Of a Thousand Mixes

Of a Thousand Mixes

Since my very waking hour I have been scrambling to learn everything I needed to know for my new job. I was ecstatic to be finally working around DJ-Pon3! I'm not sure if I would get to meet her right away but at least I'm where I want to be now.
For tonight's gig I decided to compile some of my favorite songs into a single mix.

Over the months of my fanaticism to Techno, and Drum'n Bass, I accumulated a ton of other songs from different artist to put into the mix tape. I figured if I only included one song from DJ-Pon3 the mix would see more original and the crowd wouldn't think they would be listening to a recorded DJ-Pon3 concert.

I sat at my computer taking around 20 songs and splicing them together using an audio editing program I downloaded for free. This mix tape would only get me by for the first week, after that I needed to make my own music. While I was splicing songs in and listening to the effects to make sure they sounded consistent, I was cramming learning material into my head on how to use equalizers, compressors, filters, levelers, and so on.

I figured if I'm going to be putting music together I needed to make them sound as good and original as possible so learning how to use these tools would be essential.

I put the last song in place. Once that was in I gave the song one last listen. After hearing it all I need to do now is enhance the audio a bit and I'm done!

I put the full mix tape on a USB device, then tucked it into my saddle bags.

As I got up from my chair to leave Retro Spins opened the door into my room.

"Ready brah?" Retro Spins said.

"You know it!" I exclaimed with a slight smirk. Today I felt confident yet anxious. It was my first day on the job anyway.

"Well good luck at your new job, you earned it. I mean buck you've been looking for a job for almost a year now with no dice the entire way, its about time you found something", said retro spins following me out to the door.

We came up to the door, then Retro stopped me. "Dude, your gonna like this", Retro said as he pulled out a envelope and took out a magazine, "The latest issue of Rhythm Sketch".

"Take look at it", Retro Spins said as he laid on a nearby table. I went up to the table and saw that on the cover was me at the house party with the title: Amazing Newcomer, Immortal Zen.

I took the magazine and tucked it into my saddle bags as I would look over it on my break at work.

"Wow Retro, thanks alot for this!" I said, its one heck of a favor to make a front page magazine article of what I did in the spur of a moment.

"Don't mention it brutha! Just don't get fired and bring me some snacks and a drink when you get back!" Retro said as he pushed me out the door and shut it on me.

"Wait, what?" I said confused.

Something tells me he's hiding something but I rather not think of the possibilities.

I continued down the quiet neighborhoods of Ponyville.

It was pretty early in the evening so there was still some light, I try to make it at least 2 hours before my shift at Club Aura started, so I can get my DJ equipment set up before the crowds of party hard ponies begin an expected siege through the front door.

Walking down one of the streets I noticed sitting outside one of the houses was a mare I recognized as Sweet Leaf, the bar tender from the house party. She was sitting on a couch laid on top of a porch outside the house enjoying a bottle of hard cider.

I went up to the drive way of the house, she turned to me and smiled as she waved at me to come over.

"Hey Sweet Leaf. Remember me from the party?" I asked as I hopped onto the porch.

"Of course I remember you Star. Or should I say, Immortal Zen?" She said with a giggle. Her face had a slight blush from the drink. Either way, it was clear that any pony at that house party would clearly remember me anyway because of the show.

"Star is fine, so you live here?" I asked.

"Sure do." She said with glee. "I work at Club Aura as a bartender so the pay is good."

"Funny thing, because after that party I was offered a Job as a DJ, I'm on my way to clock in for my shift right now." I said, I was frankly surprised Sweet Leaf worked as a bartender at the club, but then again I figured that was the reason she was bar tending at the house part.

She works for our boss, William Trottington.

"Oh cool! My shift starts in four hours so if you get a break swing by the bar and I'll fix you a drink. Hows that sound?" She asked as she got off to go back inside her house.

"That sounds great thanks Sweet Leaf." I told her as I stepped off the porch to continue on my way to club Aura.

"No problem, see ya there." She said as she walked back in her house.

Wow that's nice of her, I continued down the street and finally came up to club Aura.

Against the dark sky the building was 3 stories high, the main sign of the building displaying the name Club Aura in a bright pink neon light with spot lights shooting up at the sky from both sides of the building. Out side there was no pony around, I assumed the club hasn't opened up yet for the night. I knocked on the glass door at the front as a mare with a red mane with yellow highlights and orange fur opened the door.

"Sorry we aren't open yet. Come back in an hour." She said as she motioned to close the door on me.

"Wait I'm the new DJ starting tonight. Immortal Zen." I said holding the door before she could close it.

"Oh Immortal Zen!? sorry about that come right in." She apologized as she let me through the door.

Inside it was...HOLY CELESTIA ITS COLD!!!

I swear for a second I thought I was in a freezer.

"Oh don't worry about the cold, you'll get used to it and it gets pretty hot when ponies start coming in." She said noticing my shivering body.

My body eventually adjusted and soon It felt pretty comfortable. The interior of the club was bright and lit up, probably so the janitor's who were cleaning around and preparing for opening could see what their doing.

We came up to a large dance floor with see through tiles and what I could see below as a white screen. Even more impressive, above us the ceiling was a dome, was comprised of see through tiles, with the white back drop behind those tiles.

"Let me tell you it may look like a gigantic Igloo now but when the party starts, the entire thing as in everything that is white is a giant projector screen." She said smiling as she looked up through out the entire area. I was about to call this thing club Igloo, since it reminded me of an Igloo.

"The visualizations put on the whole thing makes for a really cool experience, especially when DJ-Pon3 plays." She said as she headed towards the very end of the large circular, and domed room to an elevated platform with a mixing table on top of it.

"Ok this is were you do your thing, we will be opening up in an hour as I told you at the front so you know what to do." She said walking out of the large room back to the front desk.

I climbed up to the platform which gave a panoramic view of the room. I reached into my saddle bags and took out the USB and plugged it into the mix board were there was aside from the usual two record players on either side, a built in laptop.

The laptop recognized the track and prompted that it was ready to play, so all I had to do was press 'play'.

I held off on starting since the club wasn't open yet and went to go punch in to begin my shift.

The club was packed with ponies dancing and drinking to the mix tape I compiled, and all I had to do was stand on the platform behind the mix table, hold up my headphones and head bang mimicking what I saw in videos on the Equestrian web about this. I did play around with the equalizers to see what kind of ways it effects the music without having the party goers below hold their ears in pain.

Oh and the club was no longer club igloo, it was club awesome! When the club opened everything went dark and as I pressed 'play' all the screens behind the see through tiles projected visualizations that followed with the beat and mood of the music engulfing the entire room with lasers, light of the entire color spectrum, and wakes of abstract imagery and patterns on the projectors.

I could see why Trottington was very proud to have this club, every pony bellow was dancing, getting drunk, but having a good time.

The party died down as I left my mix table to go get a drink at the bar.

At a nearby table a grey mare with a black long and smooth mane with violet eyes was sitting at a table enjoying a drink when she looked up at me.

She was a gorgeous sight that when she looked up at me my heart almost stopped as I stood completely frozen.

She looked away from me and continued sipping her drink.

I sighed to my self, well I didn't think that would go any where. I continued to the bar and ordered the usual lemon lime drink with Stalliongrad Vodka. For free thanks to my new friend Sweet Leaf.

then returned to the mix table to finish my shift

Parties over. The club was lit up and the janitors were going about cleaning the floor from, vomit, and other bodily fluids that you would expect from a party.

Sweet Leaf finished her shift two hours ago so no free drinks for the road on me. I guess I'm going to have to get Retros drink from a convenient store this time.

I got my saddle bags and headed out the front entrance.

On the way home I found a liquor store that was open. Figuring as much I stopped by to pick up a drink.

Inside I browsed the shelves of alcohol to buy. Lets see Buck Danial's, Stalliongrad Vodka, White Tail Whiskey, ah Buckardi!

I lifted the bottle of rum from the shelve, Buckardi: The best rum from the Equestrian Tropics. I turned the corner and right away crashed into another pony who was picking some buck Daniel's from the shelf.

"Ouch watch were your going you imbecile!" Hissed the mares voice as we both collided to the floor.

"Oh crap, I'm sorry." I said rubbing my head from the pain of the collision. I opened my eyes and gasped as I collided into the same beautiful mare I saw at the club. She opened her eyes and her mouth went agape as she opened her eyes.

"Its you!" We both exclaimed at the exact same time which was cute and a little funny at the same time.

"Your the DJ from club Aura!" She exclaimed as she got up brushing herself off.

"And your the...wait who are you?" I asked getting back up, in hind site I didn't know who she really was.

"My apologizes, my name is Octavia, and you are Starlight Zen, I know." She answered as she straightened her mane.

"Wait how do you know who I am?" I asked surprised she knew my alias and full name.

"I know who you are because of the magazine article on 'Rhythm Sketch' and my friend wont stop talking about you, she's into the same music you play." Octavia said as she gathered her drinks from the floor. I helped her gather the last of it and purchased her drinks as forgiveness for the accident as I was laid with an impressive pay check.

"So what were you doing inside the club? It didn't look like you were there to dance or party." I asked as both of us exited the store into a plaza with a fountain at the center.

"Your right I wasn't there for shenanigans but simply to enjoy an intricate and well made drink. I usually despise club music but your's was smooth and more bearable than the regular second grade amateurs." Octavia complimented, "But I still hate the music, all it really is, is just obnoxious noise made into what degenerates call 'music' and 'art'."

"Oh sorry to hear that." I winced a bit from the semi compliment to insult.

"Don't be I respect your creative talent, for the most part." Octavia said as she walked toward the center of the plaza and sat down on a nearby bench right next to the fountain.

"Quite the inspiring night isn't it?" Octavia asked as she stared up at the stars.

"Yeah", I answered looking up with her.

"So tell me star why did you become a DJ?" Octavia asked turning towards as I continued to look up.

"To help a friend in need I guess" I answered as I broke my gaze from the stars over head and turned to Octavia who was staring right at me. At this point my heart fluttered as her eyes locked into mine and glistened her hair softly blowing against the cool night breeze, "for a friend? That must of been a very noble action to put yourself in front of everyone to help him."

"I guess so, but I love the music more importantly and I would really like to work along side my Idol who inspired me to become a DJ." I answered as my eyes went from her eyes to her lips. Desires inside my heart were tearing me aside but I continued to be and act professional.

"Oh and who is this idol?" Octavia asked turning her head back to the stars over head.

"DJ-Pon3" I answered.

Octavia's head came back down and stared at me again "Vinyl?" she answered.

"Huh, you know her?" I asked while I wondered if Vinyl was the real DJ-Pon3.

"Uhh well...No, I don't know her." Octavia said as she looked away.

"Oh then who is Vinyl?" I asked put if I ask DJ-Pon3 and get a name I never heard of, chances are it might be her.

"Its no one, forget I said anything, the drinks are starting to get to me that is all" Octavia said with a forced smile."Well I might as well return to my abode before the drinks throw off my sense of direction. However I when is you next shift? Perhaps we could share a drink when your off your working hours?"

"Wednesday, same time." I answered with a smile ," and I would be more than happy to join you."

Octavia hopped off the bench and gave a soft smile. "Very well its been a pleasure to meet you Starlight. I will see you then."

"You too." I said as she walked off back home as I did the same.

What an amazing mare, Octavia, she is pretty dignified but I don't know anything about her. I wonder what kind of pony she really is. Until then it wont matter, because tomorrow after years of following I finally get to meet DJ-Pon3 at her performance at club Aura. I finally get to meet the one pony who brought me into becoming a DJ.

Authors Notes

Octavia has been introduced to the story. I changed the genre of the story from sad to tragedy for reasons I outlined in the blog. Drop a comment bellow and tell me what you think of the story so far.I'm tired now so I cannot write down much but I hope all of you are enjoying the story so far. Have a good night every pony!