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| Dervish |
| I never liked working in a supermarket, but I used to do it for money. :p Atleast it'll give you more experiance with crowds enjoying music. |
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| headphonez |
It all really depends. You can go either way with it. I started out DJ'ing parties for friends, I loved trance and house back then too, but I realized that to get the setup that I would eventually use to practice on for a club...I would have to make money. I spun a lot of hiphop and all that jazz for a while, made some good money doing house parties, got my setup at the time...and then vanished. Year or so later I had regular jobs at 2 bar/lounge venues, and a club that packed about 400-800 people. These clubs were not strictly edm, but I was still about to get people groovin for sure on the nights that I played. I got decent money playing at these places, but they were by no means "crobar" status, and didn't take paying djs big money all that seriously. I mean..i'm young, and the chance to play in a club infront of hundreds of people, even for just a hundred or two and an open bar tab, was well worth it! I was 17 at the time, and It was something I really couldn't pass up. Sadly when I moved to go to college, I wound up in a town (Tallahassee, Florida) that has a dead scene. I get hardly any pay now, and I have no residencies for clubs up here yet, its pretty much back to square one. However, i've been playing some house parties for house music only for about a month or so now, and i've packed apartments with a good 70-150 people dancing their asses off, and ya know what? I would do that for free...
...but getting paid would be nice too. I really just feel like there is no greater feeling in the world than playing to a crowd the music YOURE into, and having THEM be as into it as you are, grooving, grinding, and yelling/clapping/screaming during breakdowns. It's the most powerful feeling in the world! Can't get enough.
....and I have been offered PLENTY of decent paying jobs to do big house parties for frats and sororities n the like, or other people in general. They come up, say i'm awesome bla bla bla, they like what I play...they get my number. We talk a week later and they say they want me to spin...but to play "variety music". I decline everytime. Now I just feel like playing something I don't like isn't worth the money to me. It's really not. It's your own personal choice. I don't really buy the selling out thing. Loving music is loving music. Loving the crowd is loving the crowd. As long as you dont give up on playing edm, and dont go all out hiphop or something...and are still known for your OWN style...then it. Thats MY opinion. Hope this helped. Goodluck!!! |
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| Omega_Blue |
| i'd rather play ty music than work the job i'm working now. i say do it. it'll help get your name out more also. can you spin rnb/hip-hop though? |
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| BOOsTER |
well...I can stand some RnB here and there I think I will just to try make my crowd like my style...but that will take some time.
THANKS ALL GUYS!
I think I'm going to the club with a few friends on wednesday...I'll talk to the owner and tell him that I take it... ;) well...if the money pays me the taxis to get there with all my at least :D
Thanks a lot for helping with deciding guys...you're great ;) and topics like this with lots of helpful replies and no bull remind me of the reasons I love tranceaddict...and tranceaddicts haha (no gayness involved) :D |
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| Atho |
| quote: | Originally posted by BOOsTER
well...I can stand some RnB here and there I think I will just to try make my crowd like my style... |
I think you made the right decision based on this quote. If you can appreciate what you'll be playing, then there's no question why you shouldn't take the gig.
Finding your own style within the music and belding it with elements of music that your more used to playing will please the crowd and yourself. I know two great dj's that have residents in mainstream clubs here in toronto and you can always tell how their sets vary from the traditional mainstream hip-hop/rap/cheeese house/cheese trance compisitions of their sets. Also, its always wicked finding out that these mainstream dj's have other nights where they can spin the real stuff.
Bottom line, if you can handle what you'll be playing, go for it beacuse theres's alot of ways to combine mainstream music with alot of trance/house to make sets that cover all forms of great music. |
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| [SWE]Helios |
This sounds like a really good opportunity!
I say, take the offer, and see it as a chance to make a name for yourself. At the same time, gradually sneak in more and more EDM, and people will start enjoying it ;) |
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| Rebel Brown |
| Do it, even if you end up not liking it and leaving, at least you'll have some more experience of playing out under your belt. |
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| Tony Morello |
i still do mobile dj shows, weddings and even the occasional high school dance
i enjoy all music though, from classic rock, hip-hop, this new commercial rap crap and of course my beloved EDM and almost everything in between
so playing top 40 to a crowd doesn't phase me, i enjoy and know the music i play and get a rush from a crowd going off to what i'm playing
know your music and enjoy what you do |
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| MoBreakz |
Take the residency. Do it for experience. Forget the integrity aspect for now. The experience you might get from this residency albeit poppy stuff might help you down the line, whether meeting another connection or understanding different crowds...dont pass it up or pass it down. And your getting $. No brainer...take it!
Id love a residency anywhere. |
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| Nemesis44 |
Hey there,
It's not a waste of time. I have played those sorts of gigs and to be honest the hardest part of DJing is learning what people want. Don't worry too much about the music that you are playing because even if you are playing the genre you love, even then you are not always playing the tunes you love, far from it in fact.
I hate RnB but would play it if I had to. Try and understand what is good RnB and bad, but don't always let that influence what you play. Ultimately you have to give the people what they want and also develop the skill of knowing what they want before they do (sounds strange but you will soon see what I mean).
Use it as a learning experience and watch the other DJs. Don't base all your observations on their skills with the decks either, just check the tunes they play and ask yourself what you would have played at that time and so on.
It's purely a case of monkey see, monkey do. Learn from it, but the reality is that this will not be your breakthrough, but then PvD also Djayed in some really commercial clubs a long time ago.
Cheers
Nem |
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| Tony Morello |
i can honestly say it's good experience
you take a lot from it, flow and track selection are the biggest and i think most important part of being a dj
| quote: | Originally posted by Nemesis44
I hate RnB but would play it if I had to. Try and understand what is good RnB and bad, but don't always let that influence what you play. Ultimately you have to give the people what they want and also develop the skill of knowing what they want before they do (sounds strange but you will soon see what I mean) |
you have to sift through the and pull those songs out that will get them moving
and yes, it's a bit strange but you'll find that you'll intuitivly know what to play next or when flipping through your music, a song will jump out at you
go for it, it's great experience and you'll come away with some great stories, especially if you're not having to do promotions as well, if you're just going in and playing you'll be set
promoting is a whole different ball game, it becomes a full time job and then some, i can help you out in that department if need be, i ran calgary's #1 electronic night for 2 years then hated what was going on, so quit, i'd rather dj then try to promote/dj |
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| BOOsTER |
Hi guys, thanks a lot to help me decide...tomorrow is my first night in place of resident DJ. I'll let you know how it went...
though...I've done quite a lil bit of research between the clubbers I know etc...like who's prolly going there etc...and it seems that in my town my name brings the same crowd as it was, when I was doing parties on my own...
It seems it won't be that bad...at the weekend I played a little house party too...and hahaha now hold your laughs please...I mixed Akon vs Eminem (whatver that new song name is) with some heavy break loops I prepared...daaaaaaaaaamn it worked :>
and actually I see that if you get RnB with some faster pace, you can easily turn it into some breakbeat...with ableton even easier than anything else...:>
People seemt to enjoy it too...although...I had to play Grease a few times on request...but I hate that lotsa less than some other crap tunes...so :)
expect my report tomorrow or the day after guys :)
Thanks a lot for all your advises and everything :o) |
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