riddlerktu

Bon Solid, Kirk, and the rest of the CREW! Just you wait! I'm gonna get you all back for messing with my liver! hahahaha! I'll also have something very special that night. Just finished remixing a "Beautiful" song for RCA Records (Hint hint). I'll be dropping that one for sure as a WORLD PREMIER! I'm looking forward to a great night! R? www.djriddler.com

I would like to PERSONALLY respond to the post from liquidtouch and all the HATERS out there. <RIDDLER yes will bring in some heads for ya-- but also he will not promote it- he'll show do his thing - RAPE the bar with a TON of ppl he invites as free entries- and just like his commercial atmosphere- that dissapearse just as fast as changin the station he playin on- HIS PPL TOO will disappear- as a one nighter- its ok to have him but thinking that anyone will return W?O him there is a waste- seen it alltoo often-- > First of all, Last time I checked, I am a DJ not a promoter. I do have the station promoting where my appearances are which has 2.5 million listeners in the TRI-STATE area. However, I will be the first to say - I do not go out and flyer the area, send them to guest lists, etc. That is a job of a CLUB PROMOTER. I can promote on the air and on my personal website which is more than many club promoters on this board. Second...anybody that knows me knows that I do not roll up with a big posse nor EVER EVER set-up a BAR TAB to drink for free. I usually roll up with myself and my road manager if available. Sometimes I may bring one or two friends. But I NEVER roll up with a big posse or comp list. Thirdly....I can play as dark, progressive, underground with the best of them. I have over 15 years of experience and have contacts with many Major, Independent, Overseas labels around. I work with many of the big name Producers/Remixers working at MCA Records. Last year I commissioned Thunderpuss, Hex Hector, Jonathan Peters, and many more to remix our artists. I know my music. I am perceived as a COMMERCIAL DJ because I am on the radio at PEAK HOURS. I am on during PRIME TIME hours which means the average KTU listener does not GO to clubs. I am the only mixmaster on KTU that has the MOST airtime and on prime slots because I know how to balance the commercial and club cuts. Does that mean I don't know how to play deep? NO! When I work with a club/promoter I will ask them what they want. More times than not, they usually want me to DJ how I do on the radio. However, I am confident of my skills and knowledge of music. I talk to DJ's all over the world on a regular basis. As for djing at this party, My manager and I have been in talks with this promoter and it looks promising. We shall see. I do not RAPE promoters like other DJs have. My rates are very reasonable compared to the other KTU DJ's-Devito, Skribble, etc. Anybody that knows me should know that I'm out to have a good time with everybody. When I DJ, I like to be a part of the party and not simply play music. I'm also a TEAM player. I'll do what I can to help out. Again, my job is not to be a promoter. So before any promoters make such bold statements about me, call me yourself and find out. Send me an email and let's talk. Riddlerktu@aol.com www.djriddler.com

Just wanted to give you a heads up on Record Label compilation 101. There are MANY reasons why LEGIT commercial CD's seem a lil old to more progressive clubbers like yourself and why you see the SAME songs on every CD. 1)Record Labels have to obtain permission to use songs on any commercial CD. As a result, there is an ongoing negotiation between companies on how much it will cost to use. A lot of time, the labels won't allow usage of songs because they want the exclusive use on their own compilation. Unless a label owns the masters of a track, some songs can cost up to $30K per track. If a label has a HOT track, they will jack up the price in order to get permission. 2)Clearance for tracks can take WEEKS if not MONTHS to clear. 3)It takes approximately 4-6 weeks ONCE the tracks have been cleared to use to manufacture, distribute, and positioned at retail. I can go on and on but I don't want to bore everyone to death about how difficult it is to put a LEGIT mix cd. When putting a CD out, one must be able to predict what songs will STILL be HOT to the Mainstream audience and what songs will POTENTIALLY be big records at least 4-6 months BEFORE release. In the case of my own Mix CD - DANCE MIX NYC VOL. 2 it took Tommy Boy 3 months prior to manufacturing to come up with a track listing and get clearance. ALL record labels go through the same drill. Finally, if you knew HOW much money is involved to put out a Mix cd, you will understand why most Dance Music Compilations have some of those CHEESY songs you all hate like "Heaven". Putting out a cool underground compilation costs just about the same as putting out a Cheesy compilation. However, the difference to the record companies is between selling 5,000 records and selling 100,000 records. So you do the math. If you were a record label that just spent $50K to license tracks, another $100K to advertise on radio, and about $150K to put your record in the stores, you want to make sure you get as many people to buy your cd. 5 Years ago, it was much easier to put out a cool credible CD compilation because labels weren't charging a lot of money to license tracks and it was faster to clear them. Back then, you can come up with a current track listing about a month before release and easily sell 25K records. Now with bootlegging, downloading, bad economy, etc. it is even MORE difficult to put a cd out at all. Again, all of this pertains to LEGIT CDs and not the $10 bootlegs you see on the street. Keep in mind, everytime you buy a bootleg CD, you are part of the reason why there can no longer be COOL COMMERCIAL UNDERGROUND CDS. Labels that put these songs out are going out of business because of it and the only thing that is left is the CHEESE. Riddler

Kinda last minute I know... but I'll be at Joey's in Clifton tonight for my CD-Release Party (Dance Mix NYC Vol. 2) and at Midnight....Celebrating my 21st Bday (For the ? time) Come by and do a shot with me! George Calle will be spinning the tunes and I'll throw down for a little bit too. JOEY'S IN CLIFTON TONIGHT WITH THE RIDDLER www.djriddler.com

Thanks Club Planet for the hookups and for coming out to the Instore tonight. Just to let you know, I do have an updated Bio and Picture on my own website. www.djriddler.com Thanks again for the support! R?

MAX3 Thanks for coming out to Virgin Megastore tonight and thank you Club Planet and Pseudo. I had a good time and pretty nice sales for the hour we were there. Thank you again! R? www.djriddler.com