Echo Kinetic

Something pretty light to kick off 2010.  Stay tuned for the NAMM wrap up, Ableton Bridge, a killer wireless Serato controller for under $150 and I thrash slip mode on a CDJ900.

I pity the guys who have to deal with this on a daily basis.

“Where do you DJ?”

I would get asked this question at least a couple of times per week. Working in the job I’m in, that is to be expected.  I sell DJ equipment, of course customers are going to ask. Funnily enough, i’m not employed because I DJ, I’m employed because I’m organised, can speak to people, and can sell things. So you can imagine the “Where do you DJ?” can get a little bit awkward. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a dark and scary town this Melbourne place, with lots of scary corners its a wonder John Brumby hasnt already jumped out at you dressed as Jason from Friday the 13th. Keeping this in mind the substance crew invites all you trick or treater’s to get your ass down to highlander bar for a single room night of pure EDM halloween madness! Read the rest of this entry »

So you’re an aspiring DJ or an established name putting out a new promo

You’ve spent a number of hours selecting tracks, arranging your mix, recording it.

Then re-recording it because you weren’t totally happy with it.

Then re-recording because you dropped a track in at the wrong time.

Then re-recordi….

You’ve got the picture right?  You’ve spent hours making sure your promo mix is perfect, and then you’ve fucked the whole thing up by using a shitty upload service, such as Mega Upload where the end user needs to wait for 45 seconds before downloading, or Sendspace, which i’m currently being forced to download from.

Great, you’ve succeeded in totally shooting yourself in the foot (Sorry Wavemotion)

To be honest, when i download mixes, and i see an external link that i know is going to be a pain, i avoid it.

So what  should you use?  Something that fits the current budget ($0)?

Personally, i use either my MobileMe and publicly share the file, or Drop Box, which gives you 2gb of online storage plus direct linking.  I’m not trying to plug something just for the sake of it, but i took that screen shot at the start of the post, and this is the current progress.

So, if you want people to download your stuff, don’t use a shitty service that’s frustrating for the user.

Smashing out another quick mix, I’m back with something a bit proggier than the Tech House promo. And it’s even got a name, courtesy of @CaptArgo.

EchoKinetic Podcast – Edge of Dusk by RichoKinetic

Tracklist:
Strahovski - Warning (Original Mix)
Alterbreed – Shadow (Original Mix)
Duran & Aytek – Just the 2 of Us (Original Mix)
Riktam, Bansi – Green Space
The Good Guys – Get Freaky Feat. Marshall (Jeremy Olander & Andres Cabrera Remix)
Lish – Dirty Feelings (Manuel Duego Remix)

(all tracks can be purchased from Beatport)

You can download from Soundcloud, using the above player but it’s only a 128k/s MP3, or for the High Qual (192k/s) you can grab it here

Hope you enjoy!

The substance crew have awoken from their winter hibernation to plan and deliver a mid winter party that will warm the cockles of your awesomeness. After Travis Lucas single handedly destroyed the dancefloor at our last event we thought it fitting to raise the bar and invite our friend and local trance superstar TRENT MCDERMOTT. Having an integral involvement in Trance Energy 2009, Trent of late has seen his career gallop into the forefront, being booked for such parties as Gategrasher and Martin Roth and SHOKK. His production skills leave nothing to chance and everything to the imagination, his release ‘LED’ being an integral theme for the Australian trance scene this year. Propped and locked, ready to deliver his set is sure to destroy the place.

Not to be outdone we have invited Substance’s long time DJ swapper, LOKI. Having had his hand in the scene for a number of years and running the successful “Unstable Sounds” parties and numerous events in Ballarat, we can hardly contain our excitement at having him reap anarchy all over our console.

Following on, our next guest is a long time visitor of the Substance massif and it is with “hands in the air” we welcome BLINKY back for his first MAIN ROOM PERFORMANCE at our new home. Having recently shifted pardigms in his production; the rest of the world seems to be taking notice – on Beatport.com he recently featured in numerous “Featured DJ top 10’s” most notably Dubfire’s. Along with his net label, Beatgeek, releasing countless Aussie produced mega tracks, this boy is surely set to smash the absolute shit out of Highlander.

And last, but definately not least, we welcome two newcomers to the fold – Hendo and Pantysnort. Both relatively new to the scene, these boys show exceptional technical skills and play some of the most upfront prog, house and tech that is on offer. No doubt these boys will be bringing something very special to Substance!

And as per-usual the regular residents featuring Taran M, J-Slyde, Rich OK, Simon Murphy, Denham Jay and Mouka, will also be in tow.

Drinks specials and free selected entry this night will also be on the menu!

►►►COST:
FREE before 9pm
$10 guestlist – Email admin@substancesounds.net with names
$15 General

►►►GUESTS:
Trent McDermott (Trance Energy)
Blinky – LIVE (Beatgeek)
Loki (Unstable Sounds)
Hendo
Pantysnort

►►►RESIDENTS:
Taran M
J-Slyde
Rich OK
Simon Murphy
Denham Jay
Mouka

►►►DURATION:
8pm – 3am

Courtesy of Lara

Thanks Lara!