Off The Record - The DJ Podcast by Crossfader

In this episode we dive into the world of NFTs and The Metaverse. We also introduce Crossfader team member Livsey who joined us  in 2021 as our Graphic Designer. We chat about his story of becoming a DJ, going from DJ to Artist, memorable gigs and his new label Millennium City. Towards the end of the show we also have a chat with 1001Tracklists founder Evan Sacks.1001Tracklists is a platform that provides a database of tracklists from DJs all over the world. Tune in to hear about the early beginnings and it's future!Pirate Studios Discount: CF35

In this week's podcast, we chat about 2022 so far. As well as the importance of TikTok, getting gigs, and saying farewell to Holland!

AHOY!Famous for running around the streets of the UK, spreading positive vibes & chunky beats. SUAT has become a unique brand in himself and a familiar face to everyone's social media timeline. In this episode, we discuss how he got started, funny stories, advice for beginner DJs, and much more!If you don't already know about this guy you're definitely going to want to follow his journey from now on, with some major things in the pipeline SUAT is one to watch!

Recently we had the opportunity to speak with the DJ legend A-Trak about his brand new mixer collaboration with RANE. Not only that but we got to hear about his relationship with Kanye West and how to seize and create opportunities for yourself as a DJ. He was a really humble guy with lots of great advice for DJs new and old. Shout out to inMusic for arranging the interview.

In this episode of the podcast we roundup what a crazy year it has been! With COVID-19 impacting the DJ industry like never before and some huge new DJ gear drops it's time to talk about it all!

Guest Nico Perez, Co-founder of Mixcloud, discusses how Mixcloud is developing and adapting to remain the number one site for DJs to grow their fanbase. Topics include legal sharing of mixes, the evolution of DJing style, the launch of Mixcloud Select and Mixcloud Live, and the history of DJ mixers.

In this very special episode of Off The Record, Jamie sits down with Jay Cunningham and Jason Stout from Denon DJ to learn more about this iconic DJ brand. Answering your questions and speaking about the future, Jason and Jay shed some light into how Denon DJ are shaking up the DJ industry with their latest range of players!

In this episode Jamie sits down with special guest Raj Thomas, the operations director at BPM Supreme. BPM Supreme is one of the largest record pools, supplying DJ's with a large collection of club ready music thats updated daily. We learn more about how a record pool is run, what challenges they face and how BPM Supreme are trying to improve their DJ's opportunities! Also in the episode we discuss the new CDJ 3000, continue our quiz of the week and the team celebrate Jamie's birthday! 

In this episode of Off The Record, the usual team is joined by Katie. Katie is an integral part of the Crossfader family and in this episode we find out what a Katie is.

In this episode Jamie speaks to special guest, Paul Hamill, the founder of Inflyte. Inflyte is a platform that DJ's use to access music sent to them by record labels. Used by almost every professional DJ, the "promo list" is a way for record labels to send unreleased music to DJ's. In this conversion, Paul and Jamie shed some light on the system, how it works and how DJ's can improve their chances of being selected to be on a promo list!