DJ Fresh Direct

New Music for Valentines Day!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:12:11 -0500

Happy Valentines day! Was in the studio with my man Zak Downtwon earlier this week and we cooked up this track CUPID over an Emil and Friends beat. Sound really great, check it out.

And this morning I was also inspired to release this Black Eyed Peas remix of “Can’t Get Enough” that I had been sitting on for a few months. Also, all romantic themed and stuff. Send it to someone special!

Tonight, 1-7-12 at Lilium!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:19 -0500

Aylen "The Remixtape"

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:34:16 -0500

I had the pleasure of working with Aylen doing the mixdown and mastering of his latest release, entitled “The Remixtape”. It’s a compilation of some of his remixes in various styles, the most prominent of which is bass-heavy electro house (we called it complextro). I highly recommend fans of Mord Fustang, Porter Robinson, and Zedd download this project! Also, check out his extensive and very popular Soundcloud page!

Jasmine Solano's Birthday

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:52:39 -0500

Powerful team for one of my favorite DJ’s birthday parties! Jasmine Solano, Max Glazer, MeLo-X, and yours truly, hosted by Vashtie. Need I say more? See you there! Oh, and Heineken is one of my favorite beers!

My Birthday Tuesday 1/17

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:08:53 -0500

Jonny Lennon, Roxy Cottontail, Julian Cavin, Zak Downtown, 151 Studios, 4AM, Dubset. Lets go.

A-Trak on Traktor and a Holy Ship! Scratch Session

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:05 -0500

A few weeks ago, I was checking out Kirill’s (of KirillWasHere.com) photos of A-Trak spinning before for Swedish House Mafia at Madison Square Garden, and noticed that he was using Traktor control records! For those who don’t know, Traktor is the direct competition to Serato Scratch Live (my DJing software of choice).

If you look closely at the photo above, you can see what I’m talking about, and you get a real solid view of his records and laptop in THIS photo. Also, check out the video. Considering A-Trak has been one of Serato’s biggest supporters from the beginning, and likely had some influence on my choosing Serato over competing software at the time, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I brought it up in the Serato forum, which has been quite active on the subject (400 posts in 2 weeks!). I brought it up purely out of curiosity and to see what people thought

Anyway, someone just posted a video of A-Trak, DJ Craze, and Laidback Luke teaching Luke how to scratch aboard Holy Ship in thhat thread which was very amusing, and will definitely interest you if you’ve just read this far.

Oh, and the song that comes in at 4:11? I was wondering too, it’s called “Cut Dick” by Mr. Oizo. Funky as hell.

New Mark Ronson x Erykah Badu!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:33:02 -0500

These are all of my favorite things

Azealia Banks "212" (Fresh Direct Remix) PREVIEW

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:55:08 -0500

Started this yesterday. What do y’all think??!

212 (Fresh Direct RMX Preview) by djfreshdirect

and if you havent seen / heard the original:

Winksound: 3 Mac OSX Apps for my Workflow

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:28:00 -0500

I just did another video tutorial for my friends over at Winksound covering three Mac apps that are integral to my workflow once I’m done with a track in Ableton. XLD, VOX, and Cloud. Check it out!

Some of my friends went to Miami for Art Basel last month, and a...

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:19:50 -0500

Some of my friends went to Miami for Art Basel last month, and a few of them came back in one piece. This is why… Footage by @pjofdon

SHOOK EP

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0500

I could probably write a long piece about how amazing Shook’s new EP is, but the music speaks for itself. It’s really really good. Filter Disco, Funk, Boogie, More Funk, Synthesizers, and some Funk to top it all off. Stream it below and buy it HERE!

Zak Downtown: Downtown Delinquents

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:41:41 -0500

After another year’s work with my man Zak Downtown, we’ve got a great mixtape to show for it. It’s not long, but it consists of ten carefully thought out songs (of which I produced five) that range from oldschool hip-hop (Bad Man’s World / Gift or a Curse) to a more modern dubstep-pop hybrid (One For The Books). Also, our friend Phil Wong did an amazing job on the artwork! I recorded and mixed it all at the Moodswing 360 studio, and it features production from J Fizz, TGIK, Hollagrafik, Astro Raw, and David Lange. Download this project, you won’t be dissapointed! And don’t forget to “Like” Zak Downtown on Facebook to keep up with the lastest! Download a zip of the whole mixtape HERE. -FD

Skotch Davis: Are You Hearing Me Clearly !?!?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:15:00 -0500

I hosted the my man Skotch Davis’ Mixtape “Are You Hearing Me Clearly !?!?”, and it’s out! Stream, download, and share to everyone.

Tracklist, and download after the jump. Oh, and I co-produced track 13 “Nights on Broadway” with Skotch, and it’s got a killer feature from Smoke DZA. The full track is coming out on our joint project “On The Rocks”.

Zak Downtown: Clap Your Hands Video

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:03:00 -0500

Zak raps on it. I produced it. It’s hot. Nuff said. Video and download after the break:

Download:

Clap Your Hands (prod. DJ Fresh Direct) by Zak Downtown

Reason Clothing Store Opening

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:41:42 -0500

Tomorrow my buddies over at Reason Clothing are celebrating their brand new store opening at 463 East 9th Street. Drop in, eat some amazing burgers (it’s catered by Whitman’s down the street), and buy some clothes! DJ Price is spinning the opening, as well as the after-party at one of my favorite spots, Westway. Also, check out their lookbook below, which happens to be shot by the homie PJ Monte. It’s a family affair!

Reason Clothing Fall/Winter 2011 ‘Union Made’ Campaign Video Lookbook from philfromreason on Vimeo.

Crakk Nicholson: Instrumental Hip Hop Album

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:32:00 -0500

While I’m working on anything literary, even writing and sending emails or blog posts, I find it hard to focus while listening to lyrics. Having a solid stash of instrumental hip-hop on deck is really important. Well, the lastest addition to my focus playlist is this dope instrumental album from Crakk Nicholson, which is a collaboration project from producers Benjamin Bradley and Shy Guy. They describe their project as ”essentially an instrumental collage of regional hip-hop styles, ranging from dirty south stuff to boom bap and L.A. beat music”. I highly reccomend y’all check this project out! You can stream it on Soundcloud below or download it here. Cop that!

Stills from the Zak Downtown video we shot at Goldbar, NYC last...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:40:02 -0500

Stills from the Zak Downtown video we shot at Goldbar, NYC last week.

3 New Transition Edits for DJs!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:52:35 -0500

Good Life (Fresh Direct 125-85 Transition Edit) by djfreshdirect

Looped Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” (the original sample) over some nice housey drums, and then brought it down to Kanye West speed.

Dance [Ass] (Fresh Direct 133-80 Edit) by djfreshdirect

Just chopped up the intro on this one with some nice B-More drums for when people ask you to play some Hip-Hop when you’re in the middle of a dance set.

All This Love That I’m Giving > Feelings For You (FD 110-128 Transition) by djfreshdirect

Another straightforward original sample -> sampled track, except this one goes from slow to fast (110-128). Gwen McCrae’s “All This Love That I’m Giving” into Avicii’s floorfiller “My Feelings For You”. Enjoy!

Skotch Davis: Skotchtastic

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:46:00 -0400

Peep the homie Skotch Davis’s new video for “Skotchtastic” and stay tuned for our project “On The Rocks” on the way… It’s major!

Ableton Live: How To Bundle A Session

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:01:43 -0400

I recorded another quick video tutorial for the good people over at Winksound.com that shows Ableton Live users how to package a session so that when transfered to another computer or user, everything is where it should be. Check it out!