Sep022010
As you may have noticed, there is no mix this month. There will also not be a mix next month, or after that either. The simple reason is that I am hanging up my headphones and calling it a day as a DJ.
Ive had a lot of fun on my journey through music and have met a load of warm, interesting and friendly people along the way. Some of those I would like to thank in no particular order are: Tom Upton, Simon Jobling, Skykitchen, Matt Tievoli, Brian Mole, Streetboy and Kiss100FM, DJ Ruxpin and Colourphonic. Also the music stores that kept my record box well stocked over the years; HTFR, Juno, DJDownload and Trackitdown.
I’d also like to say a very special thank you to all the people that have taken the time to send me a positive email saying how much you liked the mixes I produced each month. If it wasn’t for comments like these, I would have stopped doing this years ago.
But all good things must come to an end and this journey is no different. I’m off to pursue other interests in my life. I’ll leave my mixes online for a few more months for you to download and enjoy. Thank you everyone for the last few years, I’ve certainly had a lot of fun along the way.
Jul292010
The DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list is now being compiled and voting is underway. As usual Im sure there will be contoversy over those DJs that make it and those that don’t. I’m sure there will be loads of unknown DJs and also entries in the chart that will make you go “WTF?”
So, in a shameless plug to try and get my laughable face on that wall of fame, I’d like to ask you to vote for me in the Top 100 list. You don’t have to have me as your first choice, but somewhere on the list I will love you forever if you could type into that small white box the words “Paul Velocity”.
Vote for me now
Jul202010
The BIG Defected Summer Sale has begun. Choose 3 summer albums and get one free! Choose from a selection of Ibiza albums from Defected, Strictly Rhythm, Subliminal, Bargrooves and Azuli. Clothing, wall art and DJ Gear is now reduced by 20%.
The summer sale ends 31st July. Discount will automatically apply at checkout.
Go to the Defected Sale
Jun172010
Always looking to expand my horizons and reach out to fresh new ears, my DJ sets can now be found on the wonderful Mugasha website. Mugasha makes it really easy to listen to Electronic Music podcasts and long sets from world famous DJs.
The ranks of DJs that Mugasha have on board currently are Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Andy Moor, Matt Darey, Menno de Jong, Roger Shah and I am honoured that my mixes are considered to be ranked among these great DJs.
I hope the Mugasha listeners like my sets! Check me out here for the intro:
http://aux.mugasha.com/new-show-funky-house-mix-by-paul-velocity
and here for the latest mix:
http://mugasha.com/funky-house-mix/june-2010
May112010
Worm Sign’s slogan is “Passionate about T-Shirts and inspired by music” and it really does sum up what they’re all about. Worm Sign began life in 2009 as a collection of T-Shirts designed for DJ’s and music fans, taking inspiration from the World of music. Their passion for T-Shirts extends from selling their own designs to showing off T-Shirts that they love from around the World on their Blog.
Worm Sign have given me a very special discount code that I can share with you. If you enter the word wormfriend into the voucher code box, you will get an instant 10% off your order.
Check it out: wormsigntshirts.co.uk
May102010
LusHouse is a new house night providing the very best in Funky House, from the classic anthems to latest upfront tunes. They will be featuring some of the Uk’s finest Dj’s playing along side the LusHouse residents at some of the Lushest venues across the UK. If you like your Funky House nights, this will be one not to be missed.
LusHouse is managed and promoted by Paul Cole, a House DJ with 20 years experience in the house scene. Having played various clubs across the UK for various promoters Paul is now putting all his time into promoting LusHouse and is determined to provide a top class Funky House Night with some top class DJ’s.
LusHouse… “The Launch night” will be happening on Friday 21st May @ The Garden in High Wycombe with Dj’s Paul Cole & Rob Hatton.
For more info please visit www.lushouse.com
Apr122010
Sixpack, the new service from CD Pool, offers you the DJ a never before seen digital subscription service. Sign up to any of their Sixpack titles and receive six new releases, every week, of the hottest and most highly tipped tracks in your chosen genre – delivered directly to you every Monday. Sound good?
They’re ready for instant download, and you will also receive last week’s tracks absolutely free. Each Sixpack is only £2.95 a week (or £9.95 every four weeks) and guarantees that you will have the very latest music to keep your set fresher than a loaf from the baker’s oven.
http://www.cdpooldigital.com/
Mar232010
You may have heard of this piece of kit before but very soon you’ll be able to get your actual hands on what has been refered to as the “Ultimate hardware for music professionals”.
Jonpaul Wright, Managing Director, Computer DJ Ltd said: “As the successor to the infamous OODJ, which has been a favourite for over five years with the world DJ elite including Paul Oakenfold; the OOVJ offers all of this and a lot more - showcasing audio, karaoke and video through a rugged but sleek anodised aluminium chassis that cradles professional grade audio and video components, the storage of a colossal modern high speed drive, a generous 17” high resolution touch screen, liquid proof keyboard, built in mouse controller, Wi-Fi and slot loading DVDRW drive.”
Jan132010
With the list of IPhone applications getting steadily bigger, many of them with dubious usability (Lightsaber app anyone?) it is refreshing to come across one that can be genuinely useful to a music lover.
The Vinyl Searcher app does exactly what you’d expect it to; it searches for vinyl records and it couldn’t be easier to use. You can search by keywords such as the name of the artist you are looking for, the style of music you are after and can even search by record label. If you’re looking to narrow down your search to something specific you can combine keywords.
Imagine you are a DJ travelling to a gig, you can grab those hard to find records while travelling in the back of the car. The app is not designed to replace a website, simply to complement it. Sometimes it’s cool to get things done on the move. This allows you to do that and if you are a member you only have to remember your email address and password. Easy.
Should you be unable to find the record you’re looking for there will be suggestions for what you were looking for such as common misspellings.
This app isn’t designed with aging punk rockers in mind, whatever your music tastes might be from Grime to Psychedelic Trance, through Country all the way to Western , anything in between and out the other side, VinylSearcher.com has a very diverse library.
On top of finding records VinylSearcher.com will give you an idea of the price, image of record and instructions on how to purchase it and give you a few examples of other records you may like.
So ultimately what we have here is an app that helps you find rare vinyl records, price them and buy them what more could you ask for? (Except maybe Lightsaber whooshing noises.)
Try it in your browser: http://m.vinylsearcher.com
Dec222009
I received an email in my inbox this morning from Xpressbeats.com who are an online digital download store where I purchase a large chunk of my music from.
I was greeted with the sad news that they are closing down on the 31st December for good. Here is part of the email they sent:
We are writing to let you know that the Xpressbeats music store will close on the 31st of December 2009. We want to thank you for shopping with us over the past couple of years, we’ve loved bringing you the best in dance music to buy online but all good things must come to an end.
If you have any questions regarding Xpressbeats you can e-mail us at admin@xpressbeats.com. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we’ll catch you in 2010.
This is such as shame as many of my favourite tracks in my mixes came from exclusive mixes on the Xpressbeats.com web site.
For full details, visit Xpressbeats
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