![]() ![]() Y'see, personally I've tried before to work with Rekordbox, with both the XDJ-Aero and the XDJ-R1 controllers, but it wasn't for me, and the reason is simple: No decent screens. The big, bright screen makes a huge difference Like it or not, perception matters, especially at highly paid events Maybe not having a laptop there helped with that perception too.ģ. Maybe it's the relatively large size (although I carried it easily enough to my gig in a UDG bag), maybe the Pioneer DJ logos, maybe the fact that it looks similar to a couple of CDJs and a DJM mixer pushed together, but people commented that I had "the real gear" several times. The XDJ-RX simply looks like the real deal. Pro-Tip: Re-format your USB device first (mine didn't work properly until I did), and use a decent, modern USB device: Transfer took ages an older drive I had. When you're done, you insert a USB drive into your laptop, hit "export", and all your tunes are transferred to it, ready to use on the XDJ-RX at your gig. Especially in these days of iTunes woes, I found the software intuitive and with enough DJ-led features (built-in key analysis, cue points, waveforms etc) and organisation features (smart playlists being the main one) that I didn't miss iTunes at all. Preparing my music on the software that's integral to this approach, Rekordbox, was a pleasant experience. Specifically, I was using the Pioneer XDJ-RX, the all-in-one Rekordbox unit that - in a first for a controller - I suspected would come close to delivering all the benefits of a laptop, without the laptop. ![]() This weekend, I played my first show since 2005 without a laptop (or an iPad). ![]() See more photos from this year's event on Facebook courtesy of our awesome photographers Matt Jylha and Joe Licul.ħ Things I Learned DJing Without A Laptop This Weekend Thanks to everyone who joined us! And if you couldn't make it, we've got a few highlights to encourage you not to make the same mistake twice. Unique in its combination of work and play, this year's 9th annual Summer Sessions brought together over 400 top radio programmers and major label executives for a series of panels and parties designed to informally exchange ideas and information vital to our industry.Įvents and panels included the Internet Radio Panel the National Programming Panel (moderated by Cary Vance, Promo Only Promotions) the Producer/Remixer Panel, Mix Show Panel and Radio Programming Panel our invitation-only Opening Night Party, featuring a special appearance by legendary producer Timbaland and our all-access Summer Sessions Mix Show DJ Party, brought to you live from the Mixx Nighclub, and our Awards Show featuring new music from JoJo and Icona Pop in The Music Box at the Borgata Hotel and Casino. Icona Pop performing at the Promo Only Summer Sessions Awards Show | Photo credit Nick James Hahn (Promo Only) The music industry's networking event of the year Interested in a free no-strings-attached trial of our all-EDM Electronic Bundle? Email us here.įor more on Brian Fink, including Brian's syndicated playlist, visit Spotlight: 2015 Promo Only Summer Sessions Want to explore a little more of what EDM has to offer? Check out this guide to EDM's most popular sub-genres (includes audio samples). We're at a crossroad: It's up to us to let people know that the world of electronic dance music is more than just the DJs on the Ultra main stage. I listen to a track like that and I'm, like, 'wow, that's a pretty hard track.' And on top 40." Afrojack's "Summerthing" is all over mainstream radio. Not so long ago it would have been impossible to get Calvin Harris on top 40 stations now Calvin releases a record and he's all but guaranteed to appear on mainstream radio. "In fact, EDM's crossover to the mainstream is nothing short of phenomenal. But dance is certainly not going anywhere. Future House is almost the same thing as UK Garage, with one more beat added on to it. You look at ten years ago and it was hard trance, the type of stuff that's being produced now, just at a slower BPM. I do think that many dance genres are cycling through, just like music does. ![]() "But somewhere along the line, the meaning of EDM has been distorted to refer only to festival, progressive house stuff, which it's not EDM is electronic dance music: House, deep house, breakbeat, trance - everything fits beneath the EDM umbrella."Īnd what of the never-ending rumors of EDM's imminent demise? "One of the biggest problems is that EDM encompasses everything," says Brian. When he's not busy fulfilling his duties as production director and on-air personality at Tampa Bay's 93.3FLZ, or overseeing the programming for iHeartRadio's syndicated Evolution broadcast, Brian Fink serves as iHeartMedia's EDM Brand Ambassador, a role that has, as Brian readily admits, its challenges. A look at EDM's, past, present and future ![]()
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