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By: Last Japan, Chew’s the Fat! « we are not a rock band

Last Japan, Chew’s the Fat! « we are not a rock band — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:39:05 +0000

[...] Last Japan – on as its warm up tomorrow. Plugged as a star of the future in their small write upabout him on Chew’s website, he’s already being making large steps and produced his own [...]

By: joe-fatclub

joe-fatclub — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:26:50 +0000

The t-shirt thing was tongue in cheek. Anyone who does a Mixmag probably goes home and showers with all their clothes on. But it is a sad fact nowadays that image is important, video killed the radio star and Simon Cowell is probably to blame for everything. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

By: Paul Trouble

Paul Trouble — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:11:02 +0000

who said you were second

By: Loser

Loser — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:54:22 +0000

Oh, forgive me I must have got confused with the requirements for the competition. I misunderstood “make us a brilliant, outstanding, original mixtape” and “send us a CD of what you think would make a suitable warm-up” for ’send us a mix that “aint that special” but as long as you can produce and have your own tshirts you’re in with a chance’.

Agreed, you can only take your DJ career further if you produce as well but, some of us just want an excuse to invite all our friends to come see us spin records at a CTF event, hoping we get the crowd pumped up enough to be invited back again. Living the superstar DJ dream but, instead coming second to a guy who could be booked (and paid) to play anytime and fully deserves a proper crowd instead of a hand full of early birds.

Anybody got a copy of Ableton I can have?

By: Paul Trouble

Paul Trouble — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:08:43 +0000

Thanks for your comments all appreciated.. I had never heard of Last Japan when he sent the mix through, when I heard it and heard his productions although the mix aint that special, thought he has the whole package.. To find someone like Last Japan in a dj comp is a complete result and very rare… The whole reason for such a comp is to find such a person, it is a talent comp after all and he has the most allround talent. All djs these days are producers, there is almost nearly no way you will make it professionally as a dj unless you are a producer. I was a dj myself but couldnt go any further cos i didnt produce. So with this in mind it was a very easy decision. That said I actually wanted to have anotehr winner as thought we had a couple of very good alternative mixes to choose from, but I simply dont have time at the club to do this. We will do more comps and if we cant find the next big thing which is always the aim we will choose the next best mix so please keep sending them in otherwise we would have no one to choose from… Hope that makes some sense of it.. Hope you can all make it on Friday..

By: croz

croz — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:29:01 +0000

thats a bit of a joke really isnt it…well played to last japan he’s the perfect winner as he’s getting exposure and his career will skyrocket. But, this mix hardly defines him as a dj – this could have been made by anyone who has been looking at blogs over the last month. I would have thought you guys might have received lots of mixes which would have had tracklistings like that. I also thought it was an unwritten rule that you don’t have more than one or two songs by each artist in a mix -thus showing ur extensive song collection. would appreciate ur advice paul / joe because i will probably enter the next one.

By: Oli D.A.B

Oli D.A.B — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:09:18 +0000

This Mix is goes off like hot milk in the warm summer sun!!! Looking forward to Friday! Superfilth crew will be ravin our little faces off with you from from 1!!!

By: Ayso

Ayso — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:59:56 +0000

yeah I think somebody with less exposure already should have been picked but its cool Last Japan is pretty dope and this will help his career out for sure

By: last japan

last japan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:26:03 +0000

4 and a half foamo remixes! the other half was mine!

By: Loser

Loser — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:19:17 +0000

Hey, its your competition, your rules and your decision. No beef

If I was asking lesser known DJs to submit their mixtapes I’d be looking for fresher talent than someone who’s already getting exposure on Radio 1 and has tracks released on Kitsune and Southern Fried to do a ‘warm up’ set for the main room.

In the end the best man won.