On Djing...

serious question, where does one get decent-quality files of contemporary dance tracks like the ones you mention? I have no idea how that works, is this stuff on e.g. Bleep?

most of that stuff i'm able to find on beatport

for major label artist remixes i've used us.7digital.com before. but beatport has gotten better about licensing more of that kind of thing ime.

i've thought about joining one of the digital dj 'record' pools which i'm sure have a lot more of that kind of thing too but none of them are hi-res last time i checked. idk i might just cave in and do it, it could make my 'getting tracks' life easier.

The Cedric Gervais remix of Summertime Sadness should do wonders for your young crowd, map.

hey yeah thanks! that one's in my library already, i was just checking it out the other day. ldr, still not a huge fan, but i'm excited to see how she works with my crowd.

really happy that the person doing the bar's events has a through line on what the bi and queer young women there are listening to - she gave me an inspo playlist and there was some good stuff on there. a lorde deep cut ('ribs') that i think would work really well at the right moment.

anyway i'm there this saturday, with a possible friday night too depending on need. i've been grabbing a lot of new tracks (thx slsk, look i'm broke at the moment, please no one sue me). especially 70-90 bpm 'trap' type things. i couldn't find my usb stick on saturday night and after panicking briefly i realized it was a good excuse to get my laptop set up with the controller.

feeling really grateful for the chance to come back to it with more supportive bar ownership.

i think my first track is going to be 'got til it's gone'