Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.
Jun-16-2007 23:05
gorex
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Montreal
It went ok I guess. I was able to get some club stuff at the last second. Not my greatest night.
I gotta say I dislike mixing (read: cutting) hip hop.
From a technical perspective I did some novice mistakes in the beginning (anxiety) then 1 drink later and my friends smiles got me going... it was pretty good afterwards, I really got the crowd going and even managed to mix in some sinclar, axwell, angello every now and then.
From a personal perspective...I have a hard time with commercial hip hop so saying I had a blast would be a lie. But I did enjoy the night for various factors irrelevant to music or djing.
buttom line: always speak with the promoter/organizer directly (and from day 1) when getting booked to avoid unnecessary stress
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Jun-16-2007 23:20
theognis1002
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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
how do u even phrase hip hop tracks?
when do u drop the next song
like once the chorus drops in or wat?
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Jun-17-2007 02:22
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
quote:
Originally posted by theognis1002
how do u even phrase hip hop tracks?
when do u drop the next song
like once the chorus drops in or wat?
It is basically the same as any other type of music. Except you can use more cuts.
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Originally posted by MattDomestik
I have always noticed when I tell people I'm a nightclub dj that they all of a sudden think I'm a mobile dj. I think a lot of people in this hobby have been in the same situation.
I got a phone call once from a family friend asking be to DJ a birthday party and they were insulted when I gave them the number of a good mobile DJ that I know. I had to explain to them that that I don't play the hokey pokey. I tried to explain that you wouldn't have a foot doctor do brain surgery would you? They couldn't grasp the concept of specialization.
Hope you had luck oh well.
Haha.
This keeps happening to me too. I got asked to DJ a 60th birthday, with all music provided, for like $500. What the hell is the point? You may as well load up a CD stacker/iPod and press play.
A lot of people at my regular workplace also ask me what my "DJing outfit" is, and what I say when I get on the microphone. I'm a fucking DJ, not an MC or a clown. Old people with no idea are funny.
Just play house and if any of them ask for hip-hop give a nice big "Fuck You" to them by playing Window licker by Aphex Twin.
Jun-18-2007 22:32
gorex
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Montreal
quote:
Originally posted by Beat Blog
I got asked to DJ a 60th birthday, with all music provided, for like $500.
I hope you went.
Lets not play superhero djs here. You're paid to make the crowd dance. Or overpaid in your case...
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Jun-19-2007 02:47
Dojomaster26
Daft Milk
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Hickory
quote:
Originally posted by s3nate
Just play house and if any of them ask for hip-hop give a nice big "Fuck You" to them by playing Window licker by Aphex Twin.
Just make sure you play the video somehow...and hope no one has a gun!
Beat Blog: I get a bit of that too, but thankfully most of the local mobile DJs are professional enough to not rely on gimmicks. What I do get a lot of is people asking about my use of the microphone. To a lot of people, the DJ's talking is the defining "skill" of DJing, not the mixing.
Just be careful that you know how to speak in a microphone well when being booked for weddings and such.
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