Direct Music Service

June 19

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Uncategorized

POLL: What Are Your Favorite Music Genres To Download From DMS?

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This weeks Poll question – What are your favorite music genres to download from DMS? We are polling our user base every Wednesday, to gather information about what our members prefer. We would appreciate you taking the time to fill out these short surveys in order for us to improve the DMS experience for everybody.

What is Your Favorite Music to Download? (You Can Select Multiple)
Hip Hop0%
Rock / Alternative0%
House/Electro0%
Bootlegs0%
Indie0%
Reggae0%
Dubstep / Trap / Moombahton0%
Funk/Disco0%
DJ Tools (Transitions, Loops, Samples, Etc)0%

June 19

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Mixes

MIX: DJ Donk – Live At Mother’s Tavern (June 16, 2013)

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Here is a mix from DMS’s very own, DJ Donk. Recorded live, this mix consists of classic rock, alternative, and reggae. Great mix to get your summer started!

For more information about DJ Donk click the links below:

WEBSITE

TWITTER

FACEBOOK

SOUNDCLOUD

Check out the tracklist after the jump. (more…)

June 18

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Videos

June 18

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Videos

VIDEO: A Short Film About Cassettes – You Need to Hear This

Though the advent of CD and MP3 inevitably replaced its significance, the last few years have seen the cassette tape make an unexpected comeback. In the first of three short films, ‘You Need To Hear This’ celebrate its invention by meeting up with Jen Long, founder of cassette-only record label Kissability, and Brian Shimkovitz, DJ and founder of blog Awesome Tapes From Africa, to explore what drives their enduring love for the cassette tape.

June 18

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: News

NEWS: The Story Behind Madonna’s Debut Album

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Madonna came to New York in the late 70s from Rochester, Michigan. Initially she was to be a dancer, studying under the tutelage of Pearl Lang, “New York’s Martha Graham”. Her new instructor had got Madonna a coat check job at The Russian Tea Rooms (across the pond, fellow 80s icon-to-be Boy George was doing the same at Blitz). Dance provided Madonna with a sense of discipline and expression, and back in Michigan, her original teacher/mentor Christopher Flynn had taken her to her first gay club. It showed her “another side of life”, and both the gay subculture and club-life would prove vital to her later success. Read the rest after the jump. (more…)

June 18

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Videos

June 17

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Mixes

MIX: DMS MINI MIX WEEK #70 THE WANDERER

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Mix #70 we have THE WANDERER from So. California. He has been in the club industry for over eighteen years, The Wanderer made a name for himself by spinning ‘80s music in Los Angeles nightclubs throughout the ‘90s. As the scene changed, so did The Wanderer. Deciding to broaden his music type and diversify his fan base, he changed his approach. He now plays many genres of dance music, open format being his favorite. In addition to his mixing talents he is now producing, editing, and remixing for several popular DJ remix, video and edit sites. Wanderer remixes and edits have exploded in the scene and you can find many DJs around the globe enhancing their sets with his work. His high energy and passion for music is well represented in his live performances as well as his remixes and edits. Download and Listen to his old school mix that he made for us at DMS.

For more information about THE WANDERER click the links below:

WEBSITE

TWITTER

FACEBOOK

SOUNDCLOUD

CRACK4DJS

BEATFREAKZ

Check out the tracklist after the jump with links to download all of the edit’s he used in this mix. Be sure to check back every Monday for a brand new mix. (more…)

June 17

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Videos

VIDEO: Jay-Z – Inside “Magna Carta Holy Grail”

During game five of the NBA Finals, Jay-Z aired a commercial announcing that on July 4, he’ll release a new album called Magna Carta Holy Grail, featuring collaborations from Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and Rick Rubin. JAY Z’s new album comes to Samsung Galaxy fans first. Be among the first million to download the app on June 24th and get the album free July 4th, three days before the rest of the world.

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JAY-Z

June 17

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Mixes

MIX: Skrillex – Essential Mix (BBC Radio1)

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Check out Skrillex’s second BBC Radio1′s “Essential Mix.” Listen and Download the two hours long mix aboce and check out the tracklisting after the jump. (more…)

June 17

Author: Drew Pierce

Category: Videos

VIDEO: Not a Beat, Not a Scene

Not a Beat, Not a Scene is a short documentary covering the diversity, roots, and promise of the beat scene, for lack of a better word, in Los Angeles, California.

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