Queen of the North mixed by Kenny Grant

I’m excited to share my latest dj mix titled Queen of the North. It’s a 65 minute mix of deep, soulful, groovin, and jacking house music. Huge thanks to the designers, my little lady, and the podcast subscribers. Hope you enjoy the mix, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free house music.

Tracklist:

01. Fred Everything – Here I Am
02. Bah Samba – Live In The Summer
03. Knee Deep – All About Love
04. Roberto De Carlo – Electric Soul Power
05. Tortured Soul – In My Fantasy
06. Deep City Soul – Groove School
07. Jay West – Love Me Not
08. Johnick – The Return Of The Meatman
09. Kirby & Damien Bailey – I Like it
10. Easily Influenced – Rockit
11. KB Swing – Klets
12. Chris Harris – This Is It
13. John Hawley – Electric Lush
14. D-t3ch – Unseen Things
15. Soydan – Funky Daddy
16. Monoman – Gotta Move
17. The Girth – Nubian Funk
18. Kinky Movement – Two Minute Warning
19. The House Inspectors – Come Back

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Download Queen of the North MP3 – cd available as one mp3 at 192kb
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Dj Mateo – Cest Tres Bon

Dj Mateo kindly passed on his latest cd titled “Cest Tres Bon”. It’s a fine selection of french and nu disco house. Hope you enjoy the mix, full tracklisting below:

01. High Fashion: Love (DJ Anonymous Edit)
02. Phoenix: Listzomania (Classixx Remix)
03. Lovebirds – Tuesday
04. David Rubato – Circuit (Aeroplane Remix)
05. Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies (The Twelves Remix)
06 Dj Flipout – Los Hermanos Autotune
07. Damn Arms – Destination (Cassian Remix)
08. Escort – A Bright New Life (Morgan Geist Re-Edit)
09. Magic Fly – 2 Planets
10. Kotey Extra Band (Feat. Chaz Jankel) – Sooner or Later (Chicken Lips Instrumental)
11. Major Lazer – Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub Mix)
12. Claude Von Stroke and Chrisitan Martin Vs Pitbull – Groundhog Day/Girls Gone Wild (Emynd Blend)
13. Alex Gopher – Handguns (Dada Life Remix)
14. Major Lazer – Pon Di Floor (Smoke & Mirrors Edit)
15. Diplo and Laidback Luke – Hey (Original mix)
16. Chelley – Took the Night
17. U-Tern (Feat. Kutcorners) – Disco Sizzurp
18. Turbotito – Liquid Disco
19. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a dream (Treasure Fingers Remix)
20. Ladyhawke – Paris is Burning (Cut Copy Remix)
21. Kris Menace – Metropolis (Night Version)

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New DJ Serato Rane 68 Mixer Announced

Earlier today Rane proudly announced its latest dj mixer for the scratch live serato hardware called the Rane 68 (or Rane sixity-eight). The four channel mixer will give djs the ability to que and mix 4 tracks at the same time with 2 computers!!! We were lucky enough to get our hands on some pictures of the new beauty, check them out below:

Here are some quick details on the new mixer:

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Support for two DJs at once.

DJ handover is easy with two USB ports. Easily switch between two laptops without interrupting the music. e.g., DJ A can be playing out channels 1 and 2, and then hand off those channels one at a time to DJ B.

Two DJs can perform in parallel on the same mixer: Two DJs connect, configure which channels they output in software, and then DJ side by-side off the same mixer. eg., DJ A can play out channels 1 and 2, and DJ B can play out channels 3 and 4 at the same time.

Two computers, two USB ports, four decks and a range of effects.

Introducing the first professional DJ mixer with two USB 2.0 High Speed ports with support for real-time connection of two computers. Two DJs can work in parallel and/or seamlessly transition from one DJ to another.

* • Two independent USB 2.0 High Speed ports, each supporting twenty-two, 32-bit floating-point audio channels at 48 kHz.
* • Real-time support for two computers.
* • Support for 2, 3 or 4 Virtual Decks on one or two computers.
* • Direct control of over 30 Scratch Live Library, Cue and Loop functions.
* • Unique FlexFx bus:
o Process a sub-mix of up to six audio channels.
o Six internal effects with seamless on-beat switching between effects.
o External analog insert support for legacy hardware effects.
o USB insert support for computer-based effects.
* • Four full-featured input channels:
o Four stereo Phono/CD inputs of Line, Phono or S/PDIF.
o Four stereo auxiliary inputs.
o Four stereo USB playback options.
* • Two mic inputs: one with phantom power and one with line-level.
* • 3-band full-cut EQ, plus new High-pass / Low-pass Filter.
* • Flexible USB recording options, record from any PGM or output.
* • Internal universal switching power supply (100-230 VAC)
* • Unit size: 14.3″H x 12″W x 4″D (36.4 cm x 30.5 cm x 10.2 cm)
* • Weight: 11.3 lb (5.2 kg)
* • Shipping Size: 7.75″H x 12.75″W x 19.25″D (19.7 cm x 32.5 cm x 49 cm)
* • Weight: 12 lb (5.5 kg)

Upgrading hard drive on my Macbook Pro 13′

After selling my Mac G5 Tower, I walked down to the Vancouver Apple store and purchased a 13′ Mac Book Pro. I was really torn between the 13′ and 15′, but finally decided on the 13′ as I wanted something small and portable. I need the laptop for day to day use including djing, coding, and making beats. The 13′ comes with 2 gigs of ram and a 5200 rpm 128 gig hard drive, something I wanted to upgrade right away. I used my student discount and apple upgraded my ram from 2 to 4 gigs (in 10 minutes as i played with the beautiful 30′ apple cinema screens.. *drool*).

I found it really strange apple doesn’t offer a 7200 rpm drive on their 13′ models, I suppose they want everyone to upgrade to the 15′ model. Anyways, i spent a few days researching different 2.5 hard drives and finally decided on the Seagate 500 gig 7200 rpm hard drive. I wanted a 7200 rpm hd for music and video editing, and all of the seagate tests blew everything else out of the water. Big warning for those that are looking to upgrade, DO NOT BUY THE ASG MODEL, this model will cause mega problems and headaches. Tons of people had problems after upgrading, including loud noises, vibrations, and random beeps. If you plan on upgrading to this specific hard drive, make sure you buy the non anti shock drive. New egg offers the best prices, but make sure you read the small print and ensure you purchase the right model.

The actual installation process is super straight forward. Equipment wise, all you need is a small screwdriver set, and a torx 6 screwdriver. After removing the bottom cover, i realized i didn’t have the torx 6 screwdriver. I ended up borrowing the screwdriver from London Drugs (thanks buddy that works in computer department on Robson St). Check out the screenshots below, it should only take 5 minutes to swap out the hard drives.

After swapping out the drive, I booted up, formatted the drive, and installed snow leopard. After 45 minutes, the installation was complete and i was back up and running. It’s been a few weeks and still no beeps, pops, or errors with the new hard drive. There were a few errors, but they were quickly resolved with a pram reset and repairing disk permissions via disk utilities. The process is is very straight forward, save time and money, save some money and upgrade the drive yourself!

edit: now installing firmware update to allow SATA 3Gbps transfer - http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacBook_Pro_EFI_Firmware_Update_1_7_

Some useful mac utilities:
http://osx.iusethis.com/ – Nice little site for finding useful apps
NTFS-3G – read/write ntfs partitions. Should come in handy for bootcamp users. Works great and is stupid easy to install.
AppFresh – Keep your apps up to date
AppCleaner - Completely remove an app including all its settings and other files like those kept in Library
Adium – IM
Grow – notifications
Perian – QT plugin for other media types. This didn’t work that well for me. I still prefer VLC.
iStat Pro – system monitoring widget.
iStat Menus – I really like the network monitor and the hard drive activity. You can set it up to display the little color coded activity arrows to mimic the funciton of a hdd activity led. I really miss my hard drive light and this works just fine. It also displays temps which you can compare to this list of temps.
Onyx – multifunction utility. maintenance
TinkerTool – easy access to hidden settings and preferences.
The Unarchiver – It’s no winrar but then again what is.
ClamXav – antivirus
coconutBattery – all sorts of neat battery info
Handbrake – great transcoding utiltiy though I mostly use it on my quad core PC.
JollysFastVNC – It’s much faster than the built in vnc client and has an interesting zoom mode.
iStumbler – find wifi hot spots.

Nu Disco Mix > Dj Deadbird – Yacht Funk

Looking for a great nu disco mix? My good buddy John (aka DJ Deadbird) has compiled a grooving selection of indie, french, and nu disco. Without slagging him too much about his race or the fact that he used to play nu skool breaks, I’ll let him introduce his own mix.

“Yacht funk is a term some are using now to describe a sub-genre in nu-disco/dreamwave that, basically, sounds like music you’d be listening to on a yacht on a sunny day. This is my tribute to summer, friends, and sailing on the ocean. I hope you enjoy the smooth basslines and fun lyrics!”

Also, it’s true. Deadbird kills birds, keep your daughters locked up – throw your hands up!

Tracklisting:

1. yacht – psychic city
2. the virgins – rich girls
3. pelifics – forever
4. supermal – bigger than big
5. miami horror – make you mine
6. luther vandross – never too much
7. bag raiders – shooting stars
8. the bpa – hes frank feat. iggy pop
9. classixx – ill get you
10. antoine r – brunch
11. cut copy – far away
12. frankmusic – confusion girl
13. boss in drama – favorite song
14. pnau ft. ladyhawke – embrace
15. miami horror – dont be on with her
16. empire of the sun – walking on a dream
17. delorean – deli

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Top 10 House Music Chart – August 2009

Top 10 house music chart for August 2009, come get em:

• The Revenge – Hotz 4 U
  disco on the dancefloor

• River Ocean feat. India – Love & Happiness
  pure class

• Ned Flanders – Don’t Call Me
  the classic gets a fun remix that warms any floor

• Walterino – Go Bang
  bouncy beats

• Jerome Sydenham – Ecoute
  good driving beats

• DJ Dove Presents…13th Street Classic – Vaya Movimiento
  nice building track

• Lisa Shaw – Like I Want To (Fred Everything Mix)
  what a beautiful voice

• Mishal Moore – Oh Lord
  kenny dope mix is sick

• Klement Bonelli & Brahms – Los Chicanos
  killing dancefloors worldwide

• Danism & Michael Watford – Change (Layabouts Remix)
  the layabouts are sick, and so is this track

• Sonny Fodera – Losing You
  hot, explosive, big fire, and lots of smoke

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Previous House Music Charts:
July – Top 10 Chart
June – Top 10 Chart

Latest House Mixes:
All Bombs – Volume 1
My House My Rules – Episode 08

Download Ibiza House Set – All Bombs Volume 1

All Bombs Volume 1 showcases the biggest house anthems from Ibiza and beyond in one set that’s free for everyone to download. I’ve been playing a lot of jackin beats, but thought it could be fun to throw together a mix of some big tunes that are getting blasted in Ibiza. Here is a complete tracklisting:

1. Jesse Perez – Conversations (South Beach Mix)
2. The Face – Needin U (DJ Wady Ibiza Mix)
3. Hagenaar Albrecht – In and Out (Original Mix)
4. Lee Cabrera Vs Thomas Gold – Shake It
5. Sandy Rivera and Andy Daniell – Whatever (Andy Daniell Remix)
6. Afrojack – Radioman (Original)
7. EDX – Shy Shy (Vocal Mix)
8. Lys – San Francisco Rain (Original Mix)
9. Milk and Sugar – Let The Sun Shine (Global_Mix)
10. Nicola Fasano – 76 Ocean Drive (Apache Vocal Mix)
11. J Nitti – Sunday Morning (Original Mix)
12. Duck Sauce – Anyway (original)
13. Daddys Favourite – Feel Good Things (MHMR mix)

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Running Time – 53 minutes

Mixed – Kenny Grant

Dj Gear Used – 2 CDJ 800mk2, Serato Scratch Live, Pioneer DJM-800

Download Electro House – Summer 2009 Mix

Download the free Electro House Mix that includes the latest electro house tracks from the summer and 2009.

Tracklisting:

the intro – myles dyson
buttons- sia ( chris lake mix)
Come on – javi mula
Paperboy – D-nox & beckers remix
fiesta Elektronika – Paolo Aliberti reprise mix
Amelie – Format B remix
Bleep – original mix
Day ‘ n ‘ Night – crookers remix
Smells like teen spirt – dancefloor mix
monkey business – bam bam remix
Flashblack – original mix – wolfgang Gartner
Tween Me + U – NadaStrom
Minimal My Ass- Miles Dyson ( Flutance remix)
Like to Freak – kelevra
Raver Lovin feat.Rye rye – edu K
wassup wassup – diplo ( crookers remix)
Thermal Motion ( electric soulside remix) – Syncro 69
Forced – cagedbaby (foamo remix)

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This mix was recorded live in the mix by Dj Jessy Jay, check out his facebook group – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74213002317&ref=mf

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Classic Daft Punk Live Mix from 1997

I recently moved and found an awesome box of old mixtapes including a classic daft punk mix recorded Dec 14, 1997 at fun radio. After playing it this morning and thought it was amazing and brought back some great memories. Here is the complete tracklisting: Read more

Ian Carey In The Studio

House music superstar DJ Ian Carey takes us through the creation process of making a track from scratch covering drums, kicks, vsts, eq tips, and how to make the famous Ian Carey bass sound. Regardless of what music genre you produce, these rock!! Check each of the videos below:

In the studio with Ian Carey – Drums Pt.1

In the studio with Ian Carey – Drums Pt.2

In the studio with Ian Carey – Arrangement

In the studio with Ian Carey – Radio Edit

“That” Ian Carey Bass sound

Ian Carey – Mastering Techniques

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