"Friday Feature 10.8.10" DJ ADAM ROCK - HOUSE MIX (Reworked)

Started out mixing with two of his mother's turntables with no pitch ....lol
now lets make it simple !!! Im not gonna stroke myself ....lol


Adamrock has been mixin since 1984. He as been in many dj teams until he created his own
"The Untouchable 5 D.J. Team".



Early 80's

Won many battles as a teen dj and mixed on hundreds of flyers.

Mid 80's

Club and bar scene

Early 90's

Joined WCYC 90.5 fm and was an on air personality
co host of "The Best Of The 80's Show" with Tom Ramos.

Mid 90's

Club and bar scene

Early 2000's

Mobile gigs -where the money is at..lol

2007

Back on the fm dial WIIT 88.9 fm as co host of "THe Street Beat Mix Show "
with John "Smokin "Acosta.

He also created his own internet show called "Da Clubhouse"
First airing on chicago partymix internet radio.

2008

Da clubhouse joins Lower Level Radio
Fully loaded follows that year.

2009 to present

He creates chitownmusicradio.com & Da clubhouse joins chitown music radio.

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There is too much info to cover this is just an outline of my career.
I am happy to have come across and shared the night with many
Dj's in my life all different in thier mixin skills .

I do believe that in order to be a real DJ u must learn the basics as your
beats ...turntables.... cd's ... then software in order to get the full appreciation of the skill !!!

Adam Rock

Playlist:

Keep pushing on
I dont want nobody
Take me up
Everybody be somebody
Riverside lets go
Memories
Getting over you
Hey hey hey
Esamba 2010
Groove jet
Follow me 2010
Mexican fever
He le le
So in love with you
Let me think about
I love to like it
Make it funky
Dirty talk
Sirtaki
Que va caer
Deep swing music 2010
Ill house you 08
Super bomb
Watch out


Link to mix: Sept house mix 2010 reworked - dj adamrock by DJ ADAM ROCK

Check Adam out every Monday night on "Da Club House"
Internet Radio show (8-11pm CST).

www.chitownmusicradio.com

iHeartBobby (Caldwell/Common/Dilla)

The Hue Collective "Styles Beyond Many" Featuring Black Spade aka Stoney Rock and Simeon V.

Some new lean featuring Detroit heat in Waajeed (Platinum Pied Pipers) combined with some Texas (Dallas) edge in JT Donaldson (collectively called The Hue Collective 2010). Then take some St. Louis flavor from Black Spade and add the GO-ILL counts, Simeon & Race - The Primeridian...and BAM! You get and extra special blend in this joint "Spaces Beyond Many". spin yo head to this one!

"Styles Beyond Many" Black Spade, The Primeridian, (produced by JT Donaldson and Waajeed [The Hue Collective])

Link to their new music:

Check out more of their music at the bottom right hand side

When a DJ "cheats" by DJ Nando

Is it ever ok to use a pre-mixed CD or a pre-programmed DJ Set using software like Ableton Live at one of your DJ performances? This has been a burning question for quite some time and here are my surprising thoughts on the matter.



YES! In certain situations, it may actually be acceptable to "perform" a preprogrammed DJ set. There are an endless number of scenarios where you may have to opt for resorting to a prerecorded set and I'll outline just a few. The main thing to keep in mind is that ultimately, it's your skill and reputation for delivering consistently good performances that is on the line and in some extreme (and not so extreme) situations, this may be the best option for you.



Acceptable situations, in my honest opinion include:



1. When you have worked hours and hours on programming your set only to arrive to the venue and discover that they have not provided the minimum acceptable grade of equipment you requested. Let's face it, nobody still uses Denon DN-1800f dual cd decks, and if the venue has them installed, I would just cue up one of my mixes on my iPod on and hit play while going to the bar and using those 2 free drink tickets you probably got from the promoter.



2. When it is a large "concert" venue which has not provided you adequate DJ Monitors/Stage Monitors. The PA's at these venues will undoubtedly have a 1 sec. or greater delay built into their system to protect their concert PA sound system from knuckleheads that like to run everything into the "red". Trying to beatmatch live while listening to the echo of what you just played is nothing but a horrible trainwreck during each transition.





3. When you are the MAIN HEADLINER at a massive indoor/outdoor event. The promoter has obviously paid you a disgustingly large sum of money for your "DJ act" as some superstar globetrotting DJ and does not want you to disappoint the 1,000+ people who paid good money to hear and see you perform with your cool "pyramid" and "rubiks cube" LED lighted DJ booths. Ableton Live can not only control your music, but can trigger your lightshow precisely when you want it.



4. When you know you only have a short amount of time to perform and setting up your laptop, midi controller, external sound card, and rewiring the dj booth would take longer than the time you are allotted to play.



Unacceptable situations include:



1. The venue/bar has adequate equipment and decent monitors. Nobody wants to watch you fist pump and dance behind the decks while holding a beer in one hand and your hands "tweaking" the knobs on the mixer when it’s obvious every other DJ before you was actually beatmatching, and doing it well.



2. You have a minimum of a 45 minute set. You should arrive early enough to setup your gear and listen to most of the previous DJ's set so as to not repeat any of their song selections and get a feel for the "vibe".



3. When both 1 & 2 are met, AND you are getting PAID!



Please comment with your opinion and feedback!


Signed,

Sheriff Nando

Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar (Live in Studio)

JDLP's "Old School Dance Party" Columbus Day Weekend Sun. 10.10.10

Event page:

Interview w/ Chicago Drum & Bass Producer & DJ: Danny the Wildchild

Photo: Eric Pinzur


Link to interview on Basslinemagazine.com