• Varsity Team Presents: Party Flavors by DJ Tommy Diz

    Varsity Team Presents: Party Flavors by DJ Tommy Diz

    The other half of Varsity Team, DJ Tommy Diz, puts it down with his signature high-energy, fast-paced, dancefloor bangers coupled with Remixes from our Crew, Varsity Team. Check out the mix and download it free on his soundcloud

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  • September – October Flyers

    September - October Flyers

    Things got too busy so I haven't had a chance to update as often but here are a few flyers I forgot to post up.

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  • DJ RaiZe featured on Clubkillers.com

    DJ RaiZe featured on Clubkillers.com

    I'm featured on www.clubkillers.com. If you haven't already checked out the site, its a dope site with a lot of great edits and remixes. I'm honored to be in the company of great djs like DJ Alex Dreamz, Scene, Spryte, C.Flo and Tommy Diz to name a few. If you're looking for dope tracks to bang i

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  • The Fast Life 2011…

    The Fast Life 2011...

    New mix with tracks from LMFAO, Calvin Harris, Tim Mason, Kaskade, Deadmau5, Nadia Ali, GTA, Wynter Gordon, Bingo Players, Pitbull, Martin Solveig, and more... Just in time for Labor Day Weekend!!!

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MEDIA
The Fast Life 2011…

The Fast Life 2011…

House Music all night...

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FLICKS
The Fast Life 2011…

Flicks

Dj Raize Image Galleries...

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MIXSHOW
Usher – “Climax”

Usher – “Climax”

Diplo produced R&B...

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EVENTS
Connect 4 A Cause Gala – Chelsea Piers – 5.10.12

Connect 4 A Cause Gala – Chelsea Piers – 5.10.12

The Children's Village Fundraiser...

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BLOG

May 09, 2012

DJ Tips for Beginners

DJ tips for beginners

If you are interested in DJ-ing, but you don’t know where to begin, then the first thing you need to do is to get yourself some basic equipment and watch plenty of online tutorials. If you are a fan of DJ RaiZe and would love to be as good as him one day, then you may be interested in reading this blog post which will show you some useful hints and tips for beginners. Even famous DJs started out practicing at home before they hit the clubs.

Learning to scratch records together takes time and practice. It is not something you can dip in and out of, like you can when you play partypoker or Rock Band, because it requires a lot of practice in order to perfect your technique. One of the most important things you will learn as a DJ is how to beat mix.

What is beat mixing?

Beat mixing is when a DJ blends two records together by speeding one up or the other down so their rhythms match. DJs tend to blend the tracks together at the start or at the end of a song,. This is because the drum beat can be heard the most clearly at these times. Most DJ’s will use this technique in their mixes and if you want to practise this art form, then try using House music. House music tunes have long beat-based introductions, which makes it perfect for practicing your beat mixing skills on.

What are the difficulties of mixing old music?

As a beginner, it is best to steer away from old soul or rare groove music because it’s very hard to beat match them well. Try and avoid using live tracks too – this is because the drum beats are being made by humans rather than a drum machine or a computer sequencer which means it won’t be perfectly in rhythm, making it harder to beat match.


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Apr 18, 2012
 Connect 4 A Cause Gala – Chelsea Piers – 5.10.12

Connect 4 A Cause Gala – Chelsea Piers – 5.10.12

Join me for a good cause on Thursday May 10, 2012 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. $85 Ticket which includes Open Bar, Hors d’oeuvres, and raffle.

DJ RaiZe on the set!!


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Apr 18, 2012
 Raise The Roof @ Marquee – 4.20.12

Raise The Roof @ Marquee – 4.20.12

This Friday, I’m at Marquee NYC and bringing along the homie DJ Decipha from KZON in Phoenix. We’re banging out all the House jams and hits all night. Holla!!

@djraize
@djdecipha


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Feb 17, 2012
 Elle Varner – Conversational Lush

Elle Varner – Conversational Lush

Elle Varner is Filling up my iPod with soulful dope R&B. “Refill” and “So Fly” are standout tracks. Wish there was another “Only Wanna Give It To You” for clubs and mixshows!!!

Track Listing
1. Hello?
2. WTF
3. Feel Like A Woman
4. Do You You Want To
5. Refill (Interlude)
6. Runaway
7. Go
8. I Just Can’t
9. Ghost
10. EV
11. So Fly
12. 32 Flavors
13. Hang Up


This post done on my iPhone!

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Feb 16, 2012
 Pranna – Saturday – 2.18.12

Pranna – Saturday – 2.18.12

SLK PRODUCTIONS…

Cordially invites you to this one special event

We are proud and honored to say that this event is Supporting and Benefiting the LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY TEAM IN TRANING

So Come and Join us this

SATURDAY FEB 18th 2012

@ PRANNA
79 Madison ave ( at 28th Street )

w/ one of NYC’S finest DJ RAIZE together with DJ TIGON

21+
Doors open: 10pm
Dress code: Strictly enforced, Pls come dressed in style.

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for:

Manny Medina & CANDY NYC’s Very Own GIAN *

* Team in Traning Member LEAH LEONARDO *

*Mention the birthday names above or simply mention SLK or Leukemia Society at the door to get in for Free or Reduced admission.

For more info, questions, table reservations or any event planning inquiry pls contact me at sc.slkproductions@gmail.com or 7188644280


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