DJ Tutorial on how to mix Reggae Music

[marybarrie44]

shnar..rim shot sounds like dirty sex

[TheNitFace]

donka donka donk :D

[K3nnyHype]

Nice to see a vid about mixing reggae! I truly believe that If you can mix Reggae and Dancehall.. then you can mix anything.

[domisking]

I love mixing reggae its also good for mixin out of dubstep or a dnb set after everyones had a mad skank out its something to get to ladies involved, check my music @ soundcloud(dot)com/dominicbenm­ore

[bigbee101]

Bob Marley is indisputably not the king of reggae to anyone who actually knows what reggae is

[DJZION1000]

@bigbee101 yes u are right. there are so many other better reggae artists but these white people only know bob marley

[ch0obo]

nice tutorial! u are funny guy :D

[FuerzaRasta]

que mierda dice no se ingles aaa no aprendi .l.

[bedoy34]

@FuerzaRasta que es mui deficil mezclar reggae, espeicalimente porque no es musica electronica si no hecho realmente por gente con talento musical e naturalmente el ritmo varea dentro de misma cancion & de cancion a cancion. no hai mucho tiempo para mezclar la cacion, tienes que deberas conocer las canciones de corazon nuca va ser perfecta la mezcla. tienes que sentirlo.... peace...

[JustSan4o]

I love you! Very useful tutorial!

[bigjune29]

Thanx for another awsome video!!! Lots of great info.

[GFXAddict]

I dont know anything about this stuff but id love to get into it.. how are you taking the vocals out?

[edmanvideos]

Producers are real artists, I think you should have worded it differently. Bands are made of humans, whereas producers compose for and manipulate electronics. They may even use guitars and other instruments in their recordings.

[cozomozo1]

house music is one of the easiest music to mix......where im from our soca, dancehall, reggae and chutney music are way harder.......great vid by the way

[cozomozo1]

bob marley gone but never forgotten

[PCullinan96]

"My personal opinion about Reggae, its the sort of stuff that you can just really chill out to. It's not sort of chucked out there in your face, it's not look at me i've got big testicles and i'm the baddest bloke going"-Golden

[KingKoreSpeedcore]

BOOTY

[DJshortyP187]

i need help. buying some used decks. is it a good idea to buy them on e bay?big fan please write back? i hurd what ur going threw. stay strong! god bless

[curtmurray70]

I find your videos educational, entertaining and inspiring. Thanks for the great post

[freestylefilmsinc]

Hey jonathan sorry to be a troll its not intiteded but its a sidestick not a rim shot sorry for trolling i love reggae

[daniellekingdjk3]

its true when i started out a large part of the music i played was with lots of vocal and beats all over the place you really had to know your music inside out

[rivreaper]

could you mix us some reggae an tecno together , come on an know you can , show your tallent ,..........THINK heavey bass pops , maybe some were in the center you can even work a bit of grung into it

[cbfb]

Good stuff, I play reggae (from roots to dancehall) pretty much all the time now, much nicer to chill to than dnb/jungle. Question though, how do you handle tunes where the bpm varies by quite a bit? Even if you're using CDJs with master tempo, a big jump in bpm doesn't sound right. I haven't come up with a good way of doing this consistently. Also with reggae I think being imaginative with transitions is important, like scratching, backspins, or even letting the tune play out.

[DJBShoW]

man...i respect u with alllllllll my heart!!!

[NikosNikpap]

BRAVO



[latheck2]

oh you gotta love reggae and dancehall! you need to know the roots ;) reggae roots music is foundation for a lot of modern music.

btw @ellaskins , what microphone are you using?

[Official7Records]

i'll just go ahead and point it out... a "rim shot" uses 2 sticks. what you're doing at 3:34 is called a "rim knock". jussayin'.

[Renegadeproject]

Waiting in Vain big tune ,makes me want to light up a pliff anytime I hear it

[mattd28]

King Tubby

[gPaHaTaTa]

or you can mix jungle with reggae and make Ragga xD

[audio0001]

Damn good video. All the new school djs need to see this being a old school DJ from Chicago that plays disco I love what you said about mixing real music. Keep up the good work.

[smashstudio]

totaly understand what your saying dude, agree with everything you said. Never tried mixing reggae, mite have to try it.

[manduderox]

@ellaskins

[HBCult]

ya mannnn!!! "reggae is about feel" nuff said.

[anorris1212]

Okay, first I am NOT a modern day DJ... 

Your videos are histerical, informative, and just plain interesting.

I remember the old days of music mixing. Nothing stayed the same for more than half a bar. Music beat matching was continuously changed even as you mixed it in. I respect the guys who do this now, but hope we don't forget the old school. There is so much to learn.

Thank you, keep up the great work.

[23AndR3bueno23]

Great video man. But Jonathon, you should make a video on how to DJ dancehall/ragga. Dancehall is like the younger, faster brother of raggae and is what is being played mostly in clubs with large populations of carribean people. Cheers

[theillestboYee]

Bob Marley would be proud of this video.

[93seanwalker]

@ellaskins a tutorial on mixing modern day dancehall would be amazing if you feel like it!

[AdeMakia]

Class tutorial man! When are we gonna get a dubstep one? :) Keep up with the good work!

[The31JOEISANERDS]

@AdeMakia there is one

[AdeMakia]

@The31JOEISANERDS Right, sorry I didnt check before :)

[WIKTOR75]

reggaes a tricky decision when it comes to the king yeah bob Marley indisputably the king of reggae but also Winston foster aka king yellowman is another force to be reckoned with when it comes to reggae/dancehall. if you dont know of him or havent heard of him look him up next to bob marley hes probaly the best since well my own opinion anyway but if ur into reggae ad you aint really heard of yellowman uve been missing out or you aint into the music as much as you think you are

[JPMixes1]

Cool Video man :) I want to mix reggae but need a decent set up first! Been using a keyboard and mouse so far, thinking about getting a MIDI Controller to get me going a little more "properly" !

[93seanwalker]

@JPMixes1 if i can give you a bit of advice, i would go straight for a cdj & mixer setup rather than a midi one, because a midi one gives you too much of an excuse not to learn the difficult stuff you will need for real djing.. i know this from personal experience!

[joshhashimoto]

in reggae the wobble = the bobble

[00soundwave00]

to mix good in ANY genre you NEED to know your music.

[Mitsomitsos]

@00soundwave00 yeah of course

[withaspoon94]

i love how he says bass as "baaaaaassss" instead of "base" lol we americans are ruining a language

[toby182]

Tiesto's far from Reggae

[remixer412]

94 Likes, 0 Dislikes. Fianlly.

[DjR3aper]

@remixer412

192 likes, 5 dislikes.Darn.

[remixer412]

@DjR3aper people these days. Just wow. . .

[TLdAnon]

Hey, so, I'm going to pm you about this as well but, in case the viewers have a comment...what tips do you have for a bit harder music? I'm a fanatic for industrial tunes, darkwave, ebm and the like. The DJs I've heard spin it, however, more often than not just play tunes back to back. ... Thanks!! Absolutely love your videos!!

[romerouno17]

I Love You Man!

Btw that was the best description of the Reggae!

[romerouno17]

I Love You Man!



[baller73737]

OMFG YES ive been waiting for this tutorial

[1m34b5m78]

I love the shirt

[NrrN00]

Spot On!

[rattiflexx]

Good video.  Bro

[shitdamnmf]

As usual Mr. Dj Tutor, spot on. Thank you.

[coldpizzarules]

i Love reggae man, not too big on techno music, but hey, you rule brother.

[TheDjcolb]

You maked me laugh ahah :p

[DjOMARiMari]

yay!! I am From.. the home of REGGAE and DANCEHALL

[WIKTOR75]

@DjOMARiMari ur from the home of reggae dancehall what are ur views on winston foster aka king yellowman

[DjOMARiMari]

@WIKTOR75 Umm Ilike the fact u use the term "KING" which he is.. actually i think he's the real king of dancehall.. not beenie man.. why.. because he open up the gate for dancehall to hit on the international market and to let dancehall music know world wide... he was also the person to itroduce slackness in dancehall music.. not shabba ranks.

[SizifWasStoned]

@DjOMARiMari Jamaica ftw

[Equilibruim77]

Loved this!!!



[wurod13]

ok now ur in my genre, been waiting 2 c u talk about this 4 soo longg , u r soo right its all about the sound n the feel when it comes 2 reggae , i would like u 2 give the world some more on mixin and blending reggae ,its not something u can just jump in2(like ne other genre )it take practice.

[ellaskins]

@wurod13 and N joy!

God bless you Bro.

j

[djmaxmike]

U R gr8

[andreads502]

man... tell us the truth, u smoked a little sweet shiva before u do this video dont you??

[Mitsomitsos]

Reggae Music is a Smiling Music !

[BlackSurious]

Hahah xDD really like your videos xD

[ReboyGTR]

Chance = Something GOOD

Risk = Something BAD

[selectajay2000]

good advice about the bpm..i always wondered why some tunes drift or change bpm during the course of a song.also .we call the riddim being played for reggae songs "one drop"..good job pointing that out with the drum & stick..practice & enjoy!.

[DubstepHero1]

What if your testicles are quite large?

[vileguile4]

Great video!! Thanks :D

[alain026]

CDJ3000 press play n walk away

[andnegr]

Practice+enjoy=feel good!

[jayaudioroadshow]

Nice one j, ive done the same myself for many Years now a well timed 'chop' mix always goes down well, I got my inspiration for listening to jive bunny and the mastermixers and the DMC, no matter how long any Dj has been playing for, you still learn sometime new every day, and still nice to watch others like yourself, to get new ideas to be more creative, keep it up my friend spot on!

[jahovia11]

Good Video do you have a "IF ALL ELSE FAILS TRACK"?

[ChocoboXii00]

Hyyee nice video mah buay, you real rasta.

[DJZombieChipmunk]

did you notice that in the thumbnail you look a lot like the situation?

[Anderike1994]

"move your booty like this man" :D:D

[EqualizerTW]

I gonna get a drum!

[pcseerms]

nice one! especially the part about mixing oldschool music :)

[DoublePenetration0]

I wanna high five you for making this very entertaining and a very fun learning experience but I fear my unworthy palm might taint your almighty hands of divinity.

[firestorm234]

Hey J, can you recommend a site where I can get some CDJ's for a good price?

[GrouEEf]

johnathan, ur a great guy. lookin forward to seeing u on next messe!

[ellaskins]

@MrGraffitiAmsterdam as far as i know they have been made by other people.. feel free to knock one up!

[Broyale26]

I love your mixing analogy....Well put.

[TheBirchproductions]

nice mix as always you rock dude

[tyguy0256]

So glad it's summer!!! Can you make me a music video for my music at Crack4DJs(dot)net/djtfeinz

[CssFrozen]

sweeeeeeet