My name is MacKenzie, I make dance music. Started out working at a deli and then became a wedding DJ / Highschool Dance DJ. Learned how to produce music and now 10 years later I'm doing a AMA about my latest release, "Green Light!"
Proof: https://i.redd.it/kt8b7dneb2x51.jpg
Hey Reddit, we're MAKJ, Timmy Trumpet and Andrew W.K. and we just released our new dance single "Party Till We Die"!
We're here to talk our new single, available now on iTunes and Spotify, and anything else you want to chat about!
You can find our Twitter accounts here:
http://twitter.com/MAKJ http://twitter.com/AndrewWK http://twitter.com/timmytrumpet
Ask us anything!
Proof: https://twitter.com/MAKJ/status/786641278075150336
Hey guys, some of you may have seen me around the sub and especially on the Discord, but I am Harain and I am a huge EDM fan (obviously). The point of this post is that I go to A LOT of club shows here in Chicago, and I noticed that club sets in general are really unique and interesting because I think they really test a DJ’s skill in reading the crowd and playing accordingly. I wanted to start reviewing these club sets to help others make decisions if going to these club sets is essentially worth it. Full disclosure: I am a normie - I love Big Room, I love hard hitting kicks, Hard dance, Psy, that kind of stuff - but I dabble in a bit of everything.
For the purpose of these reviews I will be assuming that these club sets are NOT pre recorded (even if sometimes they are, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt). I will not go over their entire tracklists but maybe some notable selections here and there. The purpose is to give a general idea of what to expect from these club sets, and if it's something you as a reader would be interested. (Especially since some of these shows will put quite a damper on your wallet, 3 Jager Bombs and a Long Island is not cheap)
I will be judging sets based on the artist's personal style, how true they are to themself, and the sets purpose relative to the audience. For instance in Chicago the 3 biggest clubs for more mainstream DJ’s are The Mid, Prysm and Soundbar. Prysm caters towards a more “let’s get fucked up and party in a high end club” crowd. The Mid and Soundbar I think focus a little bit more on the experience and music itself. I would argue that Soundbar caters to a more upscale crowd than The Mid, but both try to achieve similar things with their shows.
In this post I will be reviewing MAKJ at Prysm. MAKJ I would say is a Big Room/Bounce focused producer, but does a bit of other stuff as well.
MAKJ came on with an impressive opener proceeding the “pre dj”. The lights went off, air horns, fog machines, cold air blasters (IDK what they're called). And his iconic “Oh way ooh way ohh, oh way oways aii, PARTY TIL WE DIE” blasts, really creating a great mood for the rest of the set. I was a bit upset that the track I was waiting most for (huge Timmy Trumpet fan btw) dropped so early, but it makes sense. Following this, the set included quite a bit of elements, lots of Bounce, Big Room, Hip Hop, Rap, etc… by all means “normie friendly” but I think some of his song selections (holy goof God’s Plan) alot
... keep reading on reddit ➡It’s Bassjackers and MAKJ, we’re both DJ/producers who have toured around the world playing some of the biggest stages in dance music. We’re currently sitting together in a hotel room in Amsterdam and are ready to turn the fucking bass up on your questions.
We just put out our new collaboration “DERP” on [Hysteria Records] (http://hysteriarecs.com/), which you can grab on [Beatport] (http://www.beatport.com/track/derp-original-mix/5338286)
We also just unveiled a new music video for the track - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYV886CcY_U)
Bassjackers proof: [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/bassjackers/photos/a.310628221978.179221.272794671978/10152441706756979/?type=1&stream_ref=10)
MAKJ proof: [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/MAKJOfficial/photos/a.483232958420646.1073741824.118573794886566/641398675937406/?type=1&stream_ref=10), [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/MAKJ/status/462622581820891137)
Ask us anything and we’ll answer as many as we can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAhpz2P6AKU
He doesn't go into synthesis at all but he gives some great tips for arrangement and keeping the mix clean. Definitely worth the watch.
Question answering begins at 3PM PST
Hey guys, some of you may have seen me around the sub and especially on the Discord, but I am Harain and I am a huge EDM fan (obviously). The point of this post is that I go to A LOT of club shows here in Chicago, and I noticed that club sets in general are really unique and interesting because I think they really test a DJ’s skill in reading the crowd and playing accordingly. I wanted to start reviewing these club sets to help others make decisions if going to these club sets is essentially worth it. Full disclosure: I am a normie - I love Big Room, I love hard hitting kicks, Hard dance, Psy, that kind of stuff - but I dabble in a bit of everything.
For the purpose of these reviews I will be assuming that these club sets are NOT pre recorded (even if sometimes they are, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt). I will not go over their entire tracklists but maybe some notable selections here and there. The purpose is to give a general idea of what to expect from these club sets, and if it's something you as a reader would be interested. (Especially since some of these shows will put quite a damper on your wallet, 3 Jager Bombs and a Long Island is not cheap)
I will be judging sets based on the artist's personal style, how true they are to themself, and the sets purpose relative to the audience. For instance in Chicago the 3 biggest clubs for more mainstream DJ’s are The Mid, Prysm and Soundbar. Prysm caters towards a more “let’s get fucked up and party in a high end club” crowd. The Mid and Soundbar I think focus a little bit more on the experience and music itself. I would argue that Soundbar caters to a more upscale crowd than The Mid, but both try to achieve similar things with their shows.
In this post I will be reviewing MAKJ at Prysm. MAKJ I would say is a Big Room/Bounce focused producer, but does a bit of other stuff as well.
MAKJ came on with an impressive opener proceeding the “pre dj”. The lights went off, air horns, fog machines, cold air blasters (IDK what they're called). And his iconic “Oh way ooh way ohh, oh way oways aii, PARTY TIL WE DIE” blasts, really creating a great mood for the rest of the set. I was a bit upset that the track I was waiting most for (huge Timmy Trumpet fan btw) dropped so early, but it makes sense. Following this, the set included quite a bit of elements, lots of Bounce, Big Room, Hip Hop, Rap, etc… by all means “normie friendly” but I think some of his song selections (holy goof God’s Plan) alot of hard
... keep reading on reddit ➡