4 New Club Mixes

February 21st, 2011

Here are four very different mixes that I recorded at different gigs within the last month.

Video Clip: Frequency Saturday

Frequency Saturday at Necto Nightclub – February 19, 2011 (9 PM, club was packed, 80 minutes)

Chris Kaeser – Who’s In The House (Chuckie Remix)
Sean Kingston – Fire Burning (Risk One Remix)
Waka Flocka Flame ft. Diddy – Oh Let’s Do It (A-Trak Remix)
Savage Skulls & Douster ft. Robyn – Bad Gal
Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me (Skeet Skeet Remix)
Modjo – Lady
Machel Montano ft Pitbull – Alright
Bob Sinclar ft. Shabba Ranks – Love You No More
Bob Marley vs. Funkstar Deluxe – Sun Is Shining
Yo Majesty – Don’t Let Go
Treasure Fingers – Lift Me
Senor Stereo – Hot Damn
Dr Dre ft. Snoop – Nuthin’ But A G-Thang (Joe Maz Remix)
Potbelleez – Shake It (Dcup Remix)
Sammy Bananas – Ladies
Kennedy – Karate
Uffie ft. Pharrell – ADD SUV (Armand Van Helden Remix)
Earth Wind and Fire – September (Discotech flip)
Honorebel ft. Jump Smokers & Pitbull – Now You See It Remix
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Lil Wayne ft. Gucci Mane – Steady Mobbin’ (A-Trak Remix)
Beyonce – Sweet Dreams (Scene’s Harvard Bass Remix)
Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup – New York 1950
Three Six Mafia – Stay Fly (Acapella)
Sebastien Drums & Avicii – My Feelings For You (Angger Dimas Bambu Remix)
Rick Ross – Hustlin’ (Acap)
Drake – Money To Blow (Discotech remix)
Kid Sister ft. Kanye West – Pro Nails
MC Hammer – You Can’t Touch This
Rihanna ft. Sean Paul – Break It Off
Acid Factor – Fantasy
Santogold ft. Spank Rock – Shove It
Wu Tang Clan – Gravel Pit
Tom Stephan – Turn That Shit Up (Diplo Remix)
DJ Class – Tear Da Club Up (Solly Remix)
Da Shop Boyz – Party Like A Rock Star (Davey B Remix)
Damien Marley – Welcome To Jamrock
Rusko – Da Cali Anthem
Lil Wayne – A Milli
Camp Lo – Luchini
John Legend ft. Andre 3000 – Green LIght
Lloyd Banks ft. Juelz Santana – Beamer, Benz, or Bentley
Das Racist – You Oughta Know
Mims – This Is Why I’m Hot

Friday Night Live At Penny Black – Recorded on February 4th, 2011 (10 PM, place was packed, 80 minutes)

Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West – Erase Me
Shwayze – Buzzin’
Wiz Khalifa – Hey Girl
Train – Hey Soul Sister
Nicki Minaj ft. Drake – Moment 4 Life
Gang Starr – Full Clip
Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push
Big Boi – Shutterbug
Soul II Soul – Back To Life
Stereo MCs – Connected
LL Cool J – Around The Way Girl
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance
Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
Mariah Carey ft. Old Dirty Bastard – Fantasy
Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel
112 – Dance Wit Me
Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
Unclubbed with Andrew Roachford – You Got The Love
The Sequence – Funk You Up
Black Eyed Peas – Joints and Jams
Sean Paul – Gimme The Light
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time
Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)
Shannon – Let The Music Play
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
B.O.B. ft. Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You (Villains Remix)
Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., & Nephew – The Way I Are
Prince – Wanna Be Your Lover
Wham – Everything She Wants
Miami Horror – Holidays
Estelle ft. Kanye West – American Boy
Baby Bash ft. Marty James – Fantasy Girl
Colby Odonis ft. Akon – What You Got
Usher ft. Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love
Mike Posner ft. ELO – Evil Woman
Justin Timberlake – Love Stoned
Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway
Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce – Telephone
Reality – Yolanda
Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
Maroon 5 – Misery (Diplo Remix)
Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina – Stereo Love
Wynter Gordon & David Guetta – Dirty Talk
Nelly Furtado – Maneater

Live At Alley Bar – Recorded January 26th, 2011 (12 PM, 40 minutes, guest set at my friend DJ Graffiti’s residency)

Johnny Osbourne – Buddy Bye
Arrested Development – Everyday People
Morton Stevens – Hawaii Five-O
Stevie Wonder – Part Time Lover
Hall & Oates – Maneater
Kanye West ft. Common and Pusha T – GOOD Friday
Outkast – Player’s Ball
Tha Dogg Pound – Let’s Play House
Dilated Peoples – Worst Come To Worst
Terror Squad – Rudeboy Salute
Talib Kweli – Get By
The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
James & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet
Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
Kinfolk Kia Shine – Krispy
Run DMC vs. Kinfolk Kia Shine – Krispy Kicks
A-Trak ft. Lupe Fiasco – Me and My Sneakers
Jay-Z – Justify My Thug
Gang Starr – Full Clip
Big L – Ebonics
Lady of Rage – Afro Puffs
MC Lyte – Cold Rock A Party
Eve – Who’s That Girl
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop

Live At Necto Voltage – Recorded February 16h, 2011 (10:30 PM, 80 minutes)

Gio Di Leva & Marcos Carnaval – Do Pai (John Revox Remix)
Wolfgang Gartner & Mark Knight – Conscindo
Franky Rizardo – Afrika (Hardwell Remix)
Scotty Boy & DJ Red – What The Fuck
Fedde Le Grand ft. Mr V – Back & Forth
Curses – The Deep End (Bart BMore
Laidback Luke ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Till Tonight (Chris Kaeser Remix)
Sandro Silva – Told Ya (Apster Edit)
Afrojack – Pacha On Acid
Alex Kenji – Jack That Body
Chris Lake and Lys – La Tromba
Joachim Garraud – Are U Ready (Bingo Players Remix)
Mighty Fools – Clean It
Wolfgang Gartner – Wild Card
MC Flipside and Joey Seminara – Just The Tip
Nicky Romero – Switched
Deadmau5 ft. Rob Swire – Ghosts N Stuff (Request)
Deadmau5 – Moar Ghosts N Whatever
Sandro Silva – Hands High
Fedde Le Grand ft. Mitch Crown – Rockin’ High (Nicky Romero Remix)
Chuckie ft. Gregory Klosmann – Mutfakta
Swedish House Mafia – One (Marc Ustari Mix)
Vandalism – Throw Your Hands Up
Afrojack ft. Eva Simmons – Take Over Control (Myndset Bootleg)

That’s 4 different nights with a very wide range of music. The only song that is repeated out of all those playlists above? It’s Gang Starr’s – Full Clip. I’m hoping to record a few more sets next month amidst a lot of different gigs, including stints in Southern California, Vegas, Seattle and Portland. Stay tuned!

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Promo Mix for Voltage Wednesdays @ Necto

February 1st, 2011

Here is a hard-hitting 30-minute mix for my newest weekly residency. I’ll be playing house and electro all night alongside Professor Purple at the Necto Red Room every Wednesday! There is no cover, and some great drink specials. Make sure you tell your friends who like good music to stop by at the best mid-week party in Ann Arbor!

Here is a link to the mix: Voltage Promo Mix (Right-click to download to your desktop)

Stream Here with a time-stamped track list:

I also had a good time playing at Frost Winter Electronic Music Festival this past Friday (January 28th, 2011) at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. Here is a recap video:

Had a chance to drop this song:

And since a few people have asked me for that song since the show, here is a download link:

Bed Intruder

See you on Wednesdays @ Necto!

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Tax Tips For DJs

January 16th, 2011

First things first, I’ll be DJing at the Frost Winter Electronic Music Festival along with Steve Aoki, Infected Mushroom, Ecotek and Marty Party on January 28th at the Royal Oak Music Theater! Check out the flyer below and get your tickets here.  It’s general admission, so be sure to get there ASAP.

Now, on to some tax talk.

If you are like most DJs, you will be filing taxes as a Sole Proprietor – A sole proprietor is someone who owns an unincorporated business by himself or herself. First question you may ask is why pay taxes if you are getting paid under the table? Because it’s the right thing to do! If that doesn’t convince you, then consider the fact that no legitimate bank will give you a mortgage to buy a house or a significant auto loan to buy a car unless the tax returns you have been filing show your income to be high enough. Another reason to pay taxes on your income is to contribute to your social security account.

Having said that, here are some tips:

You will need a 1040 form with a schedule C (business profit/loss worksheet) to file your taxes. These forms can be downloaded from the IRS website. Make sure you save all your invoices, contracts, and receipts for big purchases and expenses. My suggestion is to get a credit card with 0% (or the lowest available) interest rate and no annual fees so you can use it for all your purchases. That will make it significantly easier to track all your transactions.

Revenue

-All incoming income from every gig you did this year. Remember…checks are easy to trace with the help of your bank. You should maintain a log of cash payments received in a spreadsheet or sign up for a free account with http://mint.com (highly recommended personal finance management tool)
-Cash from sales of old equipment, rentals, etc.

Expenses
-All expenses for equipment and related items (your digital camera is a legitimate business expense if you use it for gigs). You can itemize most of these things in one year or over a period of up to five years. [See below for more info on depreciation.]
-Part of your rent/mortgage payments proportionate to the percentage of your square footage that is used strictly for DJ-related business. (home studio/office space)
-Part of your cell phone bill if that is used to conduct DJ-related business.
-Your mileage to/from the gigs, and parking fees.
-A percentage of your car payments for the car that is used to conduct your DJ business
-Food/Beverage expenses during your gigs and meetings with potential clients.
-Training/Networking expo fees. (NC&B, Mobile Expo, NAMM, etc.)
-Equipment rentals
-Marketing: Website domain and hosting, Business cards, banners, Google/facebook ads
-Record pool dues, iTunes purchases, etc.

Depreciation

Depreciation when it comes to taxes/accounting is not the same as depreciation of monetary value on something like your car. Here is a good link explaining how to calculate depreciation on your purchases: http://biztaxlaw.about.com/od/depreciation101/f/calculatedeprec.htm I like to deduct major purchases like speakers, turntables, mixers, laptops, etc. over 3-5 years when doing my taxes. Stuff like headphones, needles, cds, dvds, vinyl, etc. are things you replace/buy almost every year and so it may be more suitable to claim the full depreciation for these items in a single year. There are benefits to this, depending on your specific situation.

These are the few things I’ve learned over the years while filing as a sole proprietor who also has another career with a steady paycheck. If you have specific questions, be sure to post them in the comments below and I will answer to the best of my ability. I highly suggest using a reputable company like H&R Block or an e-file application to do your taxes. Electronic transfers will mean faster returns.

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Live Club Mix: Necto Jan 6, 2011

January 8th, 2011

I decided to press the record button! Download over 2 1/2 of my set split into 2 mixes – so you can burn a CD. Right-click on the link and save on your desktop.

Live At Necto, 1/6/11 – Part 1

Part 1

Chelley -  Took The Night
Crystal Waters vs. Chris Kaesar – Gypsy Woman Bootleg
Deadmau5 – Ghosts n’ Stuff
Discofries ft. DJ Class – I’ll Be Your Trick Remix
Drake – Over (HyperCrush Remix)
FloRida ft. Nelly Furtado – Jump
Diddy vs. SHM – Oh, Let’s Do It
Paradiso Girls – Patron Tequila
Pink – Raise Your Glass (X-Change Remix)
LMFAO – La La La
Lil Jon ft. Kree – Give It All U Got
Clinton Sparks ft. Mike Posner & Big Sean – Ambiguous (Enferno Remix)
Pitbull ft. Akon – Shut It Down
Usher ft. Will.I.Am – OMG
MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend – Heartbreaker (Bandoma Edit)
Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris – Break Your Heart
Eminem ft. Lil Wayne – No Love
Justice – D.A.N.C.E.
Jay-Z – On To The Next One
Drake ft. Lil Wayne – I’m Going In
Ludacris ft. Nicki Minaj – My Chick Bad
Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle
Ester Dean – Drop It Low
Iyaz ft. New Boyz – Break My Bank
Kanye West – Gold Digger
50 Cent ft. Ne-Yo – Baby By Me Remix
Lloyd Banks ft. Lloyd – Any Girl
NORE – Nothin’
SmashMouth – All Star
Mohombi – Bumpy Ride
Nelly – Ride Wit Me
Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved
E-40 – Tell Me When To Go
Too Short – Blow The Whistle
Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful
Far East Movement ft. Dev & The Cataracs – Like a G6
Kid Sister – Get Fresh (Gopher Remix)
Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body (Spryte Remix)
Pitbull ft. Michael Moncanto – Alright
Bob Sinclar ft. Cutee B – Sound of Freedom
Kesha – Take It Off
Earth Wind and Fire – Let’s Groove Tonight
Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull – I Like It
Fake Blood – I Think I Like It
Steve Aoki ft. Bloody Beetroots – Warp 1.9
DJ Khaled ft. Ludacris & Rick Ross – All I Do Is Win

Live At Necto 1/6/11 – Part 2

Part 2

Jeremih ft. 50 Cent – Down On Me
Cali Swag District – Teach Me How To Dougie
Lonely Island ft. Akon – I Just Had Sex
Blackstreet – No Diggity
50 Cent – In Da Club
Trey Songz ft. Fabolous – Say Aah
Sean Kingston ft. Nicki Minaj – Dutty Love (Jump Smokers)
Mike Posner – Please Don’t Go
Lady Gaga – Just Dance
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Yolanda Be Cool & DCup – We Don’t Speak No Americano
NERD – Everybody Nose
Katy Perry ft. Snoop – California Gurls
Kid Cudi ft. MGMT – Pursuit Of Happiness (Aoki Remix)
David Guetta ft. Akon – Sexy Bitch
LMFAO – Shots
Wocka Flocka ft. Wale – No Hands (Discotech x Kue)
Lil Wayne – 6 foot 7 foot (DJ Hardy Original Edit)
Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow
Johnny Ozbourne – Buddy Bye
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Ludacris – Move Bitch
Drake ft. Swizz Beats – Fancy
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
Ace of Base – All That She Wants
Kia Shine – Krispy
Nas ft. Lauryn Hill – If I Ruled The World
New Boyz – You’re A Jerk
Joan Jett – I Love Rock n’ Roll
AC/DC – Back In Black
Dr Dre ft. Snoop & Nate Dogg – Next Episode
Lil Jon ft. Ying Yang Twins – Get Low
Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – Low
KeSha – We R Who We R
Usher – DJ Got Us Falling In Love
CeCe Peniston – Finally
Edward Maya – Stereo Love
Kid Cudi – Memories
Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris – Tonight
Wynter Gordon – Dirty Talk

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Download: 2011 NYE Countdown

December 28th, 2010

Download my 2011 NYE Countdown for free! All you have to do is pay it using a tweet or a facebook ‘Like’. It includes:

10 minutes total [320 kbps] -

60-second countdown (feature Lil Jon)
The Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit)
LMFAO – Shots
Taio Cruz – Dynamite (Rosario Mix – just the vocals)

I made it so you can drop it as soon as the clock says 11:59:00. There is a bit of break after the first vocals (saying 1 minute left) to allow time for those of us who rock the mic and tell people to get their drinks ready. It remains 128 BPM throughout and there is a 16-bar outro. Enjoy!

Download Link:

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Goodbye 2010. Welcome 2011!

December 28th, 2010

This is possibly my last blog post for 2010. I hope that everyone had a positive 2010 and made progress towards your life goals. I am glad to be able to say that I had far more positive experiences this year than negatives ones. I’m hoping for an even better 2011! I hope to many familiar faces at Penny Black as I ring in the new year in style with a special video mix! My audio will also be broadcast live at The Hills Bar.

On New Year’s Day, we will be hosting the first Frequency Saturday of 2011 at Necto. As we enter our 8th year of the biggest and best weekly party in Michigan, we are inviting you to come party at Necto for free all night!

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Official Mixtape: VIP 2010

November 22nd, 2010

 

Here is my latest mixtape! It covers various genres from House, Pop, Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Electro, Disco, etc. and has about 85 songs in 68 minutes. I may post a track list if there is enough of a demand, but for now I hope you can just enjoy the mix!

Direct download: VIP 2010

Stream: VIP 2010 by DJ Hardy

EDIT: I decided to add a list of the artists featured on this mix. Here are a few:

Major Lazer
Dcup
Big Boi
Kid Cudi
Cosmo Black
Eva Simmons
Chew Fu
Estelle
Avicii
Lloyd Banks
Laidback Luke
Newcleus
Steve Miller Band
Stromae
Far East Movement
Drake
Basement Jaxx
Jeremih
Oh Snap
Treasure Fingers
Ludacris
Top Billin’
KP & Envy
Duck Sauce
Kid Sister
Jamiroquai
Classixx
Congorock
Bingo Players
Swedish House Mafia
Bone Thugz n’ Harmony
La Roux
Deadmau5
Kaskade
Crystal Waters
Chuckie
Paul Johnson
Chris Kaesar
Reset
etc.

If you are interested in an official CD of this mix, it will be mailed to you for $10 (includes shipping). You can email dvdjhardy at gmail.com for details.

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New Music + Birthday Invitation!

October 28th, 2010

I’ve been meaning to post new music for a while now, but just haven’t had the time. I’m in the middle of a busy stretch of 6 Halloween shows in a 5-day span, which is very exciting and exhausting at the same time. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and if you get a chance be sure to catch me at Necto this Thursday/Saturday or at The Hills Bar on Friday! One of the Halloween gigs was a private club party last night for the Greek students at University of Michigan. I recorded my set and here it is for your listening pleasure:


DJ Hardy – House/Electro/Dance – October 27th, 2010

Speaking of Halloween, here are 3 of my edits for your spooky sets this weekend:

Psycho Theme

Exorcist Theme

Dr Funkenstein

And I would like to invite you to my birthday celebration on November 20th at Necto Nightclub with me and DJ Bandoma (Orange County, CA) on the tables! This night is going to have great music and even better people!

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New Mix, New Show and New Edits!

September 8th, 2010

New Club Mix

This is my early night set from last Thurday’s Labor-Day Weekend White Party. A little different than everything else I’ve been putting out lately, but I love indie/dance music. Keep an open mind and enjoy some music you most-likely haven’t heard before, but are gonna want to hear again. I haven’t had the time to put a track list together, but some of the artists on this include:

Treasure Fingers
Justice
Kelis
Three Six Mafia
Surkin
French Horn Rebellion
Miike Snow
FM
Kid Cudi
Shabba Ranks
Lil jon
Honorebel
Earth Wind and Fire

Check it out here:

Necto – September 2, 2010

The flyer pretty much says it all, but I do hope to see a lot of you at this show! I believe the tickets will be on sale this Friday, but only 300 are left due to the overflow from last week’s sold-out Aoki show.

DJ Hardy + Steve Aoki - October 5th, 2010

In case you have any doubts, this is what went down last week:

Steve Aoki at Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Part 3) from dj hardy on Vimeo.

New Club Edits

Hyper Crush – Ayo (DJ Hardy Edit)

Hyper Crush – Ayo (DJ Hardy Hype Edit)

Hyper Crush- Ayo (DJ Godfather Remix – DJ Hardy Edit)

Stromae – Alors On Danse (DJ Hardy x Alvaro Bootleg)

Kelis – Scream (DJ Hardy x LA Riots Bootleg)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden

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Video: Steve Aoki Rockin’ Out at Necto

September 1st, 2010

I had the pleasure of attending a Steve Aoki show last night at Necto Nightclub, my weekly Thurs/Saturday night residency. Aoki put on a great show as expected and I was able to capture a few clips:

Steve Aoki at Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Part 3) from dj hardy on Vimeo.

Steve Aoki at Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Part 2) from dj hardy on Vimeo.

Steve Aoki at Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor, Michigan from dj hardy on Vimeo.

I highly recommend going to one of his shows if you ever get a chance. Lots of energy, crowd-participation and some exclusive music you won’t hear anywhere else!

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