Yesterday, I posted about the emerging field of Augmented Reality. The folks at 5 Gum are already working on making this a music interface. The graphic pattern that is shown determines the beat that is played and the proximity of it to a given point determines the volume.
Tag: DJ
Mix – Eclectic Shock
There really is nothing like performing live for a crowd and my years of live gigging are memories I will treasure forever. Having shifted my focus to other priorities, I must say that my passion for mixing has never left and to this day, I try and get in some time on the decks if only for myself and some friends. Every so often, Discogs forum members hold a mixing competition and I have competed in it several times. The mix I am presenting here took second place, as rated by fellow Discogs forum members and contest participants, in the Spring 2006 competition. This mix is down-tempo and is my attempt to be as diverse in genre as possible and I hit everything from jazz, latin, funk, trip-hop and dub. Thanks for listening!
Stream: Eclectic Shock
Download: Eclectic Shock
DJ A-Trak composition on the fly
This is a performance from 2002, but it still blows me away everytime I see it. DJ A-Trak is a world champion DJ, having won the contest in 1997 at the age of 15, making him the youngest DJ to win the honor. In this clip, he is creating songs on the fly by sampling loops, scratches and synth tones from his turntables and mixer. He layers them piece by piece in real time and the results are pretty amazing.
Mojo's Dojo 