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I wanted to post this video as an example to help answer a question that I get asked a lot: What is a Re-edit? Different variations of this questions usually get thrown my way:

“What is the difference between a remix and a re-edit?”
“How do you do a re-edit?”
“Why do DJs re-edit?”

Its simple, a remix is where you take a track and completely rewrite it. A re-edit is where you take different pieces of the track and re-organize them as this crazy David Guetta video sort of illustrates.

For those of you that don’t know, the hip hop sample of the guy speaking “body moving….body moving….body moving” is from a Run DMC track from the early 90s. David guetta re-edits one of his favorite tracks Bodyrox – Yeah by dropping in this well known hip hop sample before “Yeah” kicks in. He isn’t mixing this in live….he edited this at home in the studio.

Of course the next question is, why would DJs want to re-edit a song? Its usually because they don’t like a certain part of a song but they like another part. So they cut the part they don’t like out and add more of the part they did. Or maybe they think a certain vocal would sound great over a grooving track so they’ll throw that in there during the break down. Or they want to make a song a little more interesting for the dancefloor by dropping in a sample from another popular track (as illustrated by David Guetta).

The top pro DJs in the world use re-editing a little differently though…

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Even though this blog primarily focus on learning to dj, I have received a lot of questions lately regarding Record Labels.

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A lot of new DJs are confused about what a Record Label does. One common misconception is that a Record Label signs DJs. Record Labels generally don’t sign DJs. A Record Label’s function is to release (sell) music that I and other producers are making.

I searched hard for some information to share with you on record labels to help you get started and I found a gem!

Industry Boy from Beatportal recently sat down with Superstar DJ and Label Boss Nic Fanciulli to get some pointers about starting a record label. He shared 15 crucial points. They are as follows:

1. One good reason for launching your own record label is for the release of your own music. However, you should only do this once you’ve established that there is a demand for your music in the first place. Nic Fanciulli along with his recording partner Andy Chatterley, released many successful tracks under their The Buick Project moniker before they launched Saved Records.

2. Another good reason for launching your own label is to retain control. When you run a label, you get to decide which artists will do remixes and when to release tracks.

3. The main intial business plan of a record label should be to…

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