Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Knowing the songs you play is always an advantage.
I think pretty much any dj can mix a song they've never heard before, but the art of mixing is to pick songs that really go together well, and I don't think that's possible if you don't know the songs.
Oct-22-2004 18:24
D Dubya
Deeper
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Over there
quote:
Originally posted by tu_face
the first thing i do when i get my records home is mix them.
tu_face and I are a lot alike whether he wants to admit it or not.
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Oct-22-2004 18:27
T-Soma
The Sky Was Pink...
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Chair
Well for me i even though i dont have my own setup and just been practising with Virtual DJ software at home and using decks at a studio to practice i like to just "go with the flow" lol i dont plan much and im buying cdj1000s soon and that shows the build ups and break downs in a song so i can just choose any song and mix away!
I recall an article by John '00' Fleming in which he made an excellent point: knowing your tunes is sort of the equivalent of using a map for your set. You'll still sometimes be able to find your way round your set if you don't know yout tracks but if you learn your tunes, you'll get where you want to go a lot better.
