Thursday, June 23, 2011

Roxas Audio Stream Schedule

This is the schedule of streaming for Roxas Audio Stream :

Streaming Day: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Streaming Time : 8:30am - 11:00am / 1:30pm - 4:00pm  *All Manila Standard Time

 

*Schedule may change without notice.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Remote DJ

It is not a robotic dj or a remote controlled dj. When we say 'remote' it means far away or in distant manner. Maybe another term would be 'virtual'.

I think this will be the next thing in discotheque and clubs. No djs around, just a flat screen where you could see a familiar face and familiar kind of music that's coming out  from the surrounding speakers. The dj is remotely broadcasting his mastery of mixing music at his own backyard or maybe from another club.

This is remote or virtual dj. It's another service that audio streaming can bring to the club scene. Imagine a dj will play simultaneously in 3 different clubs at different places, this can be done with audio streaming. One great party simultaneously feed or broadcast in different places, it will be the party of all parties. I think in some club this is already taking place.

Roxas City are we ready for this? Roxas Audio Stream is ready!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Roxas Audio Stream Club Mix Vol2 (June 2011)

Last Saturday,  June 18, 201 1 at around 11:00pm, I finished recording the Roxas Audio Stream Club Mix Vol2 for the month of June. The songs were a compilation of the 70's, 80's and 90's and some of it are my personal favorites. 16 songs made up of Vol2, playing time was 1hr. and 16mins. and size was about 103Mb. Moods of the songs are disco/upbeat and swing. Vol2 was my tribute to 357 and Escapade, Kutso-Kutso, Soltero, 2 Coconuts, Altacosta, Bizyo, Mariano's and Club Ysabel's.

Here are the lists and some information regarding these songs:

1. Africa (Toto) - One of the band's most recognizable songs. It was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month.

2. You To Me Are Everything (Real Thing) - Written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Ken Gold, "You to Me Are Everything" was The Real Thing's sole number-one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in July 1976. A remixed version of the song returned to the chart in March 1986 reaching number five. The song was a minor hit in the U.S. where it peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 28 on the Billboard R&B chart. Part of the reason for its lack of success in the U.S. was the flood of cover versions of the song released at the same time. American groups Broadway and Revelation both released versions of the song the same week, and at one point all three versions of the song appeared on Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. With radio and the public unable to agree on a single popular version, the three singles effectively prevented each other from becoming a hit.

3. Heavenly To Me Mix (Tavares) - This song was one of the sound track on the movie Charlie's Angel. Remember Cameron Diaz dancing, I think that was the song.

4. Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) - The song was released as the first single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at number one for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the US and Germany.

5. Keep On Dancing (Gary's Gang) -  "Keep on Dancin'", reached #41 in 1978. The song climbed to #8 in the UK Singles Chart, #14 on the Hot Soul Singles chart in 1978 and also made #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Gary's Gang was the brainchild of Joseph Tucci and Gary Turnier who put the group together when they sold "Keep on Dancin" to Sam Records in Long Island City. The song was written, produced and recorded in Tucci's Richmond Hill garage. All vocals were sung by Tucci, who also played all the instruments (except for the drums which were played by Gary Turnier). After Gary Turnier shopped the song to all major labels for several weeks, Sam Records picked up the record for release. Sam Weiss sold the record to Columbia Records a few months later.

6. Everything Changes (Take That) - The song was the fifth single from the band's second album Everything Changes. It was written and produced by Gary Barlow. The song features Robbie Williams on lead vocals.

7. Un Break My Heart (Toni Braxton) - Is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single. The song ranked at number ten on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and number three on the Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song reached number one in five countries (Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the United States) in addition to Europe. In the United States, it achieved the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. The song was certified platinum in seven countries and gold in three others. Released in late 1996, it spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. However, since four of those were in December 1996, it only finished fourth in the 1997 Billboard Year-End chart, while finishing fourth in the 1990s decade chart. The song was an official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and earned Braxton the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

8. Dare Me (Voltolina fea. Monica Harem) - Released in 1985, originally sung by the Pointers Sisters.

9. If You Could Read My Mind (Roselle) - A song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it reached number 30 in the UK. Lightfoot has cited his divorce for inspiring the lyrics, saying they came to him as he was sitting in a vacant Toronto house one summer.

10. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) - Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles, September 7, 1949, Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era. The song reached #1 in 1979 (Hot 100). The lyrics of this song are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her former lover that she can cope without him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights.

11. Good Vibration (Marky Mark) - From the album Music for the People and was released at the end of 1991. The song became a number-one hit in the US, Sweden and Switzerland. Was written by Amir "MC SPICE" Shakir, a good friend of Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, and Dan Hartman. The rapper/songwriter also wrote and produced "Wild Side" for Mark Wahlberg's debut LP as well as three other songs. It has no connection to the Beach Boys song of the same title. The song includes portions of Loleatta Holloway's track "Love Sensation"; she is credited as a featured artist on this single. "Good Vibrations" is the only number one song for both Marky Mark and Loleatta Holloway.

12. Micheal Jackson/Lionel Richie - This is bootleg music - created by professional and underground djs. A single track or two track, remix or mix to create a new track, extra beat and electronic sound are added. They are unreleased music, no recording label unless it was sold by the person who created the bootleg to a recording company. This is a two track song from Micheal Jackson and Lionel Richie.

13. Rhythm Of The Night (Debarge) - Released in 1985 from the album Rhythm of the Night album which was the title track, originally featured on the Motown film, The Last Dragon, which granted the group their biggest pop success reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming their biggest-selling and most successful single to date. The group was one of the few recording acts to bring success to the Motown label during the 1980s.

14. Freakhammer (Rick James/MC Hammer) - Another bootleg music, 2 track featuring 1981 "Super Freak" by Rick James and 1990 "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer.

15. Cult Of Snap (Jerome Isma-Ae & Snap) - The group Snap! was a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer". In 1980, "Cult of Snap" charted at number 8 in the UK and number 3 in Germany,

16. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cassey Doreen) - The song was written by Robert Hazard.It was the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper as a solo artist. It gained recognition as a feminist anthem, an award-winning video and a worldwide hit. It has been covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists. It was her breakthrough hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It remains one of her signature songs and is considered one of the most defining songs to have been released in the '80s.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A tribute to the djs (club & discotheque) of roxas city

They are the unsung heroes of the clubs and discotheques. They are the masters on the turntables, cd players and mixers. They make your body move and sway to the beat that they are playing. Sometimes, you feel in love with them or being hypnotized by the music that they are mixing. They keep Roxas City's nightlife alive and kicking. They can fill up the floor with lots of people.

I am referring to the disc jockeys (DJs) of Roxas city, particularly in the club and discotheque. Do you know who they are or what are their names?  Maybe I can name a few and I know there are a lot in our city. My hats off to them.

So, to start the list, I think we do had 3 kings of djs, they are the jedi master, the pioneer and maybe the reason why our city have great and superb djs:

Marlon Esculin, Ivan Artates and Dodoy Bargas - I think these 3 are related. I was in high school and already heard their names regarding mixing music. Marlon and Dodoy gave me advices when I was starting to learn how to put 2 music in sync. They are also masters of 80's and 90's songs.

Jacque Conlu - He became a dj when he took over Escapade. This guy was my teacher, he taught me the basics of how to mix/sync music. I think, Marlon and Dodoy taught him how to mix and match the beat.

Jay Andrade - One of my many best friend and classmate. We formed and created DJVJ Audio mobile together with Jun-Jun Gallega and Don Bermejo. He was a dj of Club Base at Iloilo city and created Club Ysabel here in Roxas.

Jay Villaruz - Another Jay who was so dedicated in learning how to mix/match/sync music. Did you know that he even tried mixing using cassette tapes.  His dedication paid off, he was with Club Base and many club and discotheque in Iloilo, even Manila experience the music DJ Jayvee. Up to now, he still mixin those beats.

By the way, Jay A, Jay V and I went to one mixing school, that is Escapade. To Jacque, thank you so much for letting us play.

Randy Andrade - Younger brother of Jay A.

Peter Paul Gallega - Cousin of Jun Jun Gallega.

Rommel Lastimoso - Never thought that he will join the DJ's club.

DJ Don and Joan - Husband and wife djs.

DJ Meng of Sandbar.

The DJs of 357.

The Andrada Brothers'.

I forgot the 1st name of Orillos and Arceño.

This list will continue on and on. I will add other djs that I will come across or meet, who are Capizeños. If you know somebody who was a dj before or until now, just write on the "Comment" section the name and maybe some info of him or her. I will be happy to add the names. Also the names listed above if you want to add something about them, just post it on the "Comment" section.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Tips on how to access Roxas Audio Stream with out any problem

Audio is being stream at 32kbps, this means that even you're connection is on dial up there will be no problem accessing the stream/audio, because dial up connection is at 56kbps. Streaming was also tested and worked on a globe tattoo connection.

Sometimes, the server detects a slow listener - this happens when at the listener's end it takes forever for the initial buffering to end, if this is the case then automatically the streaming server will drop the connection and identify it as a slow listener. There are so many factors that is causing this.

These are the tips or something you can work out in order to have a clean access to Roxas Audio Stream:

1. Check your connection, what is your download speed? Don't rely on speed test sites, results are not that accurate. Use a bandwidth monitoring software. And with this software, you can check if you're getting or paying the right download speed.

2. Stop those large files that you're downloading, this eats up your download speed and it slows down your computer. Remember the stream is just 32kbps.

3. Avoid opening to many web sites on your browser (internet explorer, firefox, google chrome or safari) or tabs. It is recommended to use those 3 media player mention on the "how to page" instead of using your browser to access the audio stream.

4. Check your computer resources like memory and hard drive space or processes that are being run by your computer in the background. Sometimes malware, spyware and viruses like trojans make your computer to slow down.

5. Stop those online games that your playing while trying to access the audio stream, like warcraft.

6. If your on wireless connection try going wired connection.

For now this will do, I will just add more so stick around.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Feature Song of the Week

Song Title : Where Do I Start

Genre : club - house music, ibiza

Artist : Chicane

Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle.

Bracegirdle describes Chicane's music as being strongly influenced by the relaxed, summer atmosphere of Ibiza, where he was taken on holidays as a child.

With the April 2011 premiere of the Chicane single 'Going Deep' Nick stressed his own statement, that 'Chicane music is not bound by a certain genre'. 'Going Deep' is certainly a new turn in the sound as it is a blend of 90s retro disco, rap in a modern house, trance package.

Download : Where Do I Start - 9.66mb

Roxas Audio Stream Club Mix Vol.1 (May 2011) Sampler

This is the 1st Club Mix series of Roxas Audio Stream. Compiled/arranged and mixed by DJ Botat. Various artist and consist of 11 selected songs for the month of May.

This is a sampler, sometimes you will hear the Roxas Audio Stream id.

The file is 90mb in size, file was compressed with winrar into 10 parts, 1 file is text file - it contains the music list and file info. You need winrar to extract the files. Audio format is mp3, playing time around 1 hour and 10 mins.

Music List :

1. Telling The World - Taio Cruz
2. Yeke Yeke 2011 - Mory Kante vs. Loverush UK!
3. On The Floor -Jennifer Lopez Fea. Pitbull
4. Till The world Ends - Britney Spears
5. Springbreak Music - Madonna & Bizz Kidz
6. E.T. - Katy Perry
7. S&M - Rihanna
8. Hollywood Tonight - Michael Jackson
9. Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
10. Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan
11. Please Don't Go - Jaybee Fea. Sandman

If you don't have winrar, you can download from its website at http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Download : Roxas Audio Stream Club Mix Vol1 (May 2011) Sampler

*Download link will be remove after 5 days.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

What happened to the fm stations in roxas city?

Back then Roxas City had 4 fm stations, now it has only 1 fm station. I wonder what happened to the other 3.

We had DYVR FM by RMN Network, Star FM by Bombo Radio, Campus Radio FM by GMA Network and KP FM. Today, Star FM of Bombo Radio is the only remaining fm Station playing on air, here in Roxas City. Is it because of the equipment that these fm station are using that it can't upgrade and catch up with the new technology in radio communication or is it the financial crisis that made these fm station to go off the air.

Right now, people of Roxas City are stuck to 1 local fm station. We can't even pick up any fm station from neighboring cities anymore even using an outdoor antenna. Yes! before we can pick up fm station from Iloilo, Bacolod and even Metro Manila using an outdoor antenna that was connected to a radio or to a tuner . We even use antenna booster to widen the range of our antenna.

DYVR FM is at Punta Tabuc, Star FM at Arnaldo Blvd., Campus Radio FM at Roxas Ave., and KP FM at Daliva Bldg. before it transferred to CAP Bldg.