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when a dj plays a set....

what is he/she actually doing? i just started listening to this type of music and when looking at set lists, i see that they just play a lot of other peoples songs. i know he has to transition between songs since they use different discs, but do they do anything else during the songs? i just got back from ibiza and i really liked the music they were playing the clubs, so i'm just trying to learn a little bit about what goes on.

well what you got already is the basic idea. dj's simply transition between songs...but then they can also add different effects or edit the music live...lots of things you can do...

Lot of things...

Lot of things actually - varies from DJ to DJ. There are scratches, mutes, announcements, pep-up-the-crowd, and Music, of course.

DJing looks jazzy - but I can tell you, it aint easy. You have a new(different) crowd to pep up everyday.

Regards
Anuj

You must make a Jesus pose to be a true DJ.

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Originally posted by UWM You must make a Jesus pose to be a true DJ.

Even that takes years of practice!

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Originally posted by UWM You must make a Jesus pose to be a true DJ.

Yup, DJ = Doing tha Jesus.

As opposed to a producer, which equals Pirating Reason Obviously Does Ultimately Create Extraordinary Rubbish.

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Originally posted by basd Yup, DJ = Doing tha Jesus. As opposed to a producer, which equals Pirating Reason Obviously Does Ultimately Create Extraordinary Rubbish.

True dat! I sift through so much crap when browsing Beatport and EDMDigital!

The better deejays imo tailor their sets to the country and crowd they play. Seems lots of progressive deejays, when they play toronto, play hard and the crowds seem to love it, cept Lavelle's last performance, GU026 minus a song

LOL at the Jesus pose. Armin and Ferry should be lynched for this

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Originally posted by torontotrance The better deejays imo tailor their sets to the country and crowd they play. Seems lots of progressive deejays, when they play toronto, play hard and the crowds seem to love it, cept Lavelle's last performance, GU026 minus a song

I think some of the best DJ's are those who can find a sound that fits the atmosphere of the venue/club/event...

Lawler/Sasha nailed it here in LA at Avalon...

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Originally posted by basd Yup, DJ = Doing tha Jesus. As opposed to a producer, which equals Pirating Reason Obviously Does Ultimately Create Extraordinary Rubbish.

roflmfao

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Originally posted by torontotrance The better deejays imo tailor their sets to the country and crowd they play. Seems lots of progressive deejays, when they play toronto, play hard and the crowds seem to love it, cept Lavelle's last performance, GU026 minus a song

i really hear both sides of this. i'm indifferent but i hear a lot of people and promoters complain when a prog DJ comes in and plays slower and deeper because thats what the town/city is known for(boston, san diego, etc). most promoters feel they bring in that DJ to spread a different sound to the city.

Then i hear DJ's talk all the time that it can take 5 or 6 tracks before they can really understand where the crowd is coming from.

both sides make sense, who wants to bring a DJ who sounds like they've DJ'd in that city their whole life, but then again who wants a DJ who doesn't cater to the crowd?

i did a thread on this in another forum ages ago....something like

A DJ needs to do 4 things:

1) technical ability - being able to use the equipment. anything to do with making the sound - beatmatching, scratching, etc.
2) aquiring the records - knowing where to get the music you want to play.
3) imagination - putting something unique into every set, so it's not just "playing other peoples records". related to 1)
4) possibly most important - READING THE CROWD. knowing when to speedup, slowdown, change style, build the energy up, keep the energy up, and when to do what every person in the world can do - play the TUNE and make the crowd go ballistic.

cuz anyone can play cern - the message. building the crowd up for half an hour, then blowing the roof off by playing cern, is different.


then there's producing.

Re: when a dj plays a set....

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Originally posted by al asad i know he has to transition between songs since they use different discs, but do they do anything else during the songs?.

some do lines of 'caine.

Take a look as some of James Zabiela's videos. He does amazing stuff. Namely the video of him at Aria.
http://edmm.ca/index.php?option=com...parent=category

Also, some cool videos of stuff with the CDJ1000s:
http://www.renaissanceuk.com/DoinMo...f/MadStuff.html

thanks for all the explanations and video links. i'll see if i can download them w/out our I.T. department noiticing. they are being some bastards when it comes to downloading stuff lately.

Do any of you know where i can find some of the Van Dyk live sets?
Is there a place where you can download or buy them? i've got a couple of the cream amnesia sets and they are making the days go by a lot quicker.

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Originally posted by al asad thanks for all the explanations and video links. i'll see if i can download them w/out our I.T. department noiticing. they are being some bastards when it comes to downloading stuff lately. Do any of you know where i can find some of the Van Dyk live sets? Is there a place where you can download or buy them? i've got a couple of the cream amnesia sets and they are making the days go by a lot quicker.

never never buy livesets.
Those people who sell them on ebay are pure gimps.

As for downloads, check out the livesets page accessible from www.tranceaddict.com (New tracks > Livestes)

that's the type of stuff i was looking for. thanks

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Originally posted by al asad that's the type of stuff i was looking for. thanks

many other livesets can be torrented off www.themixingbowl.org

cheers.

also check out www.djmixes2k.com

theres a 4 day waiting period after you sign up before you can dl the torrents but its worth the wait

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Originally posted by UWM You must make a Jesus pose to be a true DJ.

do you have to have the same stylist as Stuart Smalley too?

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