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| Endlesswave |
| *sigh* ok it can't POSSIBLY be the promotor's fault all the time can it? I mean isn't the dj BEFORE a big name supposed to lead UP to the main headliner? If they know the main headliner is dropping a certain style like w Marcus Shulz playing a more mellow type intro or a certain style of trance w proggy elements in it then WHY would the djs on before him drop insanely hard or more banging stuff? Isn't it out of respect that you do not drop that because the main headliner should be doing it? It's like they're not being allowed to do their job if the dj before is dropping all the insane tunes. |
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| borron |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
*sigh* ok it can't POSSIBLY be the promotor's fault all the time can it? I mean isn't the dj BEFORE a big name supposed to lead UP to the main headliner? If they know the main headliner is dropping a certain style like w Marcus Shulz playing a more mellow type intro or a certain style of trance w proggy elements in it then WHY would the djs on before him drop insanely hard or more banging stuff? Isn't it out of respect that you do not drop that because the main headliner should be doing it? It's like they're not being allowed to do their job if the dj before is dropping all the insane tunes. |
That was in a techno party. It was supposed to be banging all the time. It was about 8-9 am, after Claude and del Campo (and a few others before them). After him was one or two spanish dj's and then Valentino Kanziani (another big techno name) was finishing.
I didn't knew his style, but if he's a slower one, he'd better been before Claude.
So it's both the promotor and Marcus fault. He should have known in advance the hour he was playing and program his set, at least mentally.
He also was playing with Final Scratch, so i'm sure he had a lot of decent banging tunes in that little green iMac he brought with him. It's hard to understand such a behaviour... |
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| Briden |
| maybe he did it on purpose? maybe his intention was to wind down the night, and not bring the energy higher, but rather lower? |
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| borron |
That is very unusual in techno parties. Usually the energy is always going up to the last guy, which winds it down a little bit before finishing.
Anyway, if his intention was to wind down, he shouldn't have stopped the sound, but rather make a very very long transition to his first track. |
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| DJ_Laszlo |
| quote: | Originally posted by borron
I was on E at the time and as you can imagine i didn't find that funny at all... |
Doesn't E make you appreciate music, no matter what it is? :crazy: |
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| DjCoz |
| I had a friend that spun at club recently and he said that the guy before him started spinning progressive knowing he would come on next, I think if you're an opening DJ you should work up to the style of the guy coming up next out of respect, for example making your last track similar to the style of the guy coming on. Markus is a big name DJ with a style that every DJ should know, there's no excuse for not anticipating this, maybe the DJ before felt that he could try to look better than Markus, whatever the reason I feel it's partly the responsibility of the DJ before you. |
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| rafale |
| I would blame the person responsible for scheduling it that way...and maybe the Dj before Markus, as he should have warmed up for the final dj and not do his own thing. Wouldn't blame Markus though, he has his own style and thats that. |
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| borron |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Laszlo
Doesn't E make you appreciate music, no matter what it is? :crazy: |
You're just saying that because you've never tried...
It really depends on the person... While on E, i become more sensitive to music and as a consequence more critic. But usually i'll want more "pounding" music than while i'm sober. |
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| Breeze |
| Sounds like the warm-up Djs aint doing there jobs properly. They usually meant to warm up the crowd not make them go nuts just before the international dj comes on. |
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| Unknown DJ |
| i think its the promoters and the warm up dj's falt. the promoter shoudlt have booked a warm up dj that plays banging music, if i was booked to warm up for schulz id b ed cus i dont play prog, maybe the warm up dj was in the same position. |
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| borron |
I think you people didn't read what i wrote.
This was around 9-10 AM. Before him there were 4 dj's, two local warmup ones, Claude Young and a local superstar. So he knew what he had to give. |
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| Nemesis44 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Laszlo
Doesn't E make you appreciate music, no matter what it is? :crazy: |
Sadly it has the complete oposite effect. It makes you more aware of the quality of music and DJing and therefore a crowd on E is more demanding to play for than an alcohol fueled crowd.
If a DJ is crap or has had to kill the vibe through the promoters mistake then eventually the dancefloor will be empty appart from a few die hards.
As a headliner it's also very frustrating to see DJs come on after you who just shouldn't be there. Sadly the days of the quality resident DJs seems to be over in a lot of places and they give the rest of us a bad name.
Cheers
Nem |
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