Track or Treat: Halloween Tools for DJs

Written by Ean Golden on October 28th, 2011 37 Comments

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While Halloween is predominantly celebrated in the US, many of our readers enjoy the Mexican equivalent, Día de los Muertos, and many European countries get into the fun by donning costumes and letting their alter egos free.  Like any holiday festivity, the amateurs come out to play –  but it also presents an opportunity to lace your sets with a fun theme. DJ TechTools helps by providing a short but juicy list of Halloween DJ jams that are perfect for any ghouly party this weekend.

Killer Track Selection

One of the hardest parts about DJing holiday-specific sets is finding new tracks that keep in the theme of the venue or night, but also have a unique flavor that reflects the holiday at hand. Thankfully Halloween is a lot easier than, say, St. Patrick’s day – but I’ve compiled some of my favorite track finds and ghastly mixes that I’ve discovered this year below.

DESIGNER DRUGS – ZOMBIES/BACK UP IN THIS EP by sexcult

Figure – Beetlejuice (Dubstep Mix) by Figure (Editor’s tip: Figure has a ton of awesome Halloween remixes worth checking out!) 

Halloween (FilthStep) With Benny Beatnik by BEAT MASS

Duck Sauce “Big Bad Wolf” (Nisus reEdit) by Nisus (Couldn’t resist putting a remix of this track up by DJTT contributor Nisus!) 

Krafty Kuts – Radio 1 with Annie Nightingale – Halloween Mini Mix – 28.10.11 by KraftyKuts

In addition, our friends over at Salacious Sound did a great Halloween track roundup !

Effects and Samples

A great way to spook up any set is to add some creepy effects to your set – don’t be afraid to use silence, reverb, echos and white noise when mixing. We’ve covered these in the past, but they’re just as poignant today as they were when we made them.

Advanced FX Combos in Traktor Pro and Using White Noise in a DJ Set

Using samples and sample tracks also help to add depth and tension to your set – check out our finds in this department, but be warned that they can get really cheesy – make sure you use them sparingly:

Halloween DJ gool 3 by djdlav
Halloween Sounds by OrangeGoesPop
What tricks and tracks are you all using this year? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add our favorites to this post! 

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  • http://www.djayggregator.com/2011/10/29/track-or-treat-halloween-tools-for-djs/ Track or Treat: Halloween Tools for DJs | Djayggregator

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  • Manny Romano

    I just made this original club track for Halloween, check it out. Some banging bass sprinkled with some ghostbusters flavor. http://soundcloud.com/mannyromano/ghostbusting-the-halloween

  • http://www.facebook.com/jwecreativeservices Jon Wesley Ewell

    Great post. I love halloween and I collect as many samples as I can find. Download my free Halloween Ambush track > http://soundcloud.com/jwdj/machine-friends-halloween-tone

  • Djdetta

    Nice post, loving the Halloween samples. Bit of self promotion but I have done a re-reub of Ghostbusters hope you enjoy…
    http://soundcloud.com/dj-detta/ghostbusters-dj-detta-re-rub

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  • Gabedrums

    All you need to get you through a Halloween set is Queen’s “The Invisible Man”

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • Santiagoparamo

    Great stuff here! Thank you for sharing it. Here is Something I put together some time ago. Maybe you can use it as well. Happy halloween to you all. http://soundcloud.com/santiago-paramo/noche-de-brujas

  • CaioV

    I’ve found a nice mix named “Mix from the Crypt” with a lot of horror style electro tracks. Check it: http://soundcloud.com/vitrolaclub/vitrola-mix-from-the-crypt-vol

  • http://www.facebook.com/pdxmicah Micah C’Leste

    Gigacrate has the voiceover from MJ’s “Thriller” for free, which layers nicely onto the Halloween movie theme, which mixes into Avicii’s “Levels” to start the party off right! (I used this last night, it went over well.)

  • Darichard1

    thriller (wick-it remix) is killer for a dance halloween remix.

  • Lifein

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  • tauket2

    this is my intro song for halloween parties: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcjR5avp7A

    i love the mood it sets.

  • Pazkeeper

    “How to troll” By Lifein ;)

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  • Lifeinlicksballs

    Real constructive. Where is your contribution?

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    “How to troll” By Lifein ;)

  • http://tablemanners.co.za/ Table Manners

    haha, always found anything that tries to be scary makes me cringe into a drinking binge

  • Lucas Mikosz

    Thanks a lot CaioV!
    Mix from the Crypt Vol. 02 released just now, check it out!

    http://soundcloud.com/vitrolaclub/vitrolla-mix-from-the-crypt

  • Lucas Mikosz

    I’ve made another mix for the Halloween, with tracks suggested by DJTT: Mix from the Crypt Vol. 02 – Halloween, released just now, check it out!

    http://soundcloud.com/vitrolaclub/vitrolla-mix-from-the-crypt

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  • http://twitter.com/dirtyswift Dirty Swift

    Nice post!  I used 1 of the recommended tracks on the article and one in the comment for my #MondayMix “Halloween” Edition…

    You can listen to it here:

    http://soundcloud.com/dirtyswift/mondaymix53

  • http://twitter.com/dirtyswift Dirty Swift

    Nice post!  I used 1 of the recommended tracks on the article and one in the comment for my #MondayMix “Halloween” Edition…

    You can listen to it here:

    http://soundcloud.com/dirtyswift/mondaymix53

  • http://twitter.com/dirtyswift Dirty Swift

    Nice post!  I used 1 of the recommended tracks on the article and one in the comment for my #MondayMix “Halloween” Edition…

    You can listen to it here:

    http://soundcloud.com/dirtyswift/mondaymix53

  • http://twitter.com/dirtyswift Dirty Swift

    Nice post!  I used 1 of the recommended tracks on the article and one in the comment for my #MondayMix “Halloween” Edition…

    You can listen to it here:

    http://soundcloud.com/dirtyswift/mondaymix53

  • Andrewiship2001

    Lifein- Seriously, comments like this are the things that make people stop blogging. Trying to help others and some idiot just try to take the person down.

  • Ck Euro

    You’re an idiot

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  • balance_productions

    axiom4ever made a sick halloween for 2011 checkit out on youtube.com/axiom4ever

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