Dan Hayes

Dan Hayes has been DJing since 1994, playing clubs, venues and events across the UK and internationally. He founded The DJ Mixtape in 2019 as an independent guide to DJ gear, software and music, written the way a knowledgeable DJ friend would explain it.

IZotope RX8 Music Rebalance

The IZotope RX8 Music Rebalance software is IZotope’s latest offering. They have been the world leaders in audio treatment software for a number of years and make products which are used by production houses, music, T.V and film producers. Tools for removing background hiss, mastering and retuning are all in their repertoire of packages which

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peggy gou

Best DJ Mixes – Peggy Gou

Peggy Gou is our next DJ to feature in our “Best DJ Mixes” series. As a Berlin resident from South Korea, Peggy Gou has honed a mixing style which ties together varying house genres, pulsing techno and quirky disco, pinned together with a great deal of heart and soul. As with many of the DJs

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What is a mixtape

What Is A Mixtape?

I’ve been making mixtapes since 1994 — first on cassette, then CDR, then digitally. The word means three different things depending on who’s asking. Here’s the full picture. A mixtape is a curated sequence of songs compiled by one person with a specific intention — a mood, a message, a moment. Unlike a playlist, a

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