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Posted by vaes on Feb-01-2004 12:18:

dj contest

in muy town there is a dj contest and you have to make a demo cd (30 minutes) if you win you get to play for 1000 people or more as a warm up dj.
i'm just wondering how a dj-contest-demo-mix-cd should be
should it have pumpin songs with a lot of dj tricks or should it be very technical( beatmatched on the spot).
any suggestions would be great

Posted by RIP_Technics on Feb-01-2004 13:52:

well if the prize is a warmup slot i'd recommend makin one hell of a good warmup CD ie little to no pumpin tunes. The song selection is just as important as the technical side of it. Good luck btw!

Posted by Nemesis44 on Feb-01-2004 14:06:

The depends on who is judging. Is it mortal folk, promoters or DJs?

Remember you only have 30 mins so five songs well matched is probably not going to stand out from the rest. You may want to consider increasing the amount of tracks you play for a start. Also use key changes to build constant energy and maybe even go with a theme. The use of accapellas can be very effetive too but remember, anything that you do in this mix will have to be done well. There is no point trying to perform tricks that are beyond your skill level.

Also, try and bring them something new with track selection. Remember that new doesn't mean so weird that no one can relate to it, so hold back on the 'Botswaanan Reggae Techno Jazz' or the 'Tyrolian Death Metal Polka' for at least this session .

If this contest is totally open you may also get turntablists going for it. While you may not be able to compete with them on a skill level (I'm assuming you weren't one before dance) the best weapon you have against them is flow. That is the one thing that a lot of Tablists suffer from unless they are top level. Even when you watch DMC you can see that some of them have no thread. Use this to your advantage and don't worry too much about those guys. Most dancefloors would rather have a flow that they can relate to rather than to know how clever the DJ is.

First thing to do is find out who your target audience is, then take it from there.

Most importantly show that you can build from 0 to 100 during that session so start low energy and build. That way they can see that you can build a set and also know how to warm up. But don't make it just warm up tracks or you will not be noticed. They are looking for talent plain and simple and you need to show that you have it.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by vaes on Feb-01-2004 18:54:

thanks guys

the jury are three persons: a girl who will say or it's a party set and she will see what the dance factor is(0-10)
then there is a dj who will look at the technical side also on a scale (0-10)
and for the final there is an audience that will party during the battle of the top 5.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Feb-01-2004 20:02:

In that case I would start funky and work into uplifting. Don't go for the warm up feel too much as that will probably go against you.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by Tiger777 on Feb-01-2004 20:17:

hmm, A dj contest in everberg... I might be in too
(you've just made a new competitor )