You - Miley Cyrus (Cedric Gervais Remix) ,  Ten Feet Tall - Afrojack ,  Take Me - Tiesto ,  We Run The Night - Havana Brown ft. Pitbull ,  Marry The Night -...

Speed: 128 bpm The DJ's Take: I don't know what to make of this one - a little hokey, but it's getting a little too popular to ignore, right? Probably a lock for the Footloose 2 soundtrack, whenever Hollywood gets lazy enough to get that one done. If you're okay slowing down to around 124 or 125 bpm, this could be a nice little key-compatible mix/mashup with Sugar - Maroon 5 . Worth a download for Top 40 and mobile dj's with upcoming prom gigs. Download the song: Amazon: Shut Up and Dance

Speed: 58 bpm The DJ's Take: Pretty sure if this was a hiphop beat, it'd be a hit. Booming, stadium-friendly sound - worth a spot in a mixtape, and doing well on iTunes, so someone's listening somewhere. I'd mix with Only - Nicki Minaj , especially because the bpm's match up and the sound is similarly ominous (plus, people should know that one if they're giving you blank stares over this). If you want to brighten the vibe a bit, try double-timing with tracks like Poison - Bel Biv Devoe , Billie Jean - Michael Jackson , C O O L - Le Youth , and Get Lucky - Daft Punk . Download the song: Amazon: Fairly Local

Speed: 128 bpm The DJ's Take: With spring break and music festivals on the horizon, I'm guessing this'll get you some brownie points with a younger crowd. Pretty danceable and fist-pumpable, and worth a spot in your EDM playlist. If you're looking to stay key-compatible, try mixing/mashing up with tracks like I Want You To Know - Zedd ft. Selena Gomez , Light Years Away (feat. DBX) - Tiesto ,  The Days - Avicii ,  Prayer In C - Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz ,  Lay Me Down - Avicii ,  Adore You - Miley Cyrus (Cedric Gervais Remix) ,  Ten Feet Tall - Afrojack ,  Take Me - Tiesto ,  We Run The Night - Havana Brown ft. Pitbull ,  Marry The Night - Lady Gaga ,  Club Can't Handle Me - Flo Rida ,  Danza Kuduro - Don Omar ,  Shut It Down - Pitbull ft. Akon ,  F*ck You - Ceelo Green ,  Push It - Salt N Pepa ,  U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer , and  Right Round - Flo Rida . Download the song: A...

Speed: 110 bpm Recommended bpm range: 100 to 105 bpm , 105 to 110 bpm The DJ's Take: In the wake of the Blurred Lines verdict , shouldn't Kool & The Gang sue Snoop Dogg for this blatant ripoff of Get Down On It ? I'm only half-kidding; as ignorant as I am on the law and the facts, seems like Kool & The Gang would have a much better case. That said, who cares - this track is a fun little throwback to an era when many of today's pop fans weren't even born yet. Some key-compatible tracks worth mixing/mashing up with include Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor , I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma , Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal , Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang , Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson , Doing It - Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora , and Let's Get Blown - Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell . And if you're feeling frisky, why not throw in Jump Around - House of Pain . Download the song: Amazon: Peaches N Cr...

Speed: 88 bpm Recommended bpm range:   85 bpm  to  90 bpm The DJ's Take: If Dr. Dre made The Chronic 2015, this beat would be a modern nod to the original . Hard west coast sound you can blast in the car. Worth a spot on your main playlist, especially if you spin hiphop. In the 90 bpm range, try mixing or mashing up with tracks like Beg For It - Iggy Azalea , Feel Me Flow - Naughty by Nature , and Just a Dream - Nelly . In the 85 bpm range, this could work with singles like Energy - Drake , Black Widow - Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora , Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys , and Rude Boy - Rihanna . Download or stream the song: Spotify playlist Apple Music Amazon