[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] Dj Promote Video Blog #34 - Everyday in CALI-FORN-I-A

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 3/01/2012 09:21:00 AM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] Dj Promote Video Blog #33 - Sound Check with Odd Thomas

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 2/21/2012 11:27:00 AM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] Gimme a SHOUT!

Ok guys I need some SHOUTOUTS (aka DROPS) for my mixes. If you've ever listened to my Live Mixes you've heard Propaganda, Lecrae, KJ-52, Michael Jr. and many more gimme a "drop". Well those are getting old. So I thought... why not let you do them for me?

Here's what you do. Record yourself on a phone, computer, youtube... whatever you want, then email us the file or a link to the video or audio. Send it to SHOUTOUTS@DJPROMOTE.COM and in the subject put SHOUTOUTS FOR DJ PROMOTE.  If we like your shout out we will use it one of our LIVE MIXES at MIXCLOUD.COM.

This is definitely your chance to become famous so record something good. It can be serious, funny... whatever! You know the drill. Record a shout out for us and lets make some mixes! On your mark... get set... GO!!!!

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 2/09/2012 05:20:00 PM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] My Christmas Collection is WEAK!

The other night at dinner I admitted to some friends that... "I suck at picking out Christmas music, my collection is weak!" They gave me some positive feedback but I reassured them, they did not want me djing their Christmas parties. I usually tell people the same thing when they ask me to dj their weddings. I never feel confident about what Im playing then I get nervous and its all downhill from there lol. This year I've also learned that Im not much of a Christmas enthusiasts as lets say... MY WIFE! She loves Christmas and everything that goes with it. Shopping with lots of people, baking cookies, decorations and yes especially Christmas music! So to get on my Christmas game I started looking for some "good" Christmas tunes.

My ears were open and eager for something other than The Chipmunks and Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. I had heard a few Christmas hiop-hop albums but I really just wanted something nice and traditional sounding. Wasn't really sure what I wanted but I just knew my collection needed help! So, while shopping with my wife in Forever21 there it was... GOOD Christmas Music! (I know weird right?)

The very first song I heard was tribal drum sounding and almost moombah-ish (side note: Moombah is a new form of music where you slow down House music to sound like Reggaeton and it usually has a little bit of hip-hop element to it, carry on ->). After that, the next song had a similar "hippster" type feel (another word you should google). My cell service (AT&T) was tripping so I couldnt Shazam anything! (ok sorry last weird word - older generation readers, Shazam is an app that finds songs by hearing them, get it!).

When we got home that night my wife, a detective and google expert, helped me find exactly what we heard in the store. It was remixed Christmas music, and I really like alot! I guess they found a variety of remixers to help produce tracks and its actually pretty dope stuff. Ive downloaded both albums, part 1 & 2 and even noticed the homie Ohmega Watts is featured as a remixer. Sweet!

So in the joyous spirit of the traditional American Christmas I wanted to say, "Feliz Navidad" and here is some music that might help you with your Scroogeness and brighten up almost any light tour.

Remixed Christmas 1

Remixed Christmas 2

Below are a few more albums, but these are FREE!

- The Lights Up Eyes On EP we made with Billy Graham Assoc. a few years back and especially the song with Moses Uvere - Best Christmas Ever

also Josh at Sphere sent this over... GO GET IT!

- Sphere of Hip-Hop's Free Christmas Album

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 12/19/2011 02:49:00 PM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] Cookies, Video Shoots, Football and yeap DJING!!!

This month we have been working on a lot of upcoming events and bookings. The 2012 calendar is filling up fast and we (my wife and I) will be hitting a lot of cities.

Speaking of my wife she decided to bake some cookies so if you see me looking chubby you know why. We couldn't eat them all so we took them to Moses Uvere's music video shoot last night... we didn't even bring the leftovers back so I hope everyone enjoyed them.

Moses's video shoot was for Word to Your Mother and it was a house party theme. I got to dj some and was super glad to be part of it. We finally got to meet Dj Knucklehead, who produced the track for Word to Your Mother and is also in the band Forever the Sickest Kids. Hopefully we can hang with him soon and catch one of his dj sets.

Moses (in the middle), his little brother and sister and Dj Knucklehead on the right

Now the night before the video shoot we got to hang with my wife's family at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium for some 4A High School Football Championships. Really cool cause we're with the winning team (Lake Travis Cavaliers). It was our first time in the stadium and even driving around that part of Dallas. Good to know whats around the area and see inside the big dome!

I guess I kind of started this blog post backwards, but Thursday night I went out to the Rio Room to see Dj Craze and Codes perform. I had to roll solo but if you know who Dj Craze is it was mad worth it.

Im new to Codes but he is also on Craze's Slow Roast label. Dude is clean on the cuts and plays some great house music. I don't have any footage but look up Codes House EP and as you already know CRAZE TORE IT UP!!! I even got a tweet back... Made my solo night out even better lol

 Anyways I should probably stop now. I will save all this content I got laying around for the next post. Let me get back to work...

No this is not Sawyer... its Daisy.... our other Bangel (ask me about it later)

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 12/18/2011 05:12:00 PM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] It's Getting Busy

The last few months have been relatively slow for us. Which is good and bad. Its good cause we don't have to travel and get to do a lot of cool local things and bad because if we don't have shows we don't have #mula #cheddar #dinero #lol

As stuff starts to pick up I need to try and post more often. I do great with Twitter and Facebook but blogging means I have to stop, type and upload... hard when you want to work on mixes and other musical stuff. But never the less I know this content needs to stop filling up my iPhone and makes it way to the light of day! Let the blogging begin!

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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 12/18/2011 03:32:00 PM

[DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG] Kick It - Video Blog #25

When you get locked out of your room, what do you do... Kick it!


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Posted By Blogger to DJ PROMOTE'S PERSONAL BLOG at 11/17/2011 09:48:00 PM