Beat Match City

Made with Logic Pro at 69 bpm So I've been sitting on this since early December; an example of a mix I wasn't really happy with, but sank enough hours into, and thought there was still something interesting there. Sound feels a bit thin, not enough bass (loops I chose either didn't have enough or had so much that I adjusted the EQ to tone it down), and the drums are a bit much - or not enough - depending on the headphones you're using. On a side note: none of these songs really fit into any of the playlists on djcheatsheet.com melodically, and I didn't want to make a separate 3 song list, so these will be floating on their own island for now. In the meantime, hope you like this better than I do, or you find something compelling you can develop on your own. Featured songs: Be Without You - Mary J. Blige Mask Off - Future Hotline Bling - Drake

Made with Logic Pro at 70 bpm The process of putting this together was a good example of the old saying 'two's company, three's a crowd.' Tried to integrate a third song and it just wasn't working for me, so I spent more time cutting/reshuffling N****s in Paris. And in the process, I learned that Jay-Z is saying 'ball so hard muthaf****s wanna fine me,' not 'ball so hard muthaf****s wanna find me' like I always thought - not to mention my misinterpretation of the slowed-down version as 'this is how muthaf****s wanna find me.' Goes to show I'm a beat guy first, lyrics guy never. Here's the playlist we drew from

1. evening proceedings - Janet Jackson, Jodeci, The Weeknd + Doja Cat, Destiny's Child, Ariana Grande 2. waves go in your eyes - Kanye West, Kool & The Gang, The Weeknd 3. Five More Hours and I'm Good (ft. David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Deorro and Chris Brown) 4. me & u, liberian girl - Cassie, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner 5. snooze x we belong together - SZA, Mariah Carey, Johnny Gill, The Weeknd

Made with Logic Pro at 100 bpm Probably more of a mix/medley than a mashup? My original plan was to build something off mix show episode 48 with In Your Eyes , I Took A Pill in Ibiza and maybe Truffle Butter . But once I cycled through the playlist , it felt right to slowly ramp up the intensity and cap everything off with an obnoxious saxophone solo. Definitely more about the song choice than anything technical. In that regard, probably one of my better efforts from the past several months.

1. evening proceedings - Janet Jackson, Jodeci, The Weeknd + Doja Cat, Destiny's Child, Ariana Grande 2. Can't Get Enough Money Trees - J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow 3. dj mix/mashup: Five More Hours and I'm Good (ft. David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Deorro and Chris Brown) 4. snooze x we belong together - SZA, Mariah Carey, Johnny Gill, The Weeknd 5. dj mix/mashup: me & u, liberian girl (Cassie, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner)

1. me & u, liberian girl - Cassie, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner 2. Can't Get Enough Money Trees - J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow 3. Evening Proceedings - Janet Jackson, Jodeci, The Weeknd + Doja Cat, Destiny's Child, Ariana Grande 4. snooze x we belong together - SZA, Mariah Carey, Johnny Gill, The Weeknd 5. what is love x i'm good - David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Haddaway

Made with Logic Pro at 68 bpm What started as a transition between songs in mix #55 of the sterling mercury show in September 2020 has finally evolved into something closer to fully-fledged. Always liked how these two sounded together, and finally figured out that Can't Get Enough was the perfect third wheel for what I was trying to build. Maybe one day we'll add even more, but this is about as good as I can do for now. Songs taken from this dj cheat sheet playlist - in case you feel like making your own mix.