The White Panda Mixtape
I love www.thewhitepanda.com. They just put out their debut mixtape and its sick. Its full of unique mashups that are catchy as hell. Lean Back with it is my current fav. Hit me up with a full version! You should go to their website and download it right now. Serious.

The Impact of File Sharing

A study was conducted recently by Birgitte Andersen and Marion Frenz from the University of London on the impact of music downloads and Peer 2 Peer file sharing on the purchase of music in Canada.  Statistics were gathered about our file sharing habits, how much music we download online for free and how much we actually pay for.

What is interesting about the study is the results it found. Among Canadians who participate in P2P file sharing, they were able to find “a strong positive relationship between P2P file-sharing and CD purchasing… we estimate the effect of one additional P2P download per month is to increase music purchasing by 0.44 CDs per year” (Birgitte Andersen)

Modern Day Record Collectors

At first these results may seem counter-intuitive. Why would your tendency to purchase music increase with your tendency to download it illegally? If we really think about it, a potential answer arises. Having access to unlimited amounts of free music on the Internet can turn the average consumer in to a modern day record collector. Traditionally, trying out new music was a risky venture. You had to pay for an entire physical copy of an album and hope that more than just one or two songs were good. This was a significant risk that many people didn’t want to, or couldn’t afford to take. The average consumer would just stick with what they heard on the radio or with what they saw on television. Rarely were they able to explore music and find a style that they truly loved.  Once you remove the financial risk involved with exploring new music and make it easy to find, share and discuss with other music lovers you give people the ability to become more than just passive music listeners.

The very act of searching for and discovering new music that you love increases your appreciation and respect for the artists who made it in the first place. By turning consumers loose on the Internet and allowing them to become true fans of music we are actually creating loyal customers who will spend the money to purchase the albums that they know that they will truly enjoy. By making this illegal, the music industry would be destroying a generation of modern record collectors who would have turned out to be their most loyal and outspoken customers. If the music industry is smart, they will allow online file sharing to continue unobstructed, but monitored, as it is a direct representation of the music that people are actually demanding. Using this data, the music industry can tailor its future efforts to better suit the needs of its customers and hopefully end the legacy of album filler and make every song a hit.

Quick mix I made for you guys for your New Years Eve Party if you don’t have a DJ. Just throw this track on at midnight and you will have the ladies dancing.

Playlist:
1. Countdown
2. Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
3. Sexy Bitch – David Guetta ft. Akon
4. Bad Romance (DJ Dan Remix) – Lady Gaga
5. La La La (Hyper Crush Remix) – LMFAO
6. What is Love (Bodybangers Remix) – Klass meets Haddaway
7. Tik Tok – Kesha
8. Poker Face (DJ Pinto Remix) – Lady Gaga & Three 6 Mafia
9. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston
10. Calabria (Mims Remix) – Enur
11. In the Ayre – Flo Rida
12. Hotel Room Service – Pitbull

Download this mix – it will make your party jump.

Rick Ross – Hustlin (Disco Villans Fresco Remix)

I wake up to this song every morning. It’s set as my alarm clock. You should too.

Kat Williams is a funny guy.

The Bloody Beetroots – Warp 1977 (feat. Steve Aoki and Bobberman)

A little holiday ditty for you guys. The latest Beetroots track – 1,2,3….

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zhyjjm0ndzm

LMFAO – La La La (Hyper Crush Remix)

Everybody knows LMFAO by now, but not as many have heard of Hyper Crush. They are an awesome band with a similar style and you should definitely check them out. This track is a remix they have done of an LMFAO song. It bumps.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?tvkiz04dond

Notorious BIG & Miley Cyrus – Party and Bullshit in the USA (Hathbanger Mash-up)

This track has been out for a while and is blowing up on the Hype Machine. I played it last weekend at the club and everyone loved it. It’s great for DJs who don’t want to play Miley but always get it requested… ahh compromises.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?rmntnjue23z

And just for a laugh here’s an interview with Miley Cyrus where she admits that she has never even heard a Jay-Z song and then goes on to call Jay-Z pop and says she doesn’t listen to that kind of music. Really?

Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce – Telephone

I haven’t been able to find an official video for this one yet, but this song is seriously going to blow up. An obvious radio friendly dance song that everybody is going to know in a few months once this gets airplay. I know – it’s hard admitting you like this one, but it’s really catchy.

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (DJ Dan Club Remix)

While we are on topic, this is the best remix of Bad Romance I’ve been able to find. It’s killed it every time I’ve played it out. Let me know about some other remixes of this song you like.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?nnmbw3tzmzl

Le Castle Vania – Nobody Gets Out Alive

Le Castle Vania is sick – and he’s a really nice guy too. This is his new electro track that has been blowing up lately. It’s heavy as fuck.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?tzydez3izrm

The White Panda – Shake Drop on Video

The White Panda is a mash-up/remix duo made up of Tom Evans (aka Procrast) and Dan Griffith (aka DJ Griffi) based out of Chicago and Los Angeles. Check em out at www.thewhitepanda.com. This song bumps.

Red Carpet – Alright (Domain Pettigrew Remix)

I’ll finish off today’s post with some house. If you’re from Canada and you watch the Comedy Network you’ve probably seen a little show called Keys to the VIP – they take a sample from this song in their ending credits. Sick!

Xaphoon Jones Mixtape Vol.1 – Testify Remix (Kanye, Radiohead, Lupe Fiasco)

Great chilled out version of this song. The Radiohead instrumental really takes this song to the next level. You will feel this track.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?hmqhiunzdad

MSTRKRFT- Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix)

Another great remix. Once the beat drops you will know.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wm1go1mzzmz