Kevin Keiser - HARDSTYLE SESSION December 20th, 2006

[KevinKeiser]

Hello everyone! This is my 3rd time mixing hardstyle. Absoleutly love the music, just learning mixing this style now, as I do more of dutch hardcore, which is kind of hard to promote around here :P

So I hope you guys enjoy!
Hoping to be playing some hardstyle in Vancouver in summer 2007 and onwards. Currently been DJing for couple months now, 16 years old.

-Kevin Keiser

Tracklist
Vortex :: Back Again (Hard Mix)
DJ Basik ::Kingpin (Basik Remix)
Automatic DJZ :: Mad Lay Number Four (Edit One)
Audio Damage :: Dope Track
The Navigator :: Another Shout (Mix 1)
Mr Puta :: Green Stuff
DJ Duro & The Prophet :: Shizzle My Dizzle
DJ Duro & The Prophet :: Not E-Nuff (Rough Mix)
Zatox :: Tanz Elektric (Hard Mix)
The Prophet :: Cocaine Bizzniz
Abject :: In Our Memories
Acti :: Pass The Grass
Basebank And Lownoise :: The Orgasm (Original Hardstyle Mix)
Various Artists :: Tat's Mash Up
Audio Damage :: Its Time To Go Crazy

Length :: 46 Minutes 7 Secondes
File Info :: 64 MB, 192 KPS
Mixed by :: Kevin Keiser On December 20th, 2006

DOWNLOAD MIX ON FILEFACTORY.COM
* ENJOY THE MIX *
Please reply, thanks! Look out for my Styles Of Beyond Album coming soon!

-Kevin Keiser

[KevinKeiser]

Bumping

[prozac]

So matty, since you know I can't stand to listen to five fucking minutes of hardstyle, listen to his shit and tell me whether he's any good or not.

[KevinKeiser]

Originally Posted by prozac

So matty, since you know I can't stand to listen to five fucking minutes of hardstyle, listen to his shit and tell me whether he's any good or not.

LOL damn!

I think its a good mix for 3rd attempt @ mixing hardstyle, normally DJ dutch hardcore :)

[wishbone]

dutch hardcore differs from hardstyle? Where's a good gabber mix? BAM BAM BAM BAM

[KevinKeiser]

One of my dutch hardcore mix's I posted my November 20th one here!

[WYATT]

Originally Posted by wishbone

dutch hardcore differs from hardstyle? Where's a good gabber mix? BAM BAM BAM BAM

lol!!!

[project.one]

Originally Posted by prozac

So matty, since you know I can't stand to listen to five fucking minutes of hardstyle, listen to his shit and tell me whether he's any good or not.

What am I now? Hardstyle Critic? Just cuz I play the stuff?

[KevinKeiser]

Originally Posted by project.one

What am I now? Hardstyle Critic? Just cuz I play the stuff?

Id love to hear your opinion, I hear your one of the only ones in BC who plays hardstyle, thats great, you should help me out getting some gigs to play some hardstyle to ;)

[prozac]

Originally Posted by project.one

What am I now? Hardstyle Critic? Just cuz I play the stuff?

Um yeah. Duh.

[project.one]

Originally Posted by KevinKeiser

Id love to hear your opinion, I hear your one of the only ones in BC who plays hardstyle, thats great, you should help me out getting some gigs to play some hardstyle to ;)

Well, if you want me to take a listen I dont mind. But you'll have to get me a copy on CD. As I currently don't have sound on my computer :( I'll tell you what I think.

As for bookings. Hardstyle is a pretty hard genre to break into to get bookings, espically in Vancouver. But I would need to hear your stuff first.

Originally Posted by prozac

Um yeah. Duh.

Guess I missed the memo!

[KevinKeiser]

Originally Posted by project.one

Well, if you want me to take a listen I dont mind. But you'll have to get me a copy on CD. As I currently don't have sound on my computer :( I'll tell you what I think.

As for bookings. Hardstyle is a pretty hard genre to break into to get bookings, espically in Vancouver. But I would need to hear your stuff first.





Guess I missed the memo!

So you you want me to give you a CD then? Where do u live I am in coquitlam. I think youd really like the mix. :)

Yeah I know its hard for bookings, not a lot of people like hardstyle around here, like ive said before, most likely I am moving to the netherlands. So it would be easier to get hardstyle and hardcore bookings over there but still hard, just a lot easier though

[Caps/\L0cK]

I love hardstyle downloading now :Peenutt:

[FireWire]

I'll post some comments soon.

[KevinKeiser]

Great guys, id really appreciate your opinions critisism etc... :D

[FireWire]

Got around giving this mix a listen today - and I gotta say this is a very good attempt for your third time spinning hardstyle. Overall it's an interesting mix.

A few things - there were a few dodgy mixes in some places and a few perfect mixes in other places. I personally think that you need to keep both tracks playing at the same time with the bass cut on the incoming track longer than you do and avoid very sudden cuts into the next track. The end part was a bit confusing - I couldn't tell if the mix into the last track was you trying to beat juggle between the last and second last tracks or if the mixdown turned out to be choppy for whatever reason. One final thing on criticism is that you need to keep your volume levels more consistent between tracks and not have a roller coaster of a mix due to poor quality levels of some tracks - in which case, you go to Sound Forge, and fix them up!

Anyway, all in all this was a cool mix. I like your idea of the robotic voice in the beginning and in the end - nice touch.

Alright bro - keep it up!

[KevinKeiser]

Originally Posted by FireWire

Got around giving this mix a listen today - and I gotta say this is a very good attempt for your third time spinning hardstyle. Overall it's an interesting mix.

A few things - there were a few dodgy mixes in some places and a few perfect mixes in other places. I personally think that you need to keep both tracks playing at the same time with the bass cut on the incoming track longer than you do and avoid very sudden cuts into the next track. The end part was a bit confusing - I couldn't tell if the mix into the last track was you trying to beat juggle between the last and second last tracks or if the mixdown turned out to be choppy for whatever reason. One final thing on criticism is that you need to keep your volume levels more consistent between tracks and not have a roller coaster of a mix due to poor quality levels of some tracks - in which case, you go to Sound Forge, and fix them up!

Anyway, all in all this was a cool mix. I like your idea of the robotic voice in the beginning and in the end - nice touch.

Alright bro - keep it up!

Great review man I appreciate it. Do you have some examples of the bass cut on incoming track etc..? And the ending was kinda just quickly mixed. Thought it was a great way to end the set the last track is one of my favorite tracks @ the moment. Yeah ive been told about the volume consistency I definetly to fix that! ;) This was my 3rd type mixing hardstyle at all like I said, and it gets easier and easier each time as I learn the style and how to beat match better etc..

One point which I wish I had of mixed better was when I backspinned to the green stuff, I had it going good but should have mixed it together with the lyrics

[project.one]

Originally Posted by KevinKeiser

Do you have some examples of the bass cut on incoming track etc..?

http://www.ntt.digitaloxygen.ca/P1/P...e-Injected.mp3

And... Dont ever backspin Hardstyle.

For every backspin I hear you do, I WILL KILL YOU!

[wishbone]

o wait i've been drinking, so that means i turn to harder genres....i'm downloading this.

[wishbone]

wait matty your mix rocks.

[project.one]

Review time!

The intro with the electronic voice was a neat touch. The mix seemed to take a little long to get going. As in you had some chill tracks at the start then all of a sudden it droped a pretty good bassline. To all of a sudden I thought.

The mixing was kinda touch and go. It really hurt the sound of the tracks you used without having the mixes go all the way though. And because of that I thought it sounded like the track selection didnt flow. However you did have some quality tracks in there, I was impressed to hear a few of them.

I think you just need some practice. But sounds like your on the right track!

[Caps/\L0cK]

Man o Man... file factory sucks...

Do you have a website??

Because im thinking of setting up a new domain name for local vancouver djs as i currently host 2 djs off of my current domain...

i was thinking VanDjs.com

so anyone who agreed to get hosted would show up under...

(for exmaple) www.Glassball.VanDjs.com

cost would be minimal to free for anyone looking to get hosted... download speeds superior and a personal website and forums that are completely customizable...

I know simple html and have made a few websites but if anyone wanted a website built by them i would simply upload that...

I would probably offer FTP access so that website updates could be done by the DJ himself if he knows how for a small price (less than 5 $) so long he dint touch any of the other files on the site.

[Caps/\L0cK]

P.S. My computer has some odd programs installed which i have for various reasons but prevent me from downloading certain things (depending on file type) as they try and play as a media file instead... and im having that problem with your download on filefactory.. and it doesnt want to seem to load so im getting a black box :| where there should be a download

[KevinKeiser]

I have a megaupload link aswell I will post up in a bit

Thank you for your review project one, those are some good tips, and I will try and do some longer mixing next time. I was kinda trying to imitate more how the pro's do it a lot but guess not the same yet :P

So no backspinning hardsyle? Alright ill try not to ;)

Lookout for a new mix before the new year! New and improved!

[KevinKeiser]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7YRN3F4C

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