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are you just playin the party, or is it YOUR party?
anyways, mixing hip hop is quite simple. just do cuts, and slap faders. with hip hop, this can sound really good. only mix tracks with BPMs close enough, otherwise, all you need is a good cue point on each track and know when to drop it in. thats all the theory there is to commercial/hip hop mixing. (read: i mean this as commercial DJing goes, i'm not even talking about anything close as turntablism with hip hop).
moving along... even though you may do this, and possibly enjoy it, do one or two more, and you'll be tired of spinning music you don't like (unless you're into this thing) and start hating the people that go to these places for liking the shitty music. that or end up some human jukebox. think about it, if you're a good DJ, what's the point of playing your music for people who won't understand... or even like it?
my suggestion, find out who likes EDM in your area. make friends with DJs. no matter how young you are, if you can hold your own behind the decks, other DJs will respect you. i'm not syaing you'll get booked or get any gigs, but you might get invited to a couple house parties they throw and maybe asked to spin some records.
i've thrown about 10 house parties in the last year, starting with 30 people gatherings to the last one, where i invited 20 friends and at 5am there were 150 people in my backyard. the scene here is so limited, that as soon as someone is throwing parties with good DJs the word flies all over. even got one of my friends his first booking, which turned into a residency at a club because of some promoters that crashed the party and loved how he spun. another got asked to compete in a DJ competition playing hard techno. the point is, it's all great fun, and can even be useful to your DJ career.
btw, if you do not do drugs, but don't mind people who do (something which will make things a lot easier for you in the scene) let them know this. that way, they won't be hesitant to invite you, or hang with you fearing you might look down on them for consuming drugs. they also seem to respect someone who is knowledgeable about music, parties hard and doesn't do drugs a lot, for some reason. if you in fact do drugs, then invite them to smoke up. it seems to be a great way to get to know people. if you have a problem with drugs, well, then good lukc trying to find a EDM loving crowd. i personally don't, and haven't ever done any drugs, but to me it's a personal thing, so other peeps don't really mind me being straight, and really respect the rules when they're at my house.
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check out my guest mix for OndaSonora Podcast (aug.2009)
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