+1 "The sound comes across so much differently"

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister ^^^^what he said^^^^ Also, you're in for a nasty shock if you expect to be able to walk into a club and beatmatch with the same ease that you can in the bedroom because you'll have all the reverb and echo. Walk before you run. Jarv

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Originally posted by m. sylvia No one leaves Sound-Bar sober on my watch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasing_(DJ)

that may give u an idea of phrasing. it's really a lot easier than u probably think.


good luck with getting booked. as alredy stated, if u really feel u are better than the guy that was on the decks - go for it!

Thanks for all of your replies so far. Please keep them coming!

I have another question now. I'd like to email this guy, but I'm not really sure what to include in it. I was thinking of writing something like this:

"Hello, "Promoter." My name is Andrey - we've met last saturday at "so- and- so party." As I mentioned before, I spin progressive, but I've never had a chance to play at a club before. You've informed me that there is chance of you booking me for one of your parties in the future. I am not sure if I could fulfill your needs, but I can can compile a demo so that you could decide for yourself. Please reply with any questions or comments. I would also like to know what kind of EDM you want me to use for the demo. My primary styles are trance and progressive and my major influences are DJs like Above and Beyond and Kenneth Thomas. Thank you very much. I hope to hear back from you

-Andrey"

What do you guys think?

if you really want it

i wouldn't be so fucking honest... doubtful he really cares anyways

just make a sweet demo and tell him you really want to play, and if he likes it enough your experience won't matter to him. that's your problem to solve

avoid overhyping yourself, but at the same time i don't think i would book a dj who says "i am not sure if i could fulfill your needs", because deejaying well takes balls


i've always been most successful when i just put myself in absurd situations and then figure them out later.

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I wouldd say that "I am not sure if I could fulfill your needs, but I can can compile a demo so that you could decide for yourself." sounds really bad. It is as if you have no confidence in you abilitys. The way i see it your applying for a job, would you put on your coverletter "im not sure if i can do the job, but heres my resume and you tell me".

That being said i have no experience to offer :P So all i can do is give that one peice of advice. Try sound more confident, make him want to give you a try.

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Originally posted by Andryuha "Hello, "Promoter." My name is Andrey - we've met last saturday at "so- and- so party." As I mentioned before, I spin progressive, but I've never had a chance to play at a club before. You've informed me that there is chance of you booking me for one of your parties in the future. I am not sure if I could fulfill your needs, but I can can compile a demo so that you could decide for yourself. Please reply with any questions or comments. I would also like to know what kind of EDM you want me to use for the demo. My primary styles are trance and progressive and my major influences are DJs like Above and Beyond and Kenneth Thomas. Thank you very much. I hope to hear back from you -Andrey"

how i would word it:

"Hello, "Promoter." My name is Andrey - we met last saturday at "so- and- so party." As I mentioned at the time, I spin progressive. You informed me that there is a possibility of you booking me for one of your parties in the future. I will happily compile a demo for you to help in the decision. Please reply with any questions or comments.

I would also like to know what kind of music you want me to use for the demo. My primary styles are trance and progressive, with major influences from DJs like Above and Beyond and Kenneth Thomas.

Thank you very much for your time. I will look forward to hearing back from you.

-Andrey"

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Originally posted by Spoonz how i would word it: "Hello, "Promoter." My name is Andrey - we met last saturday at "so- and- so party." As I mentioned at the time, I spin progressive. You informed me that there is a possibility of you booking me for one of your parties in the future. I will happily compile a demo for you to help in the decision. Please reply with any questions or comments. I would also like to know what kind of music you want me to use for the demo. My primary styles are trance and progressive, with major influences from DJs like Above and Beyond and Kenneth Thomas. Thank you very much for your time. I will look forward to hearing back from you. -Andrey"

Thanks a lot man, that sounds so much better.

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Originally posted by Import I wouldd say that "I am not sure if I could fulfill your needs, but I can can compile a demo so that you could decide for yourself." sounds really bad. It is as if you have no confidence in you abilitys. The way i see it your applying for a job, would you put on your coverletter "im not sure if i can do the job, but heres my resume and you tell me". That being said i have no experience to offer :P So all i can do is give that one peice of advice. Try sound more confident, make him want to give you a try.

I actually completely agree with you. Looks like Spoonz has already fixed that for me!

Alright. Now he wants me to make him a demo. The only requirement is that it should be 70 min long. Should I mix up some softer tracks (my preference) or should I make a set that would be suitable for a club?

What i would do is forget about mixing a masterpierce with long intros etc. He wants to book you to play at his club which at the moment from what ive been reading sufferes from bad music choice. The start of the mix needs to bascially stop him in his tracks. If the first tracks takes too long to get into then he will just skip skip and skip all the way to the end of your cd. So imagine your taking over from the last dj whos been spinning from say 9-12 and you habve the headline slot. Start it with lots of intensity, keep it going with the odd breakdown here and there and end it with one track which will keep the mix stuck in his head.

You basically want him to remember you from this one mix!

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Originally posted by Armada_hk What i would do is forget about mixing a masterpierce with long intros etc. He wants to book you to play at his club which at the moment from what ive been reading sufferes from bad music choice. The start of the mix needs to bascially stop him in his tracks. If the first tracks takes too long to get into then he will just skip skip and skip all the way to the end of your cd. So imagine your taking over from the last dj whos been spinning from say 9-12 and you habve the headline slot. Start it with lots of intensity, keep it going with the odd breakdown here and there and end it with one track which will keep the mix stuck in his head. You basically want him to remember you from this one mix!

Thanks! I think I'll post the said demo here before sending it to him.

Cool would like to check it out. Dont be afraid to add some tracks to your mix that represent your style of music, in other words dont just put all the big anthems in there because the promoter said he likes electro or whatever. Promoters like a dj who can introduce them to new sounds as well as keep the dancefloor packed!

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Where you forget what you're doing, when the hairs on your arm stand on end,
just purely lost in the music, for me...that's trance"