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Monthly Archives: July 2005

The Mash-Up “Diva”

28-Jul-05

Katie Enlow, a talented vocalist who has done vocal duty on a number of mash-up projects, has been profiled in a recent Boston Phoenix article. “Enlow is a mash-up diva,” says journalist Camille Dodero. We couldn’t agree more!

The Clocktave

28-Jul-05

While some might consider this extreme “mixterbation,” this video presentation is a great example of how creative DJs are pushing the performance envelope.

Bootie Goes to LA

20-Jul-05

Bootie is taking their show on their road! Buoyed by the club’s San Francisco success, Adrian & the Mysterious D are eager to spread the love and bring their show to Los Angeles. They’ve teamed up with DJ Paul V. of Indie 103.1 to debut their unique mash bash at The Echo, 1822 [...]

Javascript BPM Calculator

20-Jul-05

Here’s a nifty BPM calculator implemented in Javascript.

Finding Music with Google

19-Jul-05

Here’s a good tip for finding music with Google.

DJ Sources for Legit MP3s

19-Jul-05

DJMP3sites.com promises to catalog “all the legal DJ MP3 download sites that exist on the Internet.”  Sounds like an admirable cause!  Complete with reviews and ratings, this is definitely worth checking out if you are a digital DJ looking for legit ways of obtaining new music.

Seven Steps to Noise-Free Digital Audio

19-Jul-05

I’m in the process of converting much of my vinyl collection to MP3 for DJing purposes, so I found this article on producing noise-free recordings of particular interest.

Interview with Steinski

19-Jul-05

Responsible for a series of singles entitled "Lesson 1" (1983), "Lesson 2" (1984), and "Lesson 3" (1985), Steinski practically created the genre of sample-based music.   Monkeyfunk was able to snag this great interview with Steinski.

Political Remix of NIN Music Video

19-Jul-05

This rework of Nine Inch Nails’ The Hand That Feeds video is a great example of a music video remix done mash-up style.   It’s hard to tell that this isn’t the original music video!
On a related note, MTV apparently canceled the scheduled NIN appearance on the MTV Movie Awards due to artistic differences.  NIN was [...]

Public Ableton Live 5 Beta Now Available

18-Jul-05

If you’re as anxious as I am to try all the new features of the forthcoming release of Ableton Live 5, then you’ll be excited to hear that there is a public beta now available for download at the Ableton site.