DJing in Oxford

Hey kids!

I just DJed part of the final bop for this term at Trinity College, where I've been studying this semester.

For those who don't know, bops are themed parties in the college bars (yes, British colleges have bars, the drinking age being 18 and all that).

If you aren't familiar with my DJing, I primarily use a program called MixMeister Fusion, which my old roommate Chris pirated for me after I got addicted to it by playing around in the studios at the V (WVMM, 90.7, Messiah College Radio). It's kind of cheating, as the program does automatic beat detection and matching, but it makes things simple so I can focus on rocking a party instead of the technical aspects of mixing (and also avoids the co$t of turntables).

I made an hour and a half long premix for the gig, was told I had an hour, so I chopped it down, then told I had as long as I wanted once I got there, and it ended up being about an hour and ten minutes. Here is the final live version (contains explicit language*):

If you like it, let me know and I'll post more (hopefully higher quality) mixes.

Bop Live Mix - Download MP3

Tracklisting:

1. The Takeover [feat. MC Dynamite] - Caspa
2. Bonkers [feat. Dizzee Rascal][Doorly Remix] - Armand Van Helden
3. Shots [feat. Lil' Jon] - LMFAO
4. American Boy [feat. Kanye West][Nadastrom Remix] - Estelle
5. Satisfaction [Radio Edit] - Benny Benassi
6. Move, Shake, Drop [Remix][feat. Flo Rida, Pitbull & Casely] - DJ Laz
7. I Love College [No Big Deal Remix] - Asher Roth
8. Swine Flu Skank - Pilot & J Star (of Rollin' G)
9. Day'n'Night [Crookers Remix] - Kid Cudi
10. Sweet Dreams [DJ Stranger Remix] - Eurythmics
11. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes - K.I.G.
12. Without Me [Party Ben's Nobody Listens to Techno Remix] - Eminem
13. Somebody Told Me - The Killers
14. Kiss Kiss [feat. T-Pain][Raffertie's Explicit Remix] - Chris Brown
15. The Twist - Chubby Checker
16. Hey Ya! [Radio Edit] - Andre 3000
17. The Prayer - Bloc Party
18. Act A Fool [Ravestradamus Remix] - Flosstradamus
19. Last Day of School - Wylde Bunch
20. Party'n'Rave - Durrty Goodz
21. Keep It Goin' Louder [feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze] - Major Lazer
22. Toad's Theme - Toadally Krossed Out
23. Use Somebody [RAC Remix] - Kings of Leon
24. Smells Like Teen Spirit [DJ Sega's Philly Club Remix] - Nirvana
25. Calabria [feat. Natasja] - Enur
26. The Anthem [feat. Lil' Jon] - Pitbull
27. Just Dance [Remix][feat. Kardinal Offishall] - Lady Gaga
28. Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Jet
29. Kids - MGMT

* I do not have the edited versions of many of these songs, a large number of which were by request. Due to the last-minute mixing, I did not have time to edit them much myself. This was played live for adults in a bar, and if you are not used to the lyrical content of club-based music and/or hip-hop, you will most likely be offended and probably should not listen. If this is a concern for you, but you would like to hear a mix of mine, let me know and I will post one of my better-prepared ones. If you would like an edit of this, you can request that as well, but it may take a while and will not be true to the live experience.

Explanation of Situation

Here's the deal: I've been busy.

I realize that not posting from November to February essentially kills a blog if the author isn't otherwise famous (which I'm not). I got caught up in finals and end-of-semester stuff at Temple and preparations for a trip to California and then a semester in Oxford (where I am now).

I have now posted all my show reviews from November, and will hopefully be posting more often since I have little to no scheduled obligations while I'm here. As a sidenote, show schedules will be on hiatus until I return to the US of A, because I honestly don't want to know what I'm missing out on. Here's a list of the websites I check if you'd like to keep up with that yourself:

R5 Productions, The Troc, Electric Factory, TLA, Khyber, Champion Ship, B-sides, SAB, Chameleon, Croc Rock, SBC, Merriweather, Ram's Head, Sonar, Ottobar, 9:30 Club, Hangar 84

I'll be going to some shows in England, as well as passing on friends' reviews of shows elsewhere. When I get back (in April), I'll be kicking into high gear with a new promotions company, initially focusing on my friend Marc Seeley, aka Letters from the Prom (who you might remember from here). In the meantime, let me know of any shows, venues, artists, etc. you think I should cover, and check out this video from blogger favorites The Soft Pack (formerly known as The Muslims):

Summer Info

For my readers' information, I have a summer job as the assistant pool manager at Sandy Cove in North East, MD. This substantially affects

• the amount of time I have to devote to this blog
• the amount of shows I can go to
• the location of shows that I go to and that I'm interested in
• and my access to the internet (ordinarily I have it in my room, but right now it's down and I'm in the "business center")

I'll still be going to shows and reviewing them and posting other stuff as I'm able, but it may be a little erratic. For future reference, I'll be in Philly for the fall semester and hopefully at Oxford (yes, in England) for the spring but I'll try to keep up and increase guest blogger (contributor?) involvement so you are all provided with content (fairly) regularly.