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I just got invited by the boys of Pan-Pot for a B2B set at their LetsPlayWithDJ-Stream. Usually, I am not the kind of person for B2B sets, but together with Pan-Pot this is a different topic. They are very relaxed, funny and super cool. It was interesting to see what will happen. We streamed out of a studio in Berlin and the visuals were amazing. The Rave-Cave with all its skeletons and monsters, that appear dancing on the screen, after reaching a certain amount of bonus points (or what so ever were too funny. The whole team was in a great...

The Techno-Factory-Samplepack differs from other well-known samplepacks basically in three important points: 1: EVERY LOOP and every sample will definitely fit together. 2: ALL loops harmonise with each other. 3: This package includes Berghain-sound, bigroom-sound, deep, raw, festival-sound and many many more. All of the total 434 WAVE-files match with each other. This package offers so many possibilities. Even Thomas Hoffknecht himself creates own tools with those loops for his DJ-sets. Furthermore this sample pack is tailor-made for your own music productions. The highlight is, that you are able to use any random kicks, a bass line and a TOP-loop...

In my opinion the kick plays the most important role of the whole track! It keeps time and defines if you are going to stomp or if you just chill. Each kick has it’s own characteristic. It has to nod one’s head, if not you definitely did something wrong. Just saying! Don’t be angry or feel bad about this now!  Creating a kick can be a long and tough learning process. On the other hand, it can be easy and quick if you try out different things and having a good ear for it. If you know me and my productions, you...

Whats up guys, there is one technical device, that I would never give away. It is a truly constant companion in my studio and a very effective weapon during my DJ sets. The Roland TR-8 S Rhythm Performer is an eight-lane drum computer. Digital with a 32 bit / 96 kHz quality, calculating the sound output. You are able to import your own samples or even purchased samples. “Stand alone” is the magic word in this case. Furthermore this little “baby” arrives with a lot of default sample kits, which are very easy to select or change. I don`t want...

Today I would like to tell you more about my experience with the new Pioneer CDJ3000 players and the Pioneer DJM-V10 mixer. I prefer playing a hybrid DJ set. What means that I play 4 decks plus one sampler or a drum machine, sometimes even both. I would describe my sound as very tooly and loopy. Therefore I take specific parts out of a track and set a 4/4 loop or similar, for example a kick or bass line, just tops or percussions. It is like a remix on the fly and I try to unite different parts to create...