How to Mix ANY GENRE like a PRO DJ!

Mixing different genres of music together seamlessly in a mix or “Openformat” mixing, is almost a requirement for most DJ’s nowadays.

To have the flexibility to play any song to make an audience member happy and to do it in a mix for me is one of the truest forms of DJ’ing, because it tests your musical knowledge, mixing ability and crowd reading ability. If you can DJ for anyone, you can DJ for everybody.

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Now, a lot of you guys may know me for my Red Bull 3style DJ Set.

In that set I mixed over 5 genre’s of music in a 15 minute mix, and in total, I played about 30 songs.

Learning how to mix different genre’s of music blew me away back in the day. Because I simply didn’t know that DJ’s could do that.

I thought DJ’s just play one genre, and that’s it. But that’s not the case in the real world, where clubs, bars and events may require you to play all sorts of music together.

And today I’m gonna teach you how to do just that.

For this tutorial, we’re going to focus on mixing 3 different genre’s of music. Specifically, EDM, Hip Hop and Rock. I chose these genre’s specifically because of how different they are from one another.

So no, we’re not gonna mix EDM, with trance to dubstep to trap to tech house, those genres are just way to similar

For now we’re simply going to focus on mixing genre’s of music that aren’t conventionally done.

So here are 3 guidelines to note about your songs that’ll help you with your mixing. But don’t worry it’s not required.

Now, number 1,

1. The songs should be in the same BPM range

Number 2

2. It’ll help if they’re keys are the same as well

And number

3. It is recommended to use DJ edited songs for their intros and outros that they provide

Now you may be wondering where and how do we mix these songs together?

Well the trick is to mix during the chorus or outro of the current song playing.

Since the songs we’re going to use to mix in are DJ edits, mixing them in shouldn’t be too difficult, since the intros are mostly simple drum beats.

So EQ’ing and blending them in should be pretty simple. All we have to do is mix in at the right time, and blend and adjust.

Now, it’s important to know basic song structure, but to make things short. Most commercial songs, have 32 beat choruses, and most DJ edits have 32 beat intros and outros,

so mixing in during the chorus or outro will be best.

Now let’s say you don’t have a DJ edit of the song you want to mix in, well you could mix in the non dj edited song with the outro of the current song playing which should be a DJ edit.

So we have the strong lead of the next song, blending in nicely with the blank outro of the previous song.

Now the question is, how do you mix songs that don’t have DJ edited intros and outros,

Well this is the part where you analyze the length of the chorus’s intro, and the number of beats the next has song has before a vocal break comes in.

So our current song has a 32 beat chorus, but our next song only has an 8 beat intro

So we must the next song at the last 8 beats of the current song

Keep in mind, that you have to be quite good in blending songs together. And using the echo effect can help you make this transition a lot smoother.

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[chillack]

I want to do something like that too. I’m going to be mixing jazz fusion, rhythmic New Age music, midtempo prog rock, boom bap, Downtempo, smooth jazz, hip hop soul, & gospel along with some soft rock, disco, light pop, new jack swing, funk, boogie, house, and polka.

[MikeAnthonyPhotography]

also i find just hitting a 4 or 8 beat loop at the start of a none dj track helps you able to mix songs that are not dj friendly edits way easy ...if you are having trouble

[djshaunreed]

Great video! One problem with mixing rock music is it has a drummer playing which means the rhythm of the beats float around which makes it tricky (no pun intended) to mix! Keep up the great work.

[djrickmedley]

After playing a few years doing primarily hip-hop and EDM themed nights, I reluctantly accepted a gig playing at a Rock club.
I needed the steady work and figured it would hold me over until I could get back in my comfort zone. Though creatively mixing dance and hip-hop in with the rock jams, I transformed the venue into an open format staple of the nightlife in that city.
It challenged my abilities and ended up being my longest held residency to date and became one of the most rewarding experiences of my DJ career. Now almost every gig I play is influenced by the skills I picked up.

[olddiode]

Amazing video Dj Carlo! I'm totally agree with you. When you are mixing with different genres people like more and you are saying that you are a full dj. Cause you have the knowledgement of all the music and you know which is the best option to turn to a different genre.
Thank you very much for all your videos, to me it's so funny and interesting to watch it! 🔥🔥🔥

[wilfpeterson]

Man that run dmc/gnr transition was kool!

[HenryBigBossPR]

Another amazing tutorial video....you rock my friend....certainly the best videos about DJ in YouTube are yours!

[no-eyes]

just SEEING you mix like 4 songs in a row impresses me

[FelizCuts]

Literally DJ AM was doing this over a decade ago.... RIP to one of the GOATs 🐐

[DJPoppeLive]

Great job. I always pick up a few tips and tricks, bur for some reason, these transitions really hit home. Thank you so very much!

[DJBennyswift]

This really makes so much sense and it's what I'm working on at the moment, just making sure I do it right....Thank You again Carlo!!!

[da_gator_]

Great video. I can never get enough of your ending of the videos. So motivating.

[BaSs_HaXoR]

You seem like a really chill real down to earth guy. Love the tuts, deff helpin out a bunch, great advice and guidance. Thanks for sharing gnosis.

[nigelwhybrow]

Intresting stuff, I allready use these tricks and others, technically I don’t think I a particularly great djay but tune selection and a constant going up the BPM changing the styles /genres as I go loads of fun

[DJActionVasquez]

oh man dj'ing for a mixed crowd is always the most pain in the ass

luckily most times it's worked out for me, but i always feel bad when it doesn't. i like to make the crowd enjoy the event

[bashanborlangkhongshei]

Thank you MASTER once again...and this kind of MIXING is actually not frequently used especially by the new ERA of djing except for those who are truly a DJ MASTERS, or except for those who have dive deep into mixing DJ..like you xD.. I think this kind of mixing will really help a lot especially if you have to use old song in your mix and also yep new songs as well..but mann this kind of mixing level is insane really really insane...not easy but yet ultimately rewarding in the end..thank you for sharing the real meaning of mixing song to us Master..really really awesome..of you..

[turdaalegria]

This technique is wonderful and impressive. Thanks for sharing knowledge

[tateduku]

What a humble dude, much rescpect DJ Carlo!!

[dj_luis_therock]

You are the bess . Im from dominica repablic i like you mix

[androidgeek]

Thanks djcarloatendido for always giving us relevant stuff to download. We don't take it for granted. Thanks alot . Informative and practical stuff.