So I finally got my friend to have a party at his plaace and since im the only one around wit turntables ima gon be the dj . nybody got any adivce/tips for the first time.

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Originally posted by Radagast Or I could spare myself the humiliation and learn how to kick my own balls.

don't shit your pants

and don't drink to much, i know when i'm drunk i can't mix for shit..

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Just be confident in your skills and it will help ease your mind, making things easier.

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dont want to be a search nazi.. but its out there.

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Most likely nobody will even listen to you.

I was playing out for the first time to a group of 10-20 friends and friends-of-friends and nobody really gave a shit 'cause they were too busy drinking.

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Just focus on giving people a good time, and my guess is that if it's not a group of trance lovers then you may have to compromise a little.
Think of it more as a DJ experience than a trance experience.

Cheers
Nem

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check this out. spin what you want. be different. i spun at school once for an hour party and some guy told me to turn this trance shit off and put on some 50cent, so i reached in to my pocket pulled out 2 quarters and threw it at him and told him to fuck off, my best advice is spin what your use too. and some one will like it. and if no one gives you you the respect you earned then hit stop pack up your gear and tell your friend to put on a cd or something and just leave. dont change your style for anyone but your self. thats what i say

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"I always bring my gun to chess just incase the game gets out of had"

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Originally posted by Ian^ and If I try really hard, I can fart the melody to PPK - Resurrection

Just think of it as practice and even if you make a mistake or two, it won't matter because they probably won't even notice it. Just do your best and have fun!

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Originally posted by DJ JEM check this out. spin what you want. be different. i spun at school once for an hour party and some guy told me to turn this trance shit off and put on some 50cent, so i reached in to my pocket pulled out 2 quarters and threw it at him and told him to fuck off, my best advice is spin what your use too. and some one will like it. and if no one gives you you the respect you earned then hit stop pack up your gear and tell your friend to put on a cd or something and just leave. dont change your style for anyone but your self. thats what i say

Yeah, that's fine if you want to lose your audience...

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audience........... well if you spin trance and your going to a house party with straight rap then i guess that it doesent matter? does it because the rap house isnt your 'audience' anyways.

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"I always bring my gun to chess just incase the game gets out of had"

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Originally posted by Ian^ and If I try really hard, I can fart the melody to PPK - Resurrection

Have fun is the best piece of advice. If you mixing is a bit iffy etc. who cares it’s only a house party, so enjoy yourself.

Try to set up your stuff earlier and make sure that the surface you are using is sturdy... a few weeks ago I did something similar at a friends house and I didn't realize how unsteady the table I was using was until I started. Everytime someone jumped around near it, the needles skipped. My first set sucked because I would have the two songs in sync, and then the needle would jump and they would be completely off. My second set that I did later in the night was much better because everyone was relaxed and not moving much.

Some other things to look for is to just make sure you plan out everything like where you're going to run all your cables etc, out of everyones way so nobody trips on them. Also you might wanna try to figure out how loud you're going to be since you don't want any neighbors complaining.

Most importantly, when you're actually spinning, don't be too nervous and remember that everyone there is out to have fun, and they most likely won't be judging your every move. If you mess up, chances are they won't be playing close enough attention to notice, so just remember to move on and try to have fun.

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Think of it more as a DJ experience than a trance experience.

Very true.