DJ of the Week: Subset

Brooklyn native, Mark Martinez, has been making a name for himself in the EDM game with mixes released as early as 2012, under his DJ name 'Subset', with his undeniably skillful mixing and energetic live performances.  Best known as a resident DJ, he is currently one of the driving forces behind the killer acts booked week after week for the notorious 'BASSment Saturdays' at, the one and only, Webster Hall.

  Here's a look at the man behind those wild nights of big bass and hard partying.  
Subset has shared the stage with major the artists of all different genres such as Bassnectar, Pendulum, Nero, Skream & Benga, Terravita, Zeds Dead, Zedd and even Borgore.  His seamless mixing of a variety of genres allows him to put out mixes you'll find yourself playing over and over again whether it be on your iPod, in your dorm or at parties.  Even as I've been writing this post, I've been getting lost in the Good Vibrations mix.
You want Trap? Dubstep? Garage? Rap? Hardstyle? Moombahton? 
Look no further, Subset blends all of these genres and more making his mixes appealing to music lovers of all genres. You can check out his mixes on his SoundCloud and follow him on Twitter to stay updated.

Good Vibrations (2013)
Critical Level EP (Microdose collaboration) (2013)
Rasputin (Heffay collaboration) (2013)
Atom (Nari & Milani Remix) (2012)
Blowin' Money In Paradize (Rick Ross & Styles P Remix) (2010)

I caught Subset's set for the first time when he opened for Figure at one of Webster Hall's Zombie Raves and have been following his releases since. 
I'm sure many of you guys tend to show up way after doors for the artist you're there to see but I'm here to encourage all of you to BREAK THE HABIT.  Subset helped changed my view on getting to shows early to catch the openers.  His set blew the crowd away, needless to say, by the time Figure was ready to go on, Subset had already, single-handedly, brought enough energy with him to keep Webster amped for the rest of the night.  
One hour mixes can seem a bit much for those of you with commitment issues but, with a DJ like Subset it's worth every second (I promise they won't leave your heart broken but, maybe your speakers ).

One thing's for sure, this guy knows how to mix.  Catch him while you can, I expect bigger and bigger things from him for years and years to come.

SUBSET GETS IT.

Be sure to get your tickets to this weekend's BASSment Saturday before they sell out!

Photo Credit: Subset Official Beatport

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Artist of the Week: Caspa

 

Our first Artist of the Week spot goes to "the dopest ghost in town": Caspa who kicked off the first night of his U.S. tour on Thursday night at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston.  

Right from the start, Caspa had the Paradise Rock Club raging to his set original tracks and mixes asking the crowd who had school in the morning and calling upon them to "Get fucked up." 
If you weren't there, you were missing out.  
Dropping numerous tracks from artists such as Skrillex, Dead Mau5, Trolley Snatcha, The Prodigy, Nero, Rusko, Skream, Doctor P as well as tracks of his own, Caspa had the club jumping to over two hours of non-stop energy infused music as he enjoyed every minute of it. He took us on a journey from new and old throughout his set ending with some of his older tracks. There was something for all EDM music lovers of dubstep, house and drum n bass alike.

Tracks featured in his set included:

Fucking Die, Make It Bun Dem, Breakin' a Sweat, Devil's Den, Right on Time (Skrillex)
Make My Whole World (Trolley Snatcha)
Must Be the Feeling, Promises (Nero)
In For the Kill (Skream)
Sweet Shop (Doctor P) 
Raise Your Weapon, I Remember (Dead Mau5)

I have to admit, my top 3 favorite tracks of the night were his mixes of "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy (one of the original influences in the electronic music world), his drum 'n' bass mix of Promises originally produced by Nero and his transition from Where's My Money into Bass Cannon.

Caspa rounded out his set with four of my favorite tracks.  If you know anything about Caspa, chances are you've heard Cockney Thug but, what I didn't expect was to hear Rusko's original track and even more pleasantly surprising was him following it up with Jahova.  Last but, certainly not least, Caspa threw on his well-known mix of Dead Mau5 and Kaskade's track, I Remember and walked off stage with the crowd begging for more, only to return and salute the crowed before ending his set for the night.

If you haven't already, grab tickets to one of his US tour dates before they sell out!

For more music like Caspa, you can check out his label Storming Productions as well as Dub Police consisting of more sick dubstep and drum n bass artists.