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Opening DJ's... (pg. 8)
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| gerard6975 |
woscar aka clovis?
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| DjWoody |
Now my turn. Opening DJ's should do their homework and research the DJ they're opening for and at least listen to some of their current sets to get a feel for him/her.
However, I also believe that if the headliner DJ can't keep up with the opening DJ, than he shouldn't be headlining. They should be prepared for anything and everything.
If the opening DJ begins to bang it out, than their last tracks should be something similar to the opening tracks on the sets they researched.
There are times when headliner DJ's decide to all of the sudden change direction and start with something completely unexpected. That's ok too. And there are times when headliners have intros that aid them on the transition.
A big no no is to play any tracks made by the artist you're opening for. I saw that a lot in Miami this year. |
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| DjWoody |
BTW, when I opened at Avalon a few years back, I think I banged it out a bit too hard. I got both good and bad compliments from people I never met. I got 2 that said I was good but I banged it out too hard, and I got a load that said I was awesome. And they all came from people I never met.
To me, getting compliments from people I never met or never heard of me is the maximum reward because they aren't bias at all. |
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| Thee-O |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cool1g
what's funny in context of that article coming out is Theo banged it out pretty hard at Giant on Sat opening for Robbie Rivera (granted he played until 1 so i guess that's late enough to turn it up at some point...) |
Funny thing is that I played for almost 4 hours. I don't pre program my sets. For the most part I played some deeper stuff. I played a few bangers in there but no electro or full on vocal stuff. I brought it back down actually about 30 min before he was going to go on, because I know you got to let the headliner do his thing. However I was very conscious of what was going to happen after my set. I recorded my entire set and will upload it right now so you can be the judge. |
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| Thee-O |
| quote: | Originally posted by gerard6975
i totally agree that thee-o wasn't banging it out. i think he did it perfectly with a good progression throughout the night. if a headliner gets on at 1am, the opener should be warming up til midnight and get the night grooving til the opener passes it on. this is the only way to get the crowd hooked and not get them bored.
i'm sure he recorded his set and listen to it. then we can all make our opinions. |
yeah what he said!! and thanks for posting up the mix :) |
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| darin epsilon |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
A big no no is to play any tracks made by the artist you're opening for. I saw that a lot in Miami this year. |
Why is that frowned upon? I played Sudha feat. Zoe Johnston - Leche (Way Out West Remix) right before Jody Wisternoff got on and he was extremely happy. I think playing a track by the headliner is a huge compliment. Maybe you mean it's a bad idea except when you play the old stuff? |
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| Clovis |
| I think playing a much older track by the headliner that fits well can be really cool, but it all depends on the situation and mood. |
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| gerard6975 |
| like if you play Adagio For Strings or Traffic when opening for tiesto. |
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| DjWoody |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I think playing a much older track by the headliner that fits well can be really cool, but it all depends on the situation and mood. |
You're dead on.
What I saw in Miami was the opening DJ's for Laidback Luke playing a lot of his tracks. When Luke came on, he played them again. |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
What I saw in Miami was the opening DJ's for Laidback Luke playing a lot of his tracks. When Luke came on, he played them again. |
Thing is about Luke...
The opener will just "play" his tracks.
Luke will ing DROP his tracks, with effects, edits, loops etc. So in reality it doesn't it even sound the same.
He didn't really have an opener for Nocturnal, so not much there. His opener for Vegas played some of his tracks prior to his set, a select few older/newer tracks and just a ton of big room tracks. When Luke came on he played the 1 or 2 of the same tracks but he ing DESTROYED them the way Luke does best.
But then again, there aren't many people like Luke though lol |
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