The Party Playlist Gods Welcome YouWelcome to the official DJ Elfa website. We rep the Ness label and are a group of Chicago based artist who specialize in a multitude of services. We have serviced clients with our exclusive playlist set up services. We realize that most DJ's play pre-made playlists anyways. They get up on the stage and party like everyone else while they let the pre-crafted playlist completely turn out the party. We offer an alternative option for party optimization. We can send you our playlists for whatever party setting you need. If you are having a wedding reception, or a bachelor party we can help. We have serviced basketball teams with work-out tapes with the hottest new music, and pre-mixed setups. We are able to get you the right mood for any party, social gathering, or occasion. Its better than those free music streaming services because we have DJ's who know the hot new music. And the best part is that there is no commercials or advertisements to completely interrupt the party vibe. With the advent of apple music and Spotify we can now share our playlists with you, the customer, so that you can have that music experience that you have been waiting for. And the best part is that this is way cheaper than hiring a DJ. You can even use this service if you want to listen to hot new music from the comfort of your home. For a little extra we can also mix together music like Girl Talk or any other artists out there and give you the executive flavor that you are looking for. Get the music to match perfectly with your brand and marketing.
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Premium PlaylistsWe are also able to put together premium playlists for those specific people who want to here popular songs mixed together seamlessly with other genre's of music. This is for people who love a certain song and want their own personal flair to their playlist. The premium playlist is composed of songs that are mixed and matched using our professional DJ production techniques in order to make your favorite songs unique. If you are trying to impress your friends with remixes with songs that they know and love then this is the perfect playlist for you. Have you ever been to a party when the DJ plays a different version of a song you have never heard of. Odds are that he mixed the two songs together and created the perfect harmony. Here at DJ Elfa we can do this seamlessly and professionally for your playlist to customize and optimize the turnout at the party or event. This is the reason you hire a professional DJ for the party. You want your party experience to be a unique one, and we have the skills to put your party to the top. The great thing about the premium playlist is that it is a cheap alternative to having DJ grade playlists with remixed songs, without actually having to fork over the cash for the DJ costs. Its like going to the dentist and not having to pay the expensive co-pay. All you have to do is contact us and we will get you the music you need over Spotify as well as Apple music. Call now if you want your party, wedding reception, or event customized and personalized. Lets get your party to the next level!
Get Hot New Hip HopOur DJ's have experience with multiple different diverse groups and Hip Hop variations. Whether you are into old school rap, drill rap, or the top 100 beats we have music for any lover of hip hop. We are able to give you the vibe at the party that you crave. We are able to create the perfect playlist for streaming at any party. All it takes is a smart phone and an audio jack and the life of the party has arrived. We know that sometimes people have preferences for certain artists. Hip Hop is a great genre and it has gained popularity in the last couple of decades due to the catch phrases as well as the beat melody combinations. Hip hop is great for working out as well. We make great hip hop playlists for those who are trying to get to the next level during their work outs. Hip hop also perfect for parties where dancing is promoted because of its popularity on the mainstream. Call today if you need a playlist that features hip hop. We also have DJs who have new hip hop that hasn't hit the top 100. This is one of the main reasons to call our service. We are able to have insight into the new artists and the hot new beats that exist within the hip hop realm. Get the service and the expertise of a real DJ with real mixing right on your phone. If you need a playlist that is mixed then you can be added to our premium plan for incredible results. We are able to mix many genre's and put them right on your phone for any occasion. If your down to get the party started, and turn your life up to next level then contact us now. When you get this new playlist you get the new hype on the streets. It will get you so hyped, amped up and electrified it will feel like they hit you with the paddles in the emergency room.
Getting to know the artistWhen it come to making a playlist or doing a live set knowing your dj is just as important as knowing the crowd. We pride own self on knowing how to keep the crowd rockin’ but it is all due to the to the artist we know so well. Knowing the right pop song to mix with the perfect hip hop song that does not drop the beat rate or kill the vibe. Over hundred hours goes into studying artist. It is healthy to understand the background of your favorite artists because it gives us an insight to artist. Knowing an artist growth can do wonders for your playlist. Take Childish Gambino for example his first mixtape “Sick Boi” was not the hit he was looking but mix songs with one of his popular current mixtape's like “Culdesac” would be genius if you can work it out. This what we specialize in or Katy Perry first pop album “One of the boys” a classic album from her with dozens of smash hits. Mixing that album her latest album witness is a must. Now knowing this is great and helps to know the artist songs but knowing how to mix Katy Perry and childish how is all comes together!
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Daft Punk |
Kaskade |
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Daft Punk is a french music duo who have major is success in the music industry. Guillaume Emmanuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter are the two better know as Daft Punk. Guillaume and Thomas has been good friends since high school. They both attended Lycée Carnot secondary in Paris in the late 1980’s. Both Guillaume and Thomas had a passion for music at the time. This bond made them inseparable and with the love of music they formed a group called Darlin’ with friend Laurent Brancowitz in 1992. The group was a guitar base band. They had little success they eventually opened for show in the United Kingdom. After some months the group received some negative reviews, one in particular called the group “a daft punky thrash.” they band would dismiss most negative reviews but that one in particular they found amusing. They band struggled for a while eventually coming to the agreement to disband. Laurent would land on is feet band Phoenix. Guillaume and Thomas found interest and experimented with drum machines and synthesisers. In the fall of 1993 Guillaume and Thomas began calling themselves Daft Punk. They had a sound they loved and eventually recorded a mixtape. Daft Punk met Stuart Macmillan of Slam at a rave at EuroDisney. Macmillan was part of a music duo like Daft Punk but also was co-founder of Soma Quality Recordings. The tape given to him when they met at EuroDisney had the song, “The New Wave” which was changed to “Alive” and would be feature on the debut album. In 1997, Daft Punk released their debut album “Homework” the album performed extremely well. It is said that the album did so real estate agents started pointing out the acoustics in homes.
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Kaskade is an American dj, who is regarded as one of the best dj’s in America. Ryan Raddon is better known for his stage name Kaskade. Kaskade is born in Chicago,Illinois but was raised in the suburb of Northbrook, Illinois. Kaskade attended Glenbrook North High School. After high school Kaskade attended college in provo, Utah until 1990. Kaskade alway had a loved for music, even as a young age. While in college Kaskade was a dj. He spent the lots of time practising his skill in his dorm room. In 1992 Kaskade moved to Salt Lake City finish his degree in communications. Around the sametime he got married to the loved of his life Naomi Raddon. In the mid 90’s DJing at Club Manhattan, this was his first official job as a DJ. The money he made while working the club went mainly to purchase essentials that was needed for his at home studio. Shortly after Kaskade would move to to San Francisco, California to work as an A&R assistant at OM records. San Francisco would benefit Kaskade because the “new deep house movement”. While working at OM records Kaskade generated a nice buzz. Kaskade would make compilation albums for the label. Soon after Kaskade would be offered a three album deal. This record deal would put a smile on Naomi and Kaskade faces. Kaskade completed his first full-length album “It’s You It’s Me.” The debut album had launched in 2003 and had several hits, even receiving numerous nominations including the Dance Star nomination for Best New Artist. This release put Kaskade squarely on the dance music world's radar. A few years later in 2009 DJ Mag named Kaskade fifty-first on its 2009 list of Top 100 DJs
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Demi Lovato |
Calvin Harris |
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Demi Lovato is an American actress turned pop artist. Demi Lovato was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Demi parents were pretty popular her mother is a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her father is a retired musician and engineer. Demi Lovato has two halve sisters, one who met Demi when was 20 years old. While Demi was still a baby her parents divorced. In 2017, Demi Lovato found she was mostly of Spanish heritage, with some Native American, Scandinavian, Irish, British, and African. Demi Lovato may have been born in Albuquerque, NM however she was raised in Dallas, TX. At a young age Demi acting career began around 2002. She started on a popular children's TV show, Barney & friends. Demi Lovato has always had a knack for music. At a young age Demi was taught and began playing piano and later learning the guitar. While learning to play different musical instruments Demi began dancing and acting classes. Demi Lovato received homeschooled throughout primary and and secondary school. Demi Lovato has publicly came out as a victim of bullying. A lot of children are bullied and as a result suffers from depression. Demi became a spokesperson for the anti-bullying organization PACER and appeared on America's Next Top Model to speak out against bullying. Many people grew up watching Demi on the Disney Channel on Camp Rock and Sonny. By 2008 Demi Lovato released her debut album, Don’t Forget, the album got positive reviews. Her debut album was certified gold. Since then Demi Lovato have been a successful from more acting gigs to more successful albums.
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Calvin Harris is one England's top entertainers. Calvin Harris was born Adam Wiles on January 17th 1984 in Scotland. Calvin Harris has always had an ear for music and a passion for being a DJ. Calvin Harris went to Dumfries high school. while in high school and after graduation Calvin Harris would work to afford to purchase new and more DJ gear. Calvin Harris made an at home recording studio in his bedroom. By the end of his high school years Calvin Harris would have recorded two songs. The two songs was released as an EP by the label Prima Facie. Prima Facie was a small label at the time but the EP was good enough to generate a buzz. Calvin Harris felt that the EP did so well he moved to London. Calvin Harris found lots of creative energy in London. Only one of Calvin Harris would be released. London was hard for Calvin Harris, he only got few job opportunities. London was tough on Calvin and he was forced to moved back home. Once back home Calvin Harris would buckle-down and release music through his Myspace account. Social media would help Calvin Harris in a major way. Eventually, Mark Gillespie would hear Calvin Harris music. This would change everything for Calvin Harris. Calvin Harris would be Mark Gillespie first client as a manager. Calvin Harris would release a few projects that helped him as an artist. Afterward, Calvin Harris would sign with three six zero management, EMI publishing and Sony BMG recording the trifecta! Calvin Harris would release his first full length project “I Created Disco”. To help push the album Calvin Harris toured London. Eventually the album would reached number eight on the UK Albums chart and number 19 on the US Top Electronic Albums. The album did well enough to help him moved back to London in his new home. Afterwards, Calvin Harris would release a host of remixes that would score high on both US and UK chart...The rest is history. Calvin Harris is now selling out shows full of thousands of fans with big smiles while screaming to the top of their lungs.
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Rihanna |
Britney Spears |
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When it comes to bring home the party no one do it like Rihanna. Rihanna is a trendsetter, one of the few artist that can that’s able to reinvent herself anytime she likes. To start with a little background information, Rihanna was born in the Saint Michael, Barbados but raised in Bridgetown. Rihanna was discovered by producer Evan Rogers. Evan, helped Rihanna get a recording contract with Def Jam. it was 2005 when Rihanna signed with Def Jam she met rap legend Jay-Z while he was president of Def Jam. as a recording artist Rihanna on of Rihanna’s first recordings was “pon de replay” this song would have a very successful outcome. The song peaked at number two on the Billboards one hundred, in the United State and the United Kingdom. Evenully the song was certified platinum with over 2,000,000 records sold. Rihanna stardom was set with her first single with would appear on her debut album. Her debut album did good for her first album. By her second album Rihanna would do much better having a strong single with a good album to follow her second album would be certified platinum. By Rihanna’s third album she wasn't the purely good anymore. Rihanna wanted to change her image and her third album said is all “Good Girl Gone Bad.” this album would have major success at this point this was most successful album yet with over 6 million album sold with a great single just a big. Umbrella had a phenomenal video and at the time. Good girl gone bad was repackage in june of 2008 and in 2009 Rihanna was contracted to perform at the 51st Grammys awards, however Rihanna was unable to perform because she was rushed to urgent care for a domestic violence incident. Later that year Rihanna would tour with Jay-Z and Kanye West. by november of 2009 Rihanna released “Rated R” which was her most emotional album of yet. Rihanna never missed a beat and at this point most of her song was in ever DJ’s playlist, if you didn't have Rihanna in your playlist you just did know what you were doing. Rihanna is alway and forever with style and music.
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When it comes to pop stars, very few artist puts in work like Britney Spears. Britney Spears is not an artist that needs an introduction, with more than ten year in music. Let's look at the journey Britney Spears has been on. We all know Britney Spears birthdate is december 2. 1981 and she basically got her start through the Mickey Mouse Club. on her first audition she got rejected it wasn't until a few years later when she would re-apply and be accepted. In the early 90’s she was casted alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Unfortunately, the show was canceled in 1996. Shortly after losing the show britney moved back home to Mississippi and a few years later she would pursue a career in music. Only a few years later Britney Spears would have everyone mouths on the floor with on of the best pop albums we have ever seen. ...Baby One More Time, is britney spears first album selling more than 14 million records certifying the album as diamond. This was a time where very few artist sold enough albums to certify platinum, gold was the standard in the 90’s. Britney would follow up this album in 2000, with “Oops!... I Did It Again”, and she Did It Again with another successful album. This album would many hit songs like “Oops!... I Did It Again” and “Stronger”. At this time Britney Spears was a top artist with later she made headlines with the a shotgun wedding to Kevin Federline. This would be a very emotional marriage for her leading to a divorce in 2006. This was a shocking time in her life filled with anxiety and depression. Years later britney fans remained loyal, in 2007 she released the album Blackout that would later be certified platinum.
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Madonna |
Kanye West |
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The queen of pop has always been one person, Madonna. The iconic queen of pop, has one of the most amazon careers in entertainment. Madonna has been known to set the bar for entertainment with her mesmerizing performances. Madonna has been known for her controversial lyrics like other artist she has made it possible for future artist to have more freedom then the ones who came before her. Even with the controversy many critics have praised and respect her work, even going as far so calling her ahead of its time. Like many artist Madonna’s music has been influenced by many artist. Madonna’s music career started back in the late 1970s when she moved to New York. originally moving to New York for a dancing career, however her and her boyfriend at the time, joined together to formed the band “Breakfast Club”. They wrote several songs and Madonna did vocals, guitar, and sometimes drums. Later Madonna would focus on her own career which her music impressed the local DJs. Madonna signed with Sire Records in 1982 and released her self-titled debut album the next year. “Madonna” peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200, and was certified five-time platinum in the United States eventually selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. She followed it with a series of successful albums on sire records, including the global bestsellers Like a Virgin (1984) and True Blue (1986). It wasn't until she left the record company she received Grammy Award winners Ray of Light (1998) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) while apart of warner bros. Music group. In 2009 Madonna was suffering from depression, multiple sources had sitied Madonna is so depressed over her adoption rejection she has stopped eating and exercising. Though she is much better now depression is something Madonna struggles with, she is currently in the process of creating a new album.
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Kanye West is one of the world's most influential music artist. Since before the release of his 2004 debut album people have been attracted to Kanye West. Kanye West have been producing musicing for a while, while his solo album released in 2004 the would would come to know and love sound of some of his productions before hand. Kanye West has been in the music industry since the mid- 90’s. Before we get in detail on West productions and craft, let’s take a brief look into his upbring. Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Ga in 1977 his father was a black panther and his mother was an professor at Clark - Atlanta. Once West parents broke up his mother move to Chicago, they would live there until his mother would get an offer to teach in China. In the late 1980s Kanye West would attend school in Nanjing, China there is mother would teach as part of a exchange program. Kanye West would invest his time heavily in music at 15 West was taught how to simple music, he learned this from his mentor No I.D. while Kanye West was in college, by the mid to late ‘90s he decided to drop out to pursue a career in music.
Some of west earliest world be traced to artist like; Gangsta Boo, Foxy Brown, and legendary producer Jermaine Dupri. Kanye West would work long nights to achieve the goals he has set for himself in the music industry. Is wasn't until the early 2000’s Kanye West hard work would land him on the path to meet hip hop legend Jay - z. Kanye West would produce a track for Jay - Z the song made was so successful Kanye West would receive more work with the Roc - A -Fella roster of artist. Kanye West would go on and produce a host to influential song with great artist like Talib Kweli, Scarface and Nas. in 2002 Kanye West would leave a los angeles studio late night and get into an car accident, resulting in having his mouth wired closed. This accident would fuel one Kanye West most influential and groundbreaking song “Through The Wire” in 2004 West would work with more high profile artist like Janet Jackson and he would release his debut album “The College Dropout” this album was a success on all levels this project would win “Album of the year” at the 47th Grammys, also being name one of the best albums of all time, This album a certified classic. Years later Kanye West mother would passed away after having cosmetic surgery, the death was hard on West. no one knows the toll nor stress Kanye went through after his lost, but years later would come out to share with the world about his depression and mental illness. Kanye West would later released an album entitled “Ye” on this album he opened to the world about his mental illness Despite Kanye West struggles his music has always able to reach fans of all genes. |
Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi is a prolific rapper, whose talents were appreciated by Kanye West. One song that will be highlighted is in the song titled Dive on the album Man on the Moon III. This song has a beautifully flowing melody and is accompanied by a visualizer for all of the songs of the album. Kid Cudi is very spiritual, which shows through the visualizer in his music video, which highlights various shades of purple, blue, which mimics a psychedelic like trance. The music video shows a man falling into the light of the moon, which can potentially be interpreted as allowing for deeper flow states through giving up control. In his song, he states “you see we taking off, leave the stress, no time." He also references the concept of closing one’s eyes. A technique that has been cited in many studies over the course of the past few years, closing one's eyes has been shown to ignite creativity, improve memory, and boost brainpower. Cudi describes states of time flow transcendence, and Kid Cudi also references the concept of taking a dive, which is the namesake of the title of the song as well.
Kid Cudi wishes to portray his journey, and also portray his story and its evolution throughout the various albums he has had in his life. This is similar to Kanye West and depending on his mental state, releases albums that portray different inner workings.
The song also Has a Trance like background which helps a listener get into that flow state as well. Few things can interrupt that flow state like inconsistent network performance. Managed Network Services can help ensure that you and your team are able to collaborate like Cudi and enjoy what he and other artists have made available on the internet.
Overall, Kid Cudi is a talented artist, vividly paints the picture of the journey he attempts to express to his listening audience through poetic word structures put forth in the context of artfully crafted beats and melodies to create in his listeners a deeper connection to the emotion he attempts to express through his music.
Kid Cudi wishes to portray his journey, and also portray his story and its evolution throughout the various albums he has had in his life. This is similar to Kanye West and depending on his mental state, releases albums that portray different inner workings.
The song also Has a Trance like background which helps a listener get into that flow state as well. Few things can interrupt that flow state like inconsistent network performance. Managed Network Services can help ensure that you and your team are able to collaborate like Cudi and enjoy what he and other artists have made available on the internet.
Overall, Kid Cudi is a talented artist, vividly paints the picture of the journey he attempts to express to his listening audience through poetic word structures put forth in the context of artfully crafted beats and melodies to create in his listeners a deeper connection to the emotion he attempts to express through his music.