There was a time when dj's weren't bound by generalization of specific genres. When trance dj's could be house dj's and house dj's could be broken beat dj's. A time when a "good dj" took you on a magnificent sonic journey and explored several different types of sounds. But there is so much division amongst individual groups that if a dj ventures out of thier parent realm, they become chastised by thier own kind.

Another thing that hurts this is the "power hour" sets that far too many promoters book dj's for. For those not inclined, a "power hour" set is an hour dj set in which the dj is forced to drop all his/her best and latest tracks, all of which usually are confined in that dj's parent realm of sound. The dj no longer has control of the dancefloor, only what they play. Which means if you (as a dj) wants to play soft, you are likely to be booked early or late. By the time you get to your groove and a transistion takes place, your timeslot is almost done.

This is extremely common with trance music. Since the average trance track runs about 7-9 minutes, the "power hour" sets are nothing more than filler for the next dj.

___________________
Twisted D.U.O. on MySpace:
Click Here!!!

quote:

Originally posted by Shudder danny howells.

DANNY HOWELLS is one of the best at this. listen to his essential mix from '02 and you'll understand the true art of digging, perfect flow and flawless transitions.

Danny Howells, Sasha sometimes.

Although Garnier really seems to have everyone beat. I saw him go through just about everything in a 7 hour set.

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

quote:

Paolo Mojo's sound might be difficult to pin down, but this broad, innovative approach to his craft is making him a name on everyone's lips in 2004. His style incorporates elements of house, funk, techno, breaks, electro, disco and acid. I've never understood this 'genre' bollocks? he says. "To me the best DJs always select the best bits from a wide range of sounds and put them together in a way that just makes sense to people."

Me likes his Balance compilation

James Holden does it quite nicely. Balance 005 anyone?

The Panacea is a fine example.

His sets include Drum & Bass/Breaks/Hardcore (not too much.. just right).

Check it out.. cool shit.

___________________
"The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the ear down." -Huey P. Long

quote:

Originally posted by TwistedDUO There was a time when dj's weren't bound by generalization of specific genres. When trance dj's could be house dj's and house dj's could be broken beat dj's. A time when a "good dj" took you on a magnificent sonic journey and explored several different types of sounds. But there is so much division amongst individual groups that if a dj ventures out of thier parent realm, they become chastised by thier own kind. Another thing that hurts this is the "power hour" sets that far too many promoters book dj's for. For those not inclined, a "power hour" set is an hour dj set in which the dj is forced to drop all his/her best and latest tracks, all of which usually are confined in that dj's parent realm of sound. The dj no longer has control of the dancefloor, only what they play. Which means if you (as a dj) wants to play soft, you are likely to be booked early or late. By the time you get to your groove and a transistion takes place, your timeslot is almost done. This is extremely common with trance music. Since the average trance track runs about 7-9 minutes, the "power hour" sets are nothing more than filler for the next dj.

it's like you're inside my head

i like to have at least 3 hours to craft a set and take people on a journey

i've done a couple marathon sets and those in attendance were telling me it was one of the best sets they've heard

i hate having to slim down my tracklist to an hour, you have no time to create any flow

___________________
Tony Morello Dot Com
Soundcloud
Facebook
Twitter
The Drunken Monkey Podcast
The Mixdown Podcast presented by Tony Morello

Same here, I like to spin longer sets as well. Mostly starting of with some mellow Kandi styled house, going to Axwellish house and ending with some harder techier sounding records.

___________________
DJ Arjan Kreischer.com is online!

You can crossover from most genres except trance

___________________
www.ripperartistmanagement.com

quote:

Originally posted by The_G0dfather Too Many Dj's mix a load of crap into something

crap being the operative word.

mentioned already, laurent garnier is probably yer best bet for this type of thing,