The May Mix!

Aloha, and welcome to another monthly installment of Mint DJ's monthly mix. The May mix definitely includes some sounds that are new to my typical style. I had fun programming this set yet realized some mixing styles used for progressive house does not translate to the deeper stuff. Yes, this is a learning process. The first two mixes are fair but the rest are really solid. This mix should be fun for listening or dancing around the house.

My new weekly position as the opening DJ at Suede (Progression Thursdays) has been giving me some great experience. Last night was fun. I will post some pics soon.

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you for the feedback you have provided. I really love reading your words of encouragement. I have included my email to the right navigation bar if you prefer to communicate via email instead of posting.

Have a great May...and into the summer.

-Geoffrey

May Mix Tracklisting

SinQ - Laidback Sea
Galletly - With Us
Pete Dafeet & Dave Law - Rickenbacker Jack ( Pete's Tracky Dub )
Christian Cambas - Coded Love ( Nathan Coles Mix )
Soul Tan & Tone Depth - Please
Totem Pole - Quandry
John & Nick Delagelis - Bend Up ( Descent Mix )
Stel Feat. John Elliot - Finding Time ( Killahurtz Cult Remix )
Kaan Duzarat - Organic Intellectual
Blue Haze - Greedy Planet

All of the tracks used in Mint DJ's mixes can be found at
EDM Digital.

Hard work pays off!!!

I am now the opening DJ at Progression Thursdays at Suede in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since my passion within progressive house music falls on the early night/groovy stuff, it was a perfect fit. I had been frustrated many of times when the opening DJ is banging it out and not properly warming up the people. I now have the opportunity to fix that problem.

I am very thankful that Matty and Eric trust me to get things started right. This opportunity will give me weekly experience of playing on a good sized sound system, learn how to read a crowd and hone my skills. Mixing in a bedroom and mixing in a club is night and day.

I also want to say thank you for the comments/feedback, online and offline, I have received about the April mix. Work has begun on the May mix.

-Geoffrey

Mint DJ's April Progressive House Mix

The wait is over for your fix of Mint DJ's new progressive house mix. I humbly apologize for the delay. Two factors....I have purchased two new CD decks and I have been working on a new original track.

I recently purchased two new Pioneer CDJ-200S. You can check out the new decks here. These CD decks are really cool. The jog wheel has a very smooth feel and has a very accurate response, much like vinyl.

The new tune is almost done. Rost from Delikate Imposters has been giving me some feedback that has led to some adjustments. I will post the tune when it is finished.

The April mix....I am very excited about this mix. It really came together nicely, especially with me getting familiar to some new gear. Again, all the tracks on this mix was purchased from EDM Digital. This set has a smooth ride with some good twists and turns. Please any feedback would be welcomed. The track listing is below.

-Geoffrey

Stephan Anton - Forward Motion
Cassino & Laben - Leaving Behind
Izak - Auriga (PostSoBe Remix)
Alexander Church - Cycles of Life
Quadrata - Commute
Hawaii - Nevermind
Watchmen - Alchemist
Smight - Prince of Sacrifice
Damien Hecks - Deep Reveal

The March Mix is Here!

Happy March to ya! Yes I took some time off the monthly mixes to work on an original tune. It came out really good and hopefully will be available to purchase on EDM Digital soon.

The March mix came out really solid. The first mix is a bit off but the rest is really strong. (Lesson to self, warm up a bit before recording monthly set.)

All feedback is welcomed.

If you are subscribed to my podcast feed than you already have it on your computer or ipod. If not, feel free to download the mix from the links section on this page.

Here is the tracklisting:

Strike Back Project - Over Me4
Distance - Desire
Arfloteba - Dillegence
Snake Sedrick - Solid State
Andra Lataste - Equalize
Soul Projector - This Dance
Madoka - MTTM
Abandoned Artist - I am the Overlord
Distance - Fragile

-Enjoy!
-Geoffrey

Mixes now available for Podcast

See the the little icon to the lower right that says "feeds?" If you are into podcasts than you can drop that link into you podcast application and get your Mint DJ fix whenever I send one out.

What is a Podcast? This link may be helpful to explain if I don't get it right. Basically, people all over the world are creating....creating radio shows, talk shows, news, poetry and of course music. You can subscribe for free to receive content from people as they upload it. Your podcast application will receive the "created content" whenever it is ready, downloads it to your computer and you can than listen to it. You have to subscribe to the feed so don't worry about spam.

What a great way for me to get my DJ sets out to those who like my music without me having to email everyone telling them to come download my new DJ mix. This link has a list of podcast receivers: http://www.podcast411.com/sware_listners.html

So something new to try out...

The March mix is done and it rocks. I will have it on the feed and for download soon. I wanted to make sure I got the podcast thing working before I sent it out.

-Geoffrey

Where do I get my tunes?

Occasionally I get asked this question, "Where do you get your tunes?" I primarily shop from EDM Digital, www.edmdigital.com. They have some great tunes, a very functional interface and great prices. I have a particular sound I am going after and have not been disappointed with the selection. Some of the other places I have purchased tracks from include Beatport and 3Beat Digital.

-Geoffrey

Practice Concentration!!!

Well, I had a chance to show what I am made of last night when I played at Suede for the new Thursday Nights of Progression. Great move for Matty and Eric to move their successful night from Furio to Suede! I look forward to many fun nights.

The first six-seven mixes were flawless and than I proceeded to nose dive into bumbling beats and sloppy mixes. I truly think I let one minor fix on ONE mix completely wreck my confidence for the rest of the set. I wanted to finish strong last night yet I learned that I need to be mentally tougher. I need to practice concentration beyond 45 minutes of practice. I want my 3rd mix to be tight just like my 9th mix. More practice! More practice! It was a very growing experience and have fond memories of the first hour.

Till next time! A new mix for download is in the works.

Geoffrey