essential mixes

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essential mixes

is there anything wrong with doing an essential mix?

IE ( a Nero essentials mix)

i am a part of my school’s radio station, and the manager wants the dj’s to do like essential mixes.

im just debating between, Nero/Afrojack/Benny Benassi/Pendulum/Flux

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Sometimes, i feel like doing dedicated sets… ie. just playing heaps of one artist’s songs… Which i guess is what you’re getting at?

I love doing trance ones ie above and beyond or similar. Can get some pretty cool stuff out of it…
So no, I guess there is nothing wrong with doing an ‘essential mix’
And if i was in your position, i would probably chose Afrojack :smiley:

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^ afrojack YES!
Essential mixes are great, especially if you are in the mood to listen to just one artists tracks. Great idea.

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you don’t just play one artist, set your focus on the artist and their record label, but if there is a track that fits the style, play it

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I would also think of doing a Dada Life mix. That would be sick… Infact… I might do that later this week :smiley:

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if you’d like some reference, there’s an iTunes podcast called " The Dance Contributions" and it’s essentials mixes from artists, minded a lot are outdated, but still good imo.

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Sounds like a good idea. However, I feel like Afrojack’s songs can be get quite repetitive if you play them one after the other. I like the idea of playing songs from the same label.

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Pick a good artist and an essential mix as as good as any.

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No way man, that’s got to be totally wrong!!! :stuck_out_tongue:

Proof: Afrojack’s greatest hits! :smiley:

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Sounds like your teacer is trying to be “cool” by mentioning Essential Mixes!!!

Essential mixes were never about a single artist, though, although they’d often throw in their own stuff as advertisments…

An essential mix would be a showcase of YOU. Play whatever you want.

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The “Essential Mix” is the name of a long running (since 1993) weekly radio show in the UK, on BBC Radio 1. They just got famous DJs to mix some music.
That’s all there is to it.

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ooh. well the manager is an upperclassmen.

but he mentioned that too. Maybe i just misunderstood it.

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yea, i have some essential mixes, my favorite being Paul Oakenfold