ive seen djs just standing there, head down all the way through their mix, not even got a smile on their face. i think djs should be as responsive to the crowd and interact with the crowd as much as possible. what do you think? any examples of djs that do this?


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that's what i like about max graham, whe he likes the tune he's putting down, you know it
and he's always interecting with the crowd...

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Ill agree, DJs who do nothing(like Sandra Collins when I saw her) blow nuts. Others like Jules, who only prayed and Yelled OI w/out a mic are awesome(i dunno why, but him praying to us go us into it!) My fave DJ for getting into it is a local Anthem..hes the best. He is dancing like the rest of us, only in the booth. He cues and beat matches in like 15 seconds, dances till the last second, throws down a wicked mix, then does it again. When his set is done, he hits the floor and joins us regular peeps..Its sWEEt!

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I agree with all of you. DJs who don't interact with the crowd suck!!!
I love those DJs that interact with the crowd by mic work, dancing, making good mixes (not those boring ones that you know when they start and when they end or stuff like that), and every way of interacting you can think of.
sometimes, in my sets, when I finish a mix and decide on the next track, I just leave the booth, let the track play, and dance with the crowd. and when I hear that the part where I mix is coming, I get back in that booth, mix, decide the next one, and get back out there.......

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yah no interaction=only half as fun. its real good to see the person that is providing the music for you is actually enjoying it. Tiesto is real interactive. in montreal when i saw him, i was int he front row holding a shirt that read amsterdam across the front up to the dj booth and he came over and grabbed the shirt. it was the shit needless to say.carl cox likes to clue you in on when hes droppin the beat and shit, stuff like that is what gets crowds real into it

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so as you struggle to catch the rhythm with your feet, ask yourself, can you dance to my beat...to my beat...to my beat...

Absolutely agreed.

I once saw a young DJ (18 yrs old) get really into his mix, dancing and bopping his head like everybody else, showing us the vinyl, etc. That was really awesome.

And, on the other hand, I saw DJ Tiesto who didn't have a chance to "become part" of the crowd because the place where he was sitting was very far, and you could barely see him. I think he didn't enjoy that, either.

Interaction is a crucial responsibility for anyone who has a social job, and DJ'ing is as social as it gets.

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yeah.
and if you're a mobile DJ, or even if you're a club DJ, it can help you get more crowd....
everyone will see you're the "fun DJ" type and get you to play at more sets.....
but just make sure that if you're a "fun DJ", doesn't mean that you aren't a "good DJ"

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