Mastermix Preview video for Pro Dance 25, Issue 284 and Pro Disc 116 February 2010

0:00 These guys

Alright guys, some more new releases. This time we're looking at these guys from MasterMix. This is the Black Issue 284 for February 2010. And then also, on the other side, we've got this guy here. I'm going to do an extended video because I'm going to do that one, that one and also as well, we'll have a look at these guys. As ever, if you want any info on these, I'll put a lickable clink in the description. First of all I'm going to explain something about MasterMix. Basically what they will do, they will bring out the new releases but also do like mashups occasionally and do almost like mini mixes. So for example this one here we have Best of 2009, we have Electro Dance, Essential R&B, Old School Bassline Anthems, we'll have a listen to that in a minute.

Four to the floor, Pink vs Madonna, that's going to be a mash-up. And track seven, David Guetta vs Britney Spears, that's another mash-up. I mean, the beauty about things like this, you know, if let's say you're a mobile DJ, well, you know, if you can't afford, let's say, to buy each individual track, in a sense, you know, bit of a mash-up here with a lot of the modern day tracks. I mean, in my wacky way, I'm just going to have like a flick through.

Right, I'll tell you what. I'm going to go to track... Let's have a look. Let's go full to the floor which is track number five on this guide. You could be rich in paradise. Right, on this one here, kicking off with Alison Limerick. Then we've got West End featuring Cybill, Robin S and K-Class. Track six is Pink vs Madonna which is Get The Party Started and Celebration. And what they've done, quite cool, you've got get the party started, the acapella, with celebration, the instrumental. So, you know, in a sense, you've got a mash-up, but you've got vocals and melody, put them together, a whole song. Right, I'm going to wind this one forward a little bit. Talk amongst yourself. Okay, we've got another tune coming in here now. And again, it's all about timing, bars and phrases, matching keys, etc.

3:08 Track number six

Okay, what I'm going to do is go to track number six. Now that's good, straight in, bosh, straight in with the two tracks. And again, something like this, you know, if you get two tracks really well together, you can do the likes of a mashup in the mix as well. Alright, you know, you don't necessarily have to like, you know, spend hours at home. If you think one track will go with the other and you know it'll work well, do it in the mix, in your set. And quite often, if you do it correctly, it's fantastic, the crowd love it. Right, this one here is... It's really depressing! This is Britney Spears' Got The X Factor. Well, Britney Spears, yeah, alright. This is track 1 from issue 284, the white one, there you go.

Sorry, I personally think track one on there should be shot. Not into X Factor at all. This, well, it's my own opinion. Right, this is pure 90s love. Pure 90s love, we've got the likes of Kenny Thomas, Amy Grant, Eternal Mariah Carey, Let Loose, oh my god! Someone should lock them up, not let them loose. And call me back. You know what? This particular mix is probably fantastic for an 80s old school kind of crowd, you know? In other words, the mumsies and dadsies are always saying, oh I don't like this sort of music. And they're not this kind of music but, you know, sort of modern day drummer bass stuff like that. Okay, next one is Foot Tappers.

5:36 Got the likes of The Shadows, Dakotas, Sandy Nelson, Dwayne Eddy

Got the likes of The Shadows, Dakotas, Sandy Nelson, Dwayne Eddy. I mean, something like this played at the right time, right place in most mobile gigs, crowd will go wild. Probably start chucking things at you. Bottles and stuff. Alright, leave this one to last now on this guy here. This is track... 4 old school bassline anthems. Now in a sense, everyone likes modern day electro style but this is to a certain degree where it originated from let's say mid 90s, early 2000s, the sort of speed garage style with a chugging bassline. Fantastic kinds of tunes. Wonderful tunes, wonderful. This guy here, the Pro Disc number 116, February 2010. Basically these guys will have a lot of the charty, commercial, slightly dancey tracks that are quite up around about now. So if you're watching this video say a year from now, those are probably in the bargain basement in a car boot sale for 99p each. Who knows? This is a very good mix. Very good mix. Track number 8 here is quite a good tune. The latest one from Calvin Harris, You Used To Hold Me.

7:48 He's been out for sort of a while, but it's his latest release

He's been out for sort of a while, but it's his latest release. It's got that, wow, that sort of like P-Funk style vibe, very deep. I mean, this guy's very good at making very good pop songs, but at the same time keeping that club vibe. Very good. And also on here, I love Lixie Pot. Oh sorry, Pixie Lot. No, I'm just being Philly. Philly! Placebo. Oh, that's what the doctor gave me last week. Okay, what have we got on here? We've got The Arctic Monkeys, Justin Babyer, I think that's how you pronounce it, The Acaid Peas, also known as Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Bly, Tony Braxton, Cheryl Cole, Empire of the Sun, Calvin Harris, Eric Hassel, Honourable... Lady Gaga and Beyonce, Telephone, good track, Pixie Lott, Phoenix, Placebo, Rihanna vs Jay-Z, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, not forgetting Saturdays, Subfocus, Sugar Babes, Timberland, and Yesteryear. Try saying that when you've had a hot tandoori. Alright, I'm going to go to track number 12. Oh, I just stopped here. I'm going to go to track number 12, Lixie Pot.

10:13 Oh, I'm going to get a track number 12 actually

The DJ tutorial by Ellaskins, Now, I have seen a lady I do like. She's been around for like six million years. This is from this guy here, The Prodance 25, track one, BB Project, featuring Jocelyn Brown. Now, if you've never heard of Jocelyn Brown, then possibly you've just been born this second. Right away, it's got the disco vibe. Disco heaven edit. Black-skinned, blue-eyed boys. There you go. That's on that one now. And that was just the Disco Heaven edit as well. So possibly, you know, that's the sort of tune they will be playing on the radio during the day. Alright, also on this guy here we have Coke, Disco Cell, Boris DeGlouche, Fugitive, David Guetta, Eric Hassel... Just Jack with Phil Grant, Lazy Rich, Remedy P&R, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, Candy Stanton, interesting, and Yeah Yeah Yes. Oh, I'm going to get a track number 12 actually. I'm a bit of a disco freak, me. Candy Stanton, if it's the original one, she did the old Young Hearts Run Free, beautiful tune. Let's wiggly-wang this one a little bit forward.

Alright, this one now, bearing in mind the first track you heard from this guy was an edit, this one is the extended version. And straight away, I mean, here's a rule of thumb for you. On the back of here, first of all you have the BPM and you have the time. Now, the first track, excuse me, I played was 3 minutes 44, which is roughly around about the time you will have a track played on the radio. Anything from sort of 3 minutes 20 to 3 minutes 50. That's like the edit. When you go over 4 minutes by 6, 7 and 8, that will be the extended remix, or should I say the extended mix. And this one is Candy Staten, Musical Freedom, 8 minutes, 37 seconds, just enough time to go to the toilet, go to the bar, chat up someone, get back there and put another tune on. Marvellous. Shape... Just notice, Musical Freedom, this is bizarre. Shapeshis... Oh, stop. Shape...

13:01 Shifters, Big Fish Little Fish remix

Shifters, Big Fish Little Fish remix. Yeah, you've got the love. That's really good tune-up, actually. It's very airy, like... Well, not airy, it's more like... Pixie Lot, sorry, not Pixie Lot. I'll start again, beg your pardon. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce. Telephone. Now on this guy... What we have is we have the BPM, the time and the style of music as well. So for example, indie, pop, urban, dance. You know, in a sense, I suppose it's sort of idiot-proof. Let's say you've got 10 seconds left, you need to desperately find another tune but you don't particularly know what genre it is. Well, you could bung this in and quickly slam it on and theoretically, if let's say for example you're playing pop, you could go to one of the pop ones and chuck it on.

15:28 You're doin

It's sort of like, well, I don't know, make your safe face a tiny bit less safe. Right, this one here is track three from the pro dance and it's Disco Cell, a track entitled Popcorn. It's the 2010 club mix. And first time I've heard this, so it could be that, you know, that one, you know, no, no, it goes, there you go, see? Classic. All right. Let's have a look on this one here. All right, pick a tune. Right. Say, tell me when to stop. Anyone? Tell me when to stop. There. Okay. Well done. Timberland featuring Katy Perry. We're going to play that next after this classic. Oh shit. Stopped the wrong one. Oh dear. Oh, classic. I'm not going to edit this. Sonic. Right. Always what you need to do as well is

Basically, look at what you're doing. Oh dear, classic. Right, you've heard that now. This one here is 19, Timbaland featuring Kerry Perry. A track here, If We Ever Meet Again. I'm sorry, I've got to say this. I can't stand people using the vocoder. If you've got vibrato, use it. From your voice, not blinking machines. And who started out as a blinking Acai, please? Okay, I'm going to finish off with a very, very painful tune. I'm going to say practice and enjoy. Don't forget, if you've got any new releases, stick them as video responses under here. This is a very, very painful tune. It's from this guy here. And we're going to finish off with Boris Duglish, a track entitled Bangkok. Thank you.

17:34 This has got that old school Chicago vibe, casual relief

This has got that old school Chicago vibe, casual relief. I can just imagine this on a really loud sound system, the bass will be thumping. Yeah, it's good, very minimalistic, like Green Velvet style, you know, Relief Records, Boo Williams, you know, Armand Van Helden, speaks to save my wife. Just an enjoy.

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