What do you mean that you were a dancer? like for music videos? Just curious.

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i've listened to this set:

http://djryan.com/sets/MelodicMinistry.mp3

since i've seen your tracklists some times and i don't want to listen to Guetta i thought this could be of my taste, some trance... well ok.

I thought it would be worse but there are evident flaws.

You choose a 132bpm track to start, not a bad starting point for a trance set, but then your second track is a 140bpm uplifting track, wow an 8bpm gap you cover in 5 minutes, this speed changes is something that may work well on the floor after some tracks to build it up definitely but not now.

Second thing that i've noticed is that your phrasing is wrong all over the place, there are whole sections where the transition sounds odd because of this.

The biggest fail for a club set is what i found here that is related to phrasing, you don't buil tension effectively, you let the tracks play for almost their whole duration , sometimes you can overhear an outro that shouldn't be playing, other times you have 40 seconds of just beats.

Your programming ability for someone that has had a 5 years residence should be better, apart from the high bpm gap covered suddenly you can't play a pretty energetic track and then come with Roger Shah - Paradise that is chilling. Sudden up&downs is not what you want in a club. 30 minutes of unleashed energy and a track in between to chill and have a drink---> OK.

About key matching the mix sounds tight on this, mainly because you don't go to the action on your transitions (i liked 1st transition i think djs should play like this in clubs when they spin trance, the other ones were rather mediocre for the reasons i've told you but i won't be hard on you with this as many uplifting djs act like you)

On topic, it sounds tight but be sure that you make your changes from minor to major in a club because 1) If you don't build tension. 2) You go for something danceable, cheerful, motivating... to something deep, less energetic... chances of people exiting the dancefloor are high.

Beatmatching and equalization are alright you can tell everyone to gtfo on this as i'vent found any problems, second part of the mix as it flows is technically better.

But to be honest, i'd have gone from the club 15 minutes into your set and for what i've heard of usa scene regarding to uplifitng trance i think you were playing for the security guys and maybe 2 drunktards.

So, for me you are just another dj like 99% of people here including me, not a pro.

(And this threads will have loads of win, i foresee)

don't get me wrong i can tell you that the set might be good to listen at home but you present it like a live mix and that's far from being what i'd love of a trance live set. I enjoyed some of the tunes you put, Heart 2 Heart (Tyas Mix) is a track i used to like a lot, now i listened to it without many passion but it's because i am tired of that sound already.

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Originally posted by DJRYAN™ Look I'm just gonna put it out there. from 1999-2001 I was a dancer. From 2001-2003 I was in the studio learning to dj on a Pioneer DJM-600 and Technic 1200's. Helped promote and throw parties @ The Lux, AfterHours and Sterlins. Resident DJ @ The Lux with gigs @ AfterHours and House Parties 2003 - 2004 Resident DJ at Element in Atlanta, GA. (Other residents would include Darcy, Kevin D. Marc Bell aka DJ43 and others. 2004 - 2005 Resident DJ at Eclipse 2005 - 2007 Resident DJ at Bourbon St. Station Promoter for Mode Entertainment affiliated Opened up for Gabriel & Dresden 2007 - 2009 Resident DJ at The Globe and Tera Nova. Affiiliated w/ TakeOver and Empire Entertainment. Responsible for promotions and bookings inside the Rum Jungle. Opened up for Lee Coombs, General Midi, Richard Humpty Vision and a few others. Also had gigs at Ocean Club, Endo Exo, Filter, and Coffee Grinder. 2010 - Current Mark/Filter Appearance and the Soundtable Appearance (Soundtable is #37 in Bar and Magazines Top Bars in the Country. Not activley pursuing gigs, concentrating on studio time and dancing.

So, basically, you're like a jabroni for legitimate DJ's.

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my old stuff, not quite up to snuff - but I still dig it - UPDATED 9/23/2012

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my old stuff, not quite up to snuff - but I still dig it - UPDATED 9/23/2012

This is honestly the best thread ever. Djryan I want to do things to you. The best of them.

Yeah, I live in Atlanta and have been following the scene since about 2007, and I have literally NEVER seen your name on a flyer, or linked to any sort of event.

I certainly have not heard of you playing at Sound Table.

Shut the fuck up.

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Originally posted by DJRYAN™ I don't lay down for anyone. I might get thrown down or outright ignored but when its time to step up I step up. Now, I'm really getting annoyed by you and your seemlingly personal vendetta against me. Leave me alone!

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my old stuff, not quite up to snuff - but I still dig it - UPDATED 9/23/2012

Unless you're counting that "open decks" night Sound Table did, which if you are.... HA. HA. HA.

This whole thread just smells like some Devry graduate trying desperately to beef up their resume.

It's as though before Danny Tenaglia retired he slid out one dented lump of plur into our humble forums.

The big fat deleter