Off The Record - The DJ Podcast by Crossfader

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! 

In this episode of Off The Record, the team sit down and discuss their own journey in music. From early tastes to guilty pleasures, Jamie Hartley, Lawrence James, Danny James and DJ Holland reveal how they got into the music and how it influences their sets! 

We're back! In this, the first episode of the second series, we take a look back at what's just happened with the global pandemic and how it's affected the DJ industry. From live streaming to club closures, the team talk about personal experiences and take a look at what's next for the industry as it starts to recover from lockdown! 

Still being locked down here in the UK. The Crossfader team get together over the internet and take to Youtube and Facebook, answering the viewers questions live! Answering everything from music to equipment, listen in as DJ Holland, Jamie Hartley, Danny James and Lawrence James give your their opinion and advice! 

With the current pandemic affecting the entire world and DJ industry, we speak about how it's affected DJ from our community around the world. Listen as we read out stories from all corners of the globe!Welcome to 'Off The Record'. A DJ podcast hosted & brought to you by Crossfader the online DJ school.Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/crossfaderCheck out our website - https://wearecrossfader.co.ukFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearecrossfader