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- Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:22 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: DJ Summit coordination question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 56804
DJ Summit coordination question
Next month, one of our local venues is coordinating a local DJ summit/training geared towards our newer DJs in town. We are planning to focus on the basics, of DJing, from equipment to choosing music that fits the venue. Since i am a researcher at heart: For those who have run Summits: What was the ...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:57 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Quick, give me some recommendations!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 23093
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:42 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: eMusic changes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18350
Veteran's Day music, 50 tunes for 12 units. http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Art ... 65963.html
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:14 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Dance to it before you dj it
- Replies: 10
- Views: 41054
Take consideration the sound system at the venue. It isn't always as kind to older music as your home system. At some point, we had a top hits thread (completely forgot what we called it). A number of years ago, a group of teachers, DJs, coordinators, and dancers got together in Houston specifically...
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:30 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Halloween Songs
- Replies: 34
- Views: 84892
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:57 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: worst request ever
- Replies: 15
- Views: 59598
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:10 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How do other scenes compensate their DJs?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 42606
Most of our dances are non-profit and run on a shoestring budget. We usually get free entry, a thank you, and occasionally a free drink. A few years ago, I could drop into a pre-dance advanced class on the nights I DJed at one venue (loved that perk). One venue has a CD music library that can be bor...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:32 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: New CD by the Solomon Douglas Swingtet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5731
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:59 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Japanese school girls in short skirts playing Swing music
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14656
They are from the Japanese Movie, called Swing Girls. I just bought it and haven't yet had time to watch it. Had to buy it since it is not on Netflix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Girls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Girls
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:11 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or other?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 47309
There are still strong swing-focused instuctors, organizers, events, and DJs in town who are working to keep the swing in swing dance. Fusion is an offshoot. Don't y'all have blues dancing, bal, or other offshoots of the swing scene in your area? Some of the Dallas dancers even holds a soul music we...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:05 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or other?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 47309
With a growing blues dancing scene in Texas and some people moving here from other states, there was growing interest for something different. A local dancer wanted to have a weekend where she could do all of the styles of dance she enjoys, including swing, tango, and blues. People liked it. Kicked ...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:24 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or other?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 47309
vintagefreak, you have fun sets and when you are on, I KNOW that I will be getting the real swing deal. We ARE having a blues/fusion growth in the area. We are now split almost half-half between the number of venues that prefer all swing vs. fusion. The organizers who have developed the newest month...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs for teaching / beginners classes
- Replies: 97
- Views: 71143
Houston's beginner friendly song list, with input from at least 20 local DJs, coordinators, teachers, and dancers. In order for a song to make it on the list, it had to have a clear majority vote that it included many of the beginner-friendly qualities that y'all have already mentioned, even if it i...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:52 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs for teaching / beginners classes
- Replies: 97
- Views: 71143
- Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:53 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: mad skillz: mentoring, encouraging and skilling up (new) DJs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13082