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1st gig in club ---- Any advice
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| Nbrablec9 |
Two days from now on Wed. will be my first gig at a club. I've spun house party's and that sorta thing , but never on a club system. I was just hoping you guys could give me some advice. I heard its a little different since the speakers arent right next to you, so it takes a second for the sound to get to ya. There is a moniter in the booth so that relieves some stress. Well can anyone share some experiences and some stuff to watch out for?
Thanks alot,
Nick
P.S I have read a couple threads in the past but im looking for a little more |
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| Tygon |
TIP: DON'T UP!!!!
Non-Joke Tip: Have fun... period... your hands will shake like a mofo for your first couple tracks, but rest assured, the butterflies will leave and you'll remember how to DJ again after a few records have been dropped ;)
If you feel like you're too nervous, don't look up... just concentrate and focus till you're ready to interact with the crowd!
There's a couple for ya! |
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| richg101 |
set the headphone volume so it is about the same as the monitor volume:)
will make everything so much easier!
quicker mixes are better, but not too quick!
good luck and enjoy yourself! |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by richg101
quicker mixes are better, but not too quick!
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What in the world does that mean anyway? |
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| richg101 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
What in the world does that mean anyway? |
someone had a bad day! lol - aint you got anything better to do?
ill explain - if thats ok with you mystery (the all mighty mystery)...
i meant dont beat around the bush with the mixing. as it is gonna be his first live set then surely he wants things to go smoothly. you are much more likely to trainwreck while trying to transition between tracks over a long period.. and people always seem to notice a trainwreck more than some upbeat (but not too quick) transitions. as his first set he wants it to go as smooth as possible. and the set never goes as smooth live as it does in front of some nice clean hi-fi speakers. |
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| lowski |
haha !!
good advice though.
have a beer or two always helps me get in the mood
good luck!! |
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| sirhiss |
| I'm not sure about the venue you're playing at, but my experience is that 90% of the guests wont really care about you're transitions, so if you up, chances are they wont really care. Just good to keep in mind. Helps you relax, which should improve your mixing. |
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| Tenshi |
| maybe try to prepare the first 2 or 3 tunes you're gonna play! since you've been very nervous it's not a good idea to search arround at the gig for the first tunes...but don't plan your set too much at home! try to interact with the crowd! |
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| djskyline |
| feel the crowd they will tell u wat they want...keep ur beats relativly the same so u dont throw the people off when their dancing to one beat like dont go from 130 bpm to like 150....unless u got some serious set of gusts!!!! keep it simple and relax its only fun.... and if u do a good job people will notice and they will come up to u to congratulate u...so remeber to have fun and have a few drinks for me!!!! |
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| Pinokio |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tenshi
maybe try to prepare the first 2 or 3 tunes you're gonna play! since you've been very nervous it's not a good idea to search arround at the gig for the first tunes...but don't plan your set too much at home! try to interact with the crowd! |
yeah, Plan the first part of your set, then improvise, but have an Idea of what you are going to play.
I think it's good to have a few tracks planned at the beginning, and then you start improvising.
I did like that, and it really worked.
Good Luck =) |
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