DJ Elroy's Digital Dancefloor

Rana Sobhany, http://twitter.com/ranajune, rocked the house over the weekend at the iPad Dev Camp in Silicon Valley and here we learn how she was DJ’ing there. You can find her DJ site at http://www.destroythesilence.com/ and she’s put all the apps she’s using here: http://www.destroythesilence.com/apps

Came across this last week and wasn’t going to touch it — but it seems everyone is talking about it.

Sure, it’s innovative. It’s new. Fresh. Creative. And she’s cute.

But is this future of Club DJing?

No.

For Mobile Jocks it’s a bit more gimmicky than just a laptop and with some next gen tech and more apps this could be a fun tool.

Well, maybe. With all the virtual DJ gear and specialized digital kits out there I really don’t see the “iPad DJ” taking off any more than the “iPod DJ” did…

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Dub Step Bass Design from Andrew Snook on Vimeo.

In this video, Andrew Snook of TronAudio, takes a look at designing a Dubstep Bass in Ableton Live:

I use multiple instruments to construct the sound. I use FM syntheses to create some really interesting tones and movement within the sound.

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Pedro Henriques: Music Is Life V1

Picked this up from the Fresh Beat Crew… Solid Miami House mix and a great way to kick off the weekend!

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Chocolate Puma: Global Dance Session (04/17/10)

Awesome house mix right here… I’m a big fan of the Pew-Ma for sets, remixes, and originals…

Killer house music; playlist anyone?

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Kenny Dope @ Soul Spektrum, Djoon – Paris DFC V.I.P.

An amazing mix right here that brings together some true classics from funk, soul, and hip hop (back when it was real)… If you only download one of the mixes I’ve got up this week, this one is it!

myspace/kennydope

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Trentemoeller @ Baalsaa: Andre & Tobias Birthday Bash

This is a set for fans only… The sound quality isn’t very good and the tracks are pretty eclectic (but I’ll admit they do work in the set) so if you’re still interested give this one a listen. This mix had me groovin’ but I can’t recommend it to everyone… Check it out and let me know what you think…

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Well it’s been a busy week here at Ground Zero. A night I’d like to forget at the club — I know the guy that got booed off the decks wishes he could forget. Not all the music was bad, but there were enough pitiful jocks to make my ears cry a little. I guess with these Competition-type events there’s always the risk that it will turn out like the early episodes of American Idol. But enough of that; here are my Top Picks of the Week:

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Jesus del Campo @ Houselive2010

Came across this mix on a friend’s site and figured I’d share it. I’ve never seen Jesus del Campo come thru Denver but the mix is solid enough and there are some decent tracks here. I’m hoping to hear some more from this guy!

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myspace/jesusdelcampo

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Well, Friday evening’s show at The Church was interesting. And by interesting, I mean shitty. Not only has it been raining all week, but Friday morning I woke up to a snowstorm. Oh, the joys of Colorado weather.

It was the final evening of the Promoters Battle — Twenty42, We Light the Night, and Cock Productions (whaaaa????) — and the place filled up early with everyone taking sides and cheering their favorite jocks. But wait — I’ve been part of the Denver Nightlife Scene for almost 15 years, and I’d only heard of a handful of these guys. Who is everyone else, and where have they been hiding?

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I had an epic review written for this movie, but thanks to an untimely computer crash (hooray, Vista!), everything is gone. I’ve managed to cobble together some of my thoughts on the picture but I’m not going to try a re-write of the entire thing.

I wasn’t able to catch this on opening weekend but was lucky enough to find some time and a lovely lady to spend the afternoon with at the theater.

Having never cracked the comic, I went into the movie blind, not knowing much about this film other than what I’d seen in the previews. I haven’t heard from many fans yet about how faithful the Silver Screen is to the Original, but I’m assuming the silence is good. After all, it’s only when the Die-Hards complain that those of us on the Outside ever hear about it.

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