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Opening DJ's... (pg. 11)
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| djjoshuaallen |
| quote: | Originally posted by Victor Dinaire
.....did you just do a friend suggestion for him? lol |
I saw him at Monster Massive, In those same white pants and crazy ass wig he always wears at his own parties. :tongue2 |
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| Salvo |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
I for one LOVE being an opening dj, I pride myself on actually knowing how to open a party up properly. Death to ty djs. |
major +1 |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveT
BTW, so is Laidback Luke good or not when you see him live? A couple of you seem to like him, but overall I've heard he can pretty bunk as a DJ. I dunno, just what I've heard. BTW, he's at Avalon on January 16th. |
I think Luke is AMAZING live.
He is one of those DJ's that puts 110% at EVERY show, not just the ones he is looking forward too.
I think the people that dislike Luke, might hate because of the cheese/trendy factor. Because as far as his creativity, mixing skills, and just energy in general its only found in a handful of DJ's right now. |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by R!CH
ya and that happened to be his worst show i've been to. mstrkrft totally ruined it. |
MSTRKRFT's set was actually good that night, IMO, but yes...horrible as an opener. A classic example of how a good set can be a horrible opening set.
Oddly enough, one of the best sets I've ever heard from Diggers was after the opener actually played a little too hard for Digger's liking (note: opener was at 124bpm if I do I recall, and that was still too much for him)...Diggers had to start off a little heavier than you typically hear from him, but it turned out to be a frickin amazing set by him, IMO. Reminded me so much of the Diggers of the late 90s. |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
I think Luke is AMAZING live.
He is one of those DJ's that puts 110% at EVERY show, not just the ones he is looking forward too.
I think the people that dislike Luke, might hate because of the cheese/trendy factor. Because as far as his creativity, mixing skills, and just energy in general its only found in a handful of DJ's right now. |
Interesting. Weird part is that the people who have told me he isn't good live are people who I always knew as being fans of his with the productions he has done and people I know who have seen him. I remember last time I saw he was playing in LA, I told a bunch of peeps who I thought would be interested ni heearing and all of them pretty much shot him down.
Might have to find out for myself come January...you better be right if i go lolz |
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| mar46017 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
I think Luke is AMAZING live.
He is one of those DJ's that puts 110% at EVERY show, not just the ones he is looking forward too.
I think the people that dislike Luke, might hate because of the cheese/trendy factor. Because as far as his creativity, mixing skills, and just energy in general its only found in a handful of DJ's right now. |
First time I heard him spin was @ MNS. Great Set. He also played great sets in Miami. Heard him at his night @ Louis (however his openers played all his tracks + a lil bit of hip hop lol), Beatport party & F** Me I'm famous party)
However, his BBC Essential Mix Live from Privlege in Ibiza was not mixed very well and he was all over the place. He stated he didn't plan and just played whatever. (maybe he should have done a little bit of planning for his "essential mix") |
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| Pete K |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
LOL, I was just talking about this with a friend who lives in Dallas like two days ago. :wtf:
He told me that MSTRKRFT was the opening act for Digweed on pretty much all that US tour. :stongue: |
It was called the Diamonds Tour, and I believe it was partially sponsored by Puma. While I don't disagree with the pairing being unusual, it did serve one useful purpose. Lots of kids that were into the MSTRKRFT sound got exposed to Digweed. At least that was the case where I live.
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| msilin |
| As a DJ who's not even close to producing yet reading this thread just makes me think about how if I ever wanna play one of my insane sets with buildups and all that I've got a long way to go. It kinda sucks but it's also inspiring. Because even if I DO play at Vanguard or something awesome in LA, I would still have to play it cool and slow until I get that prime spot or 2nd to prime... man!!! |
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| optionvdo |
| quote: | | Locally, I've noticed OC's Ryan Sage does a great job handing the decks to the headliner. (adjusting the style/song to the headliner's style). |
Hey thank you. :)
My take on the topic has been pretty well covered by some of the vets in here and the resident advisor article pretty much nails it too.
Broad stroke items like having a large eclectic music selection is key and this also lends to more bookings with DJ's of different styles. If a promoter knows you can play well with the likes of a Lee B just as much as you can with a group like Above and Beyond, as an opener, you increase your personal value. Of course you have to be willing to go this route as some DJ's stick strictly to a style of their choice, and of course there is nothing wrong with that. Additionally, as another broad stroke, is the basics of understanding the inherent nature of opening up a night. Drinking for most is in the starting stages, ears are fresh and bodies are not sweating yet. From a physiological stand point people's bodies and senses during the time you are playing go from a stock state to a heightened state based on environment. The music you play and how you play it needs to be conducive to this experience.
My personal approach is always always based on circumstances of the DJ, venue and location/crowd....
Know the DJ's genre, understand the venue and what type of sound might work. Smaller, lesser lit spot to me means more linear sound with grooves. Bigger, massive club might mean you can get away with a more spatial feel and you can build some tension IMO. In OC, sometimes the crowd has a lesser attention span, and in some instances, may not be as musically inclined. In this case, you might be able to get away with things that you would not in a environment where the crowd is musically educated. You might be able to build more tension and go medium peak in some cases. That might work in OC, but perhaps not in LA. It's been happening less over the years of development here, but I have been asked to play "World Hold On" and hip hop many many times in OC. You just smile and try to give them a good groove without succumbing to the ultimate "No No". There is nothing worse than wondering if the headliner is thinking, "God this guys sucks".
I like to think that the job of an opening DJ is to create a vibe where people can come on the dance floor, move about, dance a bit, walk off, grab and drink, chat with their friends and then before they know it the time has passed quickly while you are playing and they are readily anticipating their headliner who can choose to take the night in any direction because he doesn't have to reset it after you left the stage.
Randy Seidman, K Sky and Boris MD I have heard often and they always play appropriate |
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| SVGmethod |
| Reading this thread made me laugh because lately I have been opening for some of the biggest hip hop dj's and they are even bigger divas regarding their openers. LOL. |
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| Junior Chavez |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveT
This statement baffles me. |
+1
| quote: | | Originally posted by DjWoody I had club managers and promoters come up to me and told me to bang it out. |
And what type of music did you start playing to "Bang it out"?
| quote: | Originally posted by Hypersky
Using Woody's suggestion, if you really want to with the headliner, you could download a recent set of his and proceed to play the same tracks in the same order as your warm up set. |
lmao. raoul! |
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