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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Something to be very aware of though is that a lot of clubbers in my experience don't actually like only hearing a part of their favourite track so just playing a small part of it isn't the way to go. It also depends on your time slot. If you had an hour at the beginning of a night and you started quick mixing and really going for it, the chances are that you would clear the dancefloor and never work there again. Besides that really quick shit just tends to sound like a cheap remix album from the eighties in my humble opinion. If you have to play many tunes to keep your crowd interested it means that you are reading them badly. It's a differnt case if you do it a couple of times in a set but in my opinion it doesn't give anything of real value to do it the whole time. What's more important is the flow you create with the tunes you play rather than the quantity you play. Cheers Nem

Thanks for the advice Nem.

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Something to be very aware of though is that a lot of clubbers in my experience don't actually like only hearing a part of their favourite track so just playing a small part of it isn't the way to go. It also depends on your time slot. If you had an hour at the beginning of a night and you started quick mixing and really going for it, the chances are that you would clear the dancefloor and never work there again. Besides that really quick shit just tends to sound like a cheap remix album from the eighties in my humble opinion. If you have to play many tunes to keep your crowd interested it means that you are reading them badly. It's a differnt case if you do it a couple of times in a set but in my opinion it doesn't give anything of real value to do it the whole time. What's more important is the flow you create with the tunes you play rather than the quantity you play. Cheers Nem

just a note on quick mixing though, it does also depend on the crowd's knowledge of dance music. I've been in places where the promoter has asked me to mix "faster" because that's what the crowd is used to. he didn't want to hear the entire song, he just wanted it straight....like you said...from a cheap remix album where each song is only 3-4 minutes TOPS. (needless to say, i played there twice then swore never to go again.)

just an example of why it matters a lot where you are playing also. *shrug.

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Actually a good point there, as ultimately they are the ones that are paying you the money and you do need to give them what they need even if it doesn't always correspond to what the general consensus of the dance crowd.
And scouting your venue is always crucial.

Some promoters are great, and some have some funny ideas but they are the ones that hire us.

Cheers
Nem

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