My style is a touch unorthodox when it comes to mixing, I try as often as possible to make mixes 2:30-3:00 long and make the mixes seem as if both tracks are the same. Its tough to do, but when it’s done right it sounds beautiful. When I’m in the mix and there is a breakdown, sometimes to build energy and to create a climax that tends to hit harder then just a regular one is that when the breakdown comes in I will slowly bring down the channel up fader down until it is about 3/4 of the way down. I'll then let the breakdown ride out until it peaks and right at that moment slam the fader to full volume. That’s a good way to get a lot more energy out of something that may not other wise have been so energetic.

Another thing I like to do every once in a while on certain tracks is during the breakdown I will turn the turntable off for a second to let the wheel spin freely and slow down slowly. Turn the table back or real fast so I don’t forget it’s off (that’s never good...) then I will manually spin the record down almost to a stop. After it is almost stopped I will slowly bring the record back up to its original speed, and by the time the peak hits I will have the record back to the full speed. A few milliseconds before the peak hits I will hit start once again bringing the track roaring at its automated speed and smoothly hitting that peak right on the money! These two tips when done right will make a dance floor explode, but I’d recommend doing the slow down with a record you know very well and practice with it at home or else something really ugly can come out of it. I did this second trick at a bar that I spin at on Tuesday nights. There weren't very many people on the dance floor when I started this maneuver. When it got down to almost silence the people on the dance floor started to go nuts, and by the time I had started speeding it back up, there were about twice as many people as before. By this time I was close to the climax and about 3/4 of the original track speed and people kept slowly coming over to the dance floor. When it peaked everyone went nuts. I was pretty excited because zero seconds went by, and it went from few people on the floor to it almost being filled! Try this trick out and if you get it right, you should get the same reaction. But don’t do it more than once per mix, as it is a one-time use only trick.