Ever have one of those "on" days?

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Posted by Psionic on Apr-14-2005 02:24:

Ever have one of those "on" days?

I'd definitely consider myself a beginner DJ, and I know some basics with beatmatching. But just now I landed every beatmatch I tried at first and I was mixing pretty sweet. Here's my mini-tracklist:

Perasma - Swing 2 Harmony
Nicholas Bennison & Micah - Fueled (Original Mix)
Hiratzka & Kazell - Reaction (Future Funk Remix)
Cass - Kenjin (Cass Mix)
PQM - You Are Sleeping (PQM meets Luke Chable Dub Pass)

Posted by Mike Vicious on Apr-14-2005 02:33:

Good job! Theres definitely on day's, and i know FOR SURE there is off day's as well hehe

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Apr-14-2005 02:35:

and sometimes, you get too many off days.

Posted by Allied Nations on Apr-14-2005 03:13:

Re: Ever have one of those "on" days?

quote:
Originally posted by TruffleShuffle
I'd definitely consider myself a beginner DJ, and I know some basics with beatmatching. But just now I landed every beatmatch I tried at first and I was mixing pretty sweet. Here's my mini-tracklist:

Perasma - Swing 2 Harmony
Nicholas Bennison & Micah - Fueled (Original Mix)
Hiratzka & Kazell - Reaction (Future Funk Remix)
Cass - Kenjin (Cass Mix)
PQM - You Are Sleeping (PQM meets Luke Chable Dub Pass)

oh dude, i feel you

i was having a hell of a day yesterday, i went fuckin mad!

Set Me Free (Kid ALex Remix) - Jam & Spoon (perfect intro track!!)
Ghosttrack (blackstrobe remix) - Tiefschwarz
Milkshake (Tiefschwarz Remix) - Kelis

this electro ness went on for some time, and we moved into electro house, then electro progish stuff, it was beautiful.

Posted by Joost on Apr-14-2005 13:05:

That last track by PQM, very nice!

Posted by sandstorm03 on Apr-14-2005 13:08:

Re: Ever have one of those "on" days?

Posted by djtrinity on Apr-15-2005 10:21:

thats what we call "being in the zone"

Posted by LeiWM06 on Apr-15-2005 14:13:

soon you'll be able to beat match by instinct...

Posted by WeasiL on Apr-15-2005 14:14:

Man I havent really had a good "on" day in a while, probably because I've been stressed out recently. It's really all about your frame of mind when you step up to the decks. If your pumped and want to spin your sets will reflect that and the opposite holds true as well.

Posted by Dhagor on Apr-15-2005 14:31:

yeah. most definately there are 'off' and 'on' days. switching yourself to 'on' mode can be made with little preparations. i sure hope im 'on' tonight when i go to a really important gig for myself.

Posted by webbie on Apr-15-2005 14:34:

Congrats man, you really had a on-day if you managed to mix "You are sleeping", that must be one of the most fucked up tracks to mix.

I have a on-day at lunch time everyday, i dont get it, at lunch everything floats but after that, its all a matter of fate.

Posted by Timski on Apr-16-2005 01:32:

Ahh I just had a very "on" morning just finished having a play then for about an hour...

Times like these you wish you had recorded it...

Posted by RJT on Apr-16-2005 05:35:

Man, it feels like I haven't had an "on" day in forever... Lately it seems like no matter what happens in a set I always have at least one major trainwreck rendering a recorded set virtually worthless...

What's even worse is that I've been have some really "on" mixes, like shit I've never really tried before (3, 4 decks at once, Ableton shit) and have it come off running pretty smooth but then I'll ruin the next four by having my phrasing off by like 4, 8, or 16 beats, which just leave that little space where you hear the beat drop out (Or whatever change it is) that just sounds swkward. When it comes down to it, maybe it's not things that the crowd is really noticing, but man sometimes the littlest shit that I can hear, even if NO ONE else can, bothers me more than anything.

I guess maybe I'm not trainwrecking as much or as bad as I think, but I'm definitely stuggling to find my way back to where I know my potential lies...

Cheers,

RJT

Posted by Nyquist_Theorem on Apr-19-2005 13:26:

definitely on and off days. i find that, some nights, a single beer will put me 'off' for the night. which is a pity considering how much i like beer.

Posted by bass.exe on Apr-19-2005 13:33:

been having an "off" 2 weeks... I pray that it comes back to me

Posted by chesco on Apr-19-2005 14:31:

I find that I get a few weeks where I nail everything and all I want to do is play on the decks. I end up playing on my decks so much that I get sick of it and slowly but surely my mixing turns to shit for a further 2 weeks, then grdually it comes back to me if I cut down my turntable time.

I think it's cos I've outgrown the bedroom enviroment and it bores me to just go in and mix for long periods of time without anyone there to appreciate it.

I've got my first 2 gigs coming up in May so hopefully i'll be able to perform well enough to keep getting gigs and I can leave the bedroom dj'ing behind.

Posted by RJT on Apr-19-2005 15:49:

quote:
Originally posted by chesco
I think it's cos I've outgrown the bedroom enviroment and it bores me to just go in and mix for long periods of time without anyone there to appreciate it.

I've got my first 2 gigs coming up in May so hopefully i'll be able to perform well enough to keep getting gigs and I can leave the bedroom dj'ing behind.

Man, I hope I never outgrow the love of DJ'ing for no one... I have to admit, playing for a crowd > playing alone, but even after a few years I still just lose myself in the music every time I spin... well until I trainwreck something, after all it's kind of hard to get down to the sound of "Trainwreck in B minor..."

I think the bedroom is like the DJ's laboratory, maybe I'm wrong, but I still think that even if I did start playing out extremely regularly (4+ times per month I guess, seems like an arbitrary number, but meh) the place where I'd take the most initial risks is right at home...

Posted by ieko on Apr-19-2005 17:07:

I've noticed my big "ON" days come when I'm really frustrated with something other than music. It's a really nice outlet.. I can go for hours when I'm in that mood.

Posted by jupiterone on Apr-20-2005 00:18:

i just had one of those on days right now.

Portishead - Roads (Sultan & Greek Remix)
Tiesto - Nyana
Mark Norman - Overkill
Tiesto - Flight 643
Tiesto - Flight 643 (Loves on Fire)
Timo Maas - Ubik (The Dance)
Armin Van Buuren - Sunburn
Ridgewalkers - Find

^Awkward set..but the damn thing had an amazing flow to it.

Posted by dj_lane on Apr-20-2005 02:30:

off days are common place, but when you have an On day, be sure to have the recorder on.

Posted by on Apr-20-2005 03:56:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_lane
off days are common place, but when you have an On day, be sure to have the recorder on.

You should know, that if your having an on day, it usually won't get recorded. hahaha Atleast that how it happens with me..

Posted by dj_lane on Apr-21-2005 01:26:

quote:
Originally posted by J:\Digital
You should know, that if your having an on day, it usually won't get recorded. hahaha Atleast that how it happens with me..

ohh, yes, it happens to me too