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A.I. WILL HIT DANCE MUSIC SOON
Much of today's Dance tracks have been using electronics
and computers in their production for 45 years or more.
That's enabled artists to build and construct their music
with layers for each different element. A.I. should be
able to do much of the same. But, will it make the pro-
cess any easier? Will A.I. require a lot of copying from
sampled tracks, maybe more than we're used to? Those an-
swers are still out. We've been sampling in the Dance
community FOREVER (much more than other genres). That
should work in our favor, for whatever the future brings.
Dance music should be near the front of the pack in A.I.
created music. Will danceheads like the end result and be
able to accept it with open arms? Stay tuned.////////////

USA DANCE MIX WASN'T MY FIRST CHOICE
A streaming radio station needs a catchy name. What's a
good name for a Dance station that also plays a lot of
Disco and House music? That was the question 12 years
ago. Well, it's a Dance MISTURE of various styles (both
classic and new). I call it a hybrid station. How about
Dance Mix USA? That sounded good and went well with the
website (usa-dance.com back then) so that became the
name for all of about 30 minutes! I did a web search and
discovered there already was a station by that name in
New York City. That's when I moved the USA to the front
(as the website) and changed it to USA Dance Mix. That
other station is nothing like us. They play mostly David
Guetta, Skrillex and Calvin Harris type artists (basical-
ly EDM music). There are too many stations attempting to
play that sound already! We don't play all that crap!
Great music needs a heart and soul instead of ramblng,
unforgettable beats which are all but forgotten 6 months
later, much like a discarded eggshell that no longer has
a purpose.///////////////////////////////////////////////
RECORD POOLS DELIVERED THE PROMOS
A DJ has so many musical options today and delivery can
be in a matter of seconds. Digital downloads were just a
dream when Disco first burst upon the scene. Vinyl was
the only choice for DJs until the 1980's when CDs first
appeared. Vinyl was a lot easier than working with CDs.
Cassette tapes and tape reels were rarely used by the
club DJs but were a viable option for radio. Record pools
were a major delivery force leading into this century.
Most (but not all) had a cost associated with membership.
Record labels would gladly ship many copies of their
latest releases to the record pools for distribution.
Many pools were so successful that they had over 100 mem-
bers! The more options that became available to DJs and
Danceheads signaled the downfall of Record Pools, but a
few are still here today. However, most became a relic of
the past and faded away just like the dinosaurs./////////

2025 CHART & USA DANCE MIX TOP 99 RECAP
Our Dance charts plus streaming USA Dance Mix featured
99 new tracks in 2025. "Strong Enough" by Australian
artist Bidee featuring Angela Johnson is our #1 for the
year. Block & Crown + Adri Block are our Top Artists.
Some other popular artists of the year were Michael Gray,
Richard Earnshaw, Antonello Ferrari & Aldo Bergamasco,
and Romain Villeroy. USA Dance Mix exploded this year
with remakes and special edits. 50 of the top 99 fit into
that category. 11 of the Top 20 are remakes and sample
projects (half of the 99). A hot House Christmas song was
released just days before the holiday. We started playing
our own re-edit of "House Party Christmas" by Todd Terry
and have added it to our playlist, continue playing it
into the New Year. 2026 is off to a decent start and
let's hope it continues./////////////////////////////////
I QUICKLY BECAME A GOOD EDITOR
In the university school of broadcasting I became a top
editor. I could not only edit video tape but I could edit
music too. The first edits I did for my radio show were a
couple of promos I created to promote it. The beats in
"I Feel Love" by Donna Summer (there's about a 30 second
groovy instrumental section) sounded great on one promo.
For the other I used an instrumental train segment (about
20 seconds long) from "Moskow Diskow" by Telex. After all
it was 1979-80. That talent is with me even today in my
many music edits and reworks. I make the cleanest edits
(with no extra unwanted material on both ends of the
edit. Then, I decide upon an order and piece the segments
back together. That seems to work well in not only
current tracks but classics too. Some people are good at
baking cakes. Others can make edits (and eat cake) but
not at the same time. LOL ///////////////////////////////DON'T FORGET THE OLDIES!
USA Dance Mix plays current and retro tracks with a mix
of about 50% of each. Keep in mind, about a quarter of
of the songs we play are remakes and sample projects. So,
many may mistake them for oldies, when they actually are
new releases. While other stations zero in on an artist's
biggest track, we are playing an updated version. When
other stations are playing Michael Jackson's "Billie
Jean" we're playing a "Billie Jean" sample project in-
stead from Block & Crown. Often, we play 2 or more sample
projects in a row. Technology can take a great track from
the past and musically advance it 10 to 20 years later.//

A TRACK NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT
Many tracks sound like 4 different tracks in one. An
artist should present a unified musical theme throughout
each production. Tracks should not be jumping and chang-
ing from one "sound" into another that doesn't match.
Often it's hard to find more than a minutes worth of
"good" material in one song because it shoots off into
so many different directions. Not only is this confusing
but it's also a mistake. Artists shouldn't quit a sound
that is sounding good and go off into a totally different
direction. They need to stop trying to cram 3 or more
SOUNDS into one production. You don't start making
muffins in the middle of stirring cake batter. You don't
water your lawn in the middle of washing your car. Con-
sistency is very important in a production and the best
way to go!///////////////////////////////////////////////

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