DJ's: Your taste or the crowd's taste?

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Posted by DJ_Skaya on Jan-18-2003 14:30:

DJ's: Your taste or the crowd's taste?

I've been spinning for a little over a year now, and I haven't gotten much live experience yet, so i was hoping you guys could help me out. When you play live, is your goal to spin what you like and spin it as well as you can, so you can get them to like your music? Or is your goal to bend to the crowds taste as much as much as possible?

Any help would be appreciated by my future fans

Posted by Martin McG on Jan-18-2003 15:00:

well i play trance so i would expect to be playing to a trance audience?! but id say it is more important for the DJ to play FOR the crowd! afterall its them that has payed to have a night out!

Posted by CygnusX on Jan-18-2003 15:25:

I think you're a bad bad dj if you only play what you like and not what the crowd likes.

Posted by jp on Jan-18-2003 16:22:

A DJ is only suppost to play what he likes. Cause if he's good, the people will like the tracks too. And this means he'll have his own style.

If every DJ would play what the crowd wants, most DJ's could start looking for another job.

Posted by Az on Jan-18-2003 16:36:

quote:
Originally posted by CygnusX
I think you're a bad bad dj if you only play what you like and not what the crowd likes.

therefore Montana sucks big hairy donkey cock

Posted by Stuart F on Jan-18-2003 16:43:

Play the tunes you like but base the tune selection on what the crowd want! What I mean is, if the crowd are partial to a bit of hardness, play harder tunes that you like yourself! That way, you'll all be happy!

Posted by CygnusX on Jan-18-2003 16:56:

quote:
Originally posted by jploveparade
A DJ is only suppost to play what he likes. Cause if he's good, the people will like the tracks too. And this means he'll have his own style.

If every DJ would play what the crowd wants, most DJ's could start looking for another job.

I agree that every dj has his/her own style, but when at a party, the deejay should play what the crowd wants. Here in Belgium, you have lots of small parties. Most of the deejays that play there are quite good, but some tend to really suck at choosing the right tracks. They play what they want and sometimes that's completely the opposite of what the audience wants.

Posted by Tsunami One on Jan-18-2003 17:10:

the mark of a good dj is keeping to his style and not let the country he is playing in dictate his style. A few times ive listened to int dj's and thought to myself "i can hear this everyweek @ my local". I think the hole point of seeing a int is that he brings something which the local dj's dont have. different records.

many dj's think they have to change their style just because there playing in different countries, they play well known tracks and dont pull out the gemms from overseas that ppl wanna hear. the new white labels, up and coming artists new releases and their unique track selection are thrown out the window in alot of cases and then drop la la land

on the other hand you dont wanna totaly alienate the audience but i think u will find that most ppl just want them to play how they do in their home country.

Posted by Az on Jan-18-2003 17:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Tsunami One
the mark of a good dj is keeping to his style and not playing what the crowed wants to hear.

good one!

Posted by Tsunami One on Jan-18-2003 17:23:

haha i just read that myself. edit.

Posted by KoreanDJ on Jan-18-2003 19:11:

half and half sounds good

Stevek

Posted by amit on Jan-18-2003 19:18:

about your taste. your own style. but its all about how you program your set! thats what really counts.

you play ur style...and u make the crowd like ur style

Posted by Arsalan on Jan-18-2003 21:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart F
Play the tunes you like but base the tune selection on what the crowd want! What I mean is, if the crowd are partial to a bit of hardness, play harder tunes that you like yourself! That way, you'll all be happy!

i agree with stuart

Posted by Spad on Jan-18-2003 22:45:

What the crowd likes.

But then, you should only be playing to a crowd who you know will like what you like.

So what you like.

Posted by benfica88 on Jan-20-2003 02:27:

ok, here's my view:

1- if your a uknown dj play what the crowd likes
2- if your a famous dj play what you like, cause eventually everyone will like it

Posted by vano on Jan-20-2003 03:08:

quote:
Originally posted by benfica88
ok, here's my view:

1- if your a uknown dj play what the crowd likes
2- if your a famous dj play what you like, cause eventually everyone will like it

BINGO

Posted by Dave Albert on Jan-20-2003 04:46:

I feel you should play what you like. If you have good taste, then the crowd will also like what you like. Being unique and up-to-date is also very important.

Adjust your set to the crowd if you wanna keep the energy up or bring it down, but I don't think you should adjust your set too much as to spin something you don't like.

Posted by Rhythm on Jan-20-2003 05:10:

read the crowd, but also play what you love

Posted by Rhythm on Jan-20-2003 05:11:

Posted by on Jan-20-2003 10:11:

depends on the crowd really. Some crowds will expect you to play exactly the same shti u played last week, and if u try something new, they dont know whats going.. and that sux.
but usually i like to play alot of nu shit every week.. so im not sure wether the crowd likes it or not. but if they do they do if they dont.. i stil get paid

Posted by obs on Jan-21-2003 03:14:

you start with what the crowd wants and once you get them all bumpin it, you go into more of what you like. if you can't get the crowd in tune to your tracks, you will always be just an average deejay (but obviously, i don't mean playing metal to a techno crowd, etc.).

if you just play what the crowd wants, you might as well tell them to get a fucking jukebox.