I tend to use something similar to the genre I'm creating. I tend to create a lot of different genres so for example:
Progressive References:  Many guys here but id probably stick to Prydz or Deadmau5 stuff because they are punchy yet dynamic.
Deeper Progressive stuff: Guy J's music is a fine example of Deeper progressive music to reference.
Techno / techy stuff: Usually stuff by Mark knight, Dosem or maybe Hot since 82 tracks. They are engineered in a way to sound really big in clubs. Crisp drums and bass.

Also an artist I will throw in there for reference tracks is Joris Voorn. His stuff is really nicely engineered. Great reverbs and space, great drum programming and great dynamic variation to his music. Everything is so well balanced.

Progressive References:  Many guys here but id probably stick to Prydz or Deadmau5 stuff because they are punchy yet dynamic.
Deeper Progressive stuff: Guy J's music is a fine example of Deeper progressive music to reference.
Techno / techy stuff: Usually stuff by Mark knight, Dosem or maybe Hot since 82 tracks. They are engineered in a way to sound really big in clubs. Crisp drums and bass.

Word. Nice to see a mention of Dosem too, his production is tight.


Great thread idea!

Quote from: myda on January 07, 2016, 01:18:50 pm

recently I've been using Porter robinson's remix of the Thrill by nero, Language by porter robinson, Technicolor by Madeon, and Grey's remix of Papercut by zedd . I loveee the mix and feeling of those four so much

I'll say that Porter's Nero remix was criticized by a lot of people because of the mixing levels (the drop was SOO much louder than the rest of the track), so I'm not sure that would be the one I chose, but...different strokes for different folks.

I definitely agree with the criticisms. That mix was not one of his best ones imo. I'd say the songs from Worlds would be a lot better to use as reference track.