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Originally posted by DJRecess Did I miss anyone else asking where and who he's playing to? (apart from the first reply) If it's a crowd who will respond to classic stuff, he'll be fine, if it's a crowd that want to hear the latest stuff, then he won't. Just as important is the night he's playing at. If it's a night in a bar/club (rather than a private thing he's running) - there will probably be some kind of pre-thought put into the music policy anyway. The very first place I played was called 'A Decade of Anthems' - which sounds as though it would suit this guy to a T! I could play anything within a Ten year period - and meant I could have an entire night of classics or of current tunes (the only tunes that asked I didn't play were ones noone knew - hey, it was a bar - not enough time to 'educate' them in new music :-) ) So it's down to the place, and the people. I'm sure he might get away for hald of the set - or even the entire set - playing classics, but eventually, people will tire of it, and want to hear recent, and 'the next big thing' tunes. Just my twopence worth on this...

your twopence is welcome :-) this is very useful info.

it'll be at a B-day party for 100 people , mostly friends that like classics.

since he'll be dealing with the added stress of playing for more than
20 people for the first time, he should stick to what he knows best himself i guess. and move up unchartered waters in later gigs.

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Originally posted by bwanie veracocha - carte blanche (ronald van gelderen remix)

Thats not a classic - the original is, but that one sucks ass.

If he's gonna go classic - he might as well do it properly....

Nearly all remixes of 'classic' tracks are not worth it - like that mix of Insigma - Open Our Eyes.

Jarv

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Originally posted by bwanie mostly friends that like classics.

This info would have been handy in your first post, why did you not think it relevant?!

Jarv

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister This info would have been handy in your first post, why did you not think it relevant?! Jarv

because it changes nothing in terms of his collection. There will be more gigs on the way if this goes well. And as many others pointed out, you can get away with once at least.

So the question would still be valid for the next time he's gonna spin somewhere.


and with regards to the van gelderen mix of veracocha, I don't care for it myself either, I think he got it while looking for the original actually

and i like this remix of open our eyes, it's not as good a the chiller twist mix(i think it's that one), but still pretty ok.

I think that anthems, be they classic anthems or newer anthems, should be used sparingly. Your friend is going to want to build up his audience with some slower/lower energy songs, and then drop that special track at the right time to make the crowd go nuts. Tell your friend to start off slow (don't start off with a classic), and watch the crowd.

The crowd is VERY important when pacing a set. If only a few people are dancing, then you (as the DJ) should ask yourself "why aren't these people dancing?", and adjust your mix accordingly. Sometimes these cues will be obvious (the people may come up to you and ask for a song), but normally you'll want to gauge who's dancing (more guys than girls, vice versa?), and work on those who aren't dancing (maybe if there are no girls dancing, play a song with a strong vocal to get them moving) If the crowd wants go-go-go Anthem Time from the start, then give it to them, but always read your crowd and check with them to see where you should be going. There are too many Djs out there who never look at their dancers and just bang out their biggest tunes like they do in the bedroom, and the result ends up being a lack of energy on that dance floor...

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what about songs that are from 2002 - 2004? theyre old but you havnt heard them before, theyre ok because many might not have heard them before? e.g. jay welsh - four horesmen or deflect - show no fear?

Personally I would go nuts if any dj played The Visions of Shiva, Vernon - Wonderer, Jens - Loops n Tings or any old PVD stuff.

Diversity is the key, for me I really love to start the set slowly and build it up to techno and then come back to the classics. BPM wise, its about 130 to 150 in a 3+ hours sets.

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Danny Tenaglia knows what's up. He likes to play a whole night... start things slow, build it up, and then in the last hour bring out the classics and suprises. He calls it the Appetizer, the Entree, and the Dessert.

Obviously one of the greatest DJs ever.

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