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My first time outside what should i play?
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| clubamerica |
| Im a bedroom dj any advice? |
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| chubbs |
It's your first time playing out?
If so, I suggest you find out what's usually played in that club and what the crowd there likes and play a style similar to that. |
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| Aquarian |
| If I were you I'd do some recon and scout the club the night before. Get a feel of the atmosphere, the crowd, and what kind of DJs play there. |
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| clubamerica |
| I havent played in a club.I will spin in front of 14-16 year olds. |
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| simms327 |
| ^^ then play what you hear on the local radio station.... lol |
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| clubamerica |
| hello i live in the usa .My thing is this should i play my style straight up trance or some chessey stuff? |
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| Aquarian |
| Bring everything. Try your own style and see if it works. If no one's enjoying it, switch to something else. |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
Most 14 and 16 year old wont know mixing from there own ass.
Im 15... the people around me... bah!
Try your own style but its going to take alot of top40 to do anything. Fidy Cent wid go down well yo |
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| clubamerica |
| No 50 cent in my set.Forget about this i just want 2 spin my style uplifting melodic trance. |
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| ASFSE |
| quote: | Originally posted by clubamerica
No 50 cent in my set.Forget about this i just want 2 spin my style uplifting melodic trance. |
well great, we just went in a circle with this post. |
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| BOOsTER |
I can tell you it can be very depressing playing trance to people who don't like it :(
no-one dances and you feel like "idiot on the decks" |
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| Acid John |
well.. myself being 17... i know how it goes. the standard 14-16 crowd will not be that recieving of trance, but heres a few things you can do to meet things half way: being true to your style, but still keeping an age group that usually likes a fair share of cheese entertained....
my suggestion, and kind of a rule number one overall... play stuff that girls will like. you keep the girls there, then you keep the guys there, and thus, a whole crowd there. also, might even get yourself a phone number or two.
mix fast. play the main part of a song, and get the hell out. kids these days already have add and whatnot, so letting all 8:15 of a song play out might seem enjoyable for you, but my guess is that unless the crowd REALLY reacts to a song, mix out during the first breakdown.
play catchy/melodic stuff that you like. at this age, id say that a lot of kids associate "techno" with being kinda cheesy, melodic stuff that is just generalized as "techno". like.. "techno" remixes of popular songs. its good way to keep the girlies around, but still play stuff you like. spare the cheese though.
on the converse, DONT play long repetetive stuff. for instance... that booming techno track that might work well at a rave.... you know... the one where the only addition after the first 128 beats is a hi-hat on the 8th notes... probably wont go well with people looking to hear upbeat "clubby" stuff
actually.... i think that for any age group, the playing trance/techno remixes of songs is great. some electronic mixes of non-electronic songs are actually really REALLY good... and it certainly provides a common ground. you can like it for what it is, they can say "hey... this is a remix of ______... this is pretty cool". they can be funky, bangin, relaxed, or even on the "cheeky" side.... yeah. same goes for mash-ups. thats like... "cheeky" x 10!
and... when in doubt... play a little cheese. because cheesy as it may be.... you know you have songs that are guilty pleasures. play some cascada, grin and bear it, etc.... or... if cheese isnt your deal... play non-cheesy or.. less cheesy remixes of cheesy songs. like.. for instance, i once heard a really acidy remix of sandstorm. wasnt half bad....
edit: lol. just found 3 trance remixes of "the final countdown" on chemical records... you could get that, play it, and just kinda laugh to yourself. cept its a wee bit hardstyle-ish... and cheesy enough as an original. but see... guilty pleasure...
anyway... if i think of more, i'll add em. hope this helps. |
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