New Year! New Tunes

Hey guys!  I picked up about $40 worth of new tracks from beatport.  I got a few from the top 100 that I've missed over the past few months that I've been meaning to get, and I've dug up a few good jams from some lesser known artists.  Expect a new mix to come out this month!

I'm currently booked this year for:
Melee Waylay (Providing Sound) Jan 25th
Arkansas Anime Festival March 14-16th
Gl!tch Con - August 1-3

More bookings are coming!

- Blay

Personal Post - Blay

Hey guys!

I've been super busy for an amount of time entitled: Forever.  I'm flowing with ideas and creativity but the issue I'm running into is the lack of motivation to actually make the first step on acting upon these ideas.

TOTD: Years (Vocal Extended Mix) - Alesso, Matthew Koma

I got a great track for you guys today.  This brand new track was released just a few days ago and has already topped the Beatport charts as #1.  Not many tracks can top charts just three days after it's release. 

This song features the vocals of Matthew Koma along with some sweet piano melodies in the break.  The piano entranced me when I first hear it.  But as a standard progressive house song it also has a great synth line during the build and drop.   

DJs::  This track is easy to mix, and it's quite short actually.  Just remember mixing vocals onto other vocals at the same time usually doesn't sound good, so best not to try it unless you find a good track to match it with.

Anyways, definitely check this track out!

Beatport

Youtube

Dig it,

Blay

Update Update Update!

Alright, so I'm going to make this nice and quick.
But first a pic!

• The show on Tuesday night went quite well.  Everyone there enjoyed my mixing, even the DJs that invited me.  I was even invited to play another show on the 21st of August.  This is going the direction I want it to go. 
• I got more connections in the scene.  I met more DJs, Club owners, Gogo dancers, etc.  The Gogos tend to be all over me as I'm one of the younger DJs.  Can't deny saying that some of the Gogos aren't too bad looking.
• I missed two days of work from being sick.  (I must have eaten something.)  But I decided to make the best of my time by making bead sprites for my buddy to sell.  So at least I'll make some money from the day off, right?
• I finished watching Air Gear, the anime.  I've gotta say for a good anime, the ending was the worse.

That's about it.  It's friday, and I've got National Guard drill this weekend.  Ready for the fun!  :D

Peace!

Blay

P.S.  Look forward to a new blog that I'm making dedicated to bead sprites.  :D

Spinning Tonight

Twisted Tuesdays is a weekly EDM party that brings in the best local DJs.  I happen to be opening tonight.  I'm pretty excited as this is my first show in a long while.  I haven't performed in quite some time, so I am a bit nervous. 

I'm just going to jump on stage and rock face.  It's just what I do.  :D

Wish me luck!

Blay

TOTD: Firestorm (Original Mix) - Far Too Loud

Far Too Loud released a hella tight electro house track in an EP called Firestorm.  The EP has 3 awesome electro, dirty sounding tracks.  All by Far Too Loud on Funkatech Records.  You can pick up this trio on Beatport for 7.47.

Beatport

Youtube

Great track right here.  One of my personal picks.  Pick it up!

Blay

TOTD: Rock the House (Original Mix) - Afrojack

I really wish I could give this track more credit than it is given.  Many people sometimes ask me this: "What's the true difference between Electro House and Progressive House."  I tend to categorize it at the type of sound. 

This is generally the idea of Progressive House: Blessed - Tom Hangs.
This is Electro House in essence: Ready for the Stomping - Far Too Loud.

This is a great floor filler for you DJs.  Just toss this sucker in and BAM!

Youtube

Beatport

 Peace!

Blay

It's Been a While...

Every time I post here, I tend to say:  "Hey guys, I'm back! blah blah blah, I'm gonna post more, blah blah blah, Here is an awesome track, blah blah blah." 

I'm going to stop.

Not the blog,  but saying, and not doing. 

Over the past half month quite a bit has changed in my life, and long story short here is what happened.:

Got dumped by a girl I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with.
Lost 25 pounds.
Got really fit.
Did really well in school.
Focused on my future life and got an internship.
Started drinking.
Moved back in with the parents due to a flea issue at the apartment.
Moved back out.
Approved for promotion in the National Guard. (Now lets just hope I get it! :D)
Working at this internship, on my own, going to school.

Now I'm making the final step.  Connecting my DJ network in full passion.  Youtube account with my mixes.  Keeping my most up to date mixes available on soundcloud.  Daily updates on my Djing stuff.  Always talking about good tracks I find, etc.  Just essentially really doing what I love without the external pressure, which is easier now because I live alone.  I can do what I want.


You can take this as a promise, or an "I swear"  or whatever you want.

But Basscadet is back, as Blay.

DJ Blay