OxyKon

Lol I was just reading that as you posted it

Fuck yeah, will def check this out

12. A £1.6 million mansion for ADJF

have seen this guy do his thing at least 3 times, twice was for the beastie boys

old skool at its finest

Don't forget about the executioners

Well i didn't make it in this years comp, but thought i would share the track list any way. DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World (Drum & Bass Remix) [12” White Label] Unknown Artist - Platinum Breaks Vol. 4 [Metalheadz 10” White Label] Ed:it - Cargo Dub (Total Science Remix) [Rooted Recordings] Optiv & BTK - Inception (Maztek Remix) [Renegade Hardware] Neonlight & Rolar - Epidemic (Apex Remix) [Trust In Music] Logam & Wreckage Machinery - Repercussions [Trust In Music] Gridlok & Prolix - Nightcrawler [Project Trendkill] Maztek - Depth [icarus Audio] Dr Bastardo - Papua Nu Guinea Bastardisation [Our Fucking Jungle]

I miss US record stores

Welcome dude, hope you enjoy your stay here with us

WE ARE BIG TIME

HELPMEDDJT give that a try, should be 25% off

how much did they set you back, lately I've been thinking i might need to get some, i've had a slight ringing in my ears for a while now

Yeah on that note, I'm not gonna be able to get the time off work to attend this years meat, sorry guys

thanks dude, hope this set will be enough to get into the comp this year

With the recent success of their exploding controller line, last week many in the DJ field wondered: Why did Pioneer sell their DJ division to investment company KKR? Leadership in Japan has been talking about the sale of Pioneer DJ for months according to a source close to the deal and both companies. That source chatted with us on the condition of anonymity, revealing fresh details on the sale and what DJs might expect in the future. WAS PIONEER’S DIVISION STRUGGLING? No – in fact Pioneer’s DJ division has been rocking the industry for a solid year. MI Salestrak, an industry sales tracking tool, places Pioneer at the top of their revenue list with more than 50% of DJ dollars spent going to Pioneer gear – outperforming Numark, Native Instruments, Rane, Stanton, and Denon combined. It’s fair to say that Pioneer DJ is doing very well financially – and our sources confirm that the sale is not a sinking ship sign, lack of innovation, or anything of that ilk. WHY SELL THE MOST PROFITABLE DIVISION OF PIONEER? Pioneer’s three product groups (home, car, DJ) Pioneer has been historically made up of three main divisions: 1. Pioneer DJ / Pro Audio (makes the CDJs, DJMs, RMXs, and DDJs that we all know well) 2. Pioneer Car (makes stereo heads, speakers, and other car audio accessories) 3. Pioneer Home (makes consumer AV equipment – home theatre systems and speakers, etc.) In recent years, Pioneer DJ has been by far the most profitable divison of the company (when expressed as a percentage of revenue). It’s easy to see and speculate that the other divisions might not have been doing nearly as well. Earlier this year, Pioneer sold their “Home” group to Hong Kong-based investment firm Baring Private Equity Asia as well as a significant amount of shares of the division to Onkyo – a former rival in the consumer electronics space home consumer AV equipment. At the time, Pioneer hinted they wanted to focus on car audio. According to our source, when the Pioneer Home deal went through, they began considering selling the DJ division – and floated around a very high number to see if anyone would bite. Pioneer may have been surprised when KKR actually made a comparable offer, making the sale of DJ division very attractive. Freeing up capital for Pioneer Car makes sense – while Pioneer DJ is a high profit enterprise, its products appeal to a limited section of the general public with a pretty limited market size: There are 60 million cars produced in the world every year, with an estimated market size of over 1 billion vehicles The total DJ hardware market is generally estimated to be under 1 billion (with the larger MI market topping off at 6.81 billion in 2013 according to NAMM) WHY KKR AND NOT ANOTHER DJ COMPANY? KKR’s investment breakdown Pioneer was purchased by a investment company that has holdings in real estate, energy, infrastructure and many other spaces (get the full list on their official website) but what would they want with a DJ company? Our source confirmed, as we originally speculated, that Pioneer DJ was never in talks with other popular DJ manufacturers, simply because of the cost of the deal alone. With the final price topping half a billion dollars, Native Instruments, Numark, or any other DJ company would have an incredibly tough time pulling together the required funds. There’s been some commentary around the web speculating that KKR might prep Pioneer DJ for further sale – which isn’t an uncommon course of action for a investment group. Many private equity firms are infamous for purchasing companies, loading them with debt, and selling later on while pocketing a nice margin in the process. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PIONEER’S GEAR QUALITY? WILL KKR REPLACE PIONEER TALENT? Pioneer’s US Headquarters in Long Beach, CA On this our source was clear: It will be business as usual at Pioneer DJ. The existing chain of design, manufacturing, and fulfillment will remain as-is, with no expected changes in engineering or product quality. If anything, KKR brings a big war chest of cash and will be looking for ways to grow the business. We suspect this may be a turning point for the company’s product line. Growth requires experimentation, and could lead them to develop a host of new product ideas. Currently Pioneer DJ employs about 900 people, and our source does not expect a single one to be laid off as a result of this transaction. Instead, since Pioneer DJ is becoming its own independent company, there’s a good chance there will be new hires to replace shared departments that Pioneer offered (things like HR, Finance, Payroll, etc) WHAT’S NEXT FOR PIONEER DJ? Our source didn’t have much to share on future product plans – aside from the soon-to-launch HDJ-C70 headphones and DDJ-SX2. Considering the rapidly approaching holiday season, that might be the extent of things until NAMM 2015. We’ve definitely noticed an interesting trend from a sales perspective that might start to tell the tale: Pioneer DJ is slowly killing off budget mixer models. For example, the DJM-250 is discontinued - as are all other two channel mixers that Pioneer was producing. At the same time, the DJM-750 and 850 mixers have seen a price reduction in September. Our speculation is that Pioneer is moving the budget range away from mixers and towards the increasingly popular all-in-one controllers, including DDJ-WeGO3 and DDJ-SB. Even though the ubiquitous CDJ line is their most visible product, the mid-level consumer products outsell them by a margin of over 2:1. Perhaps the future is more of the same, but we hope this fresh infusion of capital will shake up the ground, and force everyone to raise their game. Source

https://soundcloud.com/oxykon/oxykon-drum-bass-demo-set-1 So some of you may know that i've been trying to prep a demo tape for the Twisted Audio DnB comp happening at the moment, thought i'd share it with the rest of you, it's up on soundcloud as a free download, hope y'all enjoy this 100% vinyl mix.

https://soundcloud.com/edm/snails-bawdy-rdm-edmcom-exclusive

Deadmau5 is planning a five-year retrospective with a suitably Zimmerman twist. In the aftermath of his recent full-length epic, Beatport’s top-selling artist of all time took to his own live broadcast platform to stream ‘Five Years of Mau5,’ a remix EP of choice original cuts remixed by the cream of the electronic dance community. Zimmerman subsequently confirmed Eric Prydz, Nero, Madeon, Dillon Francis and Pig and Dan as remixers, with the likes of Francis’s own remix of “Some Chords” reportedly already doing rounds at TomorrowWorld this weekend. Though many of the above have already donned remixes to Deadmau5′s musical portfolio, the sheer breadth of material behind him and the accomplished initial list of remixers makes for another prolific swoop from everyone (bar Disney)’s favorite Mau5 headed club veteran. Details of a release date are yet to be announced. Source

I would if I could stream from work

Agree^

1k in Bali is like living as a king, but I'm not sure about doing the Bali trip, after talking to spitfire today we may be keen on saving for a mid year Melbourne trip

It's been very good nv, buffering only depends on the person who is streaming, very stable

You haven’t paid your dues in the game until you’ve had you’ve dealt with janky promoters. It isn’t just the new kids they prey on. They come at all levels of the game, no matter where you’re at in your career. I’ve dealt with every shade of promoter from the very solid and honest, to the ones that would boost your decks and pretend the packed house didn’t make any cash. With all that in mind, here are a few helpful hints and some red flags to help you avoid them. “Bringer” Shows If a promoter books you and asks how many people you can or are going to bring, this is a definite red flag. You’re the DJ and you are getting booked to do exactly that. You’re NOT the promoter. Your job is to supply and play the music. That’s it, point-blank period. You’re not the soundman, not the door guy, not the promoter. Yes it’s great to have a following and yes it’s great to know that if any promoter does book you there will be a crowd there to see you, but at the end of the day that’s not your job. It’s a tactic I’ve seen used in a lot of local events. They say if they book you, you need to guarantee 150 people, and then they try to tell you you’re getting paid $200 to play. Well, if the 150 people you bring pay a $10 cover that’s $1500 the promoter sees from the door, and they are trying to bank on you to get them there. Flat out, bringing people is their job, NOT yours. The only way you should even consider that kind of deal, is if you’re getting a bare bones minimum of $2000 to play for the night. If any promoter tells you that you need to bring a guaranteed number of people if they book you, tell them to kick rocks and rip socks. The DJ Buffet Another janky tactic is booking four or more DJs to play during a four-hour time slot. It’s totally ridiculous when I see eight DJs playing during a normal four-hour shift, and best believe that shit happens more than you would think. Eight people in a four-hour window means they each get to play 30 minutes. The promoter in turn hopes each DJ will promote that they’re playing, and he’ll get 3x to 7x times the normal promotional exposure. You’ll catch them trying to offer each DJ $50 to play, telling them it’s great pay for an hour’s work, plus “it’ll be fun.” Meanwhile they’re walking out of the door with way more of the money made from the night than they should be. The Exposure Hustle Especially when you’re new to the game, there are promoters who will try to get the beginner DJs, and also sometimes even mid-level DJs, to play the opening slots for “exposure.” If any promoter is asking you to play for fun and/or exposure, just run away. Odds are, you’re going to make him money, and best believe he’s not coming up with any of it for you. Don’t Be A Sucker A lot promoters will cut corners every chance they are given. If a promoter tells you to do the flyer for the night, he’s really just looking for somebody way more eager than experienced. It’s another thing that is not your job! Some promoters have asked me to DJ the night, bring the people, promote, do the flyer and bring the equipment. It was also the last conversation they ever had with me. Stay away from these amateurs as they are not only doing bad business with you, but they’re also damaging the scene at the end of the day. The Amazing Disappearing Promoter & His Vanishing Cash Watch out for parties with multiple promoters involved. A typical move is for one of them to tell you the OTHER promoter is paying you and then split. You’re sitting on empty pockets and no one will take responsibility. Then you’re stuck chasing people down for weeks trying to get your money. Most promoters cut deals with the venues, getting a part or the whole of the door fees for the evening and in some cases a bar percentage, as well as V.I.P table sales percentages. Don’t fall for the okie-doke that they didn’t make any money that night, that “we can pay you less or pay you later.” That is some complete B.S. If you showed up and did your job as agreed, they need to pay your fee whether no one was there or there were thousands in the building. It used to kill me when the end of the night came and I’d get asked to take less because they didn’t make as much as they thought! I’ve never had a promoter at the end of the night say “Hey we made way more than we expected. Here’s $500 more than we agreed on.” That does not happen, so do not give in when they try to pay you less. I know of one particular promoter that runs through DJs like toilet tissue. Every time I know of a DJ working for him I warn them, but they learn the hard way. He does not pay his DJs. Claims to never ever make any money, yet flies to Vegas every other week and posts pictures from the Gucci store and of him buying his new Mercedes at the dealership. His tactic is to tell the DJ that he knows the club was at capacity, but everyone was on the guest list and got in free so he didn’t make anything. Protect Ya Neck There are a lot of shady people in this game. Once I negotiated with a promoter I’d worked with for years and gave him a special deal as he was “grandfathered in” due to past history. It came out during conversation with the venue weeks later that he had hit them for double my fee and pocketed half for himself! We haven’t worked together since. I can’t work with someone pulling those kinds of shady moves. Aside from watching out for the kinds of situations I outlined above, it’s also a very smart move to do a simple artist agreement contract when booking an event. I usually ask for a non-refundable 50% deposit upfront to secure the date. If a promoter is not willing to do this, then it should tell you from the jump they’re not serious. Keep your eyes open and good luck. Source

And Perth, I learnt on wax and am still collecting to this day Welcome