When I started the Halo-Halo series, I set out to not repeat tracks in any of my mixes. The original mix established the use of 16 tracks and 40 minutes of playing time. I figured this would eventually make subsequent sets much more difficult, and that couldn’t be more true for Halo-Halo Vol.8. In making […]
Mixing Production Notes
It’s been 5 years since I began mixing; the last three under the DJ WYSIWYG alias (recently tweaked format). I suppose I’ll stick with the name, but know I’ve kinda outgrown it now that I'm further along in web development. Each volume is now part of my portfolio of work, and a good reason why I branded them and put forth the type of effort, focus and passion. I know these principles to be key in creating anything, and hopefully, you can hear how it reflects in the work themselves. I’ve been uploading to Posterous since I began, but have moved ...
Halo-Halo Vol.1 (New Wave Music 80s)
Over the last few months, I’ve compiled some New Wave music 80s playlists only to remember that I never did what I wanted to create many years ago – an actual mix. Although DJ software was available for a long time, I didn’t make much of an effort to try. So I recently gave Virtual DJ a whirl, which has evolved into the following New Wave music feature. And while the program was nice to use, it’s definitely not as cool as having the complete DJ setup. As a result, I now hold professional DJs at an even higher regard ...
The Bobby Brown Story Soundtrack
October 20, 2018 | No Comments | Playlist
Related Post Kind of like a follow up to The New Edition Story, BET released The Bobby Brown Story in September of 2018. Lots of focus on his relationship with Whitney, but also saw the different sides to his life according to Bobby Brown himself. I was never familiar with the Quiet Storm mix of […]
Merienda 1
April 8, 2018 | No Comments | Merienda, Playlist
Ideas started to unwind while thinking about what I would put on my version of Euphoria. A setlist of curated tracks, the modern “mixtape,” is something I’ve done countless times for others long ago. Mixtapes were never just whipped together quickly, but thought through; always giving consideration to feel, tempo and the mixtape’s “transitions,” etc. […]
Vince Magsino on Energy 88.7
March 7, 2018 | No Comments | Megamix, New Wave Mix
I mentioned before about influences, but always considered three individuals that had the most. There’s VMC, JD is another, and the third is a family friend of ours, Vince Magsino. He and his brothers all know how to mix, and that was always cool with me (Shout out to all of you). They always did […]
Euphoria 1 – VMC Recordings
January 4, 2018 | No Comments | Playlist
Euphoria was a VMC compilation cassette with Synthpop’s version of “Slow Jams” and related tracks. Last I checked YouTube, a track (or two) wasn’t previously available. But now it is. As stated on the artwork itself: Euphoria is yet another brainchild from the creators of the Euromix. The Euphoria series is the manifestation of VMC […]
Radio Mixes from Energy 88.7
November 26, 2017 | 2 Comments | Playlist
Again, Energy 88.7 was a huge influence for my music library. Especially, New Wave/Synthpop, Eurodance and other Hi-Energy dance hits or dance songs from 90s. Over the last few months, I’ve been uploading my collection of radio mix recordings from their Friday Night Dance Party (later called Club Jam). Many of the broadcasts are JD’s, but […]
Where to Upload Audio Online for New DJs
November 5, 2017 | No Comments | How to
Put yourself in the picture above. Do you think it’s wise to sell your product in one store, if you wanted as many customers to have it? The same applies for distributing your music. It’s smarter to think about different locations to upload audio. After being a business student and helping a growing business, I […]
How to Brand Yourself as a New DJ
October 12, 2017 | No Comments | How to
The important thing about how to brand yourself (in context to the music) is identifying your style, what makes you different and memorable. If I step outside my perspective, I’m aware of being one of very few that has mixed the Synthpop/New Wave genre in more recent years. It was a prominent genre in the […]
How to Build a YouTube Audience as a New DJ
October 12, 2017 | No Comments | How to, Observations
At the time of writing this post, Halo-Halo Vol.1 has a total count of 21,724 views (it’s now about 37,000 as of January 2019) and figured now’s a good time to share how to build a YouTube audience as a new DJ. My first mix was posted to YouTube at the end of January 2014, so these […]
Living in Oblivion (WYS Living Mix Edit)
August 5, 2017 | No Comments | Song of the Week
Now I’m the one overplaying this track. But I think this should be one of the last mentions if not the very last. Again, of all New Wave, Living in Oblivion is probably my favorite. And again, it was because of Energy 88.7 that got me hooked. Back then, it took me a long time […]
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