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Originally posted by zizack There are some cool Beastie Boys house and prog remixes out there, those always do the trick. Just throwing out ideas.

That kinda stuff always gets people dancing. If people recognize some lyrics from mainstream stuff, they will always get up and dance.
Remixes are a must for these types of parties. There are a ton of them out there, plus you will still be mixing dance music.

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Originally posted by hooj1 That kinda stuff always gets people dancing. If people recognize some lyrics from mainstream stuff, they will always get up and dance. Remixes are a must for these types of parties. There are a ton of them out there, plus you will still be mixing dance music.

Wise words... remixes of popular/mainstream choons serve as a very nice bridge.

Where women go... men follow. So get the women 'a dancin!

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Originally posted by DJ Joshua H So me and my another kid got to play at this nightclub/lounge that we have on campus at my college for the freshman orientation weekend. This venue is one of kind as far as colleges go. Its got a killer sound system, flat screen monitors, big booths, it's designed really well and fits about 150-200 people. The crappy part is that they don't serve alcohol which is a HUGE negative because alot of kids won't go there for that reason. So we were spinning some progressive followed by some upbeat, funky house stuff and weren't getting much of a response from the crowd. Kids came and went, some were dancing for a while but most weren't. We had some really good records, our mixing was right on but it seemed that they just wanted to listen to hip hop and rnb which we had none of. So I have mixed feelings about the whole night. I'm happy that I played a solid set with pretty much no noticable errors. But I feel kind of frusterated because no one was really into the music. I know I could go on and play a bunch of crap hip hop tracks and people would dance but that would be boring. This venue has huge potential for me to have my own semi-regular night because the manager likes to book all kinds of events. So I'm trying to gather ideas on how to bring people in there and make it successful (aside from printing flyers and stuff). The campus is huge so theres got to be some kids that would be into a night like this. They don't really have promoters so it's pretty much a word of mouth thing. So my question is how can I make the most of this oppertunity that I have at this venue? Thanks for your advice!

If there is two of you, while one of you are spinning get the other to sell pills!! That will get the crowd going!

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My reply in this thread may help you out. just think about what I am saying.

http://www2.tranceaddict.com/forums...threadid=207535

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You have to take the venue into account.
If it's not a club then you will have addapt your styles accordingly as you don't have the luxury of having a hardcore trance crowd.

As I always say, give the people what they want and entertain them and learn about dancefloor dynamics. Rock the party, you will enjoy it more and everyone will be happier allround.

Like Freak, I have also played commercial clubs and know a little bit about this side of the industry too.

By the time you get to play a propper club you will know more how to dictate energy levels etc.

Don't get me wrong, it's hard when you love a style of music and can't play it. But to get to that level you have to work real hard. Let's face it, your first shot in an underground club will most likely be as warm up and you can't play what you want then either. Get to love DJing and performing for people as much as you love music.

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a) you dont have to "play for the women", or anyone else for that matter
b) you need to get people there that will actually enjoy what your playing, or go play elsewhere
c) you say you threw down a rockin' set, you did your part on the decks
d) who cares who enjoys what how much, just focus on having fun playing the music you love..
e) they dont serve booze, so you shouldnt have to worry about bar folk getting pissed your not turning out all sorts of people that want to get into a drunken stupor
f) screw the morons that want to hear rap/hiphop, they only want to get some ass - cuz thats all rap and hiphop is for - meatmarkets and generic people with generic follower tastes. ugh, i could go on about that style of horrid noise only meant to get men with small dicks and women with 40" waists laid after consuming 50 gallons of cheap shitty brew and/or 5 gallons of disgusting well liquor.

bottom line: promote your event. the club promotes itself, but each artist has to promote themselves at whatever venue they will be at. get the word out... if you can bring out the people that enjoy your style of music, you'll have alot more fun.

but if you cant, and the club still lets you spin.. by all means keep doing it! force as much good music on those peeps are you can.

maybe they'll wake up and stop listening to rap and top40...