filitico

soul surfer?

We all know of Beatport by now. However, where can I pick from a large selection of psytrance tracks? Beatport's selection sucks for teh psy, and Psyshop does not offer that service... I can't be buying these albums with 1-2 good tracks and filler for the rest! $15 for 2 tracks is robbery IMO. I would pay $2.50 each no problem...

We all know of Beatport by now. However, where can I pick from a large selection of psytrance tracks? Beatport's selection sucks for teh psy, and Psyshop does not offer that service... I can't be buying these albums with 1-2 good tracks and filler for the rest! $15 for 2 tracks is robbery IMO. I would pay $2.50 each no problem...

It is April 1st afterall...

checking out the minimal mix good start so far playlist!

that's just too easy all you have to do is throw reason and compassion out the window!

yeah what kind of review is this?

this has been asked like 1000 times on psynews try virtual dj or traktor

+1 although some are kinda good sometimes (like pumping up before going out to play some futbol )

never heard of any of them probably all of them are the same guy

this can be done as a cooperative 1. gather some netlabels and graphic artists to produce cd packaging for the albums up for pressing 2. use existing duplication technology that has as good quality as replication 3. expenses will be less through the cooperative's collective load. 4. use a fed-ex or ups etc mail-to-order system or go to #6 5. automate the process like how newegg.com does it by giving shipment tracking numbers etc 6. get some distribution deals with a major record label * 7. combine with online distribution (aka like kompakt does for small minimal techno labels) 8. done deal the pay for albums can be done by splitting the gross income - tax, management labor, etc what's left (and should be streamlined with some good ol' fashioned negotiating with all the label reps on msn or something ) then a split of percentages according to quantity pressed (which will be controlled by a vote by the co-op on each album up for release) for example: 3 netlabels gather 5 albums will be pressed co-op (one vote per label & 1 for co-op manager) votes on how many of each are pressed 5 album presses will offset the 1000 minimum requirements no problem the 5 albums a. 400, b. 300 c, d, e. 100 e/a album "a." gets 40% of the collected moneyetc and all 3 netlabels get what they wanted: low quantity distribution and a small profit to justify the effort to pay the artists (each netlabel can take it on with them by cutting a %deal with them on the album they designed for) example: album "a." gives graphic artist a 20% cut of whatever the album sells for in this (very small case) that 20% of 400 albums pressed is the mechanical royalty of 80 albums. if this co-op thing can be streamlined, one could make up to $3-4 (or maybe more i dont know for sure) per album even after costs so that could be a good deal for the graphic artist involved. so for this example, lets just say that on a first try $2 is made per album after all expenses. well thats $800 for album "a." which the graphic artist (20%) gets $160 and not much work was put into it * having a distribution deal is NOT the same as them producing your record or collecting your publishing royalties (of which your label should go register at the local ASCAP or BMI office). what you do is have them use their already working distribution channels and putting out your cds out everywhere. their take is earning some through the product distribution of a medium scale co-op, and if there are enough labels and product, and a reasonable profit margin they will do it. ** ** large record labels are fighting for profit. fighting them vs. working with (not "for") them...which will you choose? i hope that was helpful this is how I would do it anyway. the more people think like this or improve on it the better if i messed up the numbers, i hope you get what i mean with this comment instead of just nitpicking on some typo :posford: btw, if any of you are up for this...PM me because i sure will be going in this direction in the near future (for physical media)

hoping you were being sarcastic there. fedex, ups, whatever deliver worldwide. without them many people would have to fly to germany and visit the psyshop warehouse. what a pain in the ass. I'd do it in October for obvious reasons though

software does indeed mix the tracks for you if you want it to. People just want to see that you are doing something and not just dancing around the booth with a premade track list you did the night before. there is nothing wrong with not being able to beatmatch...since that takes a lot of effort I notice that most new DJs bypass that completely and do the software thing. older DJs transitioning to software bring in their traditional skills and learn the new stuff too. mixing with vinyl is damn sexy it just looks cooler than any other way. Its a pain in the ass to carry though. the future might not even be taking hardrives to the party. the future is computers doing it all and maxed out with sensors on peoples brainwaves etc etc. then laptop guys will be bitching why virtual dj 2012 gets all the gigs.

linking park and infected mushroom

like infected mushroom bringing in linkin park fans?