i think all DJs should pay their dues....be it respecting the timeslot in both the music that should be played and the physical time that was assigned, or respecting other DJs and their equipment. Respect the scene, the music, the people involved...and everything would go much smoother.

on the topic of being a trance DJ and having no tunes to warm-up a crowd with....i have the fortunate (but still unfortunate) experience of never opening a night. On the contrary, when i started having the few gigs that I did, i would always have to CLOSE the night...meaning timeslots from 6-8am and so forth. not fun, but after awhile, i got to know the promoter and could ask for earlier timeslots so now whenever i go play for him, i never start later then 3am.

just to point out that it is still possible to get gigs without having warm-up tunes.

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Originally posted by miamitranceman Funny when you think about it how you can place the approximate year of a DJ photo on whether CDJ's are present or not.

there's some denon(?) rackmount cd-players there at the bottom of the pic though!

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Originally posted by jmix I hate that oakenfold guy

hey,

look at all that booze at the back....


did he really drink all that shit....? AND MIX?

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Originally posted by b i n k u n i think all DJs should pay their dues....be it respecting the timeslot in both the music that should be played and the physical time that was assigned, or respecting other DJs and their equipment. Respect the scene, the music, the people involved...and everything would go much smoother. on the topic of being a trance DJ and having no tunes to warm-up a crowd with....i have the fortunate (but still unfortunate) experience of never opening a night. On the contrary, when i started having the few gigs that I did, i would always have to CLOSE the night...meaning timeslots from 6-8am and so forth. not fun, but after awhile, i got to know the promoter and could ask for earlier timeslots so now whenever i go play for him, i never start later then 3am. just to point out that it is still possible to get gigs without having warm-up tunes.

Aye, it's possible but you are one of the few who I know of that has actually managed to do that.

In my opinion however, there is a lot to be learned about the skill of DJing that you will only really be able to see if you do open a night. It is a very good experience and in my opinion you don't very often see good warm up DJs these days. Playing a good warm up set and getting the right effect on the dance floor is harder than playing the main slot. A good warm up will often have a possitive effect on the guy coming on after so it's a worth while skill to have.

Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Aye, it's possible but you are one of the few who I know of that has actually managed to do that. In my opinion however, there is a lot to be learned about the skill of DJing that you will only really be able to see if you do open a night. It is a very good experience and in my opinion you don't very often see good warm up DJs these days. Playing a good warm up set and getting the right effect on the dance floor is harder than playing the main slot. A good warm up will often have a possitive effect on the guy coming on after so it's a worth while skill to have. Cheers Nem

i started off like this as well as a lot of my stuff was a lot harder than the iberican tribal being played in peru at that time.. i have since developed a wider range of tunes could play any spot, but was never forced to warm up..cept for the local hip hop djs.. ugh..

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Aye, it's possible but you are one of the few who I know of that has actually managed to do that. In my opinion however, there is a lot to be learned about the skill of DJing that you will only really be able to see if you do open a night. It is a very good experience and in my opinion you don't very often see good warm up DJs these days. Playing a good warm up set and getting the right effect on the dance floor is harder than playing the main slot. A good warm up will often have a possitive effect on the guy coming on after so it's a worth while skill to have. Cheers Nem

i kno...hence the:

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i have the fortunate (but still unfortunate) experience of never opening a night.

I agree though, and it was something that I read up on and got told repeatedly by other veteran DJs. I have all the respect for the good warm-up DJ...anybody nowadays can bang it out. But to achieve that right balance of energy without tipping the scales is a true skill.

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Originally posted by b i n k u n I agree though, and it was something that I read up on and got told repeatedly by other veteran DJs. I have all the respect for the good warm-up DJ...anybody nowadays can bang it out. But to achieve that right balance of energy without tipping the scales is a true skill.

Very well put I might add.

Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Very well put I might add. Cheers Nem

thanks.

thought of another "taboo". pretty much just practical advice but it applies tenfold to the dj scene i think. stems from my own experiences in smaller local scenes...

Talking about other DJs behind their back.

reasons why i feel strongly against this:
1) the scene is small enough, what is said will undoubtedly travel and most likely bite you on your own ass.
2) you are hurting someone else's chance of being recognized because of your own possibly misjudged conception of them, your own jealousy against someone else's success, or something along those lines.
3) you are hurting your OWN chances of being recognized especially if all you do is put others down to make yourself look good.

Unless i'm personally asked to give MY judgement on someone's character, i usually don't put down another DJ. i mean, u meet so many characters on any given night, can you really judge them on that one experience where they ruined your needles or made a comment about your mixing? is another dj really "stupid" and a "bad dj" just cuz they didn't realize the xfader was left open when they were cue-ing?

and it's a horrible feeling to be misjudged and misunderstood. but don't get me wrong, there are plenty of people (promoters/djs/club owners) which you should rightfully warn others against, but make sure it is justified and not based on "a bad night".

just know that in this scene...people talk...a LOT. since so much of this is based on networking and getting to know people, having a good reputation before you meet people is always to your benefit.

my 2pence.

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Excellent advice. I know it's something that I need to work on myself.

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Originally posted by Abhay hey, look at all that booze at the back.... did he really drink all that shit....? AND MIX?

the only thing he mixed together was the drinks.

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