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Modernization of The NEW Dance Format.. Could it be THIS?

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Wildstyle K

OH, and by the way, finally a PERFECT example of the type of rhythmic dance format style I've been trying to preach, mixing up rhythmic dance hits sound with established (pure) dance hits!

Well, not "PERFECT", but close enough - you should at least get somewhat of an idea of what I mean by the time you are done listening, and this example is all done in the form of a mix, so ENJOY!

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=142515645&blogId=531899272

If the site just happens to be down the one time I think to show off my example, I wouldn't be too surprised, but normally it's always up and running fine.. or comes back very quickly.

I may let it be downloadable for a limited amount of time, so depending on how fast (or slow) you all spring to it, you may see it's DL availability either on or off. When you really think of it, this entire mix is just a modernized version of how it used to be done back in the day, but only difference between how it used to be done and how I was preaching for it to be done today is that I'm talking about doing a rhythmic dance format with dance styled hits, without regular slow hip hop and r&b hits being mixed in.
 
How about a log of whats in the mix for those of us that don't have the time to listen? Then we can discuss the merits of the songs as they relate to the dance format.

jp
 
Besides the freestyle, they're certainly dance remixes..but I wouldn't consider them original dance music productions. I would consider "I have a feeling" by Black eyed peas an original dance production, I would consider Kelly Rowlands "When Love Takes over" an original dance production.
 
JohnParker said:
How about a log of whats in the mix for those of us that don't have the time to listen? Then we can discuss the merits of the songs as they relate to the dance format.

jp
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If doing so worked for most people, I would've gotten my point across clearly the first time I made a list. Besides, too many songs in this mix might be unrecognizable, leaving people reading a list of names to only see the "pop" names they know and leave with the impression "it's all pop". Lastly, this mix wasn't planned. It was something that just happened to unfold from something shorter I was trying to plan out. It just happened that this mix ended up having a nice arrangement and ratio of house vs freestyle, + pop artist vs established dance artist, and I suddenly realized BAM! I just made somewhat of a perfect example of what I was talking about! Now people can actually hear the type of sounds I'm discussing. I guarantee no one would've thought of most of the styles I used based on explanation or a list alone, and if I put the names of remixes for people to check out themselves, people would've probably looked up two or three and formed an entire opinion based on that, or simply would've just gone by whatever came to mind when they saw a certain name with a remix they were unfamiliar with..

So to conserve time, I just figured posting the mix would be more convenient. A list could be deceiving, by "LOOKING" too poppy, or too dancey, depending on which artists you choose to write in and in what order.
 
This is the type of format some stations were doing in the very early 90's. Stations like Power 96,Q102 and a few others.
 
I say the example isn't as "perfect" as it could've been because I did not throw in much Baltimore Club Music. Other than that, it's a pretty good example sound-wise for a modernized rhythmic dance station. If they played different styles of dance sounds and remixes, it may be more appealing to the crowd who gets alienated when they hear all house beats and think "it all sounds the same so I can't get into it".

The only problem is that mixing too much rhythmic electro hip hop hits with dance will clash when it comes to the crowds they attract who either want pure dance or dance pop, and then I also don't believe the electro-hip hop will appeal to both of those crowds as well.... UNTIL it's done long enough that people get used to it.

I think one of the main problems with dance radio is the fact that nothing has been around long enough for people to get used to it and gain an acceptance of it the way it is, so they expect perfection from the get go.
 
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