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Posted by wesleysnipez on Jun-25-2008 02:15:

The lobgest gig you ever played

Will I'm just wondering what longest dj gig you ever did because tomorrow I got 14 hour gig tomorrow starting at 12 noon until 2am in morning at a local park here.


Posted by woscar on Jun-25-2008 02:39:

Re: The lobgest gig you ever played

quote:
Originally posted by wesleysnipez
Will I'm just wondering what longest dj gig you ever did because tomorrow I got 14 hour gig tomorrow starting at 12 noon until 2am in morning at a local park here.




Holy crap! That's a long ass gig mate...aren't you shitting your pants?

I remember there was a thread here with tips on how to endure such a long set and not fuck things up.


Posted by ZeJayMan on Jun-25-2008 13:02:

6 hours man. jeez. best of luck. dont bang out the hits too early.


Posted by elFreak on Jun-25-2008 13:07:

if you only play tracks from cadenza you will only need like 30 tracks.


Posted by djsaekone on Jun-25-2008 15:37:

longest ive done was at a house party 5 hours, then the cops came....


Posted by david.michael on Jun-25-2008 15:41:

quote:
Originally posted by djsaekone
longest ive done was at a house party 5 hours, then the cops came....


Ain't that a bitch? Mine's a similar story.

Hell of a party, though. Pics here


Posted by RJT on Jun-25-2008 16:38:

6 to 7 hours, also a house party. Total blast.


Posted by miamitranceman on Jun-25-2008 16:53:

Play the 25 min. version of Gridlock if you gotta go number #2.


Posted by Allied Nations on Jun-25-2008 18:50:

7 hours alone at a club... was heavy!


easily 10++ hours at house parties, on and off with friends etc




worst was when i played 6 hours at an afterhours here.. opening and closing!


130-330 and then from 730-1030


was so fucking tired


Posted by wesleysnipez on Jun-25-2008 19:19:

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
Play the 25 min. version of Gridlock if you gotta go number #2.


quote:
elFreak if you only play tracks from cadenza you will only need like 30 tracks.


Thanks for telling me about those tunes to me because I got 1 hour left to go before I start that marathon lol. Because my friend ringer me into it and all when I only wanted to do 6 to 8 hours at most lol. I had rip Gridlock and 4 Cadenza tunes fast like before I left because I didn't have em thank god to limewire lol. No I'm off to set up the gear so I tell you guys later how it went. Lucky I'm only 1/2 mile away from the park and gear is all loaded.


Posted by Clovis on Jun-25-2008 20:09:

after party b2b with friends from 6am-6pm


Posted by princesultan on Jun-25-2008 20:44:

have my first coming up.....5 hrs (10-3).

anyone know the thread for enduring through a long gig?


Posted by idoru on Jun-25-2008 21:37:

Six hours, alone in my room.


Posted by DJ Patski on Jun-25-2008 23:05:

Five and a half hours


Posted by nefardec on Jun-26-2008 00:17:

7.5 and 6.5 solo, two days back to back

house party


Posted by nchs09 on Jun-26-2008 03:06:

Many Villalobos and Radio Slave tracks.


Posted by wesleysnipez on Jun-27-2008 02:59:

Was a fun day first 7 hours was playing top 20 tunes and other stuff for a carnival. Then played last 6 hours with a outdoor dance club. Best part of it all there was sound engineer at event who had sound system set minus my part so I just had to patch and go. The night lights I used my lights and he had lighting tech run lights because he was also running 2 class 4 RGB Laser 1.6 because you needed certified operator for em. So never needed Gridlock or Cadenza tunes. Because I wasn't told what I be playing until I got there so I was lucky I brang every thing I had for music. I get to do this next year when they do same carnival.


Posted by Nemesis44 on Jun-27-2008 11:46:

Longest single gig was 8 and half hours from 11.30 to 8.00 in the morning. The small hours in the morning are always harder than anything else when playing for such a long time.

Energy drinks, stuff to eat etc.

Make sure you stock up on complex carbohydrates before hand, stuff like whole grain pasta, cereals.

Get a good source of protein e.g. turkey, this has less fat than chicken and also is a good source of ceratonin.

Take Bananas, sun flower seeds, Almonds and other nuts with you. Good for both a source of energy and protein etc for the immune system as thsi is prone to taking a bashing otherwise.

Take a tea spoon of olive oil in the morning with some natural yogurt as this will help lubricate your intestines and give you a good source of energy, and contrary to popular belief, fat is good for you if its the correct type, in this case monounsaturated. Because of the molecular make up of the fat in olive oil, your body is able to put this to better use.
Sunflower oil is technically a better oil for you but don�t use it to cook with as it undergoes more checmical changes due to it being polyunsaturated and has a more �volatile� nature when in contact with heat.

Avoid stupid stuff like redbull and go for the proper isotonic energy drinks.

Make sure you get a good nights sleep before hand.

This would also prepare you well in terms of both recovery from a night out or just simply taking a test at school, would keep you pretty sharp mentally throughout the day.

Hope this helps a little and if you want me to do a proper plan then let me know.
My actual qualification is in Strength and conditioning, Nutrition and physiotherapy so this used to be what I did for a job before I got really bored of treating people who just didn�t want to get better.

Cheers
Nem


Posted by elFreak on Jun-28-2008 05:46:

what he said....























or lots of blow.


Posted by Matt Es on Jul-01-2008 07:22:

i usually do house parties and they get shut down pretty quick... i like to play loud...

longest gig was almost 7 hours i think, it was hell


Posted by nefardec on Jul-01-2008 14:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Matt Es
i usually do house parties and they get shut down pretty quick... i like to play loud...




who doesn't?




man, i absolutely love extended sets.

by the time the 5th hour comes around i'm just totally involved in it and out of my mind, in a delirious state. the time starts to go really quickly and I forget what tracks I've played. Everything becomes more intuitive and instinctive.


Posted by Clovis on Jul-02-2008 00:09:

quote:
Originally posted by nefardec
who doesn't?




man, i absolutely love extended sets.

by the time the 5th hour comes around i'm just totally involved in it and out of my mind, in a delirious state. the time starts to go really quickly and I forget what tracks I've played. Everything becomes more intuitive and instinctive.





you could be there by hour 2 if you drank faster


Posted by nefardec on Jul-02-2008 00:12:

lol definitely

only times ive gone that long tho i was recording so i wanted at least some of it to be listenable


Posted by Clovis on Jul-02-2008 00:16:

quote:
Originally posted by nefardec
lol definitely

only times ive gone that long tho i was recording so i wanted at least some of it to be listenable



I think by hour 3 by myself things get interesting...I seriously begin to run out of newer fresh in my head stuff to play and start experimenting and digging into my case.


Posted by Omega_Blue on Jul-02-2008 00:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis
I think by hour 3 by myself things get interesting...I seriously begin to run out of newer fresh in my head stuff to play and start experimenting and digging into my case.


i agree, i think the way you've been spinning in the beginning dictates completely what you end up throwing on after a couple of hours, whether it's conscious to you or not

many times when i start a mix just for the hell of it, i'll have a transition already devised in my head and i go from there.. so the first few mixes or so i perhaps think too much about what i'm going to play next, whereas an hour or so in it feels more natural and automated. i dunno


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