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Importance in DJ'ing
So, as a DJ, what do you feel is the most important aspect of it all?
- pleasing the crowd?
- smooth mixing?
- track selection?
- advanced dj'ing (looping, effects, etc.)?
- anything else I obviously missed
I don't if this makes any sense, but if it did, I'd have to choose 'pleasing the crowd' first and fore-most.
Re: Importance in DJ'ing
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| Originally posted by R.j. - track selection |
making the crowd dance
which can encompass all of those :-P
you need to have a good look at the crowd and capture them (Spiritualy) in the palm of your hands and apply your wisdom in the decks, technicaly everything should come to play
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| Originally posted by R.j. - pleasing the crowd? |
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Most of the time the crowd sucks so fuck em. But I guess that has more to do with picking your gigs wisely.
I always say track selection, track selection, track selection.
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| Originally posted by R.j. - smooth mixing - track selection |
Doing a Jesus pose must be a part of each dj's set.
track selection
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playing tracks u know will work well together, hopefully will bring smooth mixing naturally and "rock the crowd" at the same time
Pleasing the crowd.
i have said this plenty of times but i'm saying it again, track selection goes before mixing.
you can have the smoothest mixing skills ever (even to a digweed level) but if your trackselection is bad, your mixing isn't going help you one bit.
Pleasing the crowd is the most important by far, and make it look like your'e enjoying yourself, don't just stand there mixing with your head down the whole time ignoring the crowd.
After that comes track selection, which is important for pleasing the crowd. Don't try to educate them by playing progressive or minimal tracks if all the crowd want to do is shout 'choon!' and wave their hands in the air, because it won't work.
Your mixing doesn't need to be smooth, as long as it sounds good and keeps the crowd dancing, its a good mix.
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| Originally posted by montana i have said this plenty of times but i'm saying it again, track selection goes before mixing. you can have the smoothest mixing skills ever (even to a digweed level) but if your trackselection is bad, your mixing isn't going help you one bit. |
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| Originally posted by montana i have said this plenty of times but i'm saying it again, track selection goes before mixing. you can have the smoothest mixing skills ever (even to a digweed level) but if your trackselection is bad, your mixing isn't going help you one bit. |
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| Originally posted by Alex I agree. On the other hand it's an insult to the people there if you show up and fuck up your mixing cause you don't give a shit about it. |
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| Originally posted by Transfusion Doing a Jesus pose must be a part of each dj's set. |
Pleasing the crowd/track selection basically goes hand in hand
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| Originally posted by R.j. - pleasing the crowd? - 55% - smooth mixing? - 23% - track selection? - 20% - advanced dj'ing (looping, effects, etc.)? - 2% |
track selection which to me also incls reading the crowd. adjust your track selection according to what the crowd is feeling
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| Originally posted by Alex I agree. On the other hand it's an insult to the people there if you show up and fuck up your mixing cause you don't give a shit about it. |
track selection 100%, everything else is just bonus. I'd rather hear a DJ who plays good tracks and doesn't mix them at all than one who mixes flawlessly and plays crap.
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| Originally posted by montana well, fatboy slim & nick warren are terrible at mixing, but are where they are today because they have good trackselection. |
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| Originally posted by montana i have said this plenty of times but i'm saying it again, track selection goes before mixing. you can have the smoothest mixing skills ever (even to a digweed level) but if your trackselection is bad, your mixing isn't going help you one bit. |
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| Originally posted by the_gamemaster Pleasing the crowd is the most important by far, and make it look like your'e enjoying yourself, don't just stand there mixing with your head down the whole time ignoring the crowd. After that comes track selection, which is important for pleasing the crowd. Don't try to educate them by playing progressive or minimal tracks if all the crowd want to do is shout 'choon!' and wave their hands in the air, because it won't work. Your mixing doesn't need to be smooth, as long as it sounds good and keeps the crowd dancing, its a good mix. |
breaking records/track selection
a deejay doesn't play records, he transforms them in the mix and in the order in which they are played, and based on crowd vibes, etc
there's really no one thing that is the most important - everything is an essential skill that adds to the night. for instance, sometimes smooth mixing is needed to keep people dancing and energy levels high. other times a cut or a jarring moment can be exactly what is needed. but at all times it's the record bag which makes the dj. i don't even listen to mixes if i recognize too many things, it's no fun. although it is fun when a DJ takes a well known track and makes it his own.
pleasing the crowd is a result of a dj's skill, not necessarily a dj's responsibility.
i saw francois k play with theo parish at deep space nyc the other day and it was one of the most incredible dj performances i've ever seen. he manages to weave experimental jazz, psychedelic rock, underground disco, deep house, tribal house, hard techno, and acid into this monster of a set which writhes and wriggles and carries you up and down on a massive deep trip. it would be acid trax on one minute and literally the next was downtempo jazz or even trip hop. fucking insane. he had the crowd the entire night
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| Originally posted by nefardec breaking records/track selection a deejay doesn't play records, he transforms them in the mix and in the order in which they are played, and based on crowd vibes, etc there's really no one thing that is the most important - everything is an essential skill that adds to the night. for instance, sometimes smooth mixing is needed to keep people dancing and energy levels high. other times a cut or a jarring moment can be exactly what is needed. but at all times it's the record bag which makes the dj. i don't even listen to mixes if i recognize too many things, it's no fun. although it is fun when a DJ takes a well known track and makes it his own. pleasing the crowd is a result of a dj's skill, not necessarily a dj's responsibility. i saw francois k play with theo parish at deep space nyc the other day and it was one of the most incredible dj performances i've ever seen. he manages to weave experimental jazz, psychedelic rock, underground disco, deep house, tribal house, hard techno, and acid into this monster of a set which writhes and wriggles and carries you up and down on a massive deep trip. it would be acid trax on one minute and literally the next was downtempo jazz or even trip hop. fucking insane. he had the crowd the entire night |
that particular (june 4th) one unfortunately is not 
but you can stream other mixes here. the most recent is from a month ago.
juan atkins will be playing with fk on july 2nd which should be crazed too gonna be BIG FUN
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