“What should I play?” “what would you play?” “what are you playing?”“give me music!!”
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“What should I play?,” “what would you play?,” “what are you playing?,” “give me music!!!”
That’s a great post!
Good little article on how to dig for music for new DJ’s!
This will help out tons and tons of people. I picked up my way of music searching 2 -3 years before I started djing.
Now I have a bunch of different sites I scour.
Wait, dont people search/dig for music in the way listed anyway?!?!?!
Most definitely not. I dont touch beatport or any site like that at all.
same here. I try to steer clear of such a mainstream list of music. I know that sounds stupid and hipster, but I find greater value in sharing songs that I like, know that others will like, and that is new to myself/others as a dj.
Same here, I dig a lot and search for those underground bangers that catch a crowd off guard and get them more amped then just playing the regular hits. Although there are some songs on beatport that I get just for pure banger status, usually if Im following said artist already and they made a sick sick jamma.
Nice find!
“If you’re playing someone else’s library it will be insincere and you won’t have the intimate knowledge of the music or the same passion for it.”
so true
Im not on about searching on Beatport specifically (And i find a few good tunes on Beatport, without discarding it out of hand, just because its beatport) But the method which he describes-Find labels, remixes, other tunes etc
keithace, Thanks for cross posting my rant over here 
I don’t use these forums very much… Glad some people appreciated my post.
DarioJ, Coldfuzion, AllDay & Tornesoul, Cheers 
DubluW, you’d be surprised how many people don’t know how to dig for music at all using any method.
DJ Asand & AllDay, I have to say that does sound a little hipster 
There are plenty of things on Beatport buried deep in the catalogue that have maybe been downloaded a dozen times, if that. The charts might be mainstream and some of the labels may see more exposure than others (Toolroom Records for Tech House as an example) but the site is a massive library of music and even the record crates in old school record shops had tracks in them that were popular near the front… It’s about digging to the back and looking for the tunes with dust on them.
DubluW, Digging deep into the labels and artists is the only way to do it, too many people only ever look at the charts and front page releases.
You’re welcome. Digging/Selection is what in the end seperates us all. I do an insane amount of digging and love sharing some of the stuff I unearth. Like Here. But I really do hate the “i need another genre to mix, so can you please give me some of the music you searched so hard for?” threads.
Good post, i especially like the example “Jo Manji - Long Train” that is an awesome track. Lots of ppl hating on Beatport in this thread tho. Personally thats the only place I look for music, mainly because its a time thing, there are enough tracks on there to dig through all day let alone other sites.
However, I never touch the Beatport 100 for the exact reason mentioned in the article. Personally i couldnt care less what other people have downloaded. All i care about is what music i like to hear and I trust my ear in music enough to know these songs are good. I simply go to whatever genre im looking for, click “tracks” and start listening. If they make it on the Beatport 100, so be it, it’s certainly not a requirement tho.
So yeah, Beatport is perfect for digging, imo 95% of all the songs aren’t worth downloading in the first place. If i listen to 100 songs and I get like 3 i like, thats a wildly successful outing.
you’re right Grazz, althought i will hit up juno and traxsource for a different perspective and price check.
[QUOTE=omers;572075]DJ Asand & AllDay, I have to say that does sound a little hipster There are plenty of things on Beatport buried deep in the catalogue that have maybe been downloaded a dozen times, if that. The charts might be mainstream and some of the labels may see more exposure than others (Toolroom Records for Tech House as an example) but the site is a massive library of music and even the record crates in old school record shops had tracks in them that were popular near the front… It’s about digging to the back and looking for the tunes with dust on them.
Glad someone finally said that in bold. Id love to hear a mix with these said underground bangers!
Totally agree with the sensible comments about Beatport. Great info for those new to digging.
Nice post man.
i love beatport… just thought i would put that out there on a serious note though its really good you can follow your favourite artists and labels, you have my beatport and everyday you get new tunes from your favourite artists and labels
and like it said on the article find a tune you like and take from there
Beatport is just another vehicle for finding and buying tunes, you can completely ignore the top 100 if it bothers you so much.
There’s been more “give me music” threads lately…thought i would bump this back up…
I understand the frustration Keith but we are DJs and surely the primary interest to all DJs is music. I don’t mind sharing a tune here or there but get the point you’re making. A DJ should dig for their own stuff. That’s what it’s all about for me.
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