Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 11:49 PM - Tampa DJ Blog log entry by DJ Frontier

Ready To Rip

It has been a very, very busy week. I’ve been doing paid design work for clients, and have been finalizing the format for the GEN 5 releases. A lot of that work has been in the area of covers. After four days, I have finished the final format for the GEN 5 covers. Those covers will be used for the archived re-releases, also, with a few noted differences.
I have posted four of the new, completed covers here on this DJ blog, and have removed some images that were obsolete. Read this entire post, and look at all the images in this blog, and you will see them and understand what they are. Many of you have been writing me asking to see the new cover designs, and format, that I have been working on. Now, you can see them for yourself, and judge for yourself on just how good that they are. I’m happy with them.
Just keep in mind that I may tweak some of them further before final release.

Retro Active

It has been decided to re-release most of the cassette program releases in our archives. This includes, of course, the GEN 1 and GEN 2 CPR’s that I produced as DJ Wiz Kid between 1990 and 1992. Some of you are aware that we started doing cassette case covers with GEN 2 releases, although they were never much, and were crude photocopies. The GEN 1 releases never had covers. The cool thing that I’m looking forward to, however, is that, with the re-release, they will. The GEN 5 cover format will be used for GEN 1, 2, and 3 releases; there will be a visual format continuity, with the GEN 5, and future lines. It will also be used for the upcoming commercial release line, which will be a separate DJ production line of releases with full copyright clearance, which means that they will be sold. The underground release line, GEN 1-5, can’t be sold, and are used for promotional and support efforts only, because of copyright issues that normally dog mix tapes and similar mix projects.
I’m really excited about using my professional design skills to make covers for my first releases. Although you can’t tell from my first GEN 2 efforts that I would become a professional designer, a decade of professional photography and design work has done wonders. The work that I have done in the past few days is good stuff (and I have been making money as a professional designer for several years now).
Wow. My skillset is finally up to what I started almost 20 years ago. I’m ready to take this to the level that it was always meant to be at; I’ll finally see this reach its full potential. You could say that those old programs were well ahead of their time, and despite the lack of good tools, I managed to create some great things.
A recap. GEN 1 and GEN 2 releases were done on basic equipment consisting of a boom box with two tape decks and a cheap microphone, from October 1990 to March 1992. There were 21 of them, and of those I did 19 under the name of DJ Wiz Kid; DJ’s PJ and Foxx did the other two. There were 12 GEN 1 releases and 9 GEN 2 release, with the difference between the GEN’s being more planning, and crude covers were produced for some of the GEN 2 releases.
I remember that my boom box was wore out and falling apart toward the end of GEN 2. This insane girl who I was living with finished it off by pouring toothpaste in it and in my tape bag. You might not think that toothpaste wouldn’t be destructive, but it is. To this day, 17 years later, I still have tapes in a box in the back which have dried toothpaste on them.
It didn’t matter, however. I had outgrown the boombox, anyway. I needed professional DJ equipment, and I was about to get it.
Now, I don’t want anyone writing me and bitching about the word “Geomedia”, and that it is trademarked, and think that I ripped off some company. I did not. At the time that I began using the word in my production line, it was not trademarked, and I had it first. Also, even if it were, I would have had no way to check it, because at the time I did not own a computer, and did not know anything about the Internet, which was pre-web then. I will say that I finally got around to abandoning the Geomedia term a few days ago. You would also be surprised by how many others are using the name in their companies. It’s a wild world out there. More on the name change in a bit.
In late 1991, I had a party which ended in a riot (caused by my 18th release, a CPR titled “Bitch”). This caused a chain reaction which caused me to lose just about everything. In early 1992, after the 21st release, Smooth Love, was done, my equipment was destroyed by the crazy girl, and I had to move to Tampa to start over. The crazy girl and my best friend pretty much left me with nothing.
So, I started over.
By 1993, I was building a new home studio, which would be needed for my upcoming GEN 3 cassette program releases. New professional standards were adopted. I would begin using scripts, professional DJ equipment would be used for production, and I would use the highest quality audio components, such as CD Players and tape decks, which were available. Although the GEN 3 releases would be released on Audio Cassettes, like the ones before them, we would be pushing the analog technology as far as it would go. I would be using new technology, too, including 3D audio, high quality samples, and the use of video game hardware in the studio. My new equipment consisted of two CD players, three dubbing decks (including the expensive Sony double cassette deck that I still have up and running), a SRS AK-100 3D audio sound retrieval system, a VCR, a Super NES, and a Sega Genesis / Sega CD system. To tie it all together, I went down to Paragon in Tampa and bought a Peavey 7032 pro DJ mixer and an expensive Shure microphone (the 7032 and the Shure are still used in my mobile DJ rig today; all of the gear is still in mint condition). I also bought a professional DJ headset, but that wore out over the years.
Unlike the first two generations, GEN 3 releases were digitally sourced, although the overall production was still analog. GEN 3 releases all used CD’s for the source of music, instead of stacks of tapes. The audio quality of the programs, as a result, was much, much better. With the new production standards adopted, GEN 3 CPR’s would be more professional than underground, and more polished than experimental. This said, the experimental nature of the previous releases is why we are re-releasing them, although the sound is not as good (I just hope that the professionally designed covers don’t raise the bar too high and misrepresent the quality of the releases. The covers for my first two DJ Wiz Kid cassette program releases, Fresh Mix and Nasty Mix, which were done this week, are awesome).
With the equipment procured, I needed a home studio. So, in a small room in the back of a house in Tampa, I built my studio. In 1993, I installed my new equipment, piece by piece, along a wall. The equipment took up an entire wall.
Thinking about the multimedia nature of my new production studio, I thought of all around, and then thought about a globe. Geo. Media. Geomedia. My new studio had a name. It was christened Geomedia 1.
Oh, and it would be another year before another business would trademark the word Geomedia, too. This said, I grew rather fond of the name Geomedia, and the trademark issue greatly annoys me, still, because I had it, and was using it, first! It would, however, take ten years for me to find that out, too; the reason that Geomedia Productions was all over GEN 3 covers made near the end of the line, in 1997.
I began thinking about other things. My DJ name had to change. DJ Wiz Kid was no longer as cool as it had been. Besides, I was now in my early 20's and was no longer a kid, although I still looked like a teenager. I spent days thinking of other DJ names. I almost settled on DJ Premier. My friends and I, however, had formed a secret society of cyberpunks. I began to think of the new frontiers that we were exploring, with great ideas, and new technologies. I had it. My new name. I became DJ Frontier in 1993. It wouldn’t be until 1994 before the release line would continue, however, and I would produce programs under that name.
I had Geomedia 1 up and running in late 1993. I even did two test programs to shakedown the new equipment. I did a few tape compilations, and did the two test programs. Those test programs were Frontier Spirit and Phoenix. Although I could have officially released them as releases, I did not do so, as I was testing some things out with them.
By early 1994, Geomedia 1 had its final components installed. I was ready to resume my CPR production line after a two year hiatus (which is short if you consider the twelve year break between GEN 3 and GEN 5. It was six times as long, and technology changed so much in that time that we skipped over the GEN 4 CD releases!).
Recording and production technology weren’t the only thing on my mind. I also wanted professional-level cassette covers, or at least a sincere attempt at making them with the limited resources that I had to work with. This in mind, I went out, and had my cousin Valerie, who was a graphics designer, create some cover templates for me (I paid her by getting her family a nice Super Nintendo, which I obtained through my video game retail connections). The covers, to those who have designed them, are “J cards” because they go down and wrap around the spine of the cassette case. I wanted program inserts, too, so I came up with a “Z Card” layout design (and boy, did those suck). The program notes would fold in the inside of the case like an accordion, separate form the J Card cover.
So, I had a set of templates which were professionally designed. I made lots of copies, and was ready. Unfortunately, I did not have access to any computers, so my design and layout work with the templates would have to be done by hand, just like the good old days. I would have to use scissors, glue, photocopy machines, and laser copiers at Kinkos. I didn’t have much to work with, also, so I cut pictures out of magazines and used those. Hey, I was still underground, but at least it no longer looked and sounded underground. I did some amazing things, considering the limited resources which were available to me at the time.
Ironically, the new cover standards led me to start my own photography company, Aurora PhotoArts, in June 1994. I needed pictures for CPR covers (this became weirder over the years, with Aurora PhotoArts making most of my money after 2002, when I took a break from DJ’ing). Sadly, however, the new covers were expensive to create, and only half of the GEN 3 releases ever got around to having them made (and some of those never got beyond beta test versions). It would take over eight hours of work with scissors, glue, and copiers to create a cover, and could cost as much as $100.00 to make the master template for one cover. After that, it would cost me just over $1.25 to print a cover, which I would have to cut out and assemble. The tapes cost me $2.00 each, which meant each copy of one of my releases cost me over $3.25 (multiply that a hundred times for every release which was released, as I could not sell them, and they were popular). Truly, it was a labor of love! For releases that had a limited run, and which I could not sell, it was difficult to justify the costs (Happily, I now use a lot of computers, software programs, and have over a decade of professional design experience behind me; as you can see looking at examples of old covers, I have come a long way. A GEN 5 cover can be created in less than an hour, and it can be tweaked easily. The cost? $0.00 if you don’t have to print CD covers (and I’m out of the loop on that because I give the fans the option of doing that on their own). All GEN 5 releases and ALL of the re-released GEN 1, 2, and 3 programs will now receive professionally designed GEN 5 standard covers, as you can see by the examples here. More on this later).
The success of the GEN 3 covers was mixed. Only a third of them ever had covers made for them, and of those, they still did not look as professional as they needed to be. Futura, Party Zone 2, Horizons RMX, Rebellion, Waveform 3, and Party Zone 3 all had covers. The rest of them never did. I never got around to it, and couldn’t afford it.
The first GEN 3 release was Futura, which was done in June of 1994; officially the 22nd cassette program release. It was quickly followed up by Party Zone 2, the GEN 3 sequel to the 1991 GEN 2 hit, Party Zone. Party Zone 2 was my first true dance mix, as the DJ mixer was put to use.
In 1995, I moved to Temple Terrace with my studio. The transplanted equipment, and my growing library of CD’s, became Geomedia 2. When I moved back to Riverview in 1996, Geomedia 2 was transplanted again while I built a new, advanced studio. The GEN 3 line ended in 1998 with Geomedia 2, and in that year I became sidetracked with DJ’ing events and weddings. I also became sidetracked with web site work, as my first web site launched. It was clear that I had taken the GEN 3 technology as far as it could go. I began to plan for GEN 4, which would be CD releases.
In all, there were 12 GEN 3 releases. At the time that the line was discontinued, I had another 16 releases in the works (Ah, a library of 28 GEN 3 releases would have been nice. At least some of those will be done, soon, as new GEN 5 programs!). Those were supposed to be brought to the next level and produced as fully digital GEN 4 CD releases.
Geomedia 3 was commissioned in early 1999. At the time, I had plans to do GEN 4 CD releases, but kept getting sidetracked with web work, shoots, events, and other projects. In 2001 Melissa Maxim and I were sitting around in the studio discussing CD releases, and creating one together (she would have kicked ass as a DJ, too. She was a model and a choreographer who knew trends, had a great personality, and a great voice). So, work proceeded, and GEN 4 standards for all-digital CD releases were set. We never got around to doing any on them, as I took a break from DJ’ing altogether in late 2002, and made a lot of money as a professional photographer from that point on.
As recently as 2006 and 2007, I’ve toyed with the idea of recording my old releases onto a computer and re-releasing them as MP3's. This became a reality this year, in 2009. In a few days, the project will begin. I need to get back to DJ’ing, although I will still advance my career as a photographer, too.
In July, 2009, I green lit the project, and began to set up software on the studio computers. I also finalized GEN 5 standards, including the new cover format. The new cover format could be used for all the re-releases.
On August 4, 2009, I ventured deep into the jungles of the Geomedia studio library archives, with boxes and wiring falling on me, and retrieved a black case with most of the master tapes. MOST of them, as it was, because others were scattered about on one of the shelves. It took me a few hours to build a full set, and I’m still not sure if I have them all because some of the masters did not have labels. Man, I am really organized! At any rate, all of the tapes are still in perfect condition, and I should be able to get good recordings from them.
Not that all of them will be released, however. Most of them will be released, but I will skip a few for some reasons that I am about to explain.
On August 5, I spent a lot of time on the US Patent and Trademark web site looking up trademarks, and also on the rest of the Internet, using domain name companies and search engines. I needed to release all of the old archived releases, and the new GEN 5 releases, under a new underground label. Geomedia Productions could no longer be used. So, after going through a FEW DOZEN possible names, I finally settled on Neo Studio Underground (and some people wondered why one of my companies is called Dream Nine Studios. I had the same problem naming it as I had here- ironically, my commercial DJ releases will be released under my Dream Nine Studios label). The story behind that cool logo for Neo Studio Underground was that it was originally designed by me for my Neo Commerce business project back in 2001. I never got around to using the brand or the company, though. The logo remained in limbo until now, and it is a perfect fit for Neo Studio Underground! Neo Studio Underground will be my new underground label, and will handle all of my underground releases, which are GEN 1, 2, 3, and 5 releases (remember that we skipped over 4). Underground releases are releases which do not have full copyright clearance, and because of this cannot be sold. They are used for marketing and promotional purposes. In the case of my re-releases, they will restore my fanbase. GEN 5 digital program releases will pave the way for commercial releases.
Ah, GEN 5 releases. I have the Audacity software and the EAC software for the re-release project, but still do not have the proper software for production of GEN 5 digital program releases. I should have all of it ready by next year. The previously announced Core computer system will do nicely, and I’ll invest in the software. I am looking at using Ableton Live 8 as the program for digital release production. Producing programs digitally will give me capabilities which I could only dream of in the old days, and will also give me what I need for my music label business. Being able to produce my own music will also be critical for my indie film productions, and other projects.
This digital production technology will help me create programs which would have been impossible to do back in the old days.
So, what’s next for DJ’ing? I will gradually work away from the underground programs, and will begin to break new music (with full copyright clearance), work with other cool music (with full copyright clearance), and will even begin to make my own music (obviously, with full copyright clearance because I will own the music). Releases with full copyright clearance will be released on a commercial release line, and will be sold as a commercial product. The commercial release line will be a separate line from the Neo Studio Underground release line, and they will not mix. There will not be any continuity between the two, although they will both share the same production technology and formats.
There is much more, but I can’t go into it right now. Let’s just say that I have an excellent , long-range plan, and the work on the underground release line now makes business sense, as well as artistic sense. It’ll be worth it.
I’m eager to start making my own music, too, as I have a music background (which gives me a great ear as a DJ and allows me to compile great programs). I may even go back to performing, which includes singing.
Alrighty. The GEN 5 standards are important. They will be used all around. The new GEN 5 cover format will be used for the re-release of the older programs, GEN 5 releases, and commercial releases. The GEN 5 digital production format will be the standard for GEN 5 programs and our commercial programs.
GEN 5 covers, as you may have guessed, are optimized for digital distribution and download. The main cover image files are 300 X 300 @ 72 DPI / PPI for IPods and portable MP3 music players. The GEN 5 releases will also come with full wallpaper covers and print-ready CD cover inserts. GEN 5 releases will be backwards compatible with GEN 4 production standards, and they can easily be ripped to CD’s and turned into CD releases. Each GEN 5 release will come with up to 4 CD insert print files (they have to come in sets of 2 because each release fills two 70 minute CD’s. Each program will be 120 minutes in two parts. Each 60 minute part will be ripped to a single CD. The old releases were only 90 minutes, with 45 minutes recorded per side of the cassette.) With the four cover image print sets, the user will have the ability to mix and match the covers for both CD’s. There would be alternate covers. As a rule, however, there will be at least two CD covers, with one stating “Part 1 of 2" and the other stating “Part 2 of 2". Apply that to the alternate cover files for a cool mix and match. Of course, there are plans to have GEN 5 super releases of up to four hours (240 minutes) or longer. A 240 minute program would fill 4 CD’s, and could have as many as 8 or more cover image print files.
Unfortunately, there are no plans to offer CD cover print files for the GEN 1, GEN 2, and GEN 3 re-releases. There would be little point, as it is unlikely that anyone would rip analog-sourced music to a set of CD’s. They will, however, be available as MP3 files (which could still be ripped to CD if desired, I suppose), and they will all have cool GEN 5 format covers!

New Old Releases

I’ve already posted about the GEN 3 releases that are scheduled for release. Now, I will give you the current status of my plans for the MP3 re-release of my GEN 1 and GEN 2 DJ Wiz Kid programs. The ones which are released will released as two 45 minute (45 MEG) MP3 files, and will all have GEN 5 format cover images as well as program notes! I’m really excited about going back and designing awesome covers for those GEN 1 CPR’s, because they never had covers!
Oh, and note that the ratings which were adopted for GEN 3 have been revamped, will be used for all of the releases. Note the EC, or Explicit Content, ratings. EC-13 releases are General Audiences, and are safe to play anywhere and for anyone. EC-18 rated releases are for mature audiences, have mature subject matter, and are unsuitable for anyone under 18. EC-21 releases are for adults only, and have adult subject matter, which includes politically incorrect humor and the use of excessive profanity. My second release under my DJ Wiz Kid, Nasty Mix, had a lot of profanity and hip hop music with extreme and explicit lyrics (it opened with 2 Live Crew’s “S&M”, if I recall correctly). I literally offended a lot of people, and even lost some friends, when I released that one. My 18th release as DJ Wiz Kid, Bitch, was so controversial that it sparked a riot at one of my parties. I’ve always spoke my mind, even back then. Bitch, however controversial, was a work of genius, though, and that’s why it is being re-released.
Oh, and I will also be publishing full reviews of all of these on one of my web sites. I will be ripping apart some of my work, too, because I am fair and objective with my reviews. If I have done any work that sucks, I will have fun reviewing that work, for sure!
On with the list.

GEN 1 Releases
Purely creative, underground productions, with crude concepts and no covers, these programs were often done in a single day. The re-released programs will have new covers to make up for the ones that they never had (or intended to have), and I am worried that the covers will be awesome, and that the less impressive programs won’t do their covers any justice. We shall see.

CPR 1
DJ Wiz Kid: Fresh Mix
October 1990
Planned for release, and the new cover is already finished! I cringed at the lame name of this first effort, but recall that it was a good program. Fresh Mix has lots of top 40 music. Love, love, love the cover, but hated the name. Like the next program, I spiced it up on the cover.
God, I made some programs with lame names at first!

CPR 2
DJ Wiz Kid: Nasty Mix
October 1990
Planned for release, and the new cover is already finished! I cringed at the lame name of this, like my first effort. I made it cooler on the cover by calling it “NASTY MX”. Everyone who has seen the cover, which I finished yesterday, loves it. So do I. Be warned: This program is aptly named, and it will offend a lot of people. Tricky Micky said so. Anyway, this release has a lot of explicit rap music. I actually lost friends when I released this one!

CPR 3
DJ Wiz Kid: Horizons
November 1990
My first big hit, copies of Horizons were playing all over Tampa within days if its release. Not as good as the superior GEN 3 release Horizons RMX, but still a legendary, and creative, program.
I need to make the cover special.

CPR 4
DJ Wiz Kid: Horizons 2
November 1990
I’m not sure if I wanted to continue the coolness of Horizons, or if I was simply trying to milk a hit, but it was lame of me to put out a sequel so soon. I don’t recall this program as being that good, but I really won’t know until I listen to it. If it is good, I may re-release it. If not, no loss.

CPR 5
DJ Wiz Kid: Horizons 3
December 1990
Ugh. Now this is pathetic. I’m just cashing in here, and I don’t remember the sequels having anything to do with the original concept and the theme of Horizons, other than ripping off the name. If 2 is good and it is released, I will re- release this if it is good. If not, I won’t.

CPR 6
DJ Wiz Kid: Fire In The Desert
January 1991
Um.... This release was about the Desert Storm conflict in the middle east. It was good (and even had a sequel, in the GEN 3 days, planned: Mirage), but I was very politically incorrect in this one, and may have even made some statements which could be misinterpreted as racist. Looking back, I’m not sure if some of the things that I said are acceptable in today’s world; they may cross the line (and I am certainly NOT racist in any way). I’m not sure if this will be re-released, but if it is, I have some cool ideas for the cover design!
For the releases that may only have a few things that are inappropriate, I am considering dubbing in censor beeps or mixing in SFX to cover them; it is either that, or don’t release the offending release at all. In other post preparation news, I am also considering adding content to some of the re-releases.

CPR 7
DJ Wiz Kid: Slam
February 1991
This is my first “rip” release, where I generally mouth off about people and subjects. I also start to voice my opinions, which I am famous / infamous for, depending on who you talk to. I recall that it was good, but don’t remember much about it.

CPR 8
DJ Wiz Kid: Horizons 4
March 1991
You know, if there is a way to kill off a killer property, following up a hit with a swarm of sequels which are not as good as the original is the way to do it. If I could do it again, I would have concentrated on original properties instead of milking a hit. I’m not really sure if this was that good or not, but it makes me wonder when I didn’t bother to listen to it enough to be able to easily recall it. I do remember something about TWO different Horizons 4 releases, and using the second take as the official release; that either means that the first was so bad that I had to redo it, or that the second take was actually good. We shall find out.
I also suspect that I may have added a “Horizons nasty mix” to this, which screws with my rating system. If there is one thing that I have learned over the years, which has benefitted my photography business and made it a market leader, is to not mix things which do not belong together, or split your target market. The lesson learned led to my strict “segmented market” strategy, which does indeed work brilliantly. In photography, for example, such tactics will enable me to take the boudoir photography and the glamour photography markets without undermining my core family-friendly market. For those who wonder about my photography ambitions, and, to date, I have never shot a nude, I do intend to begin offering nude photography services. Why? To give that market a professional, ethical alternative to the garbage that is being passed off as photography now.
This said, this is exactly why a rating system was adapted for GEN 3 releases, and why that enhanced rating system will be retro-applied to the GEN 1 and GEN 2 re-releases. I had no business adding a nasty mix to this program if I did so; I should have done that with an entirely different program. Explicit content does not go with the Horizons theme, either, and would only alienate the target market for that series.
It would be sad if this were to become the only Horizons release to have an EC-18, or even an EC-21 rating slapped on it.
Fortunately, I salvaged the Horizons release line with the release of GEN 3 Horizons RMX release. It paves the way for a GEN 5 Horizons 5, which would be a new start for the series. I may end up naming Horizons 5 “New Horizons”, but haven’t decided yet, as it may deviate too much from the “past and future” main theme of Horizons. It will probably be Horizons 5, since there will be a Party Zone 5.

CPR 9
DJ Wiz Kid: Legacy
March 1991
Could I have been producing releases too fast? I was like a DJ assembly line back then, and I doubt that I was buying music fast enough to keep up with the new programs. This is why there may never be a re-release of every Cassette Program Release that I’ve made. If the program sucks, or it is to similar to others, I may decide to shelve it in favor of the better programs which share much of the same music content.
At any rate, I had to write something right now, because I honestly don’t remember what this release was about. The only thing that came to mind were the production dates, and the flurry of releases on such a short period of time, which made me wonder if I was watering down my creativity with all those programs being made in such a short period of time.

CPR 10
DJ Wiz Kid: Dance Floor Express
April 1991
This was a cool one, and was my first attempt at a “dance mix”, if using jump cut editing and not having the ability to mix music tracks made it more of a term than a technical fact. This could be seen as a prelude for my popular Party Zone series, which was a few more releases, and months, away. Man, I must have been buying a lot of music to keep up!
I’m already working on the cover for this one, and have the perfect picture to use.

CPR 11
DJ Wiz Kid: Bitch Mini Promo
April 1991
I don’t know if I am going to release this, as it, technically, is not a full release. What was this? 45 minutes? 60 minutes? I think that it was 60, and if it was, then I will probably re-release it as an “official” release, since it is that, at least officially.
This was very popular with the college crowd, and I heard more than one anecdote about students playing this on campuses. One guy told me that he played it at a parking lot at the University Of South Florida, and some women became very irate with him. Too funny. I have no problem creating art which offends people if it is creative, and great material. It’s why I now have a rating system, too, to protect those who wouldn’t like it.
The Bitch Mini Promo was a very explicit, and creative, program. It was the prelude to Bitch: The Major Release. Bitch: The Major Release, which I will address shortly, was very nasty, and also a work of genius, if I may say so. So much, in fact, that there will be a Bitch 2 GEN 5 sequel next year.
All the Bitches are rated EC-21, adults only. Good stuff, but not for the easily offended.

CPR 12
DJ Wiz Kid: Rebel With A Cause
June 1991
I don’t know much about this one, either. It’s probably ranting and preachy, much like Slam, Vision, and Back To The Streets were. I’ll find out more when I convert it to a digital format.

GEN 2 Releases
These had crude covers back then. They will have new ones, now. GEN 2 releases were better programs, as I was getting better at coming up with concepts and titles. I also had more music to work with. Many of these were ambitious programs, although most were still done in a day or two.
Although the GEN 2 line lasted less than a year, what a run it was. This was the golden age of releases, with programs which found their footing, and a high level of popularity. I had a lot of fans. I also inspired some competition, with more than a few people stepping up and trying to compete. They couldn’t.

CPR 13
DJ Wiz Kid: Waveform
July 1991
The first Waveform was a good program, but focused a lot on “new wave” music such as Devo instead of the beach theme that it would eventually become famous for. The first two Waveforms did not have anything to do with the beach, and I didn’t get it right until the GEN 3 Waveform 3 exactly four years after the release of the first Waveform.
Waveform had a good selection of music, and it was creative. It was entertaining, too. It was also the first release with a cover, although the cover sucked. Oh, and the GEN 5 cover for the re-release will not have a car on it.

CPR 14
DJ Wiz Kid: Back To The Streets
July 1991
This was a hip hop release which dealt with a future in which I was accused of selling out, which is interesting on many different levels. I wouldn’t call employing tact and good taste selling out, which is probably what this release implies. Good stuff, and this was another hit.

CPR 15
DJ Wiz Kid: Vision
August 1991
This is my “infomercial” release, where I compare my event planning company and “future” entertainment “empire” to Disney, of all things. I think that the intention was to give this to investors, and it is the closest that I have come to selling out. This crap has a lot in common with the propaganda spewed in the GEN 3 Futura 2. I will no longer put advertisements, predictive propaganda, and monologues about my plans in releases, because the content becomes outdated with time, especially if things do not unfold as planned.
I have a vision, alright. To never again subject my audience, and my fans, to what amounts to a lame infomercial.
I don’t know if this will be re-released. If it’s like I remember, I’ll say no. I will have to listen to it again. At the very least, I will be reviewing all of my programs, re-released or not.

CPR 16
DJ Wiz Kid: Party Zone
September 1991
This was a hit, too. This was a great dance “mix” release. I remember a certain dance instructor playing this at a studio for a group of dancers. They were doing their routine to it, and then along comes this monologue where I am screaming “Let’s do it” in between tracks (perhaps it would have not been so intrusive if I had the ability to actually mix tracks back then). The group lost it, and cracked up. Despite that, they all loved it.
There were four GEN 3 Party Zone sequels, the most popular being Party Zone RMX and Party Zone 3. Party Zone RMX, too, was the last GEN 3 release.
The upcoming GEN 5 release, Party Zone 5, will be something special. There may be one more GEN 5 Party Zone after that, and then the series may be retired.

CPR 17
DJ PJ: Party Mix
September 1991
This was a release by my friend and ex-roommate Sabrina Aplin, AKA DJ PJ. It was good, but lacked samples and any monologues, if I remember correctly. I may not release this one.

CPR 18
DJ Wiz Kid: Bitch: The Major Release
October 1991
Controversial, and a work of genius, according to many. This release expanded on what made the mini promo work in every way. I make fun of 900 callers and other things in the release, and word has it that it pissed some people off so bad that it led to my event riot of November 2, 1991.
A re-release is a given (with a few lines bleeped out), and a GEN 5 sequel, Bitch 2, is planned for next year.

CPR 19
DJ Wiz Kid: Eat Me Bitch
November 1991
This one went way too far, and won’t be re-released. Actually, something happened to the master tape, and I couldn’t re-release it if I wanted to. It was destroyed. This release was so extreme that it was considered to be obscene by some people. I suppose that I was stressed out after the riot and exercised some poor judgement.
Some of the things that I said on this release almost inspired a pair of baseball bat-wielding punks to get out of their car and jump me one day when they saw me walking along a road. I saw the bat and wisely retreated. Some people just don’t have a sense of humor.

CPR 20
DJ Wiz Kid: Waveform 2
December 1991
This sequel to Waveform had great music, but the theme was not very focused. I whined a lot about my rioted party, too, which was a kill joy. I’m not sure if this will be re-released because of the focus on that, as it outdates this.

CPR 21
DJ Foxx: Smooth Love
March 1992
Samantha did this one, and it was pretty good. I will release it if I can find it. I think that she stole the master tape, but won’t know until I listen to them all.
This was about Samantha and her "true love", who was my best friend. Well, history has shown that “true” love does not last forever, because they married, divorced, she went crazy once again, and some con artist bought her.
A sequel is planned for the GEN 5 line. I will be doing it, and it will be called “Lost Love”. She probably won’t be thrilled about Bitch 2, either. Hint, hint.

It's going to take me the rest of 2009 to convert these releases, and re-release them, that's for sure. There is a lot of content to work with.

New DJ Marketing Web Sites

I have two DJ marketing web sites in the works, and both will have identical designs. They will be new Celebrity Class web sites, and there will be one for DJ Frontier, and one for DJ Wiz Kid.
Oh, and for those out there who like using my DJ names, I own the rights, and the domain names. Deal with it.

Well, I have to run. I have a lot to do.

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