we'll defenitely gonna wait for that tracklist! great times again last sat! wo0ot!

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Originally posted by DaveT Thanks Blurr for the Rank 1 shirt! Totally wearing it to work tomorrow lol.

Thank you as well! So sweet! Its my favorite shirt.
I'm wearing it at school right now. :] *hugs*

oh dave kernkraft 400 is the def of cheese these days. don't get me wrong I loved the track to death when it was first made, but if I heard it in a club these days I wouod have thought some baseball team just hit a home run or something lol.

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Originally posted by DaveT oh dave kernkraft 400 is the def of cheese these days. don't get me wrong I loved the track to death when it was first made, but if I heard it in a club these days I wouod have thought some baseball team just hit a home run or something lol.

I did cut it short though and only played a bit of it. I think I only played most of the buildup and a little bit after. I didnt play the whole track.

Are you wearing your shirt?

BTW, Thanks you guys for the photos, emails and txt messages with your Rank1 shirt! I tried to get everyone in the front of the booth when Piet was playing to take a group pic with the TShirt, but we failed.

hehe.

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Originally posted by Dj Blurr I did cut it short though and only played a bit of it. I think I only played most of the buildup and a little bit after. I didnt play the whole track. Are you wearing your shirt?

Actually working at home right now and have no shirt on.

I might have to go into the office in a little bit, if I do I'll wear another shirt for today.

Teh shirt deserves a full days wear so will wear it tomorrow for sure!

Anyhow, while I won't personally judge your set as I wasn't there I'll just say that more than one person (more than one doesn't necessarily equal just two!) has said that your set didn't feel like an opening set, largely due to the classics played, and it felt disconnected from Rank 1 overall. I'm saying this because I am sure they are too chicken to say anything themselves...you're so nice, people actually feel bad when they want to give a bit of constructive criticism. Damn you Blurr for being too nice!! I'm an asshole, so I'll say it...just don't take any offense, lol. Saying this all out of respect and the hope for continued progression as a quality DJ!

Now I personally would have an issue hearing the classics in person on a night like Sat night because I would probably have issues with a respectful building of a night leading into Rank 1. I could understand having fun like that on a locals night, but with a major headliner the sets needs to be strictly business!

Finishing up, and my personal thoughts of the week...it seems that you are trying to change things up and give the crowd something new from you when you open. Now while I think this is a good thing for a DJ to be able to do, I personally am not sure if it's the right time. (the following is my general belief) The way I personally see it, when DJs are starting off and getting most of their bookings as an opener, they need to build a reputation of playing a certain style as an opener. It's hard to do that when people aren't sure what they are going to expect from the opener when everytime the attend a gig where that DJ opens the style or presentation is so different. If people don't know what they are to expect, what's going to happen is they are gonna start showing up later to the club, around the time when the headliner is due to come on, because they are afraid of getting a buzzkill if they are expecting prog trance w/ deep basslines from the opener based on a previous experience and come in and are blasted with lots of vocal trance. Openers MUST REALIZE that when they are booked, they are booked to do a specific job and it doesn't necessarily mean play any tracks you want to play cause you think they are teh bomb. It amazes me how many openers fail to realize this. Often times it means playing a bit of a different style than what you personally love the most. (Or sometimes it's the opposite. I know one local pretty well-known local DJ who throws gigs and headlines local events and he always has to play house and/or breaks because it's what the events are about and what the crowd expects...funny thing is, he loves prog trance the most so he loves when he gets the chance to open for a trance act which still isn't too often!). But playing as an opener and doing it well will in time lead to other opportunities. Headling local events. Closing out events, which gives you more freedome. Possibly playing in some room at a rave, which we all know never has progression so who cares what the hell you play. All this, it shouldn't be expected by anyone to like an opener's set each and every time. And it's should be expected you will have a WTF? night here and there with openers. Like I remember two local DJs who play at Ten15 A TON and opened for Marco V a few years ago at another venue...I was presented with 2-3 hours of slow ass tribal by them ...lol. Then Marco gets on and I'm like yeah, here we go!...just for Marco to also play tribal for his first hour...then blow things up after that.

I later found out that Marco V was on a tribal kick as it was...though dunno if that's why these openers played tribal themselves. Just remember it was probably the only complete snoozefest set I've ever heard from them, lol.

Anyhow, take what I say as you want. It's all just opinion in the end...I like to ramble my thoughts no matter how screwed up they might be in reality...sounds solid to me at least, and that's what's important!

Hey Dave!

Im glad you got one. Everyone who wanted one pretty much got one…Are you wearing it today?


A view from the Djs eye….

Everyone,

Thanks for coming out on Saturday. After having such a long grueling week at work, It was good to finally let the demons out and play some Trance, Breaks & Electro. Those of you came at the beginning of my set caught a new remix of Andains - Beautiful Things. Yes, It was a Breaks. Remix.

As far as experimenting goes, and in an effort to be more versatile, I started toying around with other genres. Since I started, I’m learing there is also a way to play these tracks as well, and you can’t just play one or 2 to satisfy. I’m on a journey myself to discover new Genres, and you’ll be hearing a wider variety from me, not just Trance.

I do personally think I overdid it a bit, and ended up getting into the classic groove too much... I blame myself for this because I actually was taking to take out a track in my play list, Yes, that track was Marco V, a Higher State of Consciousness. This was not meant to be played, Well, not that remix anyways, I had it in my play list by accident, and ended up playing the more bangin, Marco V Remix!!!!!!!!

Everyone seemed to love the sound coming from the main room. Dave, if you would have been there you would have loved the sound. It’s the best I have heard the mainroom in a long time. I looked up at the blue room and noticed there was some sort of wall up there, so Im sure that’s why it sounded so bumpin Saturday. Looking at the Jellyfish controller that controls the sound in the main room, it was up at 8+.

Looking over the crowd at the beginning of my set to around 11:30, the room was already getting full. Most of my guest list party showed up and gathered in the front couple rows, and I proceeded to hand out the T-Shirts to not only TA’s, but some of the crowd as I promised. Within 10 minutes, all but 2 Shirts remained of the 50 2Tall and I had printed for this event. I looked around the club and caught people who had them on! Our next run with these T-Shirts will include women tank tops, and Ill have enough to cover mostly everyone. I hope you all love em. By the looks of my commission check, T-Shirts will be standard for all my future events at 1015. So, from here on out, expect to walk away from a night when im booked with with something commemorating the night.

Around 12:20, I began passing out my newest mixed CD, Separate Skies. Thank you to Thomas Phan for helping me print 200 of them. I had an extra 150 at the studio. A total of 350 Discs. Whats was also awesome was one of my best friends Russ posted up and helped me label all the discs, which is why he kinda didn’t say anything there and just stood there in the booth doing nothing.

By the end of my set, only 26 remained. For the Thrillseekers event, I’m going to increase the number of CD’s to 600.

12:35 or so Rank1 Stepped into the booth tapping me on my back to say hello. I proceeded to pick up the mic and m/c him in asking if the crowd was ready for Rank1. A roaring cheer of a now fully packed mainroom said they were.

The highlight of my night is when Piet came to me in the booth and says “ Don’t let them intimidate you, you play what you want who cares what they say.”

My reply was “no, no, no, no, no, no, nooooo”. While I appreciated the comment from Rank1, I did not feel like getting ripped a new asshole.

I ended the night with slowing down the trance at arounud 12:40, beginning my ending with a breaks remix, and 2 electro tracks. I will post the tracklist later so Dave can rip me a new one.

All in all, how did it feel having open for Rank1? Blessed. Rank1 did not disappoint, he came through and even played his classic tunes, and what sounded to be, a newer remix of Awakening? After attending Trance Energy and Sensation in the past, being able to open for someone of his caliber is something to rave about. I hope I get the chance again in the future.

I did let him know that I would send him all pics and video of the night.

This weekends been a long one for me, and spent some time with my Mom since shes here from overseas stayin. Its good to have her back for a while, and I took her shopping yesterday… Those of you who do not have family, your welcome to come to our house for Thanksgiving also. My friends have always been family to me. Come join me for some Turkey if you want over this weekend!

\o/ Blurr

Last edited by Dj Blurr on Nov-20-2007 at 03:31

Had a blast!! I might not remember details of too many specific tracks, but bottom line is that between Blurr, Rank1 and Taj, I spent about 95%+ of the night in the main room, which is rarity for me. I'm normally way more impatient.

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Thanks 2Tall!

Everyone, it wasent just me behind the TShirt Idea this weekend, 2Tall definitely came through with the hook on getting us those fine printed silkscreen T's!

I have to get some of the pics I shot during my set. I snapped a bunch of TA's pimpin their shirt up.

ATTENTION: The CD Seperate Skies was also labeled with information on an event I would be playing at called Trancegiving in the Southbay. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be playing at this event, but will be playing with Vahid upstairs in the VIP this coming Saturday.

Those of you who have messaged me on myspace, and emailed me, please note Ill be sending out a blast this evening. So check your event invites later this evening!

Lastly, those of you who have been enrolled on the guestlist at 1015 for Rank1, you are automatically enrolled for my guestlist at 1015 again this coming saturday!

\o/ Blurr

i had a fantastic time! blurr's set was a pleasant surprise to say the least. Rank1 tore it up with some mind-blowing tracks i've never even heard of. nice to meet more TAs this time around, and thanks for the shirt!!

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Originally posted by y2yen Rank1 tore it up with some mind-blowing tracks i've never even heard of.

i'd say that about his first hour esp his opening track but the rest was really Rank 1 greatest hits along with trance bangers most everyone else plays