Man I wish I could have posted more recently.. but in a matter of a week, I went from having a nightmare first gig, to redeeming myself the following week and really being proud and happy of what I have accomplished.

Last Saturday I spun at this lounge in Northern Virginia, and let me tell you, if i could write the book on nightmare first gigs, this was the night. First of all the place is small and has once subwoofer way back in the back of the lounge. I got up there for my first 2 hour set in public, EVER, and couldn't hear a DAMN THING. I was mixing out of the speakers hanging from the freagin ceiling, w/ no BASS coming out of them. I started sweating bullets... not only that, but the decks i was using were cheap and the pitch control, if u nudged it moved like 3 bpms!!!

Dont get me wrong, i'm a firm believer in the craft and a true dj can kill on any equipment...but i'm a novice, and i was hating life.... as i was trainwrecking all over the place... i was just trying to get by...through bass down on the upcoming track and just sliding it over when i brought it in... (oh yes, i know...this is NOT any sort of dj'ing form).... as i got off the decks i swore i wanted to punch the wall... the worse thing about this is... NOBODY KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH... my friends and crowd were clapping...I got so damn pissed thinking they were "just being nice" and being my good friends, u know??? Turns out when i went in the back, the sound is so crappy, u couldnt' hear the mixing anyhows!! LOL, so all u could hear was track selection...LOL LOL ... either way i was pissed...

I came back last night...brought all my own equpiemnt... brought my phat ass monitors, powered those up along with lounges equipment, and used them ass main out speakers too....

AND TORE THE PLACE UP ....

I have never had so much fun, and was awfully damn proud.... So to all you dj's out there...there's never a gig you can't come out of, where you haven't learned SOMETHING.... take it from me... I wrote the book last week ... Just wanted to share a big moment for me ... Hope it didn't bore you... thanks for listening...

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Way to go man.

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yeah man congrats on a successful redemption

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Originally posted by nic01445 Women aren't "evil" because "evil" is a human trait. Women really aren't a whole lot more than appliances. Every reaction is totally formulaic. Every nag, every whine, every complaint is totally forseeable once you begin to recognize their totally insane and irrational rythm.

Congrats
All DJ's experience both very good and very bad gigs.
It's a great feeling when a gig goes well

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experience is the best teacher right bro? Congrads on a solid session

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what lounge did you spin here in NoVa?

I had a bad experience a few years ago, my first time playing at this busy lounge; i started off with just breath (markus mix) and everyone is like oh ii love this song so im glad that people are enjoying my track picks. as soon as i went to mix the next song just breathe just starts skipping juj jujujujujujjuujju breeeeee breeerererererereeeaatthhh thhehee .. HOOOOORRIBLE.lol.. and the next song played and the next song skipped and the one after that and after that, so i just told the other kid to put his hip hop on.. till this day i dont know what it was, my cds were crystal clean and not a print on them, and if it was the house's equip why did that kids work.. i think the other edm dj was trying to sabatoge me cause i would be amazing.lol

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thanks for the comments everyone... i appreciate it ... it went from being a nightmare to being proud of myself, so I wanted to share....

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what lounge did you spin here in NoVa?

I spun in the shisha lounge in Sterling, VA ... way out there... cool little place though...great for a first gig...

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Great job man Thats pretty cool. If I was you I would of bitch slaped your friends and then tell them thank you lol. IM JP...Its nice to have support.

ya gj on the recovery on the second gig... if you play again maybe ill come out with some other friends if its 18+

mebbe we can tag team. AZN TAKE OVER! RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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