like ofcourse u should plan the tracks n stuff (i think)
but should u like rite down the pitch, volume n shit.. or should that b done while ur making it
thoughts etc?
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Los Angeles, California
Re: should u plan a demo type set?
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Originally posted by skm
like ofcourse u should plan the tracks n stuff (i think)
but should u like rite down the pitch, volume n shit.. or should that b done while ur making it
thoughts etc?
Up to you. But I wouldn't list the pitch onto the demo.
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Apr-19-2004 05:54
Nemesis44
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Brighton
Do whatever makes you sound as good as you possibly can be.
When someone is starting out, I think they are likely to have everything pre-planned. At the other end of the spectrum, someone who is quite experienced tends to pretty much build their entire sets on the fly.
I'm currently somewhere in between. I basically have little "clumps" of tracks that I have found to go well together, and I pull together various clumps in order to build an overall set.
Originally posted by skm
like ofcourse u should plan the tracks n stuff (i think)
but should u like rite down the pitch, volume n shit.. or should that b done while ur making it
thoughts etc?
I have thought about this a little bit for a few days and my answer is this:
It depends on your intentions with the demo, if you are looking to get a job in a club and feel you NEED to write down things like volume and pitch then I would say that you are aren't ready for the club anyway.
If however you could do it without doing so but WANT to in order to make it perfect then by all means do so. If this method makes you feel that you are getting a better mix then use it. First impressions count with promoters and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
The problem I have found with a lot of young DJs lately is that you hear a lot of demos from people and then when you hear them out you hear their demo again just not as crisply performed as it was on the CD.
It's true that even my set is more of an evolving beast than a different thing every night (in terms of basic structure) but you have to be adaptable and able to make changes to it. I find that the writing things down method will very often get guys stuck in one way of doing things and will have a negative effect on your confidence when change is needed.
Nem's advice on dealing with promoters:
Get to know them a little before you give them a demo. If you give them a demo and they don't know you they will be much more critical when they listen to it. If it's someone they know a little and maybe even like, then you stand a better chance and will get away with more, you still have to be good though.
