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- Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:06 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Nina Simone
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16034
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:51 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How do you organize your Music?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 35820
For anything that I might play. For original Cds, I keep them in three ring binder CD books, sorted by last name with compilations and soundtracks at the back. The jewel cases, liner notes, etc... are not kept in the binders, they are in boxes in a storage room. I print copies of the track listing. ...
- Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:39 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: DJing at swing exchanges
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28760
I agree that DJs should be comped. However, there are situations that are borderline. A lot of times, quality DJs show up at the Exchange and they end up being put on the schedule at the last minute. In this case, do the organizers refund their registration? My though is that if a DJ gets added afte...
- Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:29 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How much do you get paid?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19236
- Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:19 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How much do you get paid?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19236
We just started paying DJs at the Syndicate dances in Austin. It tooks years to get this approved. We finally got a Board that would go for it again (there was a brief three month experiment with DJ compensation a few years back). We get paid in half.com gift certificates. This makes people feel com...
- Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:39 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Varying tempos and song styles through an event
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19935
Kind of timely topic, I was talking to one of our teachers last night. She is a newer teacher and she taught without her normal partner last night. Based on a casual conversation we had early in the day, she bumped up the tempo of the music last night. She was happy with the results. They were using...
- Thu Apr 17, 2003 1:17 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: On what media do you carry your swing music?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7608
Over the past two years I've been slowly burning all of my original CDs to mixes organized by artist, picking out all songs that I might play at a dance This is pretty much the same method I use. Also, whenever I make a mix CD, I log the tracks into a database. Periodically, I print a copy out of t...
- Thu Apr 17, 2003 8:54 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Varying tempos and song styles through an event
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19935
- Thu Apr 17, 2003 8:46 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Varying tempos and song styles through an event
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19935
It all depends on the venue and who is teaching the lesson. I try to pay attention to the who the intro lesson teacher is. We have four sets of teachers with four different ideas about what the best beginner music is. When the room is full of newbies, I will try to play something close to what their...
- Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:01 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: eMusic Song/Album recomendations
- Replies: 210
- Views: 159227
Peter Cincotti A CD that just hit eMusic, in the vein of Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr. There are a couple of danceable songs on it. Still listening to it, I have not tested any for an audience yet. In any case, it is brand new release from Concord, the AMG write up for the artist is below... Peter...
- Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:38 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: eMusic Song/Album recomendations
- Replies: 210
- Views: 159227
eMusic Song/Album recomendations
I just noticed that the UMG stuff was pulled off eMusic. The short term contract had expired. No more Verve. Oh well, there is still a lot of other good music on the site and supposedly on much longer term contracts. I thought I would start a thread about songs/albums found on eMusic. Since, it one ...
- Fri Mar 21, 2003 4:11 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: My new favorite request
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14454
Theme nights tend to draw out complaints, no matter what the theme. Sure, a lot of people like them. But, some people just notice what is being excluded. Locally, it has been awhile since we have had a theme night. I guess Christmas or Halloween were the last ones. Even then, there were always a few...
- Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:00 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Anti-War Songs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21262
- Fri Mar 07, 2003 3:11 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Where to find clips of all songs, not just first five
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13868
The shear volume of stuff you get from eMusic makes it worth it. No law saying you can't buy the real CDs later. Because of eMusic, I have a few hundred more jazz CDs than I would otherwise. As I am sure Greg will attest, you can still visit the records stores and download from eMusic. It is not a e...