August 2011
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The Art of Loudness (in electronic dance music) →
I don’t really follow Thomas Penton but he’s a successful DJ/Producer with many releases + a nice touring sched. I found this article an interesting read, because he generously opens up and reveals a lot of his production techniques. It made me think about how electronic music production’s evolving (for better or worse) to be all “in-the-box” and how the...
July 2011
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Menahan Street Band remix the Cults
Nice to see Menahan Street Band doing remixes for indie folks. Hopin for more!
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Using Maschine and Ableton Live twooooo-gethuh →
I wrote up a tutorial for online blog Jointhestudio. They’re an awesome resource for music and music making among many other things in the forward thinking hip art scene. Glad I could contribute, peep it!
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Another tune I'm feelin'
<a href=”http://diskotopia.bandcamp.com/track/luna-99-bd1982-remix” _mce_href=”http://diskotopia.bandcamp.com/track/luna-99-bd1982-remix”>Luna 99 (BD1982 Remix) by A Taut Line</a>
headphone bass…not sure if i dig the original or remix better, i’d prolly play the original out more, but this would be...
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June 2011
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Help me play at Lollapalooza, click here and vote! →
Yo all homies of DJ Limbs, do somethin for the kid and vote for him to play at Lollapalooza! The process is easy, click the link below and vote. You might have to sign up but it’s all good, they don’t spam, and you might find out about a cool event you’d wanna hit up in the process!
http://do312.com/remix/dj-limbs
If you need any live example of what you’re voting for,...
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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2002 World DMC Champ DJ Kentaro's debut in Chicago... →
Ninja Tune and Last Rites Present The Chicago Debut of DMC World Champion:
DJ Kentaro
With DJ Solo, DJ Demchuk, DJ Limbs, Abstract Science DJs
April 21st Abbey Pub 8PM 10 presale/12 door
Tickets available here
I’d very much like your presence here. Not only is Kentaro a one-of-a-kind super-humanly talented turntable performer, but I’m planning out a set to hold it down with the...
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January 2011
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wooord I won something
I’m feelin good about music right now cause I recently won the beat making competition thrown by Vocalo.org of WBEZ for the 3rd Annual Winter HipHop Block Party.
Competition was tight with over a hundred submissions and the top three, Paradigm, Madlab and myself all had ill compositions. Here’s mine:
DJ Limbs - Vocalo Competition by DJ Limbs
Thank you Jesse Menendez for hosting...
December 2010
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November 2010
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Music is the Weapon x Recordbreakin T-shirt and... →
Music is the Weapon was one of the first events in Chicago I put together and still one of my favorites. The concept’s pretty simple - it’s a DJ dance party that benefits local non-profits and promotes collaboration between the featured groups. We’ve benefited local NPOs such as Connect Force, Rumble Arts, Original Change Project, CHIRP and En Masse. Since doing MITW, I’ve...
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October 2010
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10 mixes →
keep the music in your life quality by getting mixes here!!
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September 2010
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A variety of google translated Japanese reviews of...
I’m really happy to see my record popping up in many stores in Japan. Ruth from Butter’s dream is to perform there and she’s been telling me that they’d love her, and I think she’s right. A lot of these reviews are fun to read, maybe it’s because Google is doing a poor translation job, but I also like seeing how they categorize the tracks. Here are a few that...
August 2010
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hello Jessica from Grand Central - here's the demo →
Here’s a demo that would fit your spot.
http://soundcloud.com/djlimbs/bar-club-demo-mix
bar/club demo mix (for Grand Central) by DJ Limbs
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I'm very happy →
July 2010
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DJ Bozak's BBE Mixtape comp submission →
fire
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A few release reviews on the web →
So far so good with the record drops!
Mad Jazz Noodle got great write up at ipaintmymind.org and also joined the ranks of dope vinyl releases at omgvinyl.com
Just Listen pt 2 is all over the place including one of my favorite stores to get tracks from, turntablelab.com
Still looking for more blog action, so if you dig the music and know someone that knows someone holla please! Let’s get...
June 2010
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The Mint Collective: Spinnerty Just Listen (Pts 1... →
The humble cat they call Spinnerty is baaaaaaack with a 7” vinyl release of his most recent ‘Just Listen’ project with an all-star cast. Vocal tasks are shared by Mr. John Robinson (Part 1) and Jacqueline Marie (Part 2). Heavy remixes from beatmaker B. Bravo, London-based
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DJ Limbs and Butter - Mad Jazz Noodle b/w The Wimp... →
mp3 is free, limited vinyl collectors item is 5. If you’re in Chi, I recommend getting one at a gig as then shipping is FREE