Quiet Entertainer

How To Use Google Alerts to Track Your Online Buzz

If you’re a DJ or an artist of some kind, it’s helpful to know what people are saying about you. I mean this in a promotional sense. Not so much in a sense of changing what you’re doing to please people. Anyway, Google Alerts is a great way to do this! I just put out
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Quiet Entertainer Drops New Mix EP: Q-Gaze

My new mix EP is up! It’s called Q-Gaze. Q-Gaze basically is a collection of songs that I’ve found recently that I really enjoy. Songs that I’ve discovered from my Pandora Station, soundcloud, or from going out to shows. It’s my first mix of any kind; so, I’m really excited and proud of it! You
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Interview with Orig the DJ Part Three: Big Smo, Spoken Nerd, & Teaching DJs

This is part three of my interview with Orig the DJ. If you missed part one or part two, you can click the links to read it. In this section, he discusses Big Smo, Spoken Nerd, and his philosophy as a DJ teacher. QE: How did you end up working with Big Smo? Orig: Well,
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Interview with Orig the DJ Part Two: Get Got

This is part two of my interview with Orig the DJ. If you missed part one where Orig discusses the origins of Mashville, you can click that link to read it. In this section, he discusses Get Got. QE: Tell me about Get Got Orig the DJ: Get Got is my band. That’s Skyler Glover,
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Interview with Orig The DJ. Part One: How MASHVILLE Began

Ray Riddle is known in the Nashville music scene as Orig the DJ. Every time I talk to him, he’s always giving me advice or telling me stories. He is always trying to give encouragement or teach anyone who is willing to listen. I personally have benefited from numerous conversations. I thought it’d only be
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Mutemath – Odd Soul (Quiet Entertainer Remix)

I’ve finally done it! Here’s my remix of Mutemath’s new song, “Odd Soul.” I really like the song. I also really like the remix. I actually had to learn how to do some new things and stretch myself for it. Take a listen on soundcloud or youtube. MUTEMATH – Odd Soul (Quiet Entertainer Remix) by
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Mashup Remix with Emancipator, Move Merchants, and James Fate

I just put up a new mashup remix on my Soundcloud page. It’s a mashup of my track “I Am….(featuring James Fate)” along with Emancipator’s “Lionheart” & Move Merchants’ “As Live As It Gets (featuring Theory Hazit) and Playdough.” Unfortunately, I did end up cutting Playdough’s awesome verse. The track was starting to get long.
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Photographers You Should Book Immediately

It’s not uncommon for me to do a gig and see lots of photographers roaming around and taking pictures. They’re always in the zone; snapping shots of anything and everything while trying to capture that unforgettable moment. I’m grateful to a lot of photographers for immortalizing Quiet Entertainer shows. Here are a few of them.
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Spoken Nerd and Bobby Exodus Release New Videos

Two of my blogworthy friends have recently released new videos! I wanted to make sure I mentioned them. My very first show in Nashville was with Spoken Nerd and Bobby Exodus. I was brought in to DJ for Nerd. Bobby was heavily involved with Nerd’s set and also did a solo set during those days.
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Using Your Platform to Educate Your Fans

Recently, I went to a show at a venue that I play often. At the end of the night, I was hanging around talking to people. One guy in particular was having a rough night. I knew him from previous shows I’d done there. Anyway, he opened to me and anyone who’d listen about a
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Book Your Own Shows To Build Credibility

I feel good about the coming weekend of shows. I get to do a DJ set for Mashville at The End on Friday. Then Sunday, I’m doing a live PA set for the ODC Nashville Showcase part 2. By now you know the difference between a DJ set and a live PA set. I know
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Best Resources To Help You Learn How To DJ

Whenever I do shows and I get a chance to talk to people afterwards, the thing I hear most is “How do you do that?” or “I wish I could learn how to DJ.” I tell every single one of them that they can learn. It’s a lot different from when I was starting out.
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