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Originally Posted by NeedleSharp  as much as i honestly appreciate the great advice in your post and understand the live mix thing, i do have to slightly disagree.
if i have gotten anything from playing for little brat ass kids for nearly 7 years it is that programming is 70% of the show and mixing/tricks are 30% . i spent a good amount of time in choosing those tracks (second mix ever made in ableton) and i think it just forces you to look more into the track selection than the mixing.
with that said, mixing really isnt a problem to me at all... i do quick mixes with rap all the time with about 5 seconds to cue the song up before the mix and still not a problem with beat matching. i will make sure to continue to use only live mixes though if its that important.
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I see where you're coming from about the Ableton thing. However, coming from somebody who hears a lot of demos, I give the live mixes way more credibility. In the end, if it's down to two DJ's for the opening slot, neither one of which I know much about, the rockin live demo will get the gig every time, not the one that's obviously thrown together on somebody's laptop. I want to hear some dodgy mixes, and see how you get out of them. Common mistakes that you handle well speak in your favor.
Besides, that Ableton shit is boring - I want to know there's a human behind the decks. What was that Boy George quote about "at least they know you're there?"