I wouldn't want to open for Steve Lawler :nervous:
lol. what's up with lawler? didn't you play before him at sensation a few years back? or was there a dj or 2 in the middle of each of your sets? i forget...
Spin Laden
they put Creator on at 1030PM, something like that. very little flow was considered in that lineup, should have been two separate events with Creator spinning just before Lawler, imo.
Casa, you opening for Lawler? :p
Ravemontreal
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didn't you play before him at sensation a few years back?
There was a few DJs in between... Vibe was playing before him.
Actually that was one of my unforgettable moments. I was opening and my girlfriend comes up to me all excited. she says that she was in the DJ lounge and Steve Lawler said to his manager "this guy is good, he is really ing good"
ha ha, I was stoked. Cause everybody knows that I am a huge fan of Lawler.
Casa
yeah im playing 29 of june at the club before him.
zyklon-jay
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Originally posted by edmottawa
Sounds like a whole different set of skills to be a really good opener ravemontreal. Do you think there's a risk of being almost too good at opening and being pigeonholed into the role?
There is nothing wrong with being pegged as a good opener. Many DJ's got their break this way. They open up impeccably, the headliner takes notice and has him do openings on tour.
Opening should be the funnest slot imo. If the guy is good you should hear lots of quirky stuff that you might not have been exposed to otherwise. The good ones create that nice toe tapping vibe to get you comfortable, and then suddenly without really realizing it you are busting a move.
Nothing, and I mean nothing is worse than a premature ejaculating dj who is playing balls to the wall to an empty dance floor. Think of the merry go round when you where a kid. Was it easier to get on when it was moving slowly, or was it better when it was going around full speed so that when you grabbed the bar you would fly everywhere until you smashed your face on something and play time was over.
The best DJ's I know are openers. They might not get all of the credit, but they make the night work, because I'm sure more than a few of us have seen DJs open that didn't get it and mess up the party before the guy you came to see even gets on.
Ravemontreal
Good luck Casa, I will pray for you lol
princesultan
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Originally posted by Spin Laden
they put Creator on at 1030PM, something like that. very little flow was considered in that lineup, should have been two separate events with Creator spinning just before Lawler, imo.
ah yes, now i remember.
Casa
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Originally posted by Ravemontreal
Good luck Casa, I will pray for you lol
they shoulda booked him on a saturday to be honest. if anyone is expecting tech house or what I played at picnik from me for 4 hours , please dont show up.
zyklon-jay
lol
djmalek
Very interesting interventions and I think Creator really resumes the best how I see it too. The opening act is the most difficult one and you are always learning out of it. Of course, experience helps a lot, but every opening is different depending of the DJ and the venue.
I've made the mistake to open for some dj's where I've heard people afterward saying that I was better than the main act, and a certain point it wasn't good cuz it means you went too hard.
Passskal, i've heard a couple International headliners recently criticising the openign act because he did not warm up properly. I've even experience recently a DJ manager asking me a preview of my set and decide to cut the last hour of my set to give it to one of their DJ because they were not satisfied of the preview... Even if I told them that I will adjust myself.
So was I concerned about that on last Fridays? BIG TIME
Of course, I am disappointed to see some people who found a lack of energy in the set. I was aware of that risk and assume your comments.
But, like Creator is mentionning, having the main act mix in the last track of the opening dj is a sign of success... Which I am proud to say that Markus did on Friday!
For the rest there will always be unsatisfied people, you can't satisfy everyone, but you learn each and every time!
Casa
it happens more than you'd think that if a headliner has no idea who the warm-up dj is, they won't come and play the night. That's a bit much for me personally, but whatever floats their boat i guess.
zyklon-jay
The headliner has a lot more to lose than the opening act.
If the night is and all you see is people complain on the internet on how garbage the night was is not good publicity. I've seen openers first hand ruin a night...sitting on the couches at aria wondering when the hell something that makes me want is to move come on. Even if the headliner saves the day, you still end up twiddling your thumbs for 2 hours waiting for it. Sours the mood.
