Wez G Digital DJ Mixes: Traktor

Wez G Traktor DJ Sets

I am passionate about vinyl. It is the ideal DJ format. It is the media by which DJing first came to life. I made vows to always stick by it. Swore an oath to Enzo @ http://plastic-music.co.uk where I buy my vinyl never to 'go digital' - but as in Terminator, the dance music world has witnessed the rise of the machine and we live in a digital age... I started spinning the odd tune with Traktor to incorporate some stuff in my sets which was unreleased on black plastic. I then decided to give Traktor a proper whirl and invested in some MIDI equipment. It is like learning to DJ all over again. People say it's cheating and yes, software will auto synch beats for you - but beatmatching is not something I have a real problem with anyway. The fundamentals of DJing remain the same: Good selection of music, flow of tunes, hitting the right mixpoints - it's still all about timing and digital or vinyl that needs to be precise, beats matching or not... Anyway - for the past year or so I've been beatporting and traktoring... So here are the sets. I'm not dead to vinyl and still pick up the odd bit... I think live vinyl performances are better for the mind, body and spirit... I am also in the longwinded and tiresome process of converting a much cherished record collection to digital wav.

Wez G Vinyl DJ Sets are here.

Entire Wez G DJ Mix archive is here

My Digital DJ Set Up - MIDI

Wez G Digital DJ MIDI Setup

The Equipment I am using (not all present in photo) is:
Traktor PRO SCRATCH 2 (latest Traktor Digital DJ software release)
Ableton Live Suite 8
Akai APC-40
Vestax VCM-100
M-Audio Oxygen-49
Akai LPD-8
2 x KORG NANOCONTROL
KORG NANOPAD
AKAI RPM3
SONY VAIO

I'd love to get my hands on one of the Traktor Kontrol S4 mixers or maybe one of the new pioneer Traktor specific mixers...

Here is the catalogue of Wez G's TRAKTOR DJ sets, published on a variety of different websites. Please click on links to go to that set's page where you will be able to listen and download.

55. Coffee And Gossip	56. Alien Abduction	57. Forefathers Of Funk
52. Hot In the City	53. What I Am	54. Spring Tides
49. Ghost In the Bed	50. Frosty Blue	51. Circles
46. Autumn Leaves	47. Little Disco Biscuit	48. Jack Attack
43. Silicon Surrender	44. Network Transmit	45. Free The Planet
40. Solar Flare	41. True Romance	42. Spooky Rhythm
37. Sweet Tooth	38. Clear Spring	39. Stroll In The Park
34. Island Hop	35. Get Your Groove On	36. Bringing Down The House
31. Dark Tripping	32. Sunshine And Showers	33. Flying High
28. Snow White Winter Chill	29. Spinning Around In The Sky	30. Spaceman Funk