Eddie “Spettro” compiles a more techno minded mixtape for round 2 of Uniform’s mixtape series, Uniform Sessions.

Edward Scott, aka Spettro, shows you how to sync your internal or external HD to crates & subcrates in ScratchLIVE using ScratchTools.  This is a 3 part video series that is a must see for all ScratchLIVE DJ’s!(Mac users only)!

1.  Intro:  Why sync your hard-drive to crates and subcrates?

2.  How to sync your external hard-drive.  How to sync your column structure

3.  How to sync your internal hard-drive.  How to sync your column structure

Want the Java Code?  Click “Get It Now” Below to Download!

Intro

How To Sync Your External HD:

How To Sync Your Internal HD:

Tierra Sessions Vol. 4 – Spettro aka Edward Scott –  ”Dr. Skibba”

My sister (Candace Skibba) defends her dissertation today @ Univ. of Madison, Wisconsin to obtain her Ph.D in Spanish Literature & Film.  It’s been a long road and needless to say, I am so proud of her for stickin it out!

She requested I put together a few “feel good” songs for her for this monumental point in her life.  I was to make sure to include the house music classic “Follow Me” by Aly-Us.  I was quite surprised with this request, as she’s not really a house head.  I was thinking “Dope!” -HA.

So, a couple days ago I sat down to zip some trax for her.  After an hour of diggin through my library I found myself itching to make a mixtape.  Many of these cuts are 90′s classics…the era we grew up as teenagers.  I have vivid memories of hangin out with her at my parents house, dancing in front of the mirror, making high-fives when our favorite song would come on Dallas’ “The Edge” radio station.

1/2 way through the mix, I noticed how many party tracks I had burned through already.  Keeping my “all over the place” reputation in-tact, I threw in Fela Kuti and Sister Nancy to get back to the “feel good” vibe.  Then, back to the party vibe, and then onto a genre I call “comedy music”, Sagat “Fuck Dat”.  Believe it or not, this was a top 40 hit in 1994 and was featured on Beevis & Butthead’s MTV show.  Wow, flashbacks.

Candace’s response to the mix:  ”FOLLOW ME ..[but] DON’T QUOTE ME BOY ‘CUZ I AIN’T SAYIN’ SHIT..[however] EVERYDAY I´M HUSTLIN´”

This mix is raw, and out of time in places.  I am in a new place in my DJ career…now I’m thinking that sometimes raw and out of time is just perfect.

1.  Aly-us  -  ”Follow Me”  - Buy on iTunes

2.  Daft Punk  -  ”Too Long (acid girls edit)”  -  Buy Original Version on iTunes

3.  Planet Soul  -  ”Set U Free (Fnl Mix) (128-92-128 Bpm)”  -  Buy Original Version on iTunes

4.  Ice Cube  -  ”We Be Clubbin”  -  Buy on iTunes

5.  Bizmarkie  -  ”Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz”  -  Buy on iTunes

6.  Digable Planets  -  ”Rebirth Of Slick”  -  Buy on iTunes

7.  Eazy-E  -  ”Boyz-N-The-Hood”  -  Buy on iTunes

8.  Afrodisiac Soundsystem  -   “Jimi & Jill”  -

9.  Fela Kuti  -  ”2 Gentleman”  -  Buy on iTunes

10. Sister Nancy  -  ”Bam Bam”  -  Buy on iTunes

11. Eric B. & Rakim  -  ”Paid in Full”  -  Buy on iTunes

12. Digital Underground  -  ”Doowutchalike”  -  Buy on iTunes

13. Sagat  -  ”Fuk Dat” (Raw Mix)  -  Buy on Beatport

14. The Jones Girls  -  ”Nights Over Egypt” – phazed by Splice  -  Buy Original (Live) on iTunes

15. Daz-i-cue  -  ”Come With Me” (J Boogie Remix)  -  Buy on Beatport

16. Mahala Rai Banda  -  ”Mahalageasca” (Felix B Jazzhouse Dub)  -  Buy on Beatport

17. Joe Montana  -  ”Sunrise”  -  Buy on Beatport

18. Rick Ross  -  ”Hustlin” (xxxchange Remix)  -

March 31, 2010 @ Rich’s. Spettro (aka Edward Scott from Tierra Studios) competing in the Red Bull Thre3 Style DJ Competition. Other contestants were some of Houston’s top party rocking DJ’s: Kyle Berg, DJ Bizz, Baby Jae, Johnny J, Flash Gordon, DJ Ebonix, GT aka GT Mayne. The energy between all of us dj’s was electric! Although we were competitors, we routed each other on like family. 1st place went to Baby Jae.

WMC 2010- last time I attended was 2004….and boy, am I glad I went this year. I made loads of great contacts, as I was pushing the Uniform Recordings upcoming releases (UNI023, Pete Dafeet “Fuzzy”, UNI027, POSR “Fix”) and POSR’s “Cocaine Nose Job” single (out now on Beatport).

Top sets:

1. Groove Armada. Holy chihuahas, I accidentally heard this amazing DJ duo two nites in a row, once at the OM party and then again the following night at Space. Groove Armada are now my favorite DJ’s….they took me on a JOURNEY.

2. Chus & Ceballos – Saturday morning at Space, on the terrace. I yet to dance that hard, for so long- in the Techno loft and the terrace (including the nite before). These guys were smiling the entire time and played the most amazing tribal and tech-house I’ve ever heard. I swear to you, I left my body.

Chus & Ceballos “Iberican Sound” (D-Unity Tribal Tech Remix) 128 kbps

Buy Now @ Beatport

3. Adam Beyer - TECHNOOOOO. Simply amazing

4. Ida Engberg – again, TECHNOOOO – awesome. And, she’s so freakin hot.

Ida Engberg & David West “Supercluster” 128 kbps

Buy Now @ Beatport

5. Roger Sanchez – little did I know that the S man is such a skilled DJ!

I didn’t plan on attending SXSW this year, as I’m heading to Miami for WMC (the state-side’s biggest dance music conference) today.  I was pleasantly surprised to get a dose of wacky looking hipsters, mohawks, beer, sun and my favorite part of Austin, Barton Springs.

In the roots music side of the spectrum, I was completely blown away by Lil Mo’ & The Monicats.  Lil Mo aka Monica is from NYC, and put 2-3rds of her band together the day before her show.  She plays guitar, very well and has an amazingly unique, cute, and powerful voice.  Even more impressive was her stage presence.  She was hilarious!  And she did just the right stuff to keep her band super tight as well as keeping the audience engaged in very cold and windy weather.

Check out this cut~

Lil Mo & The Monicats “Twice The Lovin’” (128 kbps)

Buy Now

In the electronic music world, the top acts for me were Reid Speed, POSR, Kids At The Bar, Database Trax, Wolfgang Gartner,and Le Castle Vania. Reid Speed especially inspired me with her technical skill, great stage presence, and her ability to switch genres gracefully. She was killin it like haven’t seen in a minute.

This is the best picture I took all week, taken at Industry Print Shop

Our head engineer, Glenn Wheeler, has started a video series on SSL Duality Tips & Tricks. The Solid State Logic Duality is an analogue mixing console, but acts like a digital console.  I call it the “Maserati” because:

1.  It sounds so amazing, I can hardly hide my excitement

2.  It’s sexier than a black Porsche convertible with a brunette model inside

3.  It makes me want to make big-room, dirty techno

4.  I have a photo of it on my vision board (I also have a photo of the Maserati, HA)

Check out our SSL Duality Tips & Tricks Vol. 1.  Feel free to ask any questions you might have on this topic of routing efx through the SSL Duality.

About Tierra Sessions:

Every week, the staff at Tierra Studios will compile a mixtape for your jamming pleasure.  You may listen to the mix on the streaming player below.  If you like the mix, you may download it as a high-res 320 kbps file – the tracks will be separated.  Also, we have included buy links for you to purchase the  songs yourself, un-mixed.

Enjoy, and all feedback is welcome.

Tierra Studios Staff

About the mix:

I approached this mix like no other…typically I will make a mixtape for people to bump in their car, or as a promo tool to give a sample of what you can expect from me as a DJ at a club.  Most people in the electronic music scene have known me to be a house DJ only.  But, in the past 1.5 years I have opened myself up to many different genres, including top 40, hip-hop, indy-dance, and dubstep.  I used to be a big music snob – not anymore!

In this mixtape, I intended to cross several genres of electronic music and hip-hop, without making the flow seem weird.  I wasn’t focused on what would make the dancefloor move, or what the music would create for someone driving in their car.  This time, I imagined people listening to the mixtape at work, on the computer.  While reviewing the mixtape for quality of flow late nite last week, I found myself dancing uncontrollably, thinking beautiful thoughts.  Wow, how I love music.

If you know house music, you’ll recognize some heavy hitting classics from the 90′s.  This was the golden era of house…at least for now.

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1. Honey Claws – Orange Kitten Stamp  Buy Now

2.  Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Joker Dub) Buy Now

3.  Joakim – Come Into My Kitchen (Basement Dub) Buy Now

4.  POSR – Cocaine Nose Job Buy Now

5.  Rick Ross – Hustlin’ (xxxchange remix) Unreleased

6.  Bitter:Sweet – Heaven (Buscemi’s Afroclub Remix) Buy Now

7.  Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro Buy Now

8.  Disco Dub Plate – Uptown (Spettro Edit) – Vinyl Only – Spettro’s Unreleased Edit

9.  Ferry Ultra feat. Roy Ayers – Dangerous – Dangerapella Buy Now

10.Moonstarr – Greed (Moonstarr Remix) Buy Now

11.Positive Flow – Dance of the Soul (Jay Tripwire Techvox Remix)  Buy Now

12.Kerri Chandler – Yellow Buy Now

13.Green Velvet – Answering Machine (Mark Grant’s Main Pass) Buy Now (Vinyl Only!)

14.Jedi Knights – May the Funk Be With You Buy Now (Vinyl Only!)

15.Modeselektor – Happy Birthday Buy Now