SwingDJs

First, I think the experienced DJs are too independent, too established, they won't stand for the a Board or DJ Coordinator trying to change the style of the music at the Fed. We would revolt. I have no reason to think that is what is going on. However, "predominantly swing music" is a ver...

Next time you are at a dance and you hear a song that you like, one that seems to be what you are looking for. Go ask the DJ what it was and go out and buy that song. Seek similar songs. I think the cole slaw song you refer to is an uptempo jump blues number. So, seek out more uptempo jump blues tra...

The quality varies widely (i.e., some of these songs suck), but here are songs in that "might" fit the bill.. Aerosmith - Big Ten Inch Record (2:16) Ben Harper - Suzie Blue (4:29) Beyonce - Fever (4:31) Brian Setzer and Gwen Stefani - You're The Boss (3:43) Bryan Ferry - The Way You Look T...

Been doing a lot of browsing this weekend, I was not paying as close attention to the jazz/blues side of eMusic as I used to, a lot of stuff has turned up in recent months. A summary of some of the labels that how shown up in recent years... Quadromania (listed as Membran Ltd. / DRA) - http://www.em...

For the dancers we play to (partner dancers, not talking about club music, etc...), MP3s and CDs are preferable. The sound quality is good enough, you can carry more music (1000x more music), you can organize your music much better (using mp3 tags, playlists, etc..). The reason most DJs are laptop t...

There's a wonderful slow version by Omar & The Howlers. Available on eMusic. http://www.emusic.com/album/Omar-and-The-Howlers-Swing-Land-MP3-Download/10596554.html A few years back, I was at the local CD store (Cheapo Records), checking out, and I noticed the guy behind in line had a huge stack...

If you follow Jesse's suggestions, this might be helpful to you. Album lists I saved on eMusic, I have been updating it a lot recently with all the recent label additions. Nathan Nathan's Albums For Lindy Hoppers Nathan's Albums For Lindy Hopper's 2 Nathan's Albums For Lindy Hopper's 3 I have been d...

This was released about a month ago, it's on eMusic... http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drj000/j018/j01883zb24v.jpg AMG Review Brian Setzer reconvenes his big band for its first non-Christmas-related set since 2000's Vavoom! Here he rearranges well-known classical themes from Beethoven, Strau...

This is pretty good news. Many of the titles of series are hard to find and often expensive when found.

Nathan

The ambiguous rule that benefits us now can come back and bite us in the ass later should the person enforcing the rules simply not agree with your taste in music or your opinion of what "swings." Doubtful, the Guidelines can always be revised. DJ Coordinators can be replaced I am not afr...

You know I am a big Fleetwood Mac fan, I think Lindsey Buckingham is great. However, as you said in other posts on this thread, you pushed the line for a few years. You ended up getting a ticket. You almost forced him to do it. Besides, whatever song it happened to be, "Don't Stop" was sim...

Since you spun the topic off from the DJ Training thread and the Guidelines I wrote with Matt Jones and Colin Wise years ago.... Step out the basic steps. Does it feel comfortable. Is the beat clear. When in doubt, dance it out. Lots of music is great for both lindy hop and six count swing. Ideally,...

I wonder if anyone from the board who wrote this could help illuminate the thread regarding music "suitable for East Coast Swing (6-count swing)"... whatever that is :lol: step-step rock step or triple step, triple step rock step. Different teachers and regions use different terminology. ...

I forgot how bad it was, partly because I just intentionally ignore them on principle, but this language of the rule for which I got a "ticket" highlights the ambiguity problem. I can't remember which week you got a ticket. I remember one night you played a bunch of hip hop. I DJed after ...

thanks for cheering me up today! .... Does Fever count as a swing, blues or jazz song? I have one venue where the same person requests Fever every time I DJ. So far I have honored her request since I have a couple versions I don't mind playing, but next time I think I will turn her down. If you wer...