Christmas Party Playlist

December 9, 2011 DJing

Many DJs will perform at the same venue throughout December. Each night will usually see a different audience but how much will the music you play change each night?
This year I was asked to DJ at Magna in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Magna is an old steel works that has been transformed into a science park [...]

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New Features on Mastermix Digital

November 21, 2011 Web Site

For the past few months at Mastermix HQ, the term ‘V3′ has become very commonly used… It stands for ‘Version 3′ and is  the nickname we gave to the latest incarnation of www.mastermixdigital.com that’s been in development over the summer months!
To our great delight, V3 is now fully launched with a brand new look and [...]

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The Christmas Party

November 18, 2011 DJing

The silly season is almost upon us and as DJs it is time to prepare for one of the busiest times of working year. Many DJs will enjoy increased amounts of work as venues cram punters in on any night, and some afternoons, of the week. The average DJ will probably be working between 15-20 [...]

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Top 10 TV Music Shows pt. 2

November 18, 2011 Music

In pt. 1 I started my countdown of my top 10 TV music shows. These were 10 – Glee, 9 – The Max Headroom Show, 8 – Razzmatazz, 7 – Juke Box Jury & 6 – Later…with Jools Holland.
In this blog I will reveal my top 5 UK shows (so no place for Soul Train [...]

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Top 10 TV Music Shows pt. 1

November 18, 2011 Music

In this digital world there are approximately 50 satellite channels that show just music, catering for every taste from classical, through dance and urban to heavy metal. Whatever your choice is you can now get it 24 hours a day.
But for this blog I’m going to take you back to when terrestrial TV (or just [...]

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Hospital Radio The Way It Used To Be

November 7, 2011 Radio

For this blog I’d like to talk about my first experience in radio and how I started. When I was 14, and first started taking an interest in DJing at youth clubs, I found out that a friend of mine also ran a “pirate radio station”, now I’m not condoning pirate radio at all but [...]

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Memories of a DJ Legend

October 31, 2011 DJing

This blog is dedicated to the memory of Sir Jimmy Savile who passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on the 29th October 2011.
I suppose I first found out about Jimmy Savile the same way as most DJ’s and people around my age (40) when I used to watch Jim’ll Fix It on BBC1 [...]

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Trick or Treat!

October 25, 2011 Music

“They’re creepy and they’re kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They’re all together oooky…”
It’s that time of year again when kids come begging for sweets, or money, at your doorstep and more fake blood is worn than in a Hammer House movie.
Music of course can play a big role for Halloween parties as it’s a good excuse to play [...]

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Turn it Down a Bit More!

September 21, 2011 DJing

Earlier in the summer I did a blog about noise levels when doing outdoor parties but for this one I will look at setting the appropriate levels for indoor functions of different types.
Now I’m not trying to teach anyone to suck eggs here but I’ve been to functions where it is obvious that the DJ [...]

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The Death of the Radio?

September 21, 2011 Music

Before I start, no, this isn’t about actual radio broadcasting but it is about the possible death of the long term favourite of a household.
While listening to a certain breakfast show, the presenters were on about how they don’t have radios in the house. The main presenter seemed shocked at this and to be honest [...]

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