I’ve had a quiet week as far as DJing goes, so this has given me the chance to plan another mixset for my weekly radio show. Here is my latest mixset offering.

This journey starts with an upbeat disco-house sound, featuring soulful vocals and engaging basslines. During the set we make a transition to a harder sound, which has become a regular pattern in my mixes. The journey comes full circle and finishes with a minor key vocal track.

This set was produced for 105.7 PulzarFM.
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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Make Me” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Robsta has recently taken up a new residency at Christchurch City’s “Liquidity” bar. He is one of the few resident DJs in the city who still holds a commitment to vinyl and turntables, and you can enjoy him mixing live with this wonderful technology (albeit with control records & serato). It is pleasing to see a DJ using turntables, as they have an authenticity that is missing somewhat in this age of CDJ 2000s and midi-controllers.

Rob has supplied three new sets, which he aptly titles “A Night With The Robsta”. The mixes take you on a compressed journey through a typical club night with Rob, and should be thought of as a complete unit.

“Warmup” - mixed by Robsta

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“Prime Time” - mixed by Robsta

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“Twisted AM” - mixed by Robsta

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The track “Zul” has an awesome rhythm, but on its own it seems a little empty. It needs something more. To fill the void I have given it the bassline from “Whoomp! There it is” (housecat mix). I have also included a nice percussive loop from “Love Inside” (Dub mix), which adds a little more spice to the tune. To top it off, I have taken a sample from “Music is my life” (David Jones remix) and looped it at various points through the mix. The track seems more complete now, and deserves to be renamed, so I’ve called it “Is The Music?”

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Is The Music?” - Maestro B - (Running time 6:44 - Full 320kbps Quality)

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A wonderful journey here, which breaks into two distinct sections. The first part starts with 5 deep house tracks before swinging 180 degrees into some serious dance floor beats, which make up the second part of the set. As an intermediate track separating the two sections, I’ve used “Paparazzi (Moto Blanco remix). This tune is distinct from the rest of the tunes in the set, and serves as a nice transition track. The contrast between the two halves of the set really makes it a full and enjoyable journey. The beautiful, melodic, soulful sounds in the first half compliment very nicely with the harder dance sounds of the second half. Throughout this set I filter loops and samples to ensure the progression gels together.

I have put this in the “Masterpiece” category because the set was planned, and the timing and track selection was deliberately decided upon to ensure a sensible harmonic and mood progression.

This set was produced for 105.7 PulzarFM.
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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Make Me” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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My first set for 2010 takes you on a journey through light and shade, with a couple of surprises thrown in. Easing in with nice instrumental tunes, I then filter in some of the tracks containing really interesting chord progressions, which darken the mood temporarily until Isoften the journey with uplifting sounds.

Keep an ear open from around the 44 min mark. At 44:22 I loop the bass line in “Come and Get my Lovin” and mash that up with a quirky swing-bop tune. The overall effect is pleasing and provides an interesting diversion.

This set was produced for 105.7 PulzarFM.
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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Heads Will Swing” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Another busy year now comes to an end, and tonight there will be thousands of celebrations across the world as we farewell 2009 and welcome 2010. For those throwing house parties, I present for you a New Year’s eve dance mix, featuring a definitive house journey. This set launches straight into the full force dance grooves with Dario Nunez remix of Sweet Child of Mine. To begin, I have looped a guitar riff from the track to set the mood. I then drop the full track in to the mix. At the end of the mix, I reprise the guitar loop to give the set a sense of completion and closure.

I hope 2009 was a good year for you, and I wish you the best for 2010.

This set was produced for 105.7 PulzarFM.
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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Sweet Loop Of Mine - NYE Mix” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Big night last night at the Audiodreams / Red Panda Christmas party. With 2 zones featuring a fine selection of bands and DJs, we certainly celebrated Christmas in style. Here’s my latest mixset for PulzarFM. Good serious dance music in the set, which will definitely help get your Christmas parties moving. So download, invite people to your house, get into the seasonal spirit and dance dance dance

This set was broadcast on 105.7 PulzarFm.

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Let The Music Play” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Christmas is approaching, which means it is the season to spend quality time with family and friends. Here’s an uplifting set to put you into that positive, good feeling frame of mind. I start with some nice deep soulful house–lots of piano and sax, then move the journey into some good funky house grooves. Over the last couple of months I have very much enjoyed exploring deep house, and I think it makes a perfect opening to a set. Often when I’m DJing, I don’t get a chance to play deep grooves because I’m playing more full on dance music. The thing I like about studio mixes is the freedom to build a real progression within a 60 minute timeframe.

This set was broadcast on 105.7 PulzarFm.

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“No Stress” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Things have been busy. I DJ’d at the Christchurch City, Royal A&P Show on Thursday with 2 of my DJ students. We were located in the “Rampage” Zone, and supplied music between a range of other acts. It was a wonderful day in the sun, with thousands of people enjoying the fair. We had a steady flow of people through our zone, and the crowd response was excellent.

This set is a departure from my recent mixes. Here we launch with a selection of electro-house sounds and journey through to some tribal house.

This set was broadcast on 105.7 PulzarFm.

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“In My Mind” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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I pride myself on diversity in the music I play. Many DJs stick very closely to a single, particular style, but I prefer to have a range of styles in my collection. I am discerning about the music, but am not limited to any particular sub-genre of house.

This set starts with some uplifting, vocal Latin House and then takes you on a journey into the realm of Disco House. I always like to bring my sets full circle (well, the studio sets, anyway), so this one finishes with a return to the Latin sound.

This set was broadcast on 105.7 PulzarFm.

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“Oracle” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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Tenminmix
This was one of those spontaneous, spur of the moment, improvised mixes. Running time is just over ten minutes. Lots of good electro house in here (8 tracks used in the creation of this mix).

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“Keep Keep Keep” - by Maestro B (full 320kbps quality)

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Its been a busy couple of weeks with lots of clubnights, a PulzarFM promo, radio show, and even a Scottish party. On Saturday night I played the opening 2 hours at Liquidity for resident DJ Andy Pulzar. Its a nice bar, with a lush decor, perfect for the style of house that I play.

Last night I DJ’d at a Scottish night, which was an interesting change. I played mainly house music, infused with samples from famous Scottish actors and loops from well known bagpipe tunes. Seemed to sound okay…I should have recorded it.

This set launches straight into some nice disco/funky house grooves before transitioning into a slightly harder sound. Then, as always, the set comes full circle and ends where we started, with a discohouse sound. Another nice journey.

This set was broadcast on 105.7 PulzarFm.

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Brent Silby aka “Maestro B”

“The Right Way” - Maestro B (Full 320kbps Quality)

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After a long wait we are now happy to have two brand new mixes from Robsta. These mixes reflect Rob’s ongoing commitment to seeking out the best in house, electro, and progressive house. Wonderful track selection perfects these sets, and the overall journey has a sense of purpose. The progressive sound is nicely augmented with sweet, soulful vocals. Rob now uses Serato in both live and pre-recorded situations. As a long term supporter of Vinyl and Turntables, Rob mixes with Serato control Vinyl, rather than CDs. There is certainly a nice feel to vinyl, both for the DJ and for the audience. Its good to see turntables still being used to make awesome mixsets.

“Twisted House 1″ - mixed by Robsta

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“Twisted House 2″ - mixed by Robsta

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