The Glory of Mix Trades

When I discovered The International mixtapeproject Last year I was thrilled there were others like me who Enjoyed swapping mixes.Wow theres a whole army of us!As far As I know mix making took off with the Dual cassette recorder in the 80s.Heck perhaps earlier.I used to tape my fave songs off the radio in the 70s but backround noise was a issue.lol

 I remember my fist Real stereo That had the dual cassette deck and turntable and when I tapes off records,tapes or off the radio and there was no backround noise I felt like a pro.

 Untill a year or two ago I wondered if I was the only one doing this being ipods were now the rage.My answer came when I typed in mixtape in the search bar when I used myspace.There were college groups and such that did it but after a few pages I came accross The International mixtape project.I looked into it and its for real and serious.Ive been a member For about a year now.

Not only do you get to trade cool mixes but Ive actually made a few friendships online with a few mixpartners and we continue to trade on a regular basis sending each other our latest creations.So awsome.

I love stuff Ive heard and know but have gotten turned onto newer stuff too.Being im a DJ Mix trading is also educational!Ratatat,the Ting Tings and Hot Chip are a few bands Ive been turned onto in the last year.

 So I send shout outs to Ryan Mixtape and The IMP team.to learn about IMP go to www.internationalmixtapeproject.com

Trade cool music and meet cool people!

Happy mixing!

Trish