i'd prefer to hear a bunch of fresh tracks which i haven't heard before for the majority of a set, with a few good ol' ones i know and love interspersed between them. it's not that i don't like old tracks, but if i wanted to listen to them i'd just put on one of the old sets i've downloaded. i'm not going to waste my time downloading some uninspired trite that i first heard six months ago.

although there's a distinct difference between "download my mix" and a set at an actual event..it's a completely different type of audience. this is just what i feel when i'm sittin at home in front of the comp.

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Originally posted by ONION I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : )

hehe that isn't very nice

my tracklisting is always on display by request
it doesn't matter if they know what i play
if its been that long it would be out of print anyways hehe...

ask JPL, he's been studying theories

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Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate.. It doesnt matter how old or new the tracks are... I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : )

Thats rubbish, because al of the big names play the good tracks. So if you dont play what the "big names" are you will end up playing the tripe that no one wants to touch. Its all about how you create a set. If you play breaks/prog, learn to scratch, in fact all djs should learn this, learn how to sample anything, find tracks that you can mashup together, layer mids and hi's from other tracks. Dont get stuck in the rut of playing a track, waiting 6 minutes and mixing into the next. Thats when playing the big tracks isnt gonna help ya.

Be creative, dont be afraid to try new stuff (you think Zabiela found how to do all his wickid effects and mashups by accidentally throwing two tracks together, dont think so.)

Have Fun

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Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate.. It doesnt matter how old or new the tracks are... I once played 5 tracks in a set that were written 10 years ago to a group of friends who knew their Trance... they asked me what the names of the tracks were and asked where they could score the records... i didnt tell them shit : )

man what kinda listener are u trying to attract??? everyone likes a couple of anthems in a mix. Can u tell me some tunes that are good that the big names dont play? But i have to agree with u on ya last point there , coz i dont like cheese.

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Originally posted by ONION In a demo, one would need to set him or herself out from the rest of the dj pack... So do not do the following: - Play the tunes that the big names play - Play "Anthems" - Drop a cheesy track because you think the listener wont appreciate your set If you start playing what the 'big names' play, you just become a sheep like everyone else, because in reality, mixing is quite simple. What seperates you from other djs, is whats in your crate..

whats wrong with playing a track the 'big names' play? if you find something and you like it and they happen to play it too, are gonna not play it just because they are? or maybe you hear them play something and you like it too, just because you play something someone else does doesn't mean you are a sheep. if its a good track then who cares who is playing it? whats wrong with having similar tastes to someone else? not everybody can dig for records and find some obscure track that nobody else has heard all the time.

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i think what he is saying philby is dont playing the exact same set as say Armin isnt the best way to go.

Yea its fine to like the same tracks as them but throw in tracks that people wouldn't expect, mix it differently etc.. just make your mix diff to the rest.


But thats not always the good way either, personally to get gigs you are best making a mix aimed at that promoter & night, not every promoter wants the same mix.

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Originally posted by muli i think what he is saying philby is dont playing the exact same set as say Armin isnt the best way to go. Yea its fine to like the same tracks as them but throw in tracks that people wouldn't expect, mix it differently etc.. just make your mix diff to the rest. But thats not always the good way either, personally to get gigs you are best making a mix aimed at that promoter & night, not every promoter wants the same mix.

well why not play the same as armin? if you love him and he comes over here once or twice every 12 months wouldn't you still love to hear the same kinda stuff he would be playing? if you just copy the same set then sure maybe it isn't very original but what are you gonna do? stay home every weekend because the local dj 'is the same as armin'? if someone goes out, sees a dj, comes back saying it was just like armin i would think thats a good thing

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FINE! be like that see if i care

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strange poll...

a mix of new and current songs would be the best bet.

We wouldn't know the new, and the ones being played would be among our currect favourites.

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Originally posted by Philby whats wrong with playing a track the 'big names' play? if you find something and you like it and they happen to play it too, are gonna not play it just because they are? or maybe you hear them play something and you like it too, just because you play something someone else does doesn't mean you are a sheep. if its a good track then who cares who is playing it? whats wrong with having similar tastes to someone else? not everybody can dig for records and find some obscure track that nobody else has heard all the time.

Copying a 'big name DJs' tracklist isnt exactly fresh, you want to be different. You want to have the cream tunes no one else has. You want to drop tracks no one else is dropping...

Sure you may love the tracks Armin / PVD / Tiesto / Ferry are dropping... but if you think about the amount of music that exists in the world, you could find plenty of awesome vinyl that none of those DJs have ever played in their sets...

When you get to the point when you have refined/matured taste, and you are picky about the music you play, people will really take notice in what you are playing.