Remix the Remix with a couple remixes..?

     As a new DJ fresh on the scene behind the tables you'll want to have a wide arsenal of audio tracks you can lay down during your set.  The more you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll be able to be succeed in any DJ situation.  Builds, breaks, loops, organic string and drum sounds are all very important.  They are all tools that can be used in different ways when you need them.  Just as important as any of the tools you posses in your audio arsenal are the remixes that already exist.  You might be saying okay that's lame im looking to become a DJ so that I can make my own remixes, why the hell would I want to play someone else's work?!  If this was anything close to your thought process that's okay but I need to stress to you that you're job as a DJ will be to please the crowd that you have in front of you and throw down a sweet mix cd or two to showcase your skill sets.  In my opinion one of the very best ways to do that would be to get yourself some crazy cool remixes of the most popular radio top-40 in your area.  If Drake's new hit is whats playing day in and day out on the radio then when you set-up in the club or the pub and drop the un-offical remix its going to set it off, almost guaranteed.  What's more is that you shouldn't stop there. Hopefully you've had enough time with those new remixes that you can mix the two together during your set, maybe you had a cue point set on each of them (or several cue points) and you're about to get crazy flippin double slowing and speeding up during breaks and then dropping the other remixes drop where the first one was, YEAA. Something like that! All of a sudden you've got the crowd under control as you look around you'll find yourself in the lime-light that night.

     On a quick side note if you're looking to make you're own original remix the best way to go about it would be to obtain some vocal tracks also known as acapella tracks, that you can then mix over an instrumental or drum loop.  After you have an awesome remix of your own you'll need to contact the owners of the loops and vocals your using to ensure that they are royalty free and have been cleared for commercial use.  If you are interested in obtaining one-shot or single sound drum sounds that you can sequence into beats using a program like abelton or FL studio just scroll down to purchase a full selection of drum sounds professionally sampled from the Korg Electribe EMX-1.  Payments accepted through pay-pal only.