I'm not sure what mood I'm in when I mix best...But I do know that when I got some new phat tunes it gets my adrenalin going and I'm giving it my best effort to mix those (often really different types of tunes) together!

I'm just a bedroom dj, so I'm not a crowd pleaser...but I guess being in an estatic/euphoric state is the best motivation for me eventually.

you mix best after a fight with your girlfriend after fucking up in school. the more unhappy you are the best. you go to your room thinking "i cant mix now" but after you put the first tune on the decks you forget everything and you play like this is the last set of your life. and when you stop... you feel like a new born baby

yeah i mix my best stuff when im either really pissed off or really pumped up/excited from hearing a great set by someone else. ]

when im pissed its just like "ok fuck you, im gonna rock out!" my best ever was at a house party i spun, and some kid came up to me and said "do you have any breaks?" that was a big no no, and got me really mad, and then i just dropped all the hard pumping beat i had in my bag for like 2 hours straight. overall i think i spun for about 3-4 hours that night and was my best set ever.

but when you get home from a club or where ever listening to a great set, and its just like "more music" when you are allready in the vibe the tracks flow much better i think.

im always in the mood to mix, any time day or night

the music gets me pumped so no matter what mood im previously in, as soon as it starts playing it doesnt matter how good or bad the mix is, usually they arent bad at all unless i get sidetracked and mix in the next track late in the current one

mixing stoned is pretty different, for me it is a bit harder since i kinda get lost in the sounds, it gets harder to tell if it sounds good or not as a mix and usually its kindof off, honestly when im mixing stoned i feel much more inexperienced... i havent mixed while drinking in a long time so i dunno how great it sounds, im way more comfortable mixing sober... anytime i pull off a really good mix(sober) it gives me somewhat of an eargasm which is quite comparable to peaking on MDMA which is even better since the rush comes from the music instead of some chemicals

i agree that mixing while on some substance can lead to dependancy and that would kill me to know that in order to pull off a good mix i couldnt do it sober

ive had my share of drugs and i dont have a problem with them, but so far its been best for me when sober

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery After 1 or 2 beers, when you get that slight buzz but aren't too drunk to think/mix coherently.

2nd that I Love mixing when i'm on teh buzz

When i am on Ectasy & Cracks....

BUT THE BEST IS....no matter sober/not... for example im sad.. n i play sad melody trance sets... n i will get more SAD.. n it is so In TRANCE like im LOSSSSS.... haha

okay, so i know your moods about as far as how WELL you mix, but what about even motivation to START mixing. When i get bored of mixing, i need a certain feeling to get my back into it. same for you guys?

when i just feel good, like this afternoon, bought about 6 house records. At home i started spinning them, 6 records nicely mixed without too much effort. Coz, i just feel good today. got everything pretty much settled, college is ok, gf is sweet, life is good ya know.

I once made a very cool mix, and i did it after 3 shots of whiskey glass ( a quarter filled ) with pure tequila, and beer... and wine etc ) i was wasted, but the mix was perfect! the rest of the mixes sucked however. It was just fooling around on the decks with some friends so it was all cool

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy i didnt read it but i saw a she in there. damn bitches

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Originally posted by WeasiL right after sex. hands down my best sets... and just play it loud enough so she leaves. heh

Man, if you can DJ after you have had sex then it's not because you are DJing that she leaves...

Just messing with you.

Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by S-a-M-u-E-l okay, so i know your moods about as far as how WELL you mix, but what about even motivation to START mixing. When i get bored of mixing, i need a certain feeling to get my back into it. same for you guys?

im like a tube of pringles.... once you drop the fun dont stop... ill mix the same 20 records all day if i can, just pay a different side when you get to an alredy played one... never get bored

think i mix best after a night out on the chems, or maybe it just sounds better to me cos im still a bit fucked

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Man, if you can DJ after you have had sex then it's not because you are DJing that she leaves... Just messing with you. Cheers Nem

hehe... ohh no... its just at that point i have no more use for her and she just bothers me while im mixing. heh.

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