SwingDJs

trev wrote:I assume you mean pop artists doing [questionable] swing...

Michael Buble
Harry Connick Jr
Rod Stewart

Yup, pop artists doing swing

Oh my, a lot of recordings. Can you give me any hints regarding which CDs that are worth looking for?

I am looking for modern (or something equivalent) lindy music in the same style as Robbie Williams "Swing When You´re Winning".

So far I have only found Paul Anka "Rock Swings" and Christina Aguilera "Candyman".

More suggestions?

SoundInMotionDJ, I don't disagree with you, iTunes does have some limitations, but I still think it is good enough for standard DJ-ing. It suits me fine, I have to give my playlists a little bit more thought, that's all. But still, I think most dancers really don't care if a song is played using the...

fredo wrote:I've heard of music snobs, but DJ software snobs?

DJ software snobs, that is the term.

GemZombie

I would like to know why using iTunes is bad? Please tell me. I bet nobody can hear the difference on a crowded dancefloor.

I'll alienate half of you by telling you all once again how bad iTunes sucks. Using iTunes/winamp/Media player is like riding around in a Datsun Pick-up truck held together with Duct Tape. Sure it works and will get you there, but it's ugly, needs constant maintenance, and slapped together things t...

I guess you still can buy portable CD players, and they connect the same way as most laptops, that is, via the 3.5 millimeter audio plug.

That's a solution too

Maybe I should have mentioned that I use MP3s for that single purpose, being able to play my music where I want, without any limitations whatsoever. Since most of the music you find in iTunes Store can be bought as regular CDs from Amazon, I can't see any particular reason for shopping at iTunes Sto...

Anybody using iTunes or Max for their ripping and encoding activities?
I do, on my laptop which is an PowerBook G4.

I agree, it is a very cool recording.
Have you ever tried it on the dance floor? I did a couple of days ago, but people started to look confused after a while so I let it fade away and changed to something else.

On this CD: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/88/dd/0080b220dca0557e3a239010._AA_.L.jpg there is a song called "Jones", written by Clark Terry (officially his wife). This is a nice song but I think it could be even better if you could hear more of the music and less of Ellington...