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[VIDEO] --- Saturday Night Was Amazing!!!

Woohoo... As many of you know, I'm resident DJ at Queen Mary on Saturdays. The music we play there is a lot of Spanish Rock & Trance and a little bit of hip hop. The club usually pulls about 1000 people, and we have commercials on Super Estrella 107.1. It's not your typical EDM club, but our crowd (90% Hispanic) likes Trance. Off course we have to play some commercial stuff too.

Anyhow, this past Sat. we sold out. As I was doing my set (prime time), a guest violinist showed up. And Bam! She began playing the violin over my set! I felt like Tiesto In Concert! hahaha That was awesome. The crowd loved it.

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Than, when she was done, I played for like 30 more minutes and MARK LEWIS (Interstate) showed up and did an amazing house set. He played a lot of mainstream stuff, but he had too. Our crowd is mainstream. But it was amazing regardless and the crowd loved it. If you guys want something different than your typical Hollywood club, come over. I always have a guestlist. Oh one more thing... GIRLS!!! There's TONS OF HOT GIRLS all over the place!

We also have Paul Oakenfold, Christopher Lawrence, and DJ Dan coming up. Those nights should be fun too.

Here's video of me DJing and the girl playing the violin.

That's pretty cool. If she was in key it would have been even better

Joking aside, that place is PACKED!! Woody In Concert 2007, imo

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I felt like Tiesto In Concert! hahaha

Woo hoo!

looks rad

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Originally posted by dj_bas That's pretty cool. If she was in key it would have been even better Joking aside, that place is PACKED!! Woody In Concert 2007, imo

hahaha I agree, but hey, I didnt know she was going to be performing until 10 minutes before she went on. And I was just playing random tracks! hahaha


Here's the tracklisting for some of the EDM sets. Remember, this club is not ment to be Spundae, Avalon, or Giant. We are more mainstream, but fun! hehehe

DJ Woody Set 1
1.- Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemoller Remix)
2.- Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back (Remix)
2.- Sasha - Xpander
4.- Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (Diffusion Remix)
5.- Nailin & Kane - Open Your Eyes (Bush II Bush 2005 Remix)
6.- Robot Needs Oil - Volta (Oliver Giacomotto Remix)
7.- James Talk - Wiggle Wiggle Shake Shake (Funkagenda Remix)
8.- Enanitos Verdes - Lamento Boliviano (DJ Woody Remix)
9.- Paulina Rubio - Ni Una Sola Palabra (Alejandro Perez Remix)
10.- Mana - Labios Compartidos (DJ Alfonso Remix)
11.- Soda Estereo - Musica Ligera (DJ Caos Remix)


DJ Woody Set 2
1.- C&C Music Factory - Rob Boriquas Anthem (Latin House)
2.- El Presidente - Cafe Con Leche (Baka Boyz Mix)
3.- Tiesto - Traffic
4.- Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Sweeping Strings Mix)
5.- Sergio Mendez- Magalenha (Vinello Remix)
6.- Molotov - Puto (Mijangos Hard Remix)
7.- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (1996 Remix)
8.- New Order - Blue Monday

Mark Lewis
1.- Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (??? Remix)
2.- Deep Dish - Party All The Time
3.- Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back (Mark Lewis Remix)
4.- ID
5.- ID
6.- ID
7.- ID
8.- The Killers - Mr Brightside (Thin White Duke Remix) (Hehehe I played it to end Mark's Set and switch music formats)

Man and I thought it was yuck when I played 1 Beyonce remix at Mi Piace...



2.- Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back (Remix)
2.- Sasha - Xpander


D00d wtf

Ok, the other DJ really wanted to show me his remix of Sexy Back, so I gave him a chance to play it. It was good, but I really wanted to hear Xpander on a LOUD system. So I cut his song right away. Hahaha And because Xpander is kinda mellow and not exactly too mainstream, I had to switch it up to even more mainstream quickly! haha

I would never play this much mainstream at Spundae or to a 100% EDM crowd. I do play some mainstream songs from time to time, but not this many! hahaha

ATRC!!! i still love this baby!

Looks fun will have to check it out soon

that first video sounds like a fucking lamb is getting slaughtered...

mainstream or not judging from those T/L's, a woman with menopause has more flow than that

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Originally posted by MindShifter that first video sounds like a fucking lamb is getting slaughtered... mainstream or not judging from those T/L's, a woman with menopause has more flow than that

vids aren't loading for me though

whats up with that playlist??? sasha, paulina rubio and mana in the same set??? and then molotov?? you're loco woody. i want to hear your remix of lamento boliviano, i like that song!!!

cool vids btw

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Originally posted by MindShifter that first video sounds like a fucking lamb is getting slaughtered... mainstream or not judging from those T/L's, a woman with menopause has more flow than that

You are entitled to your opinion, but if you were there, you would've known why this tracklisting makes sense. This tracklisting is geared more toward people that don't go out to your average Avalon, or Spundae. This crowd likes to sing out loud. That's why there's dance remixes of Spanish Rock & Top 40 in there.

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Originally posted by DjWoody You are entitled to your opinion, but if you were there, you would've known why this tracklisting makes sense. This tracklisting is geared more toward people that don't go out to your average Avalon, or Spundae. This crowd likes to sing out loud. That's why there's dance remixes of Spanish Rock & Top 40 in there.

Woody don't worry about the haters,

Hey some people like playing in front of a big crowd and making sure the crowd is pleased, some people get together with their friends and play stuff they like and pretend they are a famous duo...hehe

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Originally posted by DjWoody Ok, the other DJ really wanted to show me his remix of Sexy Back, so I gave him a chance to play it. It was good, but I really wanted to hear Xpander on a LOUD system. So I cut his song right away. Hahaha And because Xpander is kinda mellow and not exactly too mainstream, I had to switch it up to even more mainstream quickly! haha

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Originally posted by DjWoody You are entitled to your opinion, but if you were there, you would've known why this tracklisting makes sense. This tracklisting is geared more toward people that don't go out to your average Avalon, or Spundae. This crowd likes to sing out loud. That's why there's dance remixes of Spanish Rock & Top 40 in there.

so you're going to sit there and tell me those T/L's had flow? c'mon.

you said for yourself you "wanted to hear xpander on a big system" so you play it out of some remix of sexy back that you let some other dj drop? which you then admit that it was "kinda mellow" so you had to switch it up.

surely one can satisfy the "mainstream" crowd and still retain some dignity as a dj and actually play a set that flows regardless of the crowd.

Its a question of audience. Yeah the tracklist is gonna look shit to us, we're EDM fans, we know better. But you have to play for the party and in this case, it looks like you delivered what they wanted, no matter how icky that result may be


I've had to play such sets before, although sans Tiesto and Spanish Rock...and its fun, its a challenge keeping energy levels good with stuff you dont normally play.

Awesome Woody!

8.- Enanitos Verdes - Lamento Boliviano (DJ Woody Remix)


this one must be hott

A violinest playing over Traffic like that is worse than those conga drummers that come in and ruin sets.

I would have been throwing eggs at her if I could, me thinks, lol.

I just find it annoying more than anything....but that's what _I_ think.

I think a DJ should be able to read his crowd and play to the crowd. That videos crowd you cant really waste time educating people with minimal techno or tech house or the latest Tigerskin track. I think the tracklist fits the environment it was played in. I saw a couple doin some merengue/salsa dancing to trance music.

Looked like a fun party...I rather go to a party full of nubs than a party full of jaded and fickle edm "pros". Thats why I like Vanguard rite now. Its a good mix of hardcore crowd and people who seem to be new to partyin out at a EDM club, which always brings a good vibe.

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Originally posted by MoBreakz I think a DJ should be able to read his crowd and play to the crowd. That videos crowd you cant really waste time educating people with minimal techno or tech house or the latest Tigerskin track. I think the tracklist fits the environment it was played in. I saw a couple doin some merengue/salsa dancing to trance music. Looked like a fun party...I rather go to a party full of nubs than a party full of jaded and fickle edm "pros". Thats why I like Vanguard rite now. Its a good mix of hardcore crowd and people who seem to be new to partyin out at a EDM club, which always brings a good vibe.

You took the words out of my mouth! Thats exactly how I feel. That's why I have more fun djing at these parties than parting at most EDM Events. People in the EDM scene are too hardcore and they don't enjoy it as much because they're worring too much. At these parties the energy is amazing, people are super friendly, and they're not all cracked out. I'm not about to do a set like I do at Spundae at this event, people would leave the dancefloor in a heart beat.

My favorite crowd is still Tiesto in Tijuana and Rosarito. That crowd is awesome!

personally I would have told the violinist to fuck off until she could keep in actual time with the beat of the music. her sense of rhythm is fucking terrible.

and then I probably still would have told her to stfu, because it doesn't sound good. I'm sort of an elitist snob when it comes to orchestral stuff, and this just screams "wannabe" to me.

But i'm glad you had a good time. And it sounds like the crowd enjoyed it.

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Originally posted by DjWoody You took the words out of my mouth! Thats exactly how I feel. That's why I have more fun djing at these parties than parting at most EDM Events. People in the EDM scene are too hardcore and they don't enjoy it as much because they're worring too much. I'm not about to do a set like I do at Spundae at this event, people would leave the dancefloor in a heart beat. My favorite crowd is still Tiesto in Tijuana and Rosarito. That crowd is awesome!

I dont see why you guys have to have two extreme views though Can't there be a middle ground? Does every party have to be a bunch of uneducated masses of people who all just want to hear "that one song I heard a million times and know it by heart OMG" I would get bored playing to these people every night...they just want to hear the same shit over and over...

And why is anyone who really loves EDM and follows the DJs they like automatically "jaded and fickle"? Too hardcore? lol As for the "cracked out" assholes...stop going to Avalon You havn't been to very many great clubs around the world aye? Yeah theres people on drugs, but thats not to say other parties dont have their share of abusers...drunks/cokeheads etc. I'm pretty sure there are still great EDM clubs around where people are friendly and care about the music.

I played to an older, loungy type crowd at Mi Piace a few weeks back, and while I did drop some more popular stuff, I played mostly good house tracks and managed to keep everyone interested and dancing without going too far off the deep end with stuff like "As The Rush Comes"


Imo, its all about context and who you're playing for. I think, given the right crowd, even if they arent 100% into house or trance, if you set them up right, and ease them into it, they will find themselves dancing. Its all about maintaining energy levels and keeping people on that ride...

/ 2 cents

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Hey some people like playing in front of a big crowd and making sure the crowd is pleased, some people get together with their friends and play stuff they like and pretend they are a famous duo...hehe

Ohh aren't you clever

Isn't this the same crowd you were questioning the major EDM promoters about why don't they promote to these crowds? Well, from the way you make it sound like....they would end up hating the music at Spundae/Giant/etc.

And as much as you are there to please the crowd, it's also a time where you can educate the crowd as well. I'm not saying that means you can't play the big anthems like the crowd likes, but it does mean you can play a track here or there that you love and you think they could get into...then if the crowd does like that track, chances are someone is going to come up to you asking what it was...and whala, that person is educated. And from there he or she can tell his or her friends about the track...and whala, more people are educated. And as they attend more and more events where they are educated more bit by bit, it could get to the point of that person going, "I wonder where I can go to hear lots more of this type of stuff..."

Honestly, it's how a lot of people do get deep into EDM. But in the end, it's up to you. Playing the safe card....and no one can fault you at that if you want to insure future bookings with the promoter you played for.

Dave

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