Rest In Peace DJ AM

I never expected DJ AM to pass away after he’s cheated death multiple times. To most people he’s known as Nicole Richies EX but to DJ’s  he was the standard that everyone aspired to be. In the digital/Serato era of DJing he raised the bar higher than anybody expected. Before him you were either a house or hip hop dj. Even with Final Scratch and Serato most DJ’s just used those tools as alternatives to carrying your crates full of records and having to pay for wack songs. House DJ’s still played house/EDM and hip hop DJ’s still played hip hop/R&B/reggae. Then DJ AM came along and blew all DJ’s out the water using Serato to play genres DJ’s never played before like rock and 60’s oldies along with the usual hip hop and house. The Power 106 mix is what really put him on the map with other DJ’s. When I first heard it I was blown away how he would switch from hip hop to rock to bmore house to 60’s oldie and back to hip hop. It really made me excited about DJing during a point I was bored being a hip hop DJ since down south was dominating. He really showed that DJ’s possibilities are endless and are only limited to your imagination. No longer do you just have to be a house or hip hop DJ, play what you own on vinyl, or play only what is popular on the radio. DJ AM is as influential to party DJ’s as Jordan is to basketball players.  He is easily the most imitated DJ’s It will be a while until we see another DJ make as big as an impact as he did.

In his honor I’ve posted all the mixes I have from DJ AM

1. LEGENDARY Power 106 Mix. Made during a Christmas mixoff in 2005. This was many DJ’s including myself first listen to DJ AM. So many DJ’s meticulously   dissected everything he did in the mix so they could do the same. If you saw him live around 06 early 07 you probably heard him do this routine.

Part 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?dy5az4ehhm

Part 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?zjomfyynq4n

2. Banana Split mix. This was made on 5/6/07. Less mainstream and more electro hipster shit.

Part 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?nk2qzznyjdz

Part 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?mogmatvmoz2

3. Another live club mix. I believe this was made around 07 also. This is a rare hard to find mix. It’s also the longest recorded mix being 2.5 hours.

Part 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?hoelgyqwimn

part 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?d22w2fomxoz

4. Kroq(I think) mix. Recorded 9/27/07  This is SUPER RARE mix I’ve had. I remember he was making a guest appearance on this radio show and one member on the Serato forum recorded this mix live off the radio. It’s mostly rock.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ninddwjyzzz

5. Live mix in Concorde. Made in 06 I believe. I dont remember much about it. But its another 2 hours of him live.

Part 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?nk2qzznyjdz

Part 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?mogmatvmoz2

6. 2008 WMC mix. This was record at the 2008 Winter Music Conference. It’s pretty much the biggest convention for DJ’s. Like the Magic show for DJ’s

http://www.mediafire.com/?iiynnh4omyg

7. DJ AM & Travis Barker Fix Your Face. This is a studio recorded mix made with Travis on drums. I personally like the first one better. The first mix was made in 2008 and the second was just released this past june. BTW if you have the official physical wrapped CD(not bootleg) it is worth alot. I’ve seen them sell for $60 on ebay before his death.

You can download them for free at their website: www.trvsdjam.com

8. Twitter mixes. I dont know much about these mixes but AM released them on twitter this summer. These mixes have mostly indie songs not too much mainstream but I personally like the 1st one the best

1. http://www.mediafire.com/?anmjjhnijck
2. http://www.mediafire.com/?t4qvfmmwnuw
3. http://www.mediafire.com/?zit352itcmn
4. http://www.mediafire.com/?nz2z2xzifbv
5. http://www.mediafire.com/?z22yo0ewouj

9. This is the last mix he released over twitter. I haven’t really listened to it. There’s an MC talking over it so I assume that its a live mix.

http://www.mediafire.com/?wmnyyyyd2iz