30MB ISSUE 2: POP40

Issue 2 is now available for streaming and download on SoundCloud.

This Volume features some of today's POP40 songs.. I tried to keep them as close to the original mixes of the songs with a few remixes to keep the energy up, and some breaks I produced for transitions. I tried to find the most POPular songs I've been playing in the clubs, and these are my usual TOP POP songs I've been droppin.

I'm doing a POP mix now, because the next few volumes are going to be throwbacks, and I wanted to have a current mix before doing those. Also, I've been really REALLY feeling Kaskade's song "Room For Happiness", which is another reason why I wanted to make this mix.

Track Listing:

Intro - Dj Dwin
We Found Love - Rihanna
Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft Ne-Yo
You Make Me Feel (Disco Fries Remix) - Cobra Starship
Turn On the Lights - T-Pain
Love Song (Dave Aude Remix)  - Selena Gomez
Mr Saxobeat -  Alexandra Stan
S&M (DStar & Emynd Remix)  - Rhianna
You and I (Deadmau5 Remix) - Medina
Room for Happiness - Kaskade
Glad You Came (Bassjackers Remix) - The Wanted
Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons



Inspiration for this mix: -- Kaskade's "Room for Happiness"

Production:
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Ableton Live 8
Serato ScratchLive
Serato ITCH
Reason 5
Izotope Mastering

Equipment Used:
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Technics 1200
Behringer DDM-4000 w/ Innofader Pro
VCI-300mk2
Novation Launchpad
Novation Dicer
M-Audio Axiom 25
M-Audio Trigger Finger

** Production/Equipment Notes are for reference only. I'm going to be experimenting with different controllers and setups for mixes, so I wanted to know what gear I used for each mix.

Legendary Loss.

R.I.P Guru. As a 90s Hip Hop baby, I'm proud to have grown up to Hip Hop like this.

#YouKnowMySteez
#RealHipHop
#Lyricism 

30MB Issue 1: NeoSoul

This is my new mixtape series, aptly named "30 Minute Beats" "30MB" for short. I got the name from Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals (lol seriously). Its just some short 30 Minute Mixes themed, single genre, open format or just music that I wanna slam together in a mix LOL. I haven't figured out a schedule for when these will come out.. but I am going to try bi-montly for now.. if it's sooner, I can try and shorten that 2 week period.

The first Issue is NeoSoul, I was getting down to some tracks at the Gym, and Musiq's "L is Gone" hit me and I just ended up vibing off that song and building this playlist from it.

Track Listing:

Back in the Day - Erykah Badu
Tell Me - Groove Theory
He Will Break Your Heart - Darien Brockington
La La - Lucy Pearl
Superstar - Floetry
Just a Man - Raphael Saadiq
For Da Love - Eric Roberson
Remember Love - Adriana Evans
Your Day is Gone - Platinum Pied Pipers
Smile - Lily Allen
L is Gone - Musiq Soulchild
Just Ain't Gonna Work Out - Mayor Hawthorne
Just Friends - Musiq Soulchild
Sumthin Sumthin - Maxwell
Sunshine at Midnight - Sunshine Anderson
Get Involved - Raphael Saddiq

Enjoy



Inspiration for this mix: -- Musiq Soulchild's "L is Gone"


Production:
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Ableton Live 8
Serato ScratchLive
Serato ITCH

Equipment Used:
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Technics 1200
Behringer DDM-4000 w/ Innofader Pro
VCI-300mk2
Novation Dicers

** Production/Equipment Notes are for reference only. I'm going to be experimenting with different controllers and setups for mixes, so I wanted to know what gear I used for each mix.

DJing is the Raddest Job

Jessica Chobot of G4 and everyone's favorite PSP licker, goes behind the scenes of with the MIDI fighter himself Ean Golden to check out some of his classic MIDI controllers and some of his experimental controllers. Ean Golden is known to the Electronic Dance scene as one of the founders of Controllerism.

Check out his website: www.djtechtools.com

Happy V-Day/S.A.D from Dj Dwin

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Thought I'd send some love by way of Common and his song featuring Miss Mary J Blige called "Come Close"

This song, and the video that accompanied it was awesome. If you haven't seen this video, enjoy... if you have enjoy this blast from the past.