Week In Review 07/12/09 (Birthday & Updates Finally!)

It’s been two weeks or so since I’ve wrote a blog post. I felt that I wasn’t writing anything interesting so I decided to give it a break for a couple of weeks just so I have something to talk about. Well I’m back now and I do indeed have some interesting things to talk about. It was my birthday the other day and I turned 19. I had a very good day, I got some money from my parents and the P Diddy Cologne called “I Am King – Sean John” from Megan. The cologne smells absolutely amazing, I highly recommend it. In the evening I went out for dinner with my Mum, Dad and Andrew. We went to Pizza Express and it was my first time going to one, it turned out to be really good! The most frustrating part of it was eating pizza with a knife and fork, I’m more used to using my hands. After a bit of frustration I decided it would be easier to just pick the pizza up whole and eat it. I’m a pig, I know. Overall I had a good day, the only thing that could of made it better was Megan and John being there for it.

You might of noticed in that last paragraph that I mentioned that my Dad went to dinner with us, well the fact is he did. After a long struggle he was finally released from hospital care, and he’s now back at home. I was starting to get very sick of going up to the hospital constantly, especially with it being in Tooting instead of Kingston like it was before. He is still getting regular home visits but things are a lot better then they were before. I was getting scared that he wouldn’t ever be back to normal, but it turns out that he’s almost completely back to normal. It’s quite bizarre what the plasma exchange did for him. But anyway, he’s back at home now and he’s already complaining about getting me to install Windows 7 for him. I will get around to it eventually, I’m sure.

Work has been going really well recently. There have been a few things that have been irritating me though. Mainly uncooperative customers who complain until they get what they want. I wish people would stop taking things out on me personally. I work for the company, and I abide by the company rules and guidelines. If I tell you that I can’t make a transaction, it isn’t because I dislike you or because I have a problem with you. It’s because I will be breaking the rules and my job will be liable. I guess what I’m trying to say is, don’t hate the player, hate the game… or in this case, don’t hate the employee, hate the company. Problems aside though, things are going great. I’ve been told I’m doing very well at my job and I’m happy about it. I’ve also made a bunch of new friends which is also a bonus. The Christmas rush is starting flock in soon as well, so I’m sure I will have lots of fun stories to tell eventually.

Things are going absolutely brilliantly on the music side of things. The last post I made was announcing my brand new radio show. If you didn’t read the post, you can catch the London Sounds Exposed show every Thursday at 6-8pm GMT time, only on Digitally Imported Radio. The show has been going really well, the third episode airs this coming Thursday. I’m trying to get as many people involved as possible in the show. In the next episode I’ve got some new songs from a lot of unsigned producers, and in the upcoming weeks I’ve got a bunch of guest DJs who will be playing some exclusive guestmixes. I’m really excited about the future of the show, it’s been a long time in the making and I’m glad it’s finally airing! On the other side of the spectrum, I haven’t forgotten about “2009 Collection” Volume 9. I have been busy with work this past week and I’ve been mentioning on my Twitter and Facebook that I will be starting work on it soon. Well I can now confirm that Volume 9 has indeed been started, and it will be finished either by the end of this week, or next, more then likely this week though. The final mix in the “2009 Collection” series, Volume 10 will be released on New Years Eve and it will feature a showcase of my favourite songs from the whole series, as well as brand new songs. Both mixes are really something to look forward to, and a lot of effort is being put into them so I hope you guys will enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them. Another thing to keep an eye out for is a brand new mix by DJ Bluecore and myself. It will be played exclusively on Digitally Imported / Happy Hardcore radio in the near future, so be on the look out for that.

I apologize for the lack of updates. I’m going to try and keep up to date with things from now on. I really appreciate all of the support I get on my projects, so thanks for being patient with me. I will be doing some website maintenance this week as well to add a “Radio” page. The Radio page will allow people to view the tracklist of each of my radio show episodes as well as search for them. Until next week, I hope everyone has a good week/weekend!

Jimo & Scorch Present London Sounds Exposed (Every Thursday @ 6-8 GMT – EPISODE 001)

:: This show is now over ::

After a long stretch of planning my weekly Hardcore radio show is finally here. London Sounds Exposed will be every Thursday at 6:00pm until 8:00pm only on Happyhardcore.com and Digitally Imported Hardcore Radio. Every week you will hear a set from myself, Jimo and Scorch straight afterwards. The show kicks off with the first episode this week on the 26th of November 2009. If you have any shoutouts of requests for any future episodes feel free to send me an e-mail at Jimo@Jimo.co.uk and I will do my best to get them played/read out. The show times are below, don’t miss it!

Tracklist

01. S3RL – Freak Show (Original Mix)
02. Configsys Project – Wasteland (Original Mix)
03. Configsys Project – Meat (Original Mix)
04. Jakazid – Doctor Who (Original Mix)
05. Fretman – Reverse Trip
06. Kurt & Sum DJ – Makin Me Horny
07. Joey Riot – Phukked Ure Momma
08. Joey Riot – Always Be There
09. Linkin Park – New Divide (eXceed Bootleg)
10. Scott Bounce – Stereo Correction
11. Protonic – Funky Jam
12. Scott Bounce – Welcome To The Future
13. Anon – Make The World Listen
14. Distorted Revelation – Amnesia

Show Times (Hour 1: Jimo – Hour 2: Scorch) (November 26th 2009)
England (GMT): Thursday: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Sweden (CET): Thursday: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
New York (EST): Thursday: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Alaska (AKDT): Thursday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Tokyo (JST): Thursday: 3:00am – 5:00am
Sydney (EDT): Friday: 5:00am – 7:00am

Stream Links |  Di.fm Calender Page |  Facebook Events Page

Week In Review 16/11/09 (Broken Headset & Copyright Laws)

My bloody headphones have broken again. Not my DJ headphones but my PC ones this time. Which means my microphone has broken at the same time, which means I can’t play Left 4 Dead 2 until I get a new pair. Well, I could… but I wouldn’t want to. It would be to frustrating not being able to call anything out, or hear sounds for that matter. Thankfully I got paid this morning, so I ordered myself a new pair of Sennheiser PC151s and they should arrive tomorrow with some luck. I have awful luck with headphones, I can manage to keep a pair for a few months and then they always end up breaking. Not because there poorly made, just because I am a bit to careless with them. I think this time around the problem was my chair rolling over the lead and it just caused the wire to come loose. First the microphone went, and then the headphones started going one channel at at time. Either way, good thing I have another pair coming soon. This week has been very busy at work, my hours changed again which caused me to maniacally rush into work the other day, just to find out I got there 30 minutes earlier then I should of. Other then that though, things are going quite well. I’m enjoying not being stuck up in the house all of the time. It’s just really nice to be doing something again. On a side note, I got a free drink at Starbucks the other day, I’m not sure if its because I knew the member of staff who served me or what, but either way it was awesome!

I’m going to keep this blog post very short and sweet. The reason is because I just got home, I’m really tired and I have a headache. It’s a triple negative. I wanted to share with you guys a very specific video I found the other day called the Remix Manifesto. It’s a video about Copyright laws and the media giants which control all of Hollywood and the music industry. The 9 part documentary focuses on an artist called Girltalk who does on the fly mashups with about 20 different songs in one and his legal battles. It’s really worth a watch if you have the time. As a DJ I can definitely relate to the issues bought up in the videos, especially when one of the biggest Trance labels (Armada) out today are looking at suing people for illegal use of there music. And in the eyes of the big companies, illegal use can mean anything from playing the music out at a gig, or even showing it to your friend. There all ridiculous people, with ridiculous laws. The power needs to return to the people again, fuck Warner, fuck Disney, fuck all of them. They are fighting a battle they cannot win, they may as well embrace the situation instead of criminalizing people. I don’t understand how they can justify $20,000 in damages when one person downloads an MP3. People are losing there lifes over this, and for nothing but a bunch of bloated companies. I could go on forever about how much I hate it, but you would be here reading all night if I did. I will post part 1 of the video at the bottom of the blog post, It’s worth checking out. On a side note, Volume 8 will be premièred this week to the listeners of NERadio. Be sure to tune in and show some support. Also keep on the look out for a big announcement this weekend, I can hardly wait to tell you guys. Anyway, have a nice week, don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Oh and before I go, Doctor Who and Top Gear were absolutely amazing, I can’t wait until the Christmas special!

NERadio – “2009 Collection” Volume 8 Premier (18/11/09 @ 8PM GMT)

Show Date: Wednesday the 18th of November 2009

“2009 Collection” Volume 8 will be premièred on NERadio Sweden on the Sweden channel on Tuesday the 18th of November 2009 . This is a pre-recorded show and I will not be playing live however it is the first time Volume 8 will be played out for the listeners of NERadio. If you haven’t heard the “2009 Collection” Volume 8 mix yet please tune in and show your support! If you are unable to make the show and would like to listen to Volume 8 please click here – Show times and stream links are below. Don’t forget to RSVP to the Facebook events page and invite your friends to listen as well!

Show Times (Hour 1: Jimo)
England (BST): Wednesday: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Sweden (CET): Wednesday: 9:00pm – 10:00pm
New York (EST): Wednesday: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Alaska (AKDT): Wednesday: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Stream Links |  Facebook Events Page

Week In Review 08/11/09 (Christmas & GFX Card)

After all of this time searching for a job I am now finally employed with Marks And Spencers. The interview last week went fantastic, I passed with flying colours and they put me straight onto the training course. All I will say is that everyone I am now working with are fantastic, it’s a great laugh and a lot better then my old job at Tesco. I wont be talking about my job on my blog a lot, but I just wanted to let you guys know I have finally found one just in time for the Christmas rush. Talking of Christmas, things are really starting to look up for the release of my Dad. The plasma treatment he started doing a few weeks ago has really started to kick in, his mobility and speech has improved so much it’s unreal. We are really hoping that he is released in time for Christmas, only time will tell though, fingers crossed. Christmas is a great time of year, but I really have no idea why people have to start celebrating it so bloody early. I saw some Christmas decorations up in someone’s house in August and it made me cringe. Why would you want to celebrate it that early in advance? People would just wind up thinking you’re stupid instead of just a merry person. I can understand why shops start doing it early, because it brings in big sales from pre-orders from prepared people, but it just looks silly when individual people start putting up there decorations so early in advance. There are even people who put up decorations all year around, now those are the really insane people. Maybe I just don’t get it, who knows. But don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. To bad this Christmas wont be as good as it could be, because Megan wont be there for it but I’m sure it will be fun either way.

So last week I was having horrible problems with my computer. For some reason every time I loaded up a 3D application, like a game or something similar the monitor would go into standby mode after about five to ten minutes. After numerous attempts to trouble shoot the problem I was completely stumped. I tried changing all sorts of power save options, changed the monitor, changed the cables and I even tried exchanging the ram. So I decided that I would tackle the problem from the roots, so I took a chance and bought a brand new graphics card from ebay. Well, when I say new I mean the same graphics card as my old one but a brand new version of it. Trying to take apart a Dell case is incredibly frustrating, and I’m sure anyone else who has done it before can share that frustration. I have no idea why there’s so many clips and things which lock everything in place. It just makes it a real hassle to take things out and replace them. Fortunately telephones exist and I was able to solve the problem with the help of Cyborgmatt. The computer works perfectly now, so I’m pretty happy. Left 4 Dead 2 comes out in a few weeks, so good thing I got it fixed in time. Talking of computers, I just finished designing a website for the Molesey Refrigeration Centre. Andrew commissioned me to make a portfolio website for the store, so I did. I will show you guys a preview when it’s up.

Unfortunately last week on Wednesday I was unable to play my live guestmix on DJ Bluecores, Swedish Candyshow. The Digitally Imported radio servers were having some problems after an upgrade so everyone was unable to connect live. I was going to reschedule for this upcoming week but because of my work schedule I can’t make it. So it will be the week after this coming one hopefully, on the 18th. I will let you guys know as soon as I have some news. Earlier this week I released “2009 Collection” Volume 8. The feedback so far is really good, but I would like some more so be sure to click here and download/listen to it. Leave some feedback when you’re done listening, I would really appreciate it! I’ve got a lot of things in the pipeline. My secret project progress is really starting to move, so I hope to announce things as soon as possible. I will be recording Jimocore v4 later this week for Digitally Imported Radio, and there is also a Global Hardcore Alliance 13 in the works. The Mixed In Key competition winners are announced this week as well, I’m not expecting anything but it will be interested to see who takes the prize. Other then that, that’s all I have to talk about this week. Leave a comment and let me know how your week went. Also don’t forget to follow me on Facebook or Twitter.