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Programming and bookings (pg. 2)
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| Swamper |
I too prefer longer sets and less DJs but I also think it takes a certain kind of DJ to pull off a long set properly. Programming skill (including reading a crowd) > Mixing skill to me... You can be a great mixer but if you have no flow then who cares?
One thing I miss are the days when vinyl was king and a DJ would be forced to play the best set with what he/she had in their crate and when necessary pull a MacGyver with the records on hand when the unexpected arises (i.e. playing longer than your scheduled slot). The corollary of course being that the digital age has made it possible to carry around as many tracks as you want and that allows DJs to play their set exactly the way they want. |
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| Skipper |
| I don't think many DJs can pull off the extended set. |
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| PivotTechno |
| Which really says something about most *ahem* DJs. |
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| samhouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
I don't think many DJs can pull off the extended set. |
I completely agree here. It is truly an artform when delivered correctly. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Which really says something about most *ahem* DJs. |
I agree.
But to be fair, if they're never booked to play that length then no one ever really gets a chance to "practice" (for lack of a better word)
I love witnessing DJs do crazy long sets because you really see what other genres they are into...I remember back in 2002-04 when Misstress Barbara did her 7+ hour sets at Aria (as many DJs did - Aria was big on the extended sets) she would be digging out house records at 10am. Back then they had CDJs in the booth I think but she was all vinyl. I miss those days! |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
I love witnessing DJs do crazy long sets because you really see what other genres they are into... |
That's similar to what I like about Ferry's longer sets b/c he'll play newer stuff at the beginning of the set, and then as the set goes on he'll play older tracks - like some of his electro-ish stuff, and then into the classic trance. |
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| chinamon |
i dunno. some djs i could listen to all night (like digweed or sander k) but there are also djs that would make me jump in front of a moving bus if i heard them for longer than an hour.
swamper mentioned that he thinks programming is more important than mixing and i gotta comment on that. i think they are both equally important. poor mixing would ruin any well programmed set and vice versa. they go hand in hand. |
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| ostrich |
Definitely agree with Big Boss.. I've also noticed with many Toronto bookings that there are waayy too many people booked in a single night.. It's great that Footwork's open longer than the usual bar/club, but let the international guest(s) play for longer and reduce the number of opening DJs. The same applies in Montreal, but we're mainly limited to 5 hours of playtime, where two billed artists are more than enough imo.. This isn't to write off that our city's got this concept down pat either.
I feel that with this system of 4 local supporting DJs per 1 international guest (where each local plays 1h each), you're limiting your creativity as a storyteller and in turn won't be able to read a crowd, or learn to pace or program sets that flow seamlessly.. |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
there are also djs that would make me jump in front of a moving bus if i heard them for longer than an hour |
lol like Ferry Corsten? (hah jk* Lisa) |
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| jon jon |
| - you'd be surprised at how many international headlining DJ's don't actually want to play for longer than 2 hours either... |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
lol like Ferry Corsten? (hah jk* Lisa) |
shut it!! :p
lol at this comment right after I say how much I love his long sets. |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
- you'd be surprised at how many international headlining DJ's don't actually want to play for longer than 2 hours either... |
yeah.. id say most of them dont want to play for more than 2-3 hours. |
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