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Constructive Criticism

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:06:06 -0500

Recently, I gave a semi review of a local dj show I went to. The headliner was great but the opening guy was pretty weak. I mentioned online how i didn’t think he did a very good job of opening for such a skilled headliner. Well he read my review and flew off the handle slinging insults at me. After a few messages back and forth, he admitted privately that his set wasn’t all that great, and how he was having equipment problems but his friends told him it was good so he assumed it was.

I’m passionate about DJing and it bugs me when I see some piss poor DJ out there who cant mix a glass of iced tea get up on stage and put on a half assed performance and think they are a hero because of it. Never mind talk shit about someone who calls them out on it. So if someone who knows what they are talking about says that you didn’t play very well, take a step back and think about it and improve for next time.

Photo

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:35:07 -0500

"i’m seperating my pages on here for various reasons. to follow my personal/dj/music blog,..."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:42:00 -0500

“i’m seperating my pages on here for various reasons. to follow my personal/dj/music blog, check out www.djpa.ca, and for my vj/visual arts as iCandy, check www.vjicandy.com. this will be just for basshole posts where i put the asshole in basshole. cheers!”

can you rant about people that rant about things that are not worth ranting about?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:38:06 -0500

hrmm…now they know that we know that they know that we know!

Talking and Dancing...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:22:55 -0500

I saw this recently at a club. A friend was going off to a sick tune and some random guy walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder to start a conversation. He replied but his groove was shot. Random keeps on the conversation so my buddy stops dancing completely to continue the conversation… then random runs out of his witty banter, and the two of them are standing on the dance floor with arms crossed bobbing their head staring at the dj… This just reminded me of how annoying it is when somebody tries to talk to me while I am dancing. If i’m just bopping my head on the dancefloor, sure say hi, but leave it at that. I’m enjoying the music, unless you are telling me that my car is on fire or somebody is fighting my girlfriend, don’t bother me, or anyone else who is dancing, because you look like an asshole. thank you :)

deeeejpa: Its great to see party goers using earplugs these...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:10:05 -0500

deeeejpa:

Its great to see party goers using earplugs these days, but I see so many people with the earplugs hanging out of their ears. it does you no good. If you cant get them to sit properly, pull up on the ear like in the picture, it works like a charm. just practice at home, you’ll know when they are in right. the music sounds BETTER with them in…and your ears don’t ring all night.

Taken from the facebook event page (click the picture to go...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:26:15 -0500

Taken from the facebook event page (click the picture to go there)

“Discotek brings you another EDM Monday night to keep the party going!!!

This night will be filled with with juicy sound of earth shaking bass and electrifying melodies all inside the hottest club around!!! There is nothing quite like it in the city! It’s fresh, it’s new, it’s exactly what you need!!!

Set times:
09pm - 11pm /// KRAMAR vs OLEG [Progressive/Electro House]
11pm - 12am \\ TURTILIAN [BubStep, Breaks, Garage, Funky]
12am - 01am /// M!KA a.k.a CYBERMOTION [Tech/Prog/Electro House]
01am - 02am \\ GUMBY [Drum and Bass]

$5 COVER!!! NO DRESS CODE!!! Must be legal age to attend. ID mandatory.
FREE before 10:30pm if presented a valid student id card!!!

For reservation of birthdays, tables, booths, limo rides, etc. please contact Maks Kramar or Justin Burda. We will be happy to assist you!!!

Monday, December 19 @ ESSENCE NIGHTCLUB
2100 McPhillips at Jefferson

Visit their page at www.EatSleepDance.com

Readymix and k@_boom! are at it again! If you have been to the...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:34:00 -0500

Readymix and k@_boom! are at it again! If you have been to the past few shows these guys have teamed up for, you know what to expect. Like the poster says, expect booming banging exploding beats all night long. The readymix boys need no introduction, having one of the best weekly events in the city for years. k@_boOm! is a coab of dj’s p_a and sw@t along with p_a’s alter ego iCandy. Expect brain melting visuals all night long that go along with the killer party music. cant wait for this one!!

Dancing on the DJ stage...

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:22:00 -0500

I know you want to be the center of attention and have everybody look at you while the DJ is playing… But that area up there is reserved for the people who are a part of the show. We have all kinds of gear up there attached to wires that you will trip over, and the DJ rig is certainly not a place for you to set your drink down. Just imagine tripping over a cable and killing the sound, while falling flat on your face for everyone to see. Save yourself the embarrassment and your next three paycheques because that shit is expensive. If you need some room to dance, there is always the back of the dance floor. So please, show some respect and stay off the stage.

Friday night in Winnipeg. A Canadian dubstep hero! looking...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:40:00 -0500

Friday night in Winnipeg. A Canadian dubstep hero! looking forward to being a part of this show as vj iCandy.

*update- Mark Instinct killed it, plain and simple. Hyping up the crowd to the max and playing banger after banger in a flawless set. Had a chance to chat with him before and after the show and hes a super rad guy as well. I know thats not very relevant to the average party goer, but i felt it should be stated. check out his soundcloud page http://soundcloud.com/Mark_Instinct. i’m rocking out to them as we speak. mmmmm

I had to step out so I missed a good chunk of K!mmy, and Will Bensons set, but K!mmy was filling the dancefloor shortly after the doors opened, and by the time i got back Will Benson was rocking it. Good job guys.

Sw@t also played an amazing set, no surprise there. From electro to dnb, dubstep to drumstep, she had all of the bases covered and took care of business up there.

i’m trying to think of something bad to say to put the asshole in basshole, but i can’t think of a single thing. I’m going to try to get my hands on some of the pictures and video of the night to post them here, i have some iCandy clips and i’ll be making a little video and putting it on my iCandy website: www.vjicandy.com

Big ups to Encore Beats for a hugely successful first event, looking forward to the next one.

Video

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:51:38 -0500

Hosting an out of town DJ.

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:04:56 -0500

We’ve all done it. Taken a dj gig in a smaller town and been offered a room at the promoters house instead of a hotel. Its usually no big deal, especially if you know the promoter and have worked with them before. I think the one thing overlooked is having a reliable ride to the venue. It seems that the person in charge of driving the DJ to the gig feels its ok to get hammered while hanging out, and then offer to drive them to the gig. Very unprofessional.

mixaholic

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:33:00 -0500

Dj p_a - mixaholic by Djp_A on Mixcloud

my latest masterpiece. a little intro by yours truly, along with some workaholics clips. man i love that show…if i could make an enitre mix of just samples from the show i would… ok, i can do that..but i have better things to do…barely.

( hello hello hello

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:22:00 -0500

Dj p_a - hello hello hello by Djp_A on Mixcloud

recorded in october 2010, this mix has mostly electro, with bassline house, and some breakbeats for good measure. it was forcefully removed (kicking and screaming) from my soundcloud page shortly after it was uploaded and i never got to promote it properly…until now!

overheard outside of the dnb show:

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:13:00 -0500

Metal Chick: Fuck this techno shit, Skullfist is playing tonight!

Here are our k@_boom! promo pix, big thanks to Aaron Kostiuk for...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:30:00 -0500

hitchin' a ride

jumpin' a train

why wont this mixer work...on the train?

which way to liberty city??

Here are our k@_boom! promo pix, big thanks to Aaron Kostiuk for the shots!

& dj mixes less than an hour long

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:02:00 -0400

I’m seeing more and more of this lately, dj mixes that are 30 minutes, sometimes less than that… The standard dj set is an hour, so when you are making a mix, shoot for that. Cause when I see an online mix that is 24 minutes long, it just tells me that you can’t make a mix for an hour without trainwrecking.

my last iCandy gig where i did visuals for flatland funk and...

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:31:00 -0400

my last iCandy gig where i did visuals for flatland funk and locals. After scoping out the venue i figured i would project on the ceiling. Looked different than having a screen, but i think it was a cool effect. Thanks to Darian Taylor for the awesome pictures! New iCandy promo video will be out soon featuring flatland funk. stay tuned!

follow me on twitter

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:30:40 -0400

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Check to our k@_boom! mix, downloads are at their max but you...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:39:00 -0400

Check to our k@_boom! mix, downloads are at their max but you can still have a listen.