Improving music discovery for DJs, finding a way to manage the amount of releases

[Manu]

Not vinyl, since it's gone digital it's so much easier to release music hence the output has gone up hence the work to find the quality stuff has gone up!

Aaaah I get it now, that did seem like a lot of records. I can't wait for next week, definitely going to go cop a few albums...

[Dizzle]

It's a balance I think, I agree being a producer too certainly helps you be unique and there's something in the middle ground where you "re-edit/re-mix" other people's stuff on the fly but personally I also love being blown away by someone else's music. That's where we get our inspiration and influence from at times, we get pushed in directions we never would have imagined ourselves.

So you search 10k tracks a week looking for something that blows you away? Seems counter productive, imo. I see the need for an app and applaud (hey, applaud is a neat name for an app) your efforts in creating one. I prefer the emphasis being on the middle ground where you can play your own stuff and remix others on the fly. Like all the tracks you are exited by until the vocal comes in. Why not grab those beats, giving credit of course, and do something you're inspired by with them in a set? That's why auto beat matching is our friend as it can allow us to do so much more instead of speeding up and slowing down stuff.

Hope you get find what you're looking for. Writing production/DJ blogs and mags could help. Mostly old timers on these forums

[KeithBoynton]

So you search 10k tracks a week looking for something that blows you away? Seems counter productive, imo. I see the need for an app and applaud (hey, applaud is a neat name for an app) your efforts in creating one.

Often times there's a few gems in there that wouldn't have discovered otherwise, it's about surfacing them in a time saving way.

I prefer the emphasis being on the middle ground where you can play your own stuff and remix others on the fly. Like all the tracks you are exited by until the vocal comes in. Why not grab those beats, giving credit of course, and do something you're inspired by with them in a set?

Most definitely, I don't think they are mutually exclusive. We're on the same page I think.. playing a track and remixing on the fly both have their place in a set I think.

Hope you get find what you're looking for. Writing production/DJ blogs and mags could help. Mostly old timers on these forums

Thank you, good tips