We have a late edition of Fan Fridays — Dj Chris Cham mixing and party rocking @ the Standard.  He’s sporting our Paired Down Tee shirt right from our apparel collection.  He’s provided a playlist from his live mix.  Feel free to send us pictures and your playlist as well!

Tracklist:
David Guetta feat Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon and Fatman Scoop – Wet (DJ Beatmaster Summerbomb)
Ian Carey feat Snoop Dogg & Bobby Anthony – Last Night (R3hab Remix)
Laidback Luke & Steve Aoki feat Lil Jon vs Rednex – Cotton Eye Turbulence (Dada Life Mash)
Sidney Samson vs Tara McDonald – Dynamite (Nicky Romero Remix)
Chuckie & Klosman feat Promiseland vs Greg&Roog – Twisted Mutfakta (Dani Veiga in the Air Mashup)
Tiesto – Maximal Crazy (Original Mix)
Missy Elliot – Get ur Freak On (Alvaro & Punish Moombahton Bootleg)
Dillon Francis & Dave Nada – Brazzer’s Theme (Munchi’s Fuck remix)
Chuckie & Groovematic – Move it 2 the Drum (Groovematic Moombahton Edit)
Rednek – Game Over (Calvertron Remix)
3LAU – Dubsex (Skrillex & Nero feat. Britney vs Daft Punk vs Posner vs Amanda)
Kelly Rowland w/Lil Wayne – Motivation (Diplo Remix)
Chris Brown – Look at Me Now feat Lil Wayne & Busta Rymes w/ Look at me now (Gusto remix)
Chelley – Took the Night (Alvaro Remix)
Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat (Jay Amato Elektro Mix 2011)
Jay-Z ft. Pharrell – Give It to Me (Kid Kaio Remix)
Afrojack – Polkadots 2010 (Oliver Twizt Remix)
Afrojack – Vancouver (Original Mix)
Hyper Crush – Fingers Up
Chuckie & Gregor Salto – What Happens in Vegas (Club Mix)
Duck Sauce vs Darth and Vader – Charlie Sheen (Mike Teez Dirty Remix)
Ellie Goulding – Lights (HLM Remix)
Marco V – Unprepared (Marcel Woods Remix)
Daft Punk – One More Technologic (Alex Todd Bootleg)
Tiesto – Slumber (Original)
Fedde le Grand vs Daft Punk – Metrum Rock (Chris Cham’s Robotic Mash)
Congorock – Babylon (Dub Mix)
Flash Vegas vs LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem Mush Mush
Lil Jon & Diplo VS Jump Smokers – Fuck the Club up
DiBella – The Cinema of Valentina (Alesso, Dune, Benny Benassi , Journey, Lady Gaga)

http://soundcloud.com/rockdicasbah/chris-cham-live-the-standard

I don’t even remember how I came across this video, it’s not the most popular video but it’s exactly what I think of when I first heard dubstep (about 3 years ago).  Obviously Dubstep DJ’s such as DJ Skrillex and DJ Discotheque have popularized it into more mainstream but I’m starting to become a fan myself of the unique synthesized sounds. Although this is a humorous video on poking fun at dubstep music, I see it more as a tribute to how music is created, from random and organic sounds to synthesized and produced computer music and a billion dollar industry.

Cinema Skrillex Edition

Time for us to get into dubstep clothing? Several fans have asked about dubstep influenced designs for our shirts so maybe we’ll take it back to the lab and look into it.

Let’s be honest. Receiving gifts, fun. Buying gifts, not fun. We know how hard it is to buy gifts for DJ’s, especially for your friends or family members who always say “I don’t know” or “I want [Insert $500 Gift Here] for Christmas”. We’ve compiled a list of cool gifts for DJ’s under $100 that your favorite DJ will use and abuse in spite of an un-kind economy. Let us know if you’ve come across some good ideas or gifts that are reasonably priced.

Ableton is one of my favorite new software products. This is a intro edition for the newbie producer that will get him/her off to a quick start for making and producing music. It will take about a good year to start producing to really learn, master and start producing good decent music before you can upgrade to the full professional version. I’ve played with this edition and it’s more than enough to satisfy a beginner producer’s appetite.

Ahh, the laptop stand. For someone who has no idea what a DJ Laptop stand is, it looks like a silly, illogical piece of metal that holds up a laptop. For performing DJ’s, this amazing piece of construction make it 1000x easier to DJ while watching the crowd and operating the equipment. The DJ stand, unless he/she already has one, is a must have for any DJ looking to get good at the craft.

Novation came out with these “dicers” several years ago and act as midi controllers that fit onto any DJ setup and compatible with any DJ software. These dicers make a great addition to a DJ’s repertoire when it comes to mixing and mashing up music quickly and elegantly on the dance floor. I really like how the dicers fit into the setup comfortably without having to go above and beyond to access it

You’re wondering, what is a banana stand doing in a dj gift list??  This is one of my favorites — a banana stand used as a headphone stand! It’s amazing, take a look at the reviews and see the great ratings that everybody gives it. It goes to show creative uses for normal everyday products, even a banana holder can find value in a DJ’s gear box.

No DJ, and I make a very important point here, NO DJ can ever have enough usb sticks. I have about 10 and I either have given them to people to borrow (never to be seen again) or have filled all of them with a load of music ready to be played at an event. I can’t imagine any DJ traveling without a USB stick or external USB drive. I’ve specifically chosen the 64 GB usb stick because its got tons of space and DJ’s will always tell you they never have enough space. I bought a 1TB (that’s 1,000 GB, or 1,000,000 MB) and it’s almost full!! Ridiculous! Get your DJ at 64 GB usb stick and they’ll be very thankful.

Don’t tell anybody but I bought a bunch of these speakers because after I heard them once, I was just amazed at how loud they actually were. My first impressions, before hearing them were biased because I’ve never heard a good set of mini speakers that don’t sound like you’re playing them from a cell phone. If you’ve ever shared music from your cell phone by playing it really loud, that is NOT how this sounds. It really sounds like a good set of speakers played at a lower volume. Obviously due to the size of the speaker, they cannot be played for more than a crowd of like 5-6 without being drowned out in conversation but for a DJ who doesn’t want to listen to music through the headphones, this is the PERFECT addition to tech savvy DJ. There are also other alternatives to other mini speakers

You knew we wouldn’t finish this list without listing our own collection of great gifts for less than $100. In fact, we offer a great option for a gift that is meaningful, affordable and unique. Take a look at our dj apparel collection and if you get more than 1, you get free shipping. I’ll get off my soap box now, go do your shopping!

Make sure to make your recommendations below.

One of our partners in the DJ scene, djforums.com has been down lately, and all of us are wondering what the heck is going on. I recently had the chance to speak with the owner who is currently working to get it back up. Without going into the details, hosting has been less than kind and they’re working on getting it moved and re-hosted. So yea! Please be patient and let’s look forward to seeing djforums.com back up and working. The expected date is the next week or so, but we will see. There is a lot of “stuff” that needs to be transitioned and migrated so it won’t be a simple 1-2 click. Let’s see what happens.

We’re going to break it out to you early unlike other people, we’re letting you know we’re going to have our Cyber Monday starting 11/28 until 11/29 and we’re giving you 35% off everything in store. Great time to get your gifts because it won’t last long! Use coupon code CYBER35 starting 11/28 midnight and get it while it lasts!

What’s up party people’s!?  Been busy playing with some new DJ toys, picked up Ableton and an APC40 recently and it’s been just keeping me so damn busy! We’re releasing our last tee of the year, Derezzed.  This one was a lot of fun, inspired by the movie Tron which came out almost 1 year ago but we still love it. So enough said, enjoy!