What do you think of the tracklist I'll be playing in a party ??

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Posted by `|r[On]eD on Dec-20-2001 03:57:

What do you think of the tracklist I'll be playing in a party ??

There will be a party here in Brazil and I'll be playing in it. I am going to represent the trance scene. There will be people representing all kind of electronic music scenes.

This will be my tracklist (40min) :-

Gouryella - Tenshi (a good radio edit)
William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Rmx)
Transa - Supernova
DJ Mind-X - Voyage
Iio - Rapture (Riva Rmx)
Paul Van Dyk - Beautiful Place (Airwave Radio Mix)
Rank 1 - Airwave

What do you think of it ?? Will be I representing the trance scene well here in Brazil ?

Lots of anthens and new stuff, and I am going to mix all them !!

Any answer will be apreciated !!

Posted by tranceDJ on Dec-20-2001 04:21:

Hm...first of all its tough to do a trance set in 40min. I think you may have too many "anthems" in there too. Maybe you would want to change the tracks around a bit so you build up to something big ("adagio for strings" or "tenshi").

Overall it'll get the place jumping even though people may become a bit bored. Planning your whole tracklist before a party isn't that good either. You should plan on playing 1 or 2 songs and pick the others based on the vibe of the party and what kind of trance the crowd is receiving well.

Hope this helps!

Posted by Excite on Dec-20-2001 04:56:

quote:
Originally posted by tranceDJ
You should plan on playing 1 or 2 songs and pick the others based on the vibe of the party and what kind of trance the crowd is receiving well.

Hope this helps!

Actually i kinda like making a setlist and practicing that...but it always good to improvise.

one question |r[On]eD...r u spinniing cd's or vinyl?

Posted by dOgMa55 on Dec-20-2001 06:16:

Why are you mixin radio edits?

Posted by helm on Dec-20-2001 08:33:

The songs are all brilliant, but I think you've got to many anthems for only 40 minutes. Add Riva - Stringer f.e. a great track between two anthems! And one of my favourites!

Greetz, Helm

Posted by justin on Dec-20-2001 08:38:

i wish these japanese djs played some trance

Posted by tu_face on Dec-20-2001 10:37:

justin: go listen to tokunaga

Posted by xenderz on Dec-20-2001 12:29:

i'm always against the idea of preparing a tracklist before hand.

its just like playing a pre-made Mixed Cd in front of the crowd.

A good dj always work with the crowd. once the crowd gives all hyped up and stuff, he might drop a killa track or slow down the tempo etc. depending on the situation.

Livesets is just like a roller-coaster ride. u go up and down ....
you cant keep going up and play all the anthems. that would tire out/or bore the crowd quickly.

Posted by SeeK on Dec-20-2001 13:25:

ok, what u guys dont get is that this guy is representing trance...so he cant just put 2 anthems and rest tracks that ppl will just chill out too... As someone said, y they all radio edits?? I think u should put "Push - Universal Nation" in there somewhere...
And a prepared tracklist never works... never worked for me, u always change something... just go out there and play to the vibe like everyone else said.

Posted by Kia Kaha on Dec-20-2001 16:05:

Well I like your set |r[On]eD ... I think it rules ... except I'd maybe swop the order of Rapture and Barber's Adagio. You're obviously not gonna have a chance to create much of a build up or a vibe in a 40 minute set, but to me Barber's Adagio is like the most peak-time heinously uplifting thing I've ever heard, so everything else you play afterwards would kinda be an anticlimax if you know what I mean.

Also, could you tell us what musical style the DJ in front of you is gonna be spinning? If it's something atrocious like UK Garage or hip hop then you're going to find it hard to blend it seamlessly into something like Tenshi ... I think maybe if you could find out beforehand what the other guy's last record will be, then your life will be made a lot easier ... otherwise take along a couple of records with atmospheric-type openings without too many beats, so you can fade the other one into it and it won't sound like a total abortion. Something like Aria - Dido (AvB mix)??

Posted by trintiy on Dec-20-2001 16:28:

I second what most people have said already, if your going to plan your set out in advance, you might as well just record it at your house and stick it on at the event, either way your not really Djing for the crowd.

Second you have way to many anthems, Alot of young Dj's make the mistake of doing this, an anthem should be dropped when no one's really expecting it, but they're waiting for it in anticipation, you build up to it, tease them alittle, then drop an anthem. IMO in a 40 min set you only need one. And just because a song is not an anthem does not mean it's boring or it's a track people will chill out to! There are tons of songs out there that rock, and are not considered anthems

Posted by torontotrance on Dec-20-2001 16:31:

Damnit.........i never understand why ppl plan sets out in advance.......get the feel of the crowd and play whatever records you feel fit that. Drop whatever.........forget the anthems.....unless you want to be known as an anthem dj.

Posted by xenderz on Dec-20-2001 17:57:

hmm..how about listening to tiesto's magik 6 ???
he had a playlist for this set.(because he had to get the copyright before the recording)

study how he puts his tracks, from progressive to uplifting to whatever...etc....

Posted by Lost on Dec-20-2001 18:04:

as everybody says it's best to just feel the crowd. and i agree that having barber's adagio for strings so early will probably just kill the rest of the set. if i had to play those tracks in 40 minutes i would structure it like this

iio - rapture (riva mix)
rank 1 - airwave
pvd - beautiful place
gouryella - tenshi
william orbit - barber's adagio for strings
transa - supernova

i don't know where i would place dj mind-x cuz i never heard it. this way you start out grooving, slowly build, peak, finish strong with supernova. hell yeah. oh yeah and do you spin vinyl or cd's as someone else asked. and if it's vinyl, do you know of a place i can get me a copy of supernova? i've been looking all over for that track. it's killer! good luck with the show mate. cheers!

lost

Posted by Lost on Dec-20-2001 18:06:

quote:
Originally posted by xenderz
hmm..how about listening to tiesto's magik 6 ???
he had a playlist for this set.(because he had to get the copyright before the recording)

study how he puts his tracks, from progressive to uplifting to whatever...etc....

there is a difference between playing live and playing for a recording. recordings are fixed, planned sets where you don't play for people, per se. live sets are unplanned because you have to see how the crowd reacts to the tracks you drop. there is no crowd in a recording studio so you focus on the set that is planned to tell a story to the listener. hope this clears up any confusion. cheers!

lost