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Hey guys,

I don't know where else to put this but here goes.  I want to know if any of you know of any HAPPY HARDCORE/DNB remixes of ANIME themes.  I have PLENTY of remixes of videogame tracks and so forth but there's a major hole in the anime department and I REALLY want to make an effort to fill this for you guys.  So far I only have an Inner Universe remix that is really good but that's just about it.  LEMME KNOW ASAP.

-Gabe (Dark0)

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out to see my set Saturday night.  It was off the hook for all two hours and I owe it all to everyone in attendance as well as the dance staff for giving me the opportunity.  Also, it was awesome seeing some people sneak into the Market room to catch some of my sets.

Making an EDM line-up becomes harder and harder as the years go by.  As the times change, music also changes and you get people with much stronger affinities for certain genres of EDM.  So we're always going to have folks who 'hate' or 'love' genres.  The most important thing is that we strive to please as many parties as possible.

I play hardcore in its fullest spectrum along with darker tinged drum & bass.  'Happy' hardcore, ever since 2008, has been on a complete downward spiral as far as bookings and overall respect for the genre.  Drum & Bass has also been on the decline albeit a much slower progression in favor of half-tempo Drumstep and slower BPM Dubstep.  What I'm trying to say here is that times change and whether you are a party-goer or a deejay, we are always going to like what we like and that in itself is very important. And by saying this, this is a convention and there are going to be more types of people here besides your typical EDM snob thus making said notion even more important.

In the defense of those who really hoped to hear popular anime opening themes and the such, I have to say I whole-heartedly agree with this notion and that we should strive to find skilled talent in this realm.  We need to find not only deejays that can beat-match and make mash-ups of these songs but also be able to make fantastic and interesting mixes while not being able to match the beats because of highly varying BPMs.

In the future, I think the most important changes would have to be better genre coverage as well as timeslot lengths that make more sense.  Longer times for deejays who have spun at Fanime before (if they happen to be chosen again), peak-time spots being an hour and a half to two hours while others being the traditional hour long.  By having more hour long spots, we'll be able to fit in more genres, thus pleasing more people.

Tell me what you guys think.

Here is my Soundcloud for all who are interested:  http://soundcloud.com/dj-dark0

I'm currently working on a promo mix that I will be giving out at the Con but I'll be uploading it to my Soundcloud first.  So, if you like what you hear, follow me on Soundcloud!  ;D

Sounds great, thanks a lot!

What is the contact information for if I want to get in touch with somebody about Fanime Dance 2010?  The FanimeCon site gives no contact information about this.  Thanks! :)

-Dark0