DJ Tutorial How to Mix an Old School Tune with Fluctuating BPM into a Modern Dance Tune

0:01 At the latter part of

Alright ladies and gentlemen, another demo stroke tutorial, this one with a very very big difference. I'll explain at the latter part of the video. First of all what we're going to do in this demonstration stroke tutorial is we're going to run through some ideas for you on mixing it, mixing it, mixing in a track that has a continual flow of BPM with a track that was probably made by people on speed. Not really, it's an old disco tune entitled Energy to Burn with Living Joy Dreamer. Both tracks are absolute anthems, 100%. But the first one was made by real people, so time signatures are all over the place, maybe 1.20, maybe 1.22, 1.23, and then you've got like a part where the drummer, so do-ga-do-ga-do-ga-do-ga-do, like that.

So of course everyone's going, wait, hold on a minute, and then they're back into a different time signature. Time signatures or BPM vary very slightly, but they vary enough if you're doing a beat mix to make your mix go completely off. So this is so important. If you're doing a mix and all of a sudden it goes completely off for no reason at all, and you're like,

It's probably because it was the track, not you. Or it could have been a lightning storm somewhere and the power's just gone. Like that. Who knows? Right, so this is Energy to Burn, and it's a beautiful cut, starts off, doesn't start, I would say that starts off a little bit like this, because that's really silly saying that, because that's the equivalent of me playing a song, I want to play song A, and I start a song, but it has to be song B first, and it slowly meanders into song A. Sounds a little, in other words, song B sounds a little bit like song A, but I want to play song A, and I'm just playing, okay, right. So, here we go.

Now this is just a beautiful, beautiful cut.

I like this cut! Thumbs up!

2:29 Just oinked this earlier

Just oinked this earlier. Earlier this year.

Alright, so we've got that playing, now let's try and mix in, first of all I'm going to give you a demonstration of Living Joy Dreamer, so There you can dig-dig-do-dig-do-didger, it's like boom!

We'll even start at that point.

All over the place. Now again. This is me. This is what I like to do, I like to be real. I like to have that edge of this, something went wrong there, it was out of beat very slightly. It's a real person!

Sorry, do you see what I mean? It's nice to have the element of just little things go wrong. So, in this demonstration, it may go wrong slightly, but who cares? Because it means that you're pressing the buttons. Right, so what I'm going to do is I'm going to try and find... I'm going to find the instrumental break, so here we go.

4:27 In other words, you are thinking outside of the box

The instrumental break. I'm going to pause that. Now, if you're doing this on the fly, in other words...

In other words, you are thinking outside of the box. I'll explain at the end of this video how you can think outside the box. Don't get in it because it's very small and you'd probably suffocate. But, on the fly you're thinking right where can I mix it in? I know, I'm going to form a loop here, so that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm going to form a loop. Now, again, if you're doing this on the fly and you're not using lots of machinery, computerised machinery, to aid you for that perfect seamless loop, then it might be slightly off. It's going to be slightly off, but it will be slightly off because... Well, it might be. I don't know. Don't say oh, it will or it won't. Who cares? Yes, don't! Don't you argue with me.

Oi, you! You're my brother. You need to get your nose done. Does it hurt? Same here. Right, so it's going to be slightly off, but who cares because it's real. So I'm going to loop there. I'm going to bring in Living Joy Dreamer. I'm then going to take the base out of Energy To Burn, let Living Joy Dreamer have base, mid and treble. I'm then going to increase the mid on Energy To Burn because I want that emphasis of that boom, boom, boom in there. And then straight out when the brake comes in over there whilst having a shave, having a shit and riding a horse backwards down the M1 with a blue light on my head. Not a good idea. Right, so what we're going to do...

7:59 To basically say, you know what

Classic track. All right, listen. This is my last ever video in this house. Yes, ever. I don't intend to do any more videos in this house ever again. So let me explain a few things. If you are new to watching my videos or you've only been watching them for one or two years, then it all started here in 2006. I'm going to big myself up a little bit because admittedly there were a few, there were a handful of video tutorials out there. But I was the first one to basically say, you know what? Let's do some shit out there. Let's think outside of the box and let's just, let's try to inspire people. Let's motivate people. Let's get people to get off their frigging backsides and do something. Now when I started doing these videos, I had absolutely dick shit no idea what would happen.

All I wanted to do was to put some information out there. That's it. I didn't expect to get millions of hits. I didn't expect to get lots of free kit. I expected nothing. Now that is the key and this is where maybe you are going wrong. You're expecting something. Don't expect anything and something will come knocking on the door. Now it's very easy to say, but believe me, it is exceedingly difficult to do. And I have been through fucking difficult times, really, really hard times. But you've kept me going, all right? Now I'm carrying here something that my daughter made many years ago. Her name is Ella. There it is. So Ella, you are the inspiration to Ella Skins and you always will be the inspiration to Ella Skins.

It will never ever go away. It can't go away. Just the same as Pinky Ella can't go away. There she is, the original Pinky Ella who has been to Germany, Switzerland, France, Paris, France, Ibiza, Las Vegas. All over the place. That is the one and Pinky Ella here will continue to go there. We have TY Parrot for my son Ryan who I love immensely. I love you from the bottom of my heart. Don't ever forget that. This one here by the way is Barbara who has been a few places.

10:04 It's not going to happen anymore

There are many people who try to destroy me out there but I wish them well. There's one person in particular who screwed me for thousands and thousands of pounds and is still trying to screw me for thousands of pounds. And you never know, the shit may hit the fan there because I've had enough of being screwed. It's not going to happen anymore. I want to move on. I have had enough, all right? Now okay maybe this is... I don't want this to go sort of a heated video or anything like that. I'm just expressing how I feel. Maybe this is the last... Well it is, it's the last video in this house so I have a right. I feel I have a moral and ethical right to express my feelings. Now there's something I will finish on which is very important apart from the fact I love my children dearly.

And by the way Ryan and Ella, Nicole is in touch now. She's been here. We've had lunch together. She's come along, we've had lots of fun. So Ryan and Ella for God's sake get out of your asses and come and see me because I've never lied to you, all right? Now this is the most... Hold on, most important part of... Yeah that's right, sorry. No, this is the most important part, okay? For the people out there who know me, you know I have been through one of those D words and it's the most horrific D word you can go through when you're an adult. You meet someone. You're beautiful. And then the D word happens. Now the people who know me, know exactly what happened. To begin with you didn't. You didn't believe me but now you do believe me.

Now you know the one thing and the one thing very important thing is the truth. There are three things that will always come out. Buddha said it's the sun, the moon and the truth. And the truth will come out. So if... And this I think if there's anything I can do... If I can help one child out there one family one mother or father I bloody fucking well will. I will. And that is don't break up the children. Remember the children. Remember they are more important than you. They are more important than money, than house, anything. Don't lie. Tell the truth. But more importantly think of the children because they are the key to the survival of everything we have. And if you mess up their lives then what are you doing?

You're not worth it yourself. So please, if you are going through troubles and you are going through or considering going through that D word and you're thinking maybe I can screw him or her depends who it is for whatever think of the children first. They are most important things on this planet. Practice and enjoy. God bless you all and thank you for watching in my home that soon won't be but you know what? Life moves on and I am moving on and Yvette, myself and my new family are very happy but the one thing I will never forget is my other family, my children and I love you from the bottom of my heart. Practice and enjoy.

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