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Do you play your own productions in sets?
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| richg101 |
I notice a lot of people i speak to say that they do not play the music they make to a live audience.
whenever i dj in front of a crowd i like to utilise my own tracks. some need some eq tweeking so they sit better in the mix, but they seam to work great. and people always love to know they are hearing a track that is straight out the home studio..
im just wondering how many others are happy enough with their sound to allow it into a dj set? and how long has it taken for you to get yourself sounding how you wanna sound?
im seriously considering buying a laptop so i can tweek tracks on the fly, utilising a synth/controller to improvise melodies. and turn from a musician/dj to a live musician who plays other peoples tracks now and then |
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| lucas ss |
| i've just started to produce tracks that are good enough to play in some of my livesets, and i can't wait to play them out! |
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| Vizay |
I didn't play my own tracks before in my sets but recently I've been doing that and the response has been really good :)
it's a very good way to find out what needs to be done to my tracks, I almost always hear improvements I can make in mixing that I haven't heard at home. |
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| TwistedDUO |
It really depends on the set. Ideally, I use Ableton live in one channel (for original productions played live) and cd decks (for dj mixing). Sometimes the event calls for me to just play a dj set. For this I definitely throw in my own tracks if the set calls for it. A personal pet peeve of mine is when a producer drops his own tracks into a set and the tracks don't move along with the set itself. I try to stay clear of it.
Your answer:
If my set allows for it, then I most definitely try to put my tracks in. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| My tracks don't fit in my sets stylewise because what I produce and what I spin are completely different. |
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| BOOsTER |
well if it's possible stylewise etc...I'll put some of my tracks in...anyway...each friday I bring all my gear to the club here...which allows me to improvise and remix live...and it's a damn good experience for me and my audience.
even when I have to play more commercial stuff...well check Akon ft. Eminem - Smack That (BOOsTER's Eminem is a Edit) you'll find it in the producers promotion lol |
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| Mr Rogers |
always bump in my own tracks. adds a nice personal touch ;)
nothins better then people danc'n to ur own stuff |
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| djms |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
My tracks don't fit in my sets stylewise because what I produce and what I spin are completely different. |
v bizarre - u either spin music you don;t like 100% or you make music you don;t like% - one or the other.
or maybe you have a dual personality.
I love playing techy trance so thats what i make. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by djms
v bizarre - u either spin music you don;t like 100% or you make music you don;t like% - one or the other.
or maybe you have a dual personality.
I love playing techy trance so thats what i make. |
Or maybe I just have a broad taste in music? No, that can't possibly be it... |
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| beats and beeps |
If you make music, you should only be performing your own productions...
What kind of lame people play other peoples music live? Are you guys ing djs or something?
I can't think of one good artist who djs. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by djms
v bizarre - u either spin music you don;t like 100% or you make music you don;t like% - one or the other. |
It must suck having such limited musical taste.
I sometimes like to make ambient breakbeat type tracks. But I'm not at all interested in playing these in a crowd. When I build a set, I want it to be energetic and danceable. That doesn't mean that the ambient breakbeat songs suck, it just means that I didn't make them for a dancefloor... :rolleyes: |
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