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When does a crowd start to dance? (pg. 3)
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| DJ_Shockwav |
| quote: | Originally posted by halo
There are two things I want you to remember if you're going to spin in club or disco:
1. TALK to the people!
If you're not spinning at a single event where different DJ are booked to play their style, the audience is usually used to some listening habists. In disco's you're hardly gonna be alone behind the decks, either there's another (resident)DJ or LJ or whatever... they usually know "their crowd". Ask them!
I'm talking from experience here, as I'm working as an LJ, i've seen some (quite well known) DJ's f**k up, just because they stuck too much to their set.
Anyway most of the party (depending on location) will take place around and inside the DJ booth.:rolleyes: Remenber that and have FUN! :D
2. Do some requests.
Not all. Just if if they suit you and your set. Don't play the requested "dancefloor hits" (-> cheesy :crazy: stuff) right away. Keep em for later, use them to recollect some dancers if the crowd starts to leave.
Remember your best anwer to requests: "yeah, I'll see, if I can fit it..." the requester is happy and you have promised nothing :toothless
anyway... good luck! :D |
OMG you hit the nail right on the head!! :)
"i'll try to fit it in" <- that has got to be my most used line ever!
usually, if the request fits what i'm playing and will fit the energy i'm going with i'll try to slip it in, but if it's way out there... i don't bother
like this one time i was playing a party at my college campus bar and i was into my set and goin strong, when this black guy comes up and askes me to play some hip hop... i laughed and told him i don't play hip hop
just have fun and feel the crowd out |
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| Sinonick |
sorry if i didn't quite get the LJ thing.
in greece, the guy controlling the lighting is called *fotistis*. it means "someone that is lighting everyone" or something familiar with that... |
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| Breeze |
You gotta play cheesey for cheesey ppl. To get ppl dancing slap in some hard house that always works. So mix them up with trance and they will love it. Good luck buddy
PS if ppl request stuff say u dont have it ( im sure u dont have cheesey ) |
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| halo |
hm... I wouldn't recomend saying "I don't have that." Coz people will go like "What? you don't even have that famous stuff in your set? What kind of DJ are you anyway? I'm not gonna dance to your stuff anymore":whip: :whip:
Might be a little overdone, but remember if you can say nothing positive, it's better if you say nothing at all... :D |
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| Dj Flesch |
Well, I don't know about everyone else, but I won't play songs that I don't like. The reason being, is that if I don't like it, I am not going to buy it, and therefore can't spin it. So I avoid situations of people asking requests that suck because I don't have those suck tracks to begin with. I don't believe in selling out to a crowd as a dj. The club hired me because of the demo I gave them, so obviously they think that the music I spin is what they want to hear. If I am a trance dj and someone asks me to play a drum and bass track, even if I have it, I am not going to play it. Remember to be polite to your crowd because ultimately they are the ones that will decide if you are hired again! Trance is a very popular genere, so there will always be people to support you. Bring friends too, that way you can have them start the dancing.
remember djxtension, if you are just starting out and there are other djs, it is vital that you play a WARMUP SET! And even if you are the only dj of the night, you cannot just start rockin' the floor instantly. Usually when I go to a party I check the place out and let the music get me into the groove for the first 30-60mins. I love dancing, especially if I'm the only one because I have the room to do my own thing, and it's cool for spectators too. Most people though, need encouraging. And usually the lights and the dancing don't start happening until the music has been going for 1-2 hours. If a club opens at 9pm, then don't expect dancing to begin until 10:30 or 11pm! You have to warm a crowd up and as I said, it is vital that you play slower tracks in the begining, because when the crowd does want to dance, then you've used up all of your power tracks and you've nothing left to spin that will meet the crowds expectations of the music that you've been playing for the first several hours.
And as for Dj Charlie, you have to realize that the tracks you played, while good, are not really good dancing tracks. I don't know about heaven, but turn the tide is not a very good track for dancing because of the excessive breaks in the beat and all of the vocals. Listen to PVD sets etc. You'll be listening for a long time to hear a break in the beat because he knows that when the beat stops, so does the dancing. Breaks are very powerful, but don't use them overly often! As for using tracks like alice DJ, better off alone is one of her most tracks, but have you ever heard the signum mix? If not check it out because it's much more trancy and it's not played very often at all in the clubs!--at least I've not heard it much at all.
Anyway, remember that if you play all of the tracks that a crowd wants, you may be back to play other gigs for a little while, but if you play great tracks that no one has heard, you have more potential to get a cd of your own! Dj to be yourself, not the top 100 euro chart! |
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| djrichy |
| depends how pissed they are. if their drunk they'll dance to anything! |
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| dracos |
| quote: | Originally posted by djrichy
depends how pissed they are. if their drunk they'll dance to anything! |
God how ing true that is :crazy: |
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| Sinonick |
i agree with dj flesch, play you OWN style. besides, djing is also about having fun right ? what fun is it if u don't like what you play ???
if you're good+smart enough you'll get them dancing with whatever you like! |
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| djxtension |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sinonick
if you're good+smart enough you'll get them dancing with whatever you like! |
Damn you are are right, Sinonick.
Besides, most of the people there know me in one way or another, so they will dance just to make me happy... :D :D :D |
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| halo |
but what you're getting PAID for is rocking the crowd, not playing for yourself... you'll have to find a way to do both Rock the crowd and enjoy yourself.
Sure it totally sucks if you're spinning solely for the money, cuz then you'll absolutely have to please the crowd, but as long as you do it mostly for fun with the positive sideeffect of having some extra income, play whatever you want but don't ecpect to get too many bookings if you're a noob and don't rock the crowd like insane. |
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| djxtension |
Ofcourse i'm not playing just for the money.
If I spin, I spin because i want to have a good time, and to let the crowd have a good time.
The money is always nice and helpfull, but I'll probably spend it all on records so that another crowd can have a good time... |
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| Dj Flesch |
| yep, the thing is, the djs who are complaining about the people asking for requests that they don't want to play, obviously are not doing it all for the money. They do care about what they play. I'm sure there is a certain amount of compromise, but as for me, I am upfront with everyone who in charge of hiring me. I give my demo to them and say, this is what I spin. If they don't like it they won't hire me! |
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