DJ Blend... Word up and welcome homie. I said the SAME ish for years.. Even dissed the CDJ 1000. Serato is BANANAS

right? These cats got it RIGHT!
peace
www.dj-am.com

Get a 15" with 2 gigs of RAM and your straight... The 12" can hurt your eyes after 3 hours...

Does SSL have a KEY lock? Kinda like the MASTER PITCH button on a CDJ-1000. Where I can change the tempo but keep it

in key? I WILL say that is about the ONLY dope thing on FS2. My friend put the Dirt Off Your Shoulders acapella over the Jam

On It inst and it sounded PERFECT like Jay re spit the flow at that tempo... Is that coming in SSL or is it there already?

THANK YOU!

DJ AM
www.dj-am.com

DJ AM 2:24 PM 16 January 2005 Man, im looking at MONTHS before I have ALL my files tagged right.. I'm taking it a little at a

time doing it all in iTunes.. Genre, BPM, the whole shot.. Anyway, when I rename a Genre or Album in iTunes SOMETIMES the

name changes RIGHT back. Only on SOME files but I realized if I CONVERT TO MP3 then its fine.. But I gotta wait for the

conversion and its making my 128k into 192k everytime.. then I gotta delete the other so I dont have duplicates. Can ANYONE

explain this and how to get around it?

THANK YOU!

DJ AM
www.dj-am.com

none no mo!

when your an ex coke head / crack smoker you cant start drinking cause right away, you want a bump, BAD.. And for

about 5 years, I got to the DJ booth of some club 5 nights a week, and got 3 coronas and 3 shots of tequila RIGHT AWAY to

start off the night... And ya know what? I never got a raise once lol. i thought I was killin shit but uh... really wasn't

lol

Mike B is no joke... TRUE NUFF!!!!!!!!!

What up Syko! What club is this and when?

Im speechless... That was prolly the illest thing I have ever seen a DJ do live... BANONKERS!!!!! (thats bananas and

bonkers in one word)

Steve Wonder - All I Do

Solmon is my MAN! We have spun together many times. He influences me, I influence him as im sure most DJs do for

eachother. That mofo is NICE on the wheels. And most important, he is the one who first showed me digital Djing (even though

it was final SHIT) and a few months later I got to show him Serato, and he switched. To BITE a line from lil' kim "get your

own sh*t, why you ridin mine?" SSL FO LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WORD UP! 1st off I never said I am breaking down SH*T as far as barriers. Im just DJing like people have for years. I just

LOVE to DJ and would do it for money or not. The money is cool but NOT why i do it. I am simply a guy who can't ever be

around a 1200 and not touch it. Thats just me. "I'm an addict.. Addicted to music.. maybe its a habit? I gotta use it" I

respect ANY Dj who is doing it for the right reason. So many dudes wanna be Djs now cause its "cool" or whatever. I been doin

this since 1985 and will NEVER stop cause of money, peoples opinions or a web blog dissing me. I just laugh and go back to

the lab.. Like i am about to do now... peace!

oy vey

Kevin Scott... Will you get in here already?

I'm here! Word up

where dem hobbits at?

DAMN that was fun! NZ roolz :) Thanks to all of Team Serato for bringing me down here... TRULY an honor

DJ AM 5:18 PM 15 October 2006 Keep it real... Support Crooklyn Clan!

DJ AM 12:34 AM 13 August 2008 No joke... i don't know what i would do without DMS.. K Scott RULES!!!!!!! I mean, I already

got clean and dirty Dope Boy Fresh Jay Z joints for tonight... Shit came out TODAY!!!!! Good lookin K Skizzle!

DJ AM 4:07 PM 29 April 2006 technics RP-DJ1200 are to me the best headphones for DJing clubs ever made

Well well well... This has gotten a lil nusto so I feel I SHOULD say something. First off pardon my grammar and

spelling... I was locked up in rehab when I was 16 and never finished high school.

Let me first address the mix. I did that live at the station. I was asked by DJ Echo to come in for the "12 days of Mixmas -

In the club day" as they call it, and to play ANYthing I wanted to, but to KINDA stick to the club theme. The whole point was

that the station was NOT rated at that time. Meaning they don't need to play Jibbs - Chain Hang Low or whatever song is big

at the time every 40 minutes (I don't work in radio so I don't know the details on how often they must play a song or

whatever. I just know what it sounds like to me so I rarely listen to radio). I do NOT DJ on the radio and that was the first

time in a LONG time I did. I was SO nervous to go there I could barely sleep the night before. I almost turned around in the

car on the way there I was so shook. Then I get there, and DJ Revolution is there!!!!!! He is like a super hero to me so that

just adds to the sweat beads falling off my dome. THEN he comes in the small ass room where I had to do the mix to peep while

I DJed. I was BUGGING!

Back to the issue of the mix sorry, the mix is a year old so I don't really remember what is on it. But lets look at the

track listing and I will tell you what is a "pre made mix" there are 34 songs on this list. There are 7 that ARE pre made and

they are

10) Janet Jackson vs. U2 (GHP MASHUP)
16) crooklyn clan “wanna jump”
19) Jackson 5 “I want you back” (MASHUP)
22) DJ kool “let me clear my funk” (breakwax old school blend)
27) kelis “old school milkshake” (AV8)
29) black eyed peas “my booty humps” (Kevin Scott RMX)
30) My Turkey Humps (MASHUP)

The rest are just songs.

The 90s hip hop part was cause that is what IIIIIIIII wanted to play. If you didn't like it sorry. if you thought it was

predictable sorry. Simply turn it off. I don't remember putting a gun to ANYones head saying "BUMP THIS OR I BLAST YOU" I did

that cause I am old! hahaha A lot of kids that listen to power 106 have NOT heard Tribe or KRS. That is what hip hop is to

me. And I want them to know there is something OTHER then JIBBS! I think its SELFISH to think I was gonna go on the radio and

DJ for 30+ year old DJs who have heard all this REAL hip hop before. I wanted to do my best to put a LIL something for

everyone and still be me AND make myself happy. That is what DJing is about to me. The truth is.. Where else are you gonna

hear that stuff anymore? I learned about 60s and 70s bands from my friends older brothers growing up. I am just trying to

pass the torch of hip hop the way I was passed classic rock.

Let me address some specific comments here..

DeezNotes - In response to "As much as I like it, no one where I'm from could get away with something like that. Maybe on the

cross-over station, but no one I know listens to that station since it's not as diverse."

I wanted you to know the REASON of song selection was that it was a NON rated time of the season for the radio show. They

don't play what I played normally. And also to answer your question, the way I organize my music is in iTunes. For some play

lists I just put a bunch of bangers I wanna play in it. For others I sort by the NUMBER ADDED to the play list, then move em

around in the order I want. So I can have a 88 bpm song next to a 160 one I wanna play it with...

Sid - Thank you homie.. You rule hahahaah

Xavierjoshua - First off I will REP and say, I like Madonna. I like the song Holiday. I actually like a LOT of Madonna songs.

I don't think she's a pop icon cause she makes songs that suck. You forgot to mention that People Mag asked me the top

HOLIDAY party songs FOR THEIR READERS... PEOPLE MAGAZINE asked me bro.. FOR THEIR READERS.. FOR THE HOLIDAYS! I am done

replying to you now.

El Presidente - "if somebody wants to play 50 cent all night, god bless them, I just won't show up"

WORD UP!! Could not agree with you more homie. DJs SHOULD be themselves and play what they want. AT THE SAME time, when I am

asked "What r u doin tonight?" I say "I'm workin" yes.. "I'm workin" WHY? CAUSE ITS WORK!!!! Its not PLAY. I don't get to

play ONLY what I want. I wish I had it like that. I am not the only person in the room. People come to dance. Like someone

said earlier. I did something with deep dish. There were all house fans there. I don't really play house. WHY they booked

me.. shiiiiiiit I dunno. But You think im NOT gonna take the money and do my best to make people DANCE and be happy? Your

wrong if you think that. I did my BEST, got paid and left. THAT IS WHAT WORK IS! So what I am saying... it's a job dudes.

Here.. Since some of you seem to think I am a good DJ I will give you my formula. Since I stuck to this my WORK career went

up and up.

part 1 - Girls...

There you have it. That's it. Girls rule. I like girls for many reasons hahaha But the bottom line is they are VITAL to a

dancefloor... Unless your at Rage (gay club in LA)
What, are you gonna play onyx, big daddy kane and have a sword fight? Its almost 2007. In LA at least (and I think most

everywhere) girls in their 20s make up nightlife. They don't know that shit. Old school hip hop to them is Biggie. I was

playing Special Ed and a girl walked up and asked "Hey, are you gonna play any hip hop?" To entertain myself I said "Like

what?" She said "Ummmm I dunno like some J lo or Puffy" THIS IS WHERE WERE AT PEOPLE! And this happens AT WORK!! I am WORKING

for a promoter who PAYS me to make people LIKE THAT CHICK HAPPY AND DANCE. So that's my job. If I wanna play my music I do it

at my own club or at home. So, I focus on the girls. Now THIS is where the being a GOOD DJ kicks in.. For ME, I could play

Fergie for her or J Lo. And I know she would be thrilled. I also know the radio and every top 40 club plays those songs. But

I chose MADONNA.. Why? Cause I LIKE MADONNA! And I know SHE knows it. And I know she will still dance. Now I did my job AND

made the promoter and myself happy.

part 2 - Majority

This is actually part 1.2 BUT majority rules. HOPEFULLY you don't have a sword fight on the dancefloor (all dudes) and the

door guy is letting in 1 guy for every 2 girls. If that is the case its allllll part 1. But its all about the genre. You

wanna make the MORORITY of people there happy. I used to throw on a record I have never played and then sit and COUNT how

many people came on the dancefloor (PAUSE) and how many left. I would then gauge my next song based off the genre of that

record. I just want the majority of the floor dancing, not leaving or sitting down. You make the place go NUTS and dance and

scream, you ask for a raise. There you have it.


DJJOHNNYM - Spinbad is one of the ILLEST of ALL time to me. He made what is STiLL the greatest mix CD ever made. If you don't

have it you are sleeping. And guess what? Its all 80s (Madonna is on it). Its so smartly done and creative it makes me want

to quit and cry. It made my arm hairs stand up and it STILL does AND its MAD OLD. He is also one of the funniest dudes I ever

known and does not get the shine he deserves. But WORD UP Johnny M. Spin is the illest! Also do NOT sleep on DJ Eli.

EVERYTHING Eli makes is hot, and DJ Craze is still the greatest DJ who ever lived to me. I got to see/meet him the other

night here in LA. W O W is all I can say. That dude is not human.

DJ Kagen - You sound like the girls at the opening of Missy - Gossip Folks. Here are the lyrics
"Yo, yo yo move out of the way
We got missy elliott coming through
Girl that is missy elliott she lost a lot of weight
Girl I heard she eats one cracker a day
Oh well I heard the bitch was married to tim and started fucking with trina
I heard the bitch got hit with three zebras and a monkey
I cant stand the bitch no way"

You don't know ME nor does your girl and I don't think you know my ex either. I won't go into details, cause I myself like to

keep my personal life, PERSONAL but you have no idea what your talking about and should prolly stop. It's passive words like

this that start rumors that are HURTFUL to other people. I am just very happy I don't live my own life like that.


Bottom line I am a DJ. I said this before and will say it again. I am no "GREAT DJ" I am just a DJ. A REALLY lucky and

blessed one at that. I use Serato to the fullest I can. Does that make me a fake DJ? Not to me. I dug for years, I scratched

(sounding like shit) till I had calluses on my fingers. I paid my dues and worked HARD for where I am. No page 6 LIE will

ever take that away. So keep talkin, keep hatin and I will keep jumping outta bed at 6am to try a mix I just thought of that

will hopefully bring joy to a dancefloor and make my friends go "AWWWWWWWWW SHIT!!!!!" That is my job and I love it.

"Starve the ego - Feed the soul" - DJ AM

How bout you make one. Unlike any you heard before. You sit and go thru drums or instrumentals and find one that fits.

Then work out the timing to make it flow and sound good. Then practice it so you know where to move the pitch as wonderwall

was not recorded to a click track so it sways off beat. When did people forget, thats what a DJ does. Last time I checked, we

actually MIX ourselves.

Thanks for the review! So you know I actually came to detroit to do a private party. That was it. It was from 9-12am

and then i was gonna go to the telly and sleep. The plan b propmoters said "I dont care if he cant get there till 1am! We

want him" So I was actually totally on time. It didnt cross my mind for a sec "Wait, people may buy tickets and show up and

I'm not there till 1am???" One thing about me is I like to ALWAYS earn my money. I have done MANY parties where I am

background music, and get paid. But nothing feels better then when you rip a room apart and the promoter gives you a check

and says THANK YOU! you KILLED it. We all had so much fun." Makes me wanna brush my shoulders, head to the bank and go

practice for next time. Sorry if you got a half ass show homie.

hahaha man I feel like I can never win! if I do something i did (see previous posts) its "AM did the same shit" which,

duh, YES I DO! I am no superhero of creativity. I come up with something that works, and I do it. Straight up. Its not about

me, my ego or the 1-2% of people in the club that heard my Power 106 mix, know what serato is OR are Djs. Its about the

people dancing. I want the majority to have fun. If hip hop is working, I should prolly stick there, THEN try to push into

somehting cool to really get em'. that can back fire though ahhaha it has many times. Anyway, I woulda done the Oasis as my

lil "look, im not some fake ass celeb Dj, I swear i really can kinda mix a lil" and chicks like that song (as do I) but some

hugge roided up security guard ran into the booth saying TURN IT OFF NOOOOOOOOOOOOOW so i did, and left. Jeah

To answer your ?, for me, G0D is driving the bus.

yes I did Pigpen... pics on my myspace.. so craze

HAHAHAHAHA Good luck sheeds! How ill are those though? Shits is like, BLUE AND CREAM

Hey,

I am using FS2 right now and I'm NOT happy.. Everyone I talk to says Serato is the deal so here I am. But I downloaded the

software just to peep it out and imported my whole iTunes lib (which CRASHED when done with FS) but I decided I want to REDO

my iTunes and clean it up (get rid of stuff I will never play, fix BPMs and genres) so now I want to TOTALLY uninstall Serato

and start over BUT I am NOT really a Mac guy... I just bought a G4 to use for digital DJing. Can anyone tell me how to do

that? Thanks...
DJ AM
www.dj-am.com

Wow... Well, let me say this. I don't think I am better then ANY DJ out there at ALL. I ain't shit. I am a DJ like

everyone on this board and I NEVER said "I rule" or that I am better then anyone. People hate or love on ALL of us and

there's nothing we can do. I just accept it cause I know I am 100% powerless over others actions. So, all I really CAN worry

about in life is my side of the street. I just keep DJing and doing what I think sounds good or will rock a crowd. I am

straight up the LUCKIEST guy alive. If I had my job that I have now, or not, I feel that way. 8 years ago I was strung out on

crack in my apartment with no power, no phone and barf stains all over the floor. I almost sold my turntables at one point!

But SOMEONE wanted me to live. And I made it out alive. All I can do is say THANK YOU G0D everyday that I am living and

getting to DJ in front of people. And on top of that, I get paid to do what I would be doing for free anyway. THAT ROOLZ!

I really respect the honesty here if its in my favor or not cause you guys know a lot more then I do. I'm straight up

flattered as fuck your even talking about me lol So, all that said.. I'm going back to practice! Jesus, I will be 33 years

old on March 30th and I still practice everyday since I had tables. Being a DJ ROOLZ!

By the way, in regards to the last post. I like to focus on the TRUTH in life... Fame, cash and status... has absolutely

NOTHING to do with who anyone is AS A PERSON. All that is outside shit that is shallow and shows what you got, not who you

are. I like toys and status like the next dude, but I like to look at WHO I AM not what I got. I sponsor 6 kids and help them

to stay sober. I don't litter. I try to be unselfish everyday and do some shit that helps someone else and does not benefit

me at all. I try to be 100% honest in everything I do and I THANK G0D I am alive everyday. And none of that makes me better

or worse. It just makes me ME.

HAHAH SORRY to get all serious but I guess I am in the mood. So hate, love... KEEP IT REAL! I am going to cut

Homie, I hit you with a private message with my email addy. Hit me up and PLEASE don't think I ignore ANYone ever. I

just always fuckin FORGET to come here lol... Sorry my man :(

I actually don't even exsist. I am just a vapor. And the only blend I know is an Ice Blended from Coffee Bean, and I

like to scrach my nuts but I dunno bout music.

There were MAD funny things in this whole long ass thread. Thank you Stone and Roctakon... But whomever actually

seriously asked the ? "what is Hollywood style Djing" I have no words for.

This is Stone and my AIM about this thread

CXTDJAM: To quote you "pretty much anyone taking this thread seriously is an a-hole and should consider starting to DJ and

worrying about their own style as opposed to worrying about a fabricated style by a scumbag promoter/event planner who had no

idea what the hell they were talking about"
CXTDJAM: that is the best thing said yet
"Michael Stone": i keeps it real
CXTDJAM: i cant believe people are REALLy trying to answer this ?
"Michael Stone": i know
"Michael Stone": its the biggest joke ever
CXTDJAM: is so sad this thread even went on
"Michael Stone": i def perpetuated it
CXTDJAM: without some one going.. "Your banned for being a nerd"
CXTDJAM: unreal
CXTDJAM: what a waste of bandwith


Back to caling eachother gay and fat and hairy and stuff now please...

I remember in 2002 when Stone helped me pack and move 7,000 records to my new crib... then came out and told me he

liked young, persian boys :( I was so bummed... I thought he liked Amish lumberjacks named Samuel

sweet jesus

and Evil one... We are DJs just like you and all your magical evilness

all jokes aside, stone walked into the DJ booth tonight while I was DJing at Banana Split (LAX) with his pants at his

ankles.

OK OK!!!

I'M OUT! unlike you from the closet

I use the internal HD on my 13" MacBook and just carry it on. It ROOLZ

word em UP!!!

Man.. I'm a DJ.. and in this to DJ! But if people offer me big bucks... What am I gonna do? NOT take it? HELL NO!

Break bread!!!!! I am not mad at bread. But that is not WHY I do this. I have been blessed enough not have not had to have a

reg job for almost 12 years now. All I have done for $ is do what I love. That = happiness.. And happiness = success. I am a

happy, blessed ass man. I worked as a diswasher at Denny's, I drilled the holes in bowling balls in a lil ass attic, I worked

at All American Burger. I AM HAPPY to take $ to do what I love.. THATS REAL!

I am the most overrated DJ I think in the world. But its not ME who rates me, I just DO me (no self homo)

thank goodness NO shit for wearing tags.. Obviously I aint tryin to disrespect. AM stands for my first 2 initals..

Adam Michael

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD EM UP!!

Thats REAL!!!! Enferno DESERVES it all!

Yes for real... And Haagen Daz and delivered food for I dunno HOW many resturants and a mail room etc... My momma

always said "find what you love to do so much you would do it for free.. Then find someone to pay you for it" and I did... I

will DJ till the day I die. Moms knows whats up

I use the internal HD on my 13" MacBook and just carry it on. It ROOLZ

WORD UP. I have always had cats that helped me along the way. I used to watch mad DMC and ITF videos and rewind em

over and over and try so hard to get the cuts I heard and juggle moves. I just straight up LOVE to DJ. And I always have

since I first saw the one and only DJ Mighty Mi on the cut at his house in 1984. On another note, i think 1 DJ actually CAN

raise the price up for others. Maybe not on a international scale. But, in LA, when i finally grew some nuts and told some

promoters and party planners that I would NOT Dj for the amount they offered (only cause I knew other people were makin a

little more and that they were makin BANK and not breaking off the only entertainment in the whole joint as much as they

could) they dissed me. But I just went home and practiced. I just wanted to get better then everyone else (which never

happened but I tried!) Not at only cutting and juggles (which I suck at both) but at mixs that just SOUNDED good to me. I

loved Tom Petty growin up (I still do) so i would try to mix a Petty track over a beat and it sounded ehhhhhhhh but I knew it

wouldn't rock a crowd. So I kept thinkin who else I liked and tried and tried and what other recordf everyone else was NOT

playin. Then when any of my homies would come over was like the review board was in session. They would get all pissed cause

i would make em listen and listen to these weak ass mixs and transistions. Actually, I did that exact thing 2 days ago when

Kevin Scott came over to kick it. hahaha I guess I STILL do the same thing! I def aint some magical DJ nor am I better then

any other cat. I am just a LUCKY ass dude! I dunno man. Im just happy I'm getting paid to do what I love and make people

happy.. Amen

I took down that mix cause of bandwith issues. Plus, it wasn't my fav set I played hahaha YUP thats the 13" black

macbook. And HELLS YES, all DJs should raise their rates if you feel you deserve more. For me after Djing the same club for 2

years, it was time to step it up. That was in 1997 though

The Leader of the pack joint I played in that (live and MAD sloppy and you guys deserve a better mix then one mike b

just hit record on) mix IS Steve1ders! He sent it to me a while ago and I got straight chills when it kicked in...

SOOOOOOOOOO hot! I just throw a lil Andrew Dice Clay "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' in there live cause I was making that noise myself

the first time I heard it... HOLLA!

THANK YOU Andrew.. Your trippin, but thank you! hahahah DJ CRAZE gets my vote.. The illest who ever done it

In LA we usually DJ 4 hour sets,, 10pm till 2am (close) and I used to get to work at 9:45pm to set up, then basically practice the 1st hour while people were walking in. Well, at 10:15 I'd get the "PLAY BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE" and I'd say "Its 10:15, you will hear it later I promise" and of course the girl would frown (thinking its cute and i will fall for it) and I'd just go back to practicing. 10:30 she would walk by and look at me raising her eyebrows. 11pm she sends 2 of her friends up to ask for the same song shile she watchs to see my reaction (cause of course her ego let her think i was saying no to HER specifically) and I just look at the 1st girl and say "I told your friend, i will play it later" This is the reason I used to carry weak ass promo frisbee records in the back of my crate. Cause come 11:15pm when the 1st girl comes BACK (now with a few drinks in her) demanding I play it. I reach in the back of my crate, pull out a frisbee record and say "You want Beyonce??? Huh?? YOU REALLY WANT IT?? (pull out frisbee 12" and SMASH it over my kneee and hand her the 2 pieces) HERE MOFO, TAKE BEYONCE" they never come back. I have my man man Mike B to thank for this drunkgirl jukeing strategy.

AYOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA

quoting yourself is the hot fire hahaha

This is the greatest thread I have seen here... AMAZING!

1- YES, the "50 Cent Bday song" happens weekly like so...

Girl - "Its my friends Bday, will you play the birthday song?"
Me - "No and happy birthday"

2-
Girl "Will you play some Tribe or De La"

I was playing Buddy when she asked that

3-
Girl "When are you gonna play something we can dance to?"

I was playing James Brown so I said "Honey, you cant dance"

4-
Club Manager in Vegas in 2000 (won't say what club)

Manager "Yo DJ, this music sucks"
Me "Excuse me?"
Manager "I said, This music SUCKS"
Me (Hit stop on the 1200 while Poison BBD was playing, dead silence) "Then you don't have to listen to it anymore" and I got my shit and left "Keep your money and have fun learning to DJ"

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