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Lol, I'm having a fun time reading this thread. Anyway, what I wanted to say was that they asked me to DJ for a school party, and everything you TA's have said has been 100% true. They requested a bunch of cheesy ass songs from the likes of DJ Sammy, Lasgo, (no disrespect, just that thats not my type of music)etc. Not to mention that when I dropped Satisfaction everyone looked at each other and said, "I know that song." Anyway, point being, playing at high school parties is gonna suck most of the time if youre playing to a radio-listening crowd.

How about Benny Benassi - California Dreamin' Remix?

For some reason at my high school all the kids loved Benassi.

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Originally posted by Boinked How about Benny Benassi - California Dreamin' Remix? For some reason at my high school all the kids loved Benassi.

Hell yeah. I've gotta admit, Benassi has some cool shit. Problem is, most people just know "Satisfaction", so every time they see his name they avoid it

We should just have a thread for trance remixes of popular tunes.

Heck, you could get a good reaction by dropping more well-known trance like PVD's "For An Angel".

Olav Blasoski's "Waterman" (Trophy Twins Remix) is HOT. Definately try that...

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Originally posted by Dojomaster26 Heck, you could get a good reaction by dropping more well-known trance like PVD's "For An Angel". Olav Blasoski's "Waterman" (Trophy Twins Remix) is HOT. Definately try that...

honestly, i don't think a high school crowd at this time would recognize that song unfortunately. a few might, but the majority just listens to the radio as people said before just stick to pop music remixes i think lol

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Originally posted by ballmouse We should just have a thread for trance remixes of popular tunes.

Great idea...we can't expect people to even know popular trance songs.

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Originally posted by ballmouse We should just have a thread for trance remixes of popular tunes.

Isn't there a gazillion of those in MD already?

...Also or Madonna's Music (it's actually a pretty cool track to mix) or Hi-Tack's Say Say Say is definately something you can throw in the middle if the kids get bored...
if youre willing to travel to the supercheese land

And/or any remixes of cheesy pop-tunes they recognize

If you have to play dance music then I would recommend to stick devoutly to vocal tracks i.e. something you can sing along to.

Thanks for all the good advice. It's helped a lot. I couldn't reply for the past few days because I was without internet.

First off. I couldn't play on friday because It was going to rain. and I've been rescheduled for next friday
Oh well more time to pratice

I like the advice about playing Benassi. The only problem is that I have trouble mixing into the his songs. Most of benassi has a funky baseline that isn't as regular as most house/electro. ( I guess I could always do a crossfade ) It's really popular at our school though. So I'm gonna try to open with a Benassi song.

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Originally posted by Factor VIII Thanks for all the good advice. It's helped a lot. I couldn't reply for the past few days because I was without internet. First off. I couldn't play on friday because It was going to rain. and I've been rescheduled for next friday Oh well more time to pratice I like the advice about playing Benassi. The only problem is that I have trouble mixing into the his songs. Most of benassi has a funky baseline that isn't as regular as most house/electro. ( I guess I could always do a crossfade ) It's really popular at our school though. So I'm gonna try to open with a Benassi song.

Illusion is a good song but if you wanta fail-safe definately do satisfaction

I don't know if you're using CDs or what

but i were you...

I would make an intro edit of Satisfaction and loop that first hard beat, the loop that is, for a long time and then add in the acapella, "push me", like an apparent buildup but release it into another track besides satisfaction.

Play this loop as an intro track really loud and you will get everyone's attention. Then mix into another track and you will have them wondering what the hell is going on but still waiting for the drop, then after one or two tracks mix into satisfaction in a really dramatic way, like let them hear the monotone vocals building up, then filter it over 8 beats at the end of the phrase before the drop and then just slam it all in. You'll have them snorting milk out of their noses

if you have to play Benassi you might want to play the dub mix of Faithless - Bombs, or Turn Me Up. I played Turn Me Up when I got a gig at a frat house once and I swear it almost cost me my setup people started jumping around with their drinks so much

House of Pain - Jump Around (Micky Slim RMX 2007)

I can remember when the crappy DJ played this at my middle school dance; everyone was jumping!

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Originally posted by Beatflux House of Pain - Jump Around (Micky Slim RMX 2007) I can remember when the crappy DJ played this at my middle school dance; everyone was jumping!

Now that I'm listening to it: Coldplay - Clocks(Gabriel and Dresden Mix)

I am doing a high school gig on march 10th, the promoter told me I need variety, although I do spin 80's funky house remixes, whatelse should be in there? Please let me know

High school gigs you usually need to be playing Top 40 especially if you're getting paid. They aren't there to be educated and most of them aren't mature enough to open their minds to something they aren't familiar and comfortable with at that age.

Not sure if everyone would agree with me here, but my senior year I was able to get a lot of people listening to trance by pawning it off as techno (really just ignoring when people called it techno) and explaining to them what to listen for instead of just focusing on the beat 24/7. With that in mind, I made my selling points by being a little energetic (think the dancing guy from Jackass meats the guys from night at the Roxbury) and with these songs:

Armin van Buuren - Zocalo (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)

Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down (ft. Molly)

and a strange mash up of Marco V's False Light and Way Out West's Killa.

Of course, it might be a little late to add all these in, but just food for thought.

dance remixes of anything top 40. period. maybe the occasional non-top 40 remix... but as a highschool senior... unless your school is very in-tune with electronic music, or just open to everything (most highschoolers... not at all).. youre gonna have a hard time w/ anything they're unfamiliar with thats trancey or housey.

my estimated reaction if they dont know what youre playing: "wtf is this. turn this techno shit off."

yeah. highschool kids suck.

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Originally posted by Acid John my estimated reaction if they dont know what youre playing: "wtf is this. turn this techno shit off."

that's how everyone here is... if it sounds like anything even remotely electronic it's "GOD DAMN CONFOUNDED TECHNO" ... ugh

I was clubbing all through high school


I also set up my high school's lunch time radio. Good times.


I practically got my high school(s) into haus music.

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Originally posted by ill0gical0ne that's how everyone here is... if it sounds like anything even remotely electronic it's "GOD DAMN CONFOUNDED TECHNO" ... ugh

Nothing rubs me the wrong way more than people calling what I play Techno. In fact I have a huge party tomorrow night and im gonna get a T-shirt made thats black with white block letters "IT'S NOT TECHNO"

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Originally posted by everett Nothing rubs me the wrong way more than people calling what I play Techno. In fact I have a huge party tomorrow night and im gonna get a T-shirt made thats black with white block letters "IT'S NOT TECHNO"

Just bang it out old school Liebing and Dave the Drummer style

Just do what I do and put real techno on. They asked for it.

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Originally posted by Zild Just do what I do and put real techno on. They asked for it.

They never ask for techno, or at least not for me. Usually they either like what they think is "techno" or they don't. Its really funny to teach someone that all the rap and hip-hop they listen to is "techno".

PS- My "It's not Techno" shirt is being made right now, i'll post pics of it later.

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