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| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
it's not like the kind of thing where you look at at some people and then magically know what to play
it's more or less a combination of intuition and creativity. you're leading people on, suggesting a direction that you intuit from both what people are doing and from where you came.
it's rather common sense. if people aren't dancing and look like they want to leave, play something that will make them dance. if the night is just starting, it's not that people don't want to dance, but they just feel uncomfortable or that it's too early to dance, or they haven't had enough to drink.
i think just going to parties will help you too
it's not always about reading the crowd, which is usually fairly obvious anyways, but also about understanding crowd behavior and the patterns of parties, the types of people who go, the kind of music that is played, etc |
 That's all there is to know really.
I know I'll probably get flamed by some folks for saying this, but don't start your set with trance unless you're the peak-hour DJ and the crowd is already pumped up. I know a lot of folks on this board prefer that sub-genre, but its usually faster and less bouncy than house, making it harder to dance to intuitively. If you want to play trance, I recommend playing some house with a good groove to get things going. Once the crowd is into it and everybody is dancing, they'll usually keep dancing no matter what. I know this might seem a bit off topic; however, if you clear the dance floor in the beginning of your set, it's much harder to get people back on. No matter how well you read the crowd after something like that, there's only so much you can do.
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