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well.. myself being 17... i know how it goes. the standard 14-16 crowd will not be that recieving of trance, but heres a few things you can do to meet things half way: being true to your style, but still keeping an age group that usually likes a fair share of cheese entertained....
my suggestion, and kind of a rule number one overall... play stuff that girls will like. you keep the girls there, then you keep the guys there, and thus, a whole crowd there. also, might even get yourself a phone number or two.
mix fast. play the main part of a song, and get the hell out. kids these days already have add and whatnot, so letting all 8:15 of a song play out might seem enjoyable for you, but my guess is that unless the crowd REALLY reacts to a song, mix out during the first breakdown.
play catchy/melodic stuff that you like. at this age, id say that a lot of kids associate "techno" with being kinda cheesy, melodic stuff that is just generalized as "techno". like.. "techno" remixes of popular songs. its good way to keep the girlies around, but still play stuff you like. spare the cheese though.
on the converse, DONT play long repetetive stuff. for instance... that booming techno track that might work well at a rave.... you know... the one where the only addition after the first 128 beats is a hi-hat on the 8th notes... probably wont go well with people looking to hear upbeat "clubby" stuff
actually.... i think that for any age group, the playing trance/techno remixes of songs is great. some electronic mixes of non-electronic songs are actually really REALLY good... and it certainly provides a common ground. you can like it for what it is, they can say "hey... this is a remix of ______... this is pretty cool". they can be funky, bangin, relaxed, or even on the "cheeky" side.... yeah. same goes for mash-ups. thats like... "cheeky" x 10!
and... when in doubt... play a little cheese. because cheesy as it may be.... you know you have songs that are guilty pleasures. play some cascada, grin and bear it, etc.... or... if cheese isnt your deal... play non-cheesy or.. less cheesy remixes of cheesy songs. like.. for instance, i once heard a really acidy remix of sandstorm. wasnt half bad....
edit: lol. just found 3 trance remixes of "the final countdown" on chemical records... you could get that, play it, and just kinda laugh to yourself. cept its a wee bit hardstyle-ish... and cheesy enough as an original. but see... guilty pleasure...
anyway... if i think of more, i'll add em. hope this helps.
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Last edited by Acid John on Jun-04-2006 at 10:15
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My first time outside what should i play?
