DJ Tutorial on how to mix Reggae Music

DJ Tutorial on how to mix Reggae Music
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[@only4posting]

man, I rarely watched someone talking with that level of passion. great video,really.

[@tristanc.ravelo549]

That level of meth

[@panique365]

11 years later and this is STILL the ONLY helpful video on how to DJ reggae music. Every other video is about Dancehall which is totally not the same thing.

[@dmytrobravchuk2064]

so true

[@thehab147]

this guy is my "google" in djing. Jah Love.

[@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.

[@DJDynablend]

Ive learnt so much from this guy over the years, not just DJ techniques but also music history and genre types and so on..... Good work Jonathan

[@lauragiordano5987]

Thank you and well said " Reggae is about feel...hearing yes, seeing watching an act, but more importantly is feel the music"

[@MrToto240]

yeah man, love your stuff, been very helpful...... so I'm a reggae musician turned mobile dj, counting roots reggae is tough concept until you get it, I've seen many very skilled musician miss it and confuse it while reading charts........anyway the snare hit you refer to is actually on the THREE. it's called a OneDrop there is no drum hit on the One. so when your counting beats it's.... 1,2,3,4 = rest, bass,snare,bass...... you dig? hard to explain typing. anyway thanks for the tips!!!

[@leeh5307]

Recently moved to a laid back beach town and I sense that reggae is quite popular at some of the day time cafés. Thanks for this tutorial. Still relevant in 2024. Learned so much from uou over the years.

[@evabogar3816]

This 10 minutes was enough to realize, what is the main thing in mixing reggae music. Everything else is just practicing. Bless :)

[@Gaza365]

simple one of the best music in the world... Period!

[@JopLop-w6i]

Genuinely want to be your friend. Not only for the DJ knowledge but you are a vibe

[@kierankay100]

great video .. try using riddim has alot of consistant beats with great bass and you can add a song with great vocals in and then fade it for a little bit of a instrumental and then cue up the next song and mix it to the next one

[@jayr687]

hey! im from the philippines and im living in japan now. I've just started mobile dj`ing for about a year now, but I'm still lack on experience. your tutorial video helps me a lot to improve my skills, and i just wanted to say thank you=)

[@GrouEEf]

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

[@fasttrackblastback8286]

That low wobbly sound is called the bubble and its played on the organ

[@curtmurray70]

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

[@gwaiguy]

Big ups. Been DJing for 40 years and had a bloke come up to me last night and ask what we did before timecode turntables, CDJs and Traktor. Big lol.

[@4twindad]

a true lover of the music

[@jahmikey_selection]

After watching this I can say, I'm pretty okay in what I do 😄 Great video, thank you!

[@tjohnsoniv1977]

Nice work man. I think with Reggae and dancehall it is important to switch up the way you transition from record to record. Matching beats of course is great, but there are others. With a Tech 1200 cutting the power combined with a slight nudge to make the record go in reverse creates a sick effect if properly timed. Cutting the low with a quick backspin is pretty fun as well. Good reggae DJ's ride a Rydim for 4 or 5 tracks moving a new record after every verse. Get creative, skys the limit.

[@GPS08]

It's not only that old school music was made by real musicians, real instruments with no quantize at all. Old school music was made without thinking about DJ's as there wasn't really anything like that back in the 50's, 60's and 70's (well maybe late 70's but really rare). Contemporary music is kind of made not only for listening, but also for DJing, and if a particular song isn't really DJ friendly at all, even a bedroom producer can make a remix/re-edit or what not catered specifically for DJs.

[@Wowyana]

That is pretty accurate. Reggae is warm, kind and considerate. Thats why I love it so much

[@gustavomartinez4281]

That wobble sound is the "bubble" organ playing this odd triplet thing

[@dimmumoth]

There's a disturbing lack of an airhorn here...

[@flower-ld5id]

There's so much good reggae.

[@romerouno17]

I Love You Man! Btw that was the best description of the Reggae!

[@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

[@photogramistic]

is more than 1-2-3-4 ...This is about verse, refrang, bridge, intro outro...Bars....and Much More....empty drums..etc... Bless

[@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.

[@JustSan4o]

I love you! Very useful tutorial!

[@bshowpro]

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

[@erikperez3691]

Great video ! I always love your tips and your attitude about it them. Keep it up !

[@DJIRIZE]

so what your saying is the trick is to know your music and the chop

[@FPSMadness]

Loved the video, some one how knows what hes talking about and understands that some mobile dj dont get the change to stand there and mix Club music all night. 100% 50's 60's 70's is harder to mix you try djing a wedding. top guy wil be wacthing more of his videos.

[@Maxxlarren]

The best statement of all he said was "the best type of music, REGGAE" 🔥🔥🔥🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@dmytrobravchuk2064]

Thanks, that's is really helpful

[@HBCult]

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

[@WIKTOR75]

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

[@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!

[@vstaritz]

Hyyee nice video mah buay, you real rasta.

[@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!.

[@Mitsomitsos]

Reggae Music is a Smiling Music !

[@yuguipi]

wagoan man. nice work brother man

[@smashstudio]

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

[@theillestboYee]

Bob Marley would be proud of this video.

[@WuRealhero]

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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@ponponvel]

same man, well I still live in the phils >.> /// DJ TUtor my Idol I got better because of his teaching skill and I practice and enjoy :)_)

[@kdeeuk]

great tutorial

[@marcoreasco89]

he has that passion people need for djayin! OMG!! BEST TEACHER I SAW ON HERE BTW Imlearning #dontjudgeme

[@gwaiguy]

don't know of any videos out there, and a lot depends on what equipment you are using but I manage to get a reasonable result in Traktor using delay and reverb effects as single effects on effect channel 1 and 2. As the man says, practice and enjoy :-)

[@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

[@jona2511]

Goddamnit that transition was cool

[@gwaiguy]

another trick for mixing reggae, dancehall, ska and dub is to use some echo, reverb effects on the back of the outgoing track before you chop iin the new track. It's a style used by some reggae artists back in the 70s, so it will sound really authentic. listen to 'ire feelings' by Rupie Edwards for an idea.

[@coldpizzarules]

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

[@Karoltos]

Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@ronniezilla7565]

Mixing reggae it's for beginners, especially foundation reggae.

[@lipmanss]

thnx for the explaning :) great done i wonder only one thing is there some kinda explanation or tutorial on a reggae pre amp like for example king tubby use or king shilo or jah shakka maybe i use wrong terms or words but i am quit new in this

[@93seanwalker]

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

[@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?

[@joshbingham7709]

LOVE IT!!!! ANY CHANCE OF A XDJ RX VERSION OF THIS?

[@minimalist34]

This is exactly why I clicked on this video. I thought he would demonstrate how to use the echo effect for switching tracks. If you know any videos showing this please send them to me thanks!

[@sadiaprasad4798]

It's all about having fun :-) Thanks for putting this up music is about sharing which I am learning. If your telling me that the songs drift do I cue the next song around the middle of it? How do you deal with the song changing BPM. More specifically I will be doing a set of reggae dancehall songs. Mainly new tracks. Any tips on when to fade into the next tune? I just learned on my ddj sx I can use my filter to lower on the orginal track and boost the filter on the second track. ~~~ Thanks - DeeJay Sadia

[@freshousfresh5956]

+Sadia Mohamed Still need help? Modern day dancehall/reggae were made on drum machine/computer so more than likely it will be quantized and on beat which makes mixing much easier. Dancehall is a fast paced genre so normally you will start fade in the other track on the 2nd chorus

[@stevecasey6126]

Its hard to really mix reggae made before electronic drum tracks hit the scene (starting in the 80's). Due to the human element prior to that, the drummers are holding down a slightly different time, sometimes a little wonky, which is hell for mixing. I dj 60's and 70's rocksteady and reggae all the time, so I can tell you not to worry too much about bpms. Pro tip: rocksteady is all very similar bpms, hence the "steady" so I tend to mix up some ska and rocksteady together in sections and then you can use one of the many reinterpretations of rocksteady during the roots era of the 70's to make a transition. You need to know your audience fairly well. Some real dreader than dread roots reggae and Nyabinghi drums may lose a lame audience, while ska and rocksteady might fill the floor, or vice-versa. As far as when to fade in, a lot of roots starts with a rim shot or drum roll and you can jump in wherever it feels good. Next, you might like to use the fact that the riddim is recycled a lot in reggae in different eras from rocksteady to Roots/Dub/DJ/Dancehall versions and you can spin the riddim hard by knowing which riddims tie together, like a puzzle. (Example: Marcia Aitken-I'm Still In Love

[@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

[@bigjune29]

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

[@thehumblelion1128]

I love you brother

[@GFXAddict]

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

[@pcseerms]

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

[@frankkrischick3906]

but there is a way to digitally loop the end from one and intro loop the second one with the same technology like audacity i managed to have space on 30 seconds to one minute

[@agoniavr]

Can someone suggest a basic setup to mix reggae live? I'd love to that. The fact is I go to basically every concert here(Italy) so I listen to a lot of the new stuff(Mellow Mood, Raphael, Lion D but even Jah Sun, Kabaka Pyramid and others in the world) and baiscally at every single concert when there's the dj I recognize 95% of the songs after a second. So, what's a basic setup to mix transitioning from song to song etcetera? Something I can play with and start dj'ing at local parties, not even clubs but some friend's parties etcetera. They love my music and the reggae I spread here and they know I always have the hot stuff to dance to, I just don't know how to dj. I'm not new to programs and music, I'm actually a guitar and bass player and record my stuff so for the programs just name some and I'll learn...I don't know what's the basic setup concerning the phisical instruments tho.

[@adirambachan6137]

hey ella can u please do a bob marley mix for me. please please please

[@dmrz72]

Excelente video, muchas gracias por tu tiempo!!

[@rattiflexx]

Good video. Bro

[@worldtalksound]

You are so true, thanks

[@ellaskins]

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

[@cozomozo1]

bob marley gone but never forgotten

[@DjOMARi876]

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

[@ellaskins]

@wurod13 and N joy! God bless you Bro. j

[@Prawnchowmein]

Top man, excellent advice as usual

[@jahovia11]

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

[@Mitsomitsos]

@00soundwave00 yeah of course

[@AdeMakia]

@The31JOEISANERDS Right, sorry I didnt check before :)

[@00soundwave00]

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

[@anahk2345]

😍 nice! Can you make a video showing some tricks to dj reggae ? Thanksss

[@jongoentertainment6145]

I know reggae is really hart to mix unless you doing riddim by riddim. this guy is great.

[@AdeMakia]

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

[@TheBirchproductions]

nice mix as always you rock dude

[@trudo1651]

Good vid, well explained. Fancy a real challenge try Motown.

[@DJPATMX]

I'm trying to become a dj but i need lil bit more info about it

[@djmaxmike]

U R gr8

[@SentioSilvano]

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

[@Palios33]

Oh man thank you so much for your guidance

[@BigChillRaver]

Drummers play drums...timing is not , how rigid can I make this song, its how alive can I make this moment....good drummers ride the tempo of the song, they move the pace intentionally to fit the sentiment or energy contained within the idea of the song.good djs will also ride the tempo and convey their interpretation of their emotional investment in the music they love!! Live your sound, your passion will convert the listener!

[@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.

[@DJDonX]

Very nice!

[@BpmSupreme]

thanks!! subscribed!

[@iperTONYco]

BPM detection is not correct! Reggae Is well know for slow riddim so 123 Is wrong.(123 Is a house beat) Probably cdj double the BPM. if you consider the Guitar riddim or snare can easily understand. Great vid anyway. Big up and spread love

[@ogplr5914]

If this guy taught a class in person it would be very engaging

[@Djtonydraper]

0:15. Omg.. Lmafaoooooooooo!!!!Hysterical.

[@The31JOEISANERDS]

@AdeMakia there is one