PIONEER CDJ + DJM 350!!

So if like me your wanting to sack off your old gear and get an upgrade you wanna know what your getting before you buy it right?
So technically my set up is 3 CDJ1000’s and a DJM 800 but in my studio it’s a little on the big size.
When PIONEER launched the CDJ350’s I thought that this would be great as I could down size without compromising quality, as the CDJ200’s just were NOT for me! I’m also keen to jump on to USB and start using Rekordbox.

So if you’re like me and a CDJ1000 user I got this from a pioneer spokesman about the difference between a CDJ350 and the CDJ1000s.

'If you are using CDJ 1000Mk2's there will be no quality compromised by using the 350. The 1000MK2 dates back to 2003-2005 and components and build
quality have come a long way since then”

The pioneer spokesman continues

"If you are used to the CDJ 1000 interface size then I would suggest the CDJ 850, 900 or 2000 as these units are more logical multi format upgrades from the 1000 series and all share the same size jog wheel. The 350 is much smaller than the 1000Mk2 and despite the better build quality and multi format playback it won't 'feel' the same.'

This is a great video from Miss Nine. Focus on the Tech people!!




I’m really excited by the USB side of things and did a test loading a track from USB and a track from CD and the USB loaded 4 times faster than the CD! That time in the mix is crucial (if you ever accidently pull out the wrong CD)

Here is some more feedback from Mr. Pioneer Spokesman
“The USB on the DJM 350 is primarily for recording, it enables the user to make live WAV quality recordings of their mixes onto usb key complete with track marks made with the track marker button, it is also very useful to convert your vinyl collection into a high quality digital format.
The USB on the mixer can also be used for playback however the user would be unable to pitch the music up or down to beat mix the content”

I found that information really useful so hopefully you will too.

So to conclude
I reckon I’m gonna get a CDJ 350 to sit along side my CDJ 1000’s MK3.
I am however gonna update my mixer from the DJM800 to the DJM 900 nexus that will retail for £1599 inc VAT and it’s abit of a shame but the DJM 900 nexus will only be available in black.
I’m not usually a fan of 1st generation tech but this system is now tried and tested in the CDJ2000s so I’m in.


THE NEGATIVES
Ok so here’s the bits no one tells you that I could work out…I may stand corrected as I’ve not had it long ;0)

CDJ350
- There’s no brake mode in Vinyl setting (not so bad)
- There’s no reverse
- There’s no hot cue buttons
- The LCD display screen is really small
- There’s no track zoom display

There are however so many other good things that these could easily be forgotten about.

Overall I would fully endorse these CDJS as they replicate the more professional use CDJS really well.
The Jog wheel is key here and it feels and looks sturdier than ever before.
It is essentially a toy version of the CDJ2000, which is no bad thing!

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THIS IS TOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD TO GIVE AWAY FOR FREE!!!



Adele - Rolling In the Deep (Benny Royal Re-Fix)

Why not thank Benny on Twitter @Bennyroyal!

Tell him @LMPDJS sent you!

DEV - Bass Down Low (Explicit) ft. The Cataracs

I LOVE DEV!
MORE PLEASE

About A Boy!

You need to know about this DJ/Producer as he's coming full force into your lives.
He just so happens to be Djing at LMPPresents in Leicester tonight aswell.
People....We introduce...COIN OPERATED BOY ;0)

Coin Operated Boy February 2011 Mix by LMPRecordings

FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE WEEK - Figure - BPM BREAKER

The badness that is FIGURE gives away another sonic treat! Figure - BPM BREAKER (Original Mix) FREE DOWNLOAD by Figure

New Pioneer DJ product ‘Nexus’ announced!!

Pioneer are due to announce a new edition to their product line today under the ambiguous name of ‘Nexus’.

Following hot on the heels of the Traktor DDJ-T1 and Serato DDJ-S1 which were recently announced by Pioneer (staking claim to the fast developing MIDI controller and mixer market) the new Nexus, appears at first site to be installed at the pro DJ and club install market whilst opening up the interface for Traktor and Serato users.

The promo is headed up by long time poster child and technical wizz James Zabiela, it gives some brief glimpses of the products top panel, which bares a uncanny resemblance to the DJM 800 along with a touch panel/strip which also appears on their new DDJ-T1 controller and CDJ 2000 alongside well timed USPs on the product.

Today could prove very interesting, Pioneer further acknowledging the increasing use of MIDI and DVS software by DJs alongside more traditional, cylindrical music play back methods. Will the new product help to unify a fragmented and diverse product base currently used by MIDI based DJs or will it join the already bulging collection of MIDI peripherals?

I look forward to seeing what is in store today.

Magnetic Man - Getting Nowhere ft. John Legend

From my favoruite album of 2010..

LMP Paint Splatter Nails

So I understand this may not be to everyone's taste but seriously Ladies ..If you wanna have LMP Nails then follow this video tutorial!
You could make your own LMP Recordings Track Artwork!
Just saying! :0)

Herbie Hancock jams with Quincy Jones!

GEEK OUT ALERT..
It's only Herbie Hancock AND Quincy Jones talking about Synths!
SIC!
OLD SKOOL

Eric Prydz EPIC show leaked!

THIS EXCITES ME!!!

RILEY AND DURRANT

Ahead of the biggest party in LEICESTER next weekend taking place at Superfly
Like-Minded People wanted to find out a little about the guys behind the voices and names
ahead of there headlining slot next week.

So listen to their mix here and read the interview below.. They kind of go 'Hand in Hand'.

Riley & Durrant Nov 2010 Mixtape by rileyanddurrant

QUESTION 1

If you live in Leicester or anywhere up and down the country, you can listen to Andi on Capital, Friday and Saturday Nights.. But put these in order and tell us why?

1. DJing - There’s nothing like the feeling of a rammed out club full of brilliant up-for-it people with an electric atmosphere. It’s having that instant interaction with people and being able to see a big smile come over someones face when you get it right. Best feeling in the world.

2. Radio – The 2nd best feeling is putting the mic fader up and getting that rush of butterflies in your stomach when you think about the fact there’s a potential 50-odd million people who could hear everything you do. We’ve always loved the experimental side of radio to – because you don’t have to keep people dancing, you can play music that’s a bit different and interesting to the ear.

3. Producing – Last but not exactly least – we do love making music, but it’s by far the hardest process and takes the longest to see the fruits of your work. Watching a club full of people go crazy to one of your records or remixes is such a fantastic thing, but often it can take up to a year from when you made something before people hear it.

QUESTION 2

Andi Durrant... you like fast cars! Do you Nick Riley? Who drives to the gigs? Do you still race off the lights?!

Nick: I do like fast cars, but I’m no boy racer like Andi! As his cars are so uneconomical we tend to use my BMW for gigs as its diesel and as Andi is also insured to drive it we share the driving.

Andi: Once a Max Power Chav.. always a Max Power Chav! Since rolling my car into a washing machine repair shop when I was 18 I’ve kept my boy racing to the track and drag strip, but I’m still a major car geek. I just had to sell my old 80s American Camaro IROC because I’m going to hit 30 soon and have 2 babies to carry around now, but yeah.. I still have to have something with a bit of “poke”.

QUESTION 3

If you've never been to Superfly (why not ;0) or seen Riley + Durrant DJ Live (why not ;0), Why should everyone come and see Riley + Durrant at LMPPPresents?

Nick: This is a difficult one to answer without a bit of trumpet blowing, but here goes.. The thing about coming to see us play, is that you never quite know what’s going to come next, we tend to play a lot of different styles and sounds and make loads of exclusive mashups so everthing is always a bit unique and different.

Andi: For some reason, we tend to get asked to play a lot of different types of events.. one week we might be warming up for Tiesto or Paul Van Dyk, the next we’ll be playing with Erick Morillo or Calvin Harris.. then the night after we’ll be in a much more commercial venue, and of course because of the radio we’re lucky to be involved with a lot of different scenes and genres. If someone just wants to go out and have a brilliant night out and her some awesome music – they should come and party with us.

QUESTION 4

Who are your 5 favourite Like-Minded People you like to follow on Facebook or Twitter? Name check them!

Andi: At the risk of sounding like a name dropping nob, I have a lot of good banter with Example (@example) who’s a really nice guy. Sonny Wharton (@SONNYWHARTON) is always interesting and a top bloke, Hervé (@hervespace) is often brutally and hilariously honest and Dirty Secretz (@dirtysecretz) are making half the music we play in our shows and sets at the moment.. and they’re from Leicester ;)

QUESTION 5

What's the rest of the year looking like for you both? Records, Gigs, Festivals?? Where can we see you after you play after LMP Presents in Leicester?

Nick: Really good actually - the start of this year has been our best ever. In the first few weeks of 2011 we’ve played some fantastic gigs, remixed the new D Ream record and K Klass track for the Shapeshifters label, and launched the new national Capital FM show across the UK.
Summer is looks like it’s going to be very big, cant go into too much detail but we have just been booked for a legendary UK festival and we have some awesome Ibiza news that will be released over the coming weeks. On the music front, we’ve got an upcoming album project with our new band Backyard Orchestra on CR2 records with the first single being released in a month or so – just waiting on the video being finished. On top of that we’ve got a string of singles ready for our Electrik Playground label and some big remixes coming up too.

Now watch what the guys get up to like when they met Steve Angello + Axwell..

FREE BOOTLEG!

Check out the free bootleg from the LMP DJs.. NICE

LMP DJs - Here It Comes (Again) - Bootleg by LMPRecordings

PIRATE RADIO

See if theres anyone you recognise in this video about Pirate Radio.
Really interesting and well shot film.

Chromeo ft. Elly Jackson - Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix)

I can't get enough of this remix.. So classy. So good.
Armand does it again.

Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

Love them or hate them...You can't deny that this half time show was EPIC!
Wonder how much they got PAID!!!?

DJ Daito Manabe

Honestly one of the coolest things i've seen in a long time..
It's just a total bonus that it involves to of my favorite things in Music and Nike :0)



Japanese Nike Music Shoe - DJ Daito Manabe
Give yourself a few minutes and watch this unravel.
AWESOME 10/10

GUETTA LOAD OF THIS!

This kid has been across you tube for the last few months and now Keenan Cahill (not remixer Cahill) and David Guetta join forces for a mega mix of Guetta's biggest hits. (check out the 50 cent video;0)
This video tops YouTube's most-watched videos for the second week in a row, attracting another four million views this week. 11,911,851 views.
#INSANE!

WHERE MY HEADS AT! ELLIE GOULDING

Call it what you like, all I know is, right now nothing pleases me more than listening to stuff like this. It makes me appreciate my own stuff even more.

I rewound this 10 ten times..Soo good.

Here's Ellie to look at and listen...

Ellie Goulding - Lights - Bassnectar Remix.

And heres the download

Ellie Goulding Lights (Bassnectar Remix) by Bassnectar

Current Guilty Pleasure - NERO ME + YOU

You should have heard this by now but if not check the class video and enjoy the tune.

MY MATES ALBUM REVIEW

I'm in the fortunate position of hearing new music quite early and my mates always ask if they can hear the music etc etc. So I ask them to review it

So here is the first in a series of my mates albums reviews!

Everyone..i'd like you to meet 'Tedward'

Just to confirm these are not my thoughts and his only...Agree or disagree..LEAVE A COMMENT

I'm also thinking of letting him loose on the blog..What do you think??!

"So I have been listening to the new Chase & Status album 'No More Idols' and thought I would leave a mini review. Make no mistake this is a bid by the boys for the big time and I am sure they will make some indentation on the top 40 over the coming months. The result is a kaleidoscope of music with a mighty selection of tunes varying from dancehall to dub step and hip-hop to good old drum and bass. There are also plenty of collaborations with stand out tracks including Dizzee Rascal (Heavy) and Ceelo Green (Brixton briefcase).

The flitting from genre to genre works in part. The dancehall 'No Problem' is great, with a brilliant vocal but then there is 'Hypest Hype' which has a ragga vocal over the beats which simply fails to match anything Basement Jaxx has done before them and I have the overall feeling of being short changed. Maybe its just me being a purest and loving the drum and bass that they have done before but by trying so many styles there is no cohesion to the album and its quite a hard listen from beginning to end.

All of that said, this will be the soundtrack to many festival this summer and for some of the tracks I will be jumping up and down like a looney!

Tracklisting:
1. No Problem
2. Fire In Your Eyes (f/ Maverick Sabre)
3. Let You Go (f/ Mali)
4. Blind Faith (f/ Liam Bailey)
5. Fool Yourself (f/ Plan B.)
6. Hypest Hype (f/ Tempa T)
7. Hitz (f/ Tinie Tempah)
8. Heavy (f/ Dizzee Rascal)
9. Brixton Briefcase (f/ Cee-Lo Green)
10. Hocus Pocus
11. Flashing Lights (f/ Sub Focus)
12. Embrace (f/ White Lies)
13. Time – (f/ Delilah & Plan B)
14. Midnight Caller (f/ Clare Maguire)
15. End Credits (f/ Plan B)

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I went through a massive Bjork phase in my teens. (EMO!!) haha, but this more than tasteful remix is a great nod to the original and should be heard by all.

It's a Matta refix so find out more and leave a comment on there page as good people deserve good things.

BIG UP MATTA

Bjork - Joga (Matta refix) Free Download by Matta Music