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For the last 16 years, TJR has been weaving his way in and out of the electronic music world as a DJ and producer. His djing roots began in North Carolina where he went to college for golf but discovered mixing and scratching instead. After graduating in 1998, he went full throttle with djing by making a name for himself with track selection and a scratching & mixing technique that set him apart from others. He managed to win a few DJ battles along the way and was featured in URB Magainze as a DJ to watch in the future. A few years back he utilized his DJing background for producing and has so far released original tracks and remixes on some of the most cutting edge labels around like; Potty Mouth Music, X-Mix, Wearhouse, Jack Union, InStereo, Simma, Promo Records, etc. He continues to craft his skills in the studio as well as on the decks and with his recent move across the coast to Los Angeles, CA, be on the look-out for his new label and sound.

Connect:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/TJR_official
Myspace: www.myspace.com/djtjr

Download:
DOWNLOAD: TJR – Pool Side Mix – 320mp3

Tracklist:
01 Tarantula – Pleasurekraft (Eklektisch)
02 Headshotboyz – Something With A Beat (DubNoir)
03 Tom Flynn – Twisty (Deadfish)
04 Man Da – Oh My God (Siwell remix) (Sphera Records)
05 Aki Bergen – Alma De Dios (Loko remix) (Noir Music)
06 Popof – Blow Me Down (Mistakes)
07 Geoff K – I’m Fred Astair (Matthew Garton remix) (Potty Mouth Music)
08 Sissy Nobby – Lay Me Down (Renaissance Man remix) (Mixpak)
09 Plattenspieler – Tonal (Danny Serrano & Westboy remix) (Sphera Records)
10 Mark Knight – Devil Walking (Toolroom)
11 Hermanez – Soms (Leena Music)
12 Yankee Zulu & Worthy – Humble Mumble (Dirtybird)
13 Pierce – Espinosa (Blufin)
14 Per Hammar – Bang (Great Stuff Recordings)
15 Lusine – Two Dots (Nic Fanciulli remix) (Saved Records)

Here’s the mix from last Saturday. The intro is most likely the funniest shit I’ve ever heard. It was sent to me from a good friend who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent!! Late night debauchery at it’s finest.

May 1 Mix

01. Taxicab Confessions – Unknown
02. Cold Shoulder (Basement Jaxx Vocal) – Adele
03. White Horse – Slash Dash
04. Dirty Disco – STFU
05. Saxofonia – Riva Starr
06. I Give You Bass – Fuckkk Offf
07. Bring The Panic (Elite Force Refix) – Hijack + Meat Katie
08. Make My Day (Elite Force) – Emanuel Kosh
09. Get Ya Dub On Pt. 2 – Switch + Trevor Loveys
10. Hey Hey (Riva Starr) – Dennis Ferrer
11. Work Your Body (Dopamine) – Hatiras + Bass Kleph
12. 81 (Peace Treaty) -Harvard Bass
13. Let The Bass Kick (Silvio Ecomo) – Chuckie
14. Jungle Boogie (Knob Jockies) – Kool and the Gang
15. Nice And Wet (Mike Balance) – LJ MTX & Connie Lingus
16. Monchichi – John Dahlback + Lisa Stansfield
17. Passion (Stanton Warriors) – Gat Decor
18. Lummox (Michael Todd’s Plump DJ’s Refix) – Dave Spoon
19. Ain’t No Disco Music – Kelevra f. Nine Lives The Cat
20. Summer Rain (Stupid Fresh) – Signal Drivers + Miles Dyson
21. Got Your Wild Thing – Bassbin Twins
22. Monster Island – Christian Martin

Here’s the live mix from last Saturday. Enjoy!!

April 17 Mix

01. Time For Some Action (Nom De Strip) – NERD
02. aNYway (Lazrtag) – Duck Sauce
03. Oh Ley (Dopamine) – Calvertron
04. Shakedown (Bass Kleph) – Joan Reyes
05. Sofia – Down Right Rude
06. On The Run (Ralvero) – De Bos
07. Ghetto Ass Bitches – Cold Blank
08. Binola – Sebastian Leger
09. White Horse – Slash Dash
10. Monster Island (Christian Martin) – Claude Von Stroke
11. The Final Whistle (Elite Force) – Dylan Rhymes, Lee Coombs, Delon, Dascan
12. Chop Shop (Hot Mouth) – DJ Dan
13. You Can Do It (Bass Kleph) – Ice Cube
14. Lummox (Michael Todd Re-edit) Plump DJ’s – Dave Spoon
15. Get Your Wild Thing – Bassbin Twins
16. Ganja Man Get Loose – Radiokillaz
17. Don’t Wanna – Kelevra
18. Satisfaction (Afrojack) – Benny Benassi
19. Upside Down – Punk Rolla
20. Numb Wrist – Foamo, Will Bailey, Ill Phil
21. Breaks My Body (Casual Bill) – Roby C
22. 12 Inch Therapy (Bass Kleph) – Robb G
23. Harness The Noise (Elite Force) – Elite Force + Daniele Papini
24. Reclaim Control (Elite Force) – Calvertron

Just in case you didn’t know, I have a little online mix show that airs every Saturday night from 6 – 8pm Central Standard Time (Dallas TX time for the geographically challenged). It’s a live mix, so there is no re-edit, pre-recorded or audio trickery involved. Just me playing the music I love and music I want you to hear. The chat room is a great way to hit me up if you want to know what track is playing, or if you just want to make a smart-ass comment! You can tune in at www.danceairwaves.net to listen and I will be posting up the mixes for every show here, tracklisting included. I have guest DJ’s drop in from time to time so make sure you check out my Facebook and Twitter updates to see who is next up on the decks. Hear ya on the dancefloor!!!

Michael Todd

Here’s the mix from April 10, 2010

April 10 Mix

01. Big and Round (Maetrik) – Claude Von Stroke
02. All Day – Zodiac Cartel
03. I Think I Like It – Fake Blood
04. aNYway (Lazrtag) – Ducksauce
05. Intro (Bart B More) – Alan Braxe + Fred Falke
06. Sofia – Down Right Rude
07. Make You See – Magik Johnson
08. Joker and the Thief – My Dog Bruno
09. Jack It Like A Zombie (Nom de Strip) – The Bulgarian
10. Get Up Yeah (Stupid Fresh) – House of Stank
11. Oh Ley (Dopamine) – Calvertron
12. Bangduck – Afrojack
13. Hot! Drum Attack – Herve
14. On The Run (Ralvero) – De Bos
15. Dance The Way I Feel – Armand Van Helden
16. Jungle Boogie (Knob Jockies) – Kool and the Gang
17. Lummox (Michael Todd Re-edit) Plump DJ’s – Dave Spoon
18. Standing In The Way Of The Engine (EF Re-fix) – Elite Force vs. The Gossip
19. Noise f. MC Lady Lauryn (Nom de Strip) – Tom Piper
20. Breaks My Body (Casual Bill) – Roby C.
21. Monster Island (Christian Martin) – Claude Von Stroke
22. Ghetto Powder (Michael Todd’s Refix) – GDR + EF + Whiplash
23. Don’t Wanna – Kelevra
24. Just Bounce For Me (Malente) – Jay Robinson
25. Ain’t No Disco Music f. Nine Lives The Cat – Kelevra
26. Rocket Action Hero (Hot Mouth) – The Bulgarian

Riva Starr has been flying under the radar for the last few years, but 2010 is set to make him an absolute superstar.  His early releases on Dirtybird were an absolute bass lover’s dream. Groovy, dirty and full of enough bleeps to make even the most loyal tech house fans take notice, his new work is off the charts.  From his killer rework of Malente’s “I Like It”  to the seductively strange accordion appeal of “I Was Drunk”, he might well be the one to follow in the coming year.  His new album, “If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade”, is available now on Made To Play Records so don’t waste time and just go and get it!

Here are a few tracks to get ya started, just in case you might be new to his sound.

I Was Drunk (Jeff Doubleu’s) – Riva Starr

Juice and Gin (Riva Starr’s) – The Young Punx

My Hi Tops (Riva Starr Acid Mix) – Plump DJ’s

I am very pleased that Gary has agreed to let me do my first blog post solo style.  I am still quite the noob at this, so my first post will be simple and to the point.  If you know me at all, my musical tastes change on a weekly basis.  I have really been into the groovy tech house stuff, as you will see in this mix.  Many of the artists here will be easily recognizable, and there will be some that are unfamiliar.  Most can be found on Beatport or What People Play, so go get ‘em. Enjoy!!

Techy Shit – DJ Michael Todd

01. For Weirdo’s Only (Momma’s Boy) – Douster
02. Beat That Bird – Justin Martin + Claude VonStroke
03. Squash – Riva Starr
04. London to Paris – Mowgli
05. 1234 – Hatiras
06. The Freaks Come Out 2009 (Idiotproof) – Cevin Fisher
07. Mars (Style of Eye) – Fake Blood
08. My Hi Tops (Riva Starr) – Plump DJ’s
09. Surdo – Worthy
10. Wind It Up (Jeff Doubleu) – Jack Les L
11. Alpha 1 (Popof) – Transistor
12. Get Ya Dub On Pt. 2 – Switch + Trevor Loveys
13. Yebo Yebo (Berlin Rework) – Neuroxyde
14. I Think I Like It – Fake Blood
15. Mosquito – Channel X

It’s been a looooong time since I’ve stood behind the decks and put together a mix – 3 months in fact. The birth of my beautiful son, Griffin was the reason for this extended break and I’m more inspired than ever to continue following my music passion. I can’t wait until he’s old enough to tag team with me on the 1200s – won’t be long I’m sure (check out Britton’s son, Brayden – he’s down).

So for this latest mix, which I am calling “Ze ‘Stache”, I threw together a bunch of minimal, tech and electro tracks – there are a few rubber-neckin’ numbers in the appropriate places so there’s definitely some variety. I’m a little rusty after 3 months of downtime, but for the most part I think this thing sounds pretty good. Have a listen and don’t hesitate to hit up Beatport if you like any of the tracks you hear.

Ze ‘Stache – DJ Gary-O

01 – Vocal Chords – Claude VonStroke
02 – 23:59 – Hobo
03 – Antarctic – The Subtenants
04 – Gaseous – Jill Bellac
05 – Hot Cookies – Neuroxyde
06 – Bolingo Grigo – Andreas Henneberg & Simon2
07 – Raw Sweat – Coyu & Uner
08 – London to Paris – Mowgli
09 – Disco Recordz – Dirtyloud
10 – Get It – Wax Motif & Csk Ok
11 – I No You – Uberzone
12 – Latin Fever – Wolfgang Gartner
13 – This is Real Shit (Frederik Mooijs Moogtastic Remix) Lee Mortimer
14 – O Superman Feat. Laurie Anderson (Original Mix) M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade

It’s been four months since my last mix – way overdue for something fresh. I’ve been buried (in a very good way) helping a few very talented artists set up shop and sell music directly to their fans via the Topspin platform (Freeland, Van Hunt and Eminem to name a few).

Well, I made up for lost time digital crate digging this weekend at Beatport, and stocked up on some meaty, bouncy techno, tech, electro and straight-up house beats. Man, have I deprived myself of some good tunes. After straightening up my studio (the 4.7 magnitude earthquake we had a few weeks ago knocked over my monitors, among other things), I settled in for a two-hour mix session. I love stringing new tracks together for the first time, especially when the end result is something worth sharing with those who appreciate the bouncy stuff.

Hope you enjoy the ride.

Scrimps – DJ Gary-O

01 – PS. You Rock (Spektre Remix) – Marc DePulse
02 – Spunk (Original Mix) – Dopamine
03 – Stich (Bass Kleph Remix) – Twocker
04 – Word Problems (Original Mix) – Deadmau5
05 – Distrait (Nick Curly & Gorge Remix) – Steve Lawler
06 – Amelie (Format:B Remix) – Butch
07 – Yin (Original Club Mix) – Francis Preve & Wolfgang Gartner
08 – Again Again (Original Mix) – Matteo DiMarr
09 – Cheyenne (Uto Karem REmix) – Spektre
10 – Snapshot (Original Mix) – Sebastian Leger
11 – Positive Education (D’Julz Remix) – Slam
12 – Yes Ma’am ‘All Nite Long’ (Trentemoller Remix) – Visti & Meyland
13 – Cool (Afrojack Remix) – Spencer & Hill
14 – Monday Evils (Original Mix) – Richard Dinsdale & D-Unity
15 – Girls Speak Louder (Donique Remix) – Costello
16 – One Funky Fresh DJ (2009 DJ Hero Remix) – Huda Hudia
17 – Doggie Style (Zodiac Cartel Mix) – Calverton
18 – Shock Horror (Mike Balance Remix) – Z-Listers
19 – Sewer Gash Ft. Beardyman (Far Too Loud Remix) – Stereo Type
20 – The Answer feat. Margeau (Dabruck & Klein Mix) – Joachim Garraud & CB Lyon
21 – I’m Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix) – Calvin Harris

I found some time to whip up a mix this past weekend after picking up a batch of new tracks. I’ve really neglected my turntables over the past several months and it’s nice to be able to find more time to shake off the stress and get lost in the mix for a few hours each week.

“Glass Face” is a blend of tech, electro, and a little techno. No breaks this time (f you want breaks, check out Wasabi Bomb), just straight up 4×4 beats that I think you’ll enjoy. I picked up all of these tracks at Beatport. If you like ‘em, you should pick ‘em up there too.

Glass Face – DJ Gary-O

01 – Majuro – Sebastian Leger
02 – Guacamoli – Olivier Giacomotto
03 – Wide Reaction – Truati
04 – Reflex (Zodiac Cartel’s Tech Remix) – Harvey McKay
05 – Love and Changes (Defunct! Wham! Mix) – Trevor Loveys & Shab Ruffcut
06 – We Rock – Uppermost
07 – Amsterdam feat. Guerilla Speakerz – Mightyfools
08 – Control (Rogue Element Remix) – Lee Combs
09 – Jack the Joint (Zodiac Cartel’s Bumpin’ Mix) – Elite Force
10 – 2nd to None – Umek
11 – Socom – Maetrik
12 – Edding 850 – Format:B
13 – Pink Boots (Stephen Beaupre Remix) – Thomas Schumacher
14 – Failsafe – Hobo

The incredible DJ Michael Todd was kind enough to share another stellar mix with us that he calls “Noise and Stuff”. I could go on and on about the great selection of music, the flawless mixing, etc. but that hardly seems necessary. I’ll let the music speak for itself. Check it out.

Noise and Stuff – a mix from DJ Michael Todd

01 – Gimlet — Anja Schneider
02 – Requiem fur die Vernunft (Lutzenkirchen’s) — Oliver Koletzki
03 – Dios — Oliver Huntemann + Dubfire
04 – Dirty City (D-Unity Mix) — Adam Freemer + Mike Constantini
05 – Warehouse — Velkro + Ido Ophir
06 – Wake Turbulence — Koen Groeneveld
07 – Let The Bass Kick (Silvio Ecomo’s) — Chuckie
08 – Original Badman (Calvertron’s) — Calvertron + Tom EQ
09 – Gorilla — Idiotproof
10 – Ritalin — Nadastrom
11 – Bounce (Mansion’s) — MSTRKRFT
12 – Skewer (Kyle Watson’s) — Tom EQ
13 – Panic Attacks — The Rogue Element
14 – Like Dat — Calvertron + Banga