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So I entered in a local DJ competition.... (pg. 2)
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| Tony Morello |
| the promotion company is looking for electro and nu-disko, so i'm going to give them what they want, as for cue points, i'm in the process of picking and editing my tracks so they're shorter, i plan on 5 tracks in 15 mins plus my produced intro and outro, i plan on recording it if you guys want to check it out after |
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| Adam420 |
| I'd check it out. But yeas sounds like edits are the way to go if you really wanna impress. Just edit some tracks down to contain only a 2-3 minute long mid-section and the rest just intro and outro beats, that way you can just go through like 5-6 tracks in the span of those 15 minutes. I definitely think acapellas would be good too, as well as a good intro and outro. |
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| Tony Morello |
my setlist
(don't judge me, i'm looking to win) these tracks are all edited down to 3 mins versions, sans breakdowns and filler
alex gaudino - i'm in love (robbie rivera club remix)
hiroki esashika - kazkane (disco of doom remix)
chris shweizer - zha (original mix)
chriss source - hugs n kisses (tony morales dj full vocal)
blackstreet - no diggity (uk beat cartel's no dignity remix) |
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| n3lly |
| quote: | Originally posted by jdat
a sonic journey but shorter with all it's variations that come with it.
Make sure to build expectation throughout the mix, many surprises around the corner.
Vary the speeds at which you are playing taking the crowd though ups and downs, peaks and valleys.
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lol
some more lol
and little sprinkle of L O L...
It's 15min long mate.
Tony, just band it out. Make sure you throw in an edit or two as you are doing. And that your mixing is tight. Other than that, include all your previous experience etc on your CV that you send them. Remember half the clubs these days don't care if you're the best bedroom dj, they want tried and tested methods of getting punters into their clubs to dance and have a good time. If you've got a good track record of providing this you're half way there.
just my 2c, 2p, :) |
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| Sadface |
| I dunno, you might want one good breakdown in there towards the end cause people love that . Just make sure the payoff is SUPER good. |
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| Tony Morello |
| i almost won, i got a ty time slot, i'm in the process of tracking down the recording, someone had an ikey and recorded the whole night |
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| ChrstnMchl |
LOL
Wow, I remember when a DJ contest meant a DJ had to come in and mix with his records and was judged on those mixes and if he could add some turntablism into it all the better.
If you are going to pre-edit your set so it all goes together why not just make it one 15 minute track and just go up there and press play.
Exactly what part of this contest had anything to do with DJing? Sounds more like an edit/ remix contest to me. |
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| n3lly |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChrstnMchl
LOL
Wow, I remember when a DJ contest meant a DJ had to come in and mix with his records and was judged on those mixes and if he could add some turntablism into it all the better.
If you are going to pre-edit your set so it all goes together why not just make it one 15 minute track and just go up there and press play.
Exactly what part of this contest had anything to do with DJing? Sounds more like an edit/ remix contest to me. |
Ugh.. dipicus maximus.
You edit tracks so they stand out. Think of it as a very crude form of production. You then mix that 'edited' track into another track.
Wow, look at that, song A was mixed into Song B. Just like the old days and judgement can still be passed.
Mix 5 songs into each other and there'll just be another 10 of you to come. Throw some edits of tracks together and you'll give them something different :) |
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| ChrstnMchl |
Everyone should know by now I am a vinylsaur. I'm sorry, I just don't put pre-edited tracks on point with a DJ hitting his cue points on records on the fly and making it work. I use to love *watching* a DJ work his craft.
Thats not to say that talent isn't involved - I just don't see it as a DJ contest. Its a remix/ edit contest. Certainly, the bar would have to be higher because you can do sooooo much of it before the actual show. There would be no excuse for miscues or simply not having a flawless set. Where is the difficulty in mixing if you have everything pre-taylored to work together? |
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| elektrikal |
| mash up garbage vs unkle - stupid girl (or something) and tiefschwarz - warning siren (anthony rother) |
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| recoil |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tony Morello
i almost won |
so who got the slot?
young age & good looks? perhaps a sibling of the door bitch? |
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| Stu Cox |
| quote: | Originally posted by n3lly
Ugh.. dipicus maximus.
You edit tracks so they stand out. Think of it as a very crude form of production. You then mix that 'edited' track into another track.
Wow, look at that, song A was mixed into Song B. Just like the old days and judgement can still be passed.
Mix 5 songs into each other and there'll just be another 10 of you to come. Throw some edits of tracks together and you'll give them something different :) |
Nah, turn up with an extra 2 CDJs and do your edits live :p |
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