Analog vs. Digital

A researcher in NY decided to put a vinyl record under the microscope, which resulted in some pretty cool pictures:

Vinyl @500x magnification:



Vinyl @1000x magnification:



Then for comparison he put a CD under the microscope:

CD @20000x magnification:


Some thoughts:
- I still find it amazing that a needle moving over a groove can make music.
- I have no opinion on the analog vs. digital debate, but I think it's pretty obvious why vinyl and CDs sound so different after looking at these pictures.
- I wonder what songs are on the record & CD.

Full story here:
http://www.synthgear.com/2010/audio-gear/record-grooves-electron-microscope

DJ Spryte Live On The MikiDz Show - Monday, March 15th

Back by popular demand!! Every DJs favorite DJ, SPRYTE.

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DJ VICE - The Man, The Myth, The Legend...

The one and only DJ VICE.

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DJcity Top 50 - February 2010

Based on popularity according to DJcity members.

DJcity Digital Pool Top 50 Tracks - February 2010
1) Kesha feat 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah - NASA Hook First Intro
2) Birdman feat Lil Wayne & Drake - Money To Blow - A-Trak Toyfriend Remix
3) Ne-Yo - Take It To The Floor
4) Pitbull feat Janet Jackson - Not My Love
5) Ludacris feat Nicki Minaj - My Chick Bad
6) David Guetta feat Kid Cudi - Memories - F#ck Me I'm Famous Remix
7) Young Money feat Lloyd - Bedrock - Benny Black Hype Intro
8) Lil Jon feat R. Kelly & Mario - Miss Chocolate
9) Ludacris feat Ciara & Pitbull - How Low - Ciara & Pitbull Remix
10) Jay Sean feat Sean Paul & Lil Jon - Do You Remember - Benny Black Hype Intro

11) The Cataracs - Bass Down Low
12) Snoop Dogg feat The Hustle Boyz - Check Yo Self
13) Ludacris - How Low - Frank E Remix
14) Outfield - Your Love - Virtual Groove Mix
15) Young Money feat Lloyd - Bedrock - DJ Tommy Diz 129-74 Transition
16) Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine - DJ Manik Projekt Junkies Party Break
17) David Guetta feat Akon - Sexy Bitch - Underdawg 75-130 Transition
18) The Police - Every Breath You Take - DJ Antoine Clubzound Remix
19) DJ Khaled feat T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross, & Snoop Dogg - All I Do Is Win
20) Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be - Kidd Spin 122-92 Reverse Transition

21) Taio Cruz feat Ludacris - Break Your Heart - Ludacris Hook First Intro
22) LMFAO - Make U Mine
23) House Of Pain - Jump Around - DJ Dynamixx 127-107 Transition
24) Fat Joe feat Young Jeezy - Ha Ha (Slow Down Son)
25) Young Money feat Gucci Mane - Steady Mobbin'
26) Van Halen - Jump - Nari & Milani Bootleg
27) Snoop Dogg feat Jay-Z - I Wanna Rock - Jay-Z Remix - Underdawg 117-91 Transition
28) Timbaland feat Twista & Justin Timberlake - Carry Out - Twista Remix
29) Rihanna - Rude Boy - DJ Scooter Reggae Remix
30) Ludacris feat Rick Ross & Twista - How Low - Rick Ross & Twista Remix

31) DJ Manik - Move And Shake It - Projekt Junkies Remix
32) Maino - Bring It Back DJ - Jesse Seely Hook First Intro
33) Lil Jon feat Pitbull - Work It Out - Underdawg Hype Intro
34) Maino - Bring It Back DJ
35) So Crazy feat Fo'Onassis - Do The Jersey Shore
36) Ludacris feat Ester Dean - How Low - Underdawg Drop It Low 88-74 Transition
37) Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (Part II) - Julien Creance Remix
38) Kidd Spin - Push The Cumbia On - 126-95 Transition
39) Snoop Dogg feat Jay-Z & Ludacris - I Wanna Rock - Ludacris Remix
40) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer - Disco Boots Dirty Freek Remix

41) Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be - NASA 122-92 Rework
42) Lady Gaga feat Beyonce - Telephone - Crookers Remix
43) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight - Cure & Cause Remix
44) Usher feat Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah - Julien Creance Remix
45) Bob Sinclar - New New New - Julien Creance Remix
46) Kesha feat Pitbull & Snoop Dogg - Tik Tok - Underdawg 130-120 Transition
47) Mariah Carey feat Nicki Minaj - Up Out My Face
48) Young Money feat Lloyd, Lil Wayne, & Drake - Bedrock Pt. 2
49) Justin Bieber feat Ludacris - Baby - NASA Short Edit
50) Kesha feat Pitbull - Tik Tok - DJ McFly & Jason Tregbov Culo Edit

Super Cool Music Video

You might remember them for their "Here It Goes Again" aka The Treadmill Video from last year...

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The MikiDz Show - Season 1 Finale!!

Thank you to everyone who tuned in over the past 6 months!

Broadcasting LIVE at DJcity - Mondays 7:30-9:30 PST

DJ Scene - March 1
DJ Vice - March 8
DJ Spryte - March 15
DJ Spinbad - March 22

DJ Scene Live On The MikiDz Show - Monday, March 1st

As we wrap up Season One of the MikiDz Show, we are proud to welcome DJ Scene--one of the most respected and talented DJs in the game--to our LA studios. Find out more information about him at www.dj-scene.com

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DJ Splyce Interview

Recorded live at DJcity on The MikiDz Show - Monday, Feb 15, 2010.

Dainjazone: Here's a brief introduction on Splyce. He spun the 06' Grammy Celebration; LA Magazine "2006 DJ Of The Year"; has done parties with Janet Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian; DJs all over Hollywood and around the country; and is the only DJ to be on Larry King Live. We are definitely happy to have you on.
MikiWAR: So you having fun?
Splyce: I was so nervous, I got a little tipsy before the show. I'm feeling a little loose!

Dainjazone: I want you to put everyone on about Hollywood. You've been doing it for a while. A lot of guys ask if we can get them out here to spin and I tell them we have a hundred DJs out here. It's oversaturated. Its not that easy.
Splyce: I wouldn't say it's oversaturated, but there are a lot of DJs that want to do the Hollywood scene. I think there's a mix of everything. There's a lot of talented people and there are people who are still learning and on their way. I've gotten to listen to a lot of DJs around the country and around the world. There's a lot of talent out there.

Dainjazone: What was your stepping stone to getting to the Larry King and everything after that?
Splyce: The biggest thing was probably the residencies. If you do certain spots on certain nights, people start to take notice. The hardest part is getting to that point. Once in you're in those places, doors start opening.

Dainjazone: Do you feel it's easier to make a name for yourself now as opposed to when you were on wax?
Splyce: I think it's the complete opposite. It's harder now to make a name because the music industry has gone down and it's cheaper to be a DJ. When I started ten years ago, I was buying doubles of every record and sometimes more just in case something happened to that one special record. Now it's a lot easier to get music.

Dainjazone: What person or group of people helped put you on?
Splyce: Growing up in LA, listening to radio DJs... then moving out to Syracuse, NY... I had a college radio show with DJ Komar and DJ AA. They had a big influence on me. DJ NVM and Wicked taught me about house music. I came back to LA and a guy named DJ Cobra introduced me to Stonerokk, and Stone helped open a lot of doors for me when I was getting started in the Hollywood scene.

MikiWAR: Where do you see yourself going from here?
Splyce: Production is definitely a big thing in my mind buggin me, "come on man... start doing it". So what I've been doing is bothering a lot of big producers with a million questions... trying to learn what they do. But definitely have my hands involved in a lot of things. I'm part owner of a restaurant in Dallas called Hacienda on Henderson. Great Mexican food.

Dainjazone: And you also own a Subway in Glendale JC?
Splyce: It's in Valencia at College of the Canyons.

Dainjazone: What cities do you love going to?
Splyce: Las Vegas is definitely #1. Everyone in the country goes there to lose their mind, have fun, and try not to remember anything they did. I've been to different cities that I love to go too. Modesto, Santa Barbara, Cancun... Everwhere is fun. It is what you make of it.

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Classic 2002 Interview with Kanye West by DJ Whoo Kid & New Music Video

Rumor is that Kanye is currently in Hawaii working on his upcoming album tentatively titled "Good Ass Job" continuing school/life themed previous releases. Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and DJ A-Trak are just a few of the artists working out there with him. I really look forward to hearing all of his tracks.... Hate him or love him, you can't deny how sick he is as a producer or as an MC.

In this previously unreleased classic interview with him by DJ Whoo Kid for RadioPlanet.tv, Kanye talks about his first accident, staying ahead of the fashion industry game, becoming part of The ROC & much more. Looking back at it it seems he predicted his own destiny.

Shortly after this interview he was involved in the car accident in LA that almost took his life. In doing so it also inspired "Through The Wire" which eventually catapulted him into the national spotlight.



Fast forward a few years later & behold, Kanye's latest music video "Coldest Winter"

Enjoy!

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Mr. Best Live On The MikiDz Show. Monday, February 22nd

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DJ JayCeeOh Interview

Recorded live at DJcity on The MikiDz Show - Monday, Feb 1, 2010.

Rell: Tell everyone about the Super 7 Mixtape.
JayCeeOh: Volume 3 just dropped. Super 7 is a mixtape series I started in 2008. Basically it features 7 DJs--myself and 6 other DJs. Every DJ gets 10 minutes to go in and pretty much rip it as hard as they can.

Rell: So who are the 7 DJs that you have on Volume 3?
JayCeeOh: There's Team Canada (Grandtheft & D.R.one), Spryte, Risk One, Scene, M.O.S. & Klutch all on Volume 3.

Rell: You throw a party last year for Super 7 at SXSW in Texas. Are you going to do another one?
JayCeeOh: That's the plan. DJcity definitely held us down last year and we threw a real dope party. We're looking to do it bigger & better this year.

MikiWAR: Do you have a personal favorite on any of the Super 7?
JayCeeOh: Come on man, you know you can't ask me that. Every DJ brings it and have certain parts of their sets that are amazing. Depending on my mood, one thing's my favorite one day and another's the next.

MikiWAR: Where are you originally from?
JayCeeOh: I'm kind of from all over the place. A lot of people think I'm from Boston but I'm definitely not from there, from there. I was actually born in LA, and lived here as a young kid. I lived in Hollywood, the Palisades for a minute, and actually right up the way [from DJcity] so that's how I know about Tito's Tacos. You didn't even have to ask me, "Tito's Tacos... Three". Then I moved to Pittsburgh for high school. That's where I started DJing, but it was more in the bedroom--practicing type shit. Then I moved to Boston for college and stayed there for a couple years. I graduated from Emerson, which has a real big radio station that I became the hip hop director of. Big artists came through like Wu-Tang and everyone else. I started working for Undergroundhiphop.com and was touring DJing for Ed O.G. & Akrobatik, and doing U.S. & Europe dates. I was in a group called Special Teams. We put out a record with Duck Down. It had Pete Rock, Premier, Alchemist on production. After a while being in the Boston hip hop circuit and being the fourth person in line gettin paid off the same pay check, I realized it ain't that big; people aren't on some hip hop shit like they used to be. So I moved to New York where I'm at now to push my own brand and focus on myself.

MikiWAR: Do you hold down any spots in New York right now?
JayCeeOh: I don't really do any residency in New York. I kind of bounce around and do the traveling thing. New York is dope; no one can really say shit about New York. It's one of the best cities in the world. But DJ-wise it's kinda tough to get money out there. If I could make 4-5 times as much to travel, I'm gonna do that.

Rell: Tell us about your upcoming gigs.
JayCeeOh: Yea man I'm real excited about doing my 2nd European tour, just as a DJ, not backing any artists. I'll be hitting Paris... a couple dates in Belgium... Oslo, Norway... Stockholm, Sweden... and ending up in Amsterdam.

Rell: Are you with an agency?
JayCeeOh: Nah, I do it all myself. Not that I'm not looking to get down with something like that in the future. I had a manager who was also my homie, but I decided to go solo and progress with that. I'm just gonna keep doing what I do.

MikiWAR: I know you're a humble dude, but let's put it out there... your skill really does back up your name. You kill it.
JayCeeOh: Thank you. Thank you. I'll do the bottle service spots to get that cake, but at the same time I'll put out a track like that go off track-- the 12 DJ posse cut at the end of Super 7 Volume 3. I was just gonna get a couple of my homies on it from up in Vancouver [Canada]. We just sent it out to see if people wanted to get on it. It was done in a matter of like two days.

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Akon talks about signing Lady Gaga. Dr. Dre doing a dance record??

Can't wait to hear that Dre track! @Phenom_Djcity