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| DjTasper |
alright man i've spun live about 6 times now and i can honestly say if your spinning out this early then should have a set planned if you can't beatmatch super fast then your gonna have a hell of a time picking out the right record because you will worry and spend to much time beatmatching
if i was you i'd wait at least 8 months before you do a bigger gig but what helps the best is playing in front of a group of 30 or less the first couple of times because you will learn 3 times as fast as you did before you played live
this prolly don't make sense... o well |
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| venomdx |
| I think that you should know how you are going to open, but from there just play what 'feels' right. |
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| MClarke |
| dont play at pre planned set, ppl will be able to tell. The best sets are the ones that are spontanious play what you think will sound good at the time and to go with the mood of the crowd etc. |
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| HyPeRSoNiC |
I never make a tracklist...... I just play what I think will fit best at the moment.....
the only thing I pick in advance is the 1st track... from then on, it's a piece of cake! just follow the crowd :D
I remember my recent club gig.......
I opened with "Chemistry - We Are one (ultimate remix)". the crowd went nuts! so I decided to continue with hard stuff... and by the end of my set I changed to some deep... I finished with "Yahel - Close Your Eyes...
I started at 4:00 am, and finished at 5:00 am (I was the last DJ), and during my whole set there was no room to move on the dancefloor..... |
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| b|p|3m |
IMHO a dj has to read the crowd and choose what record spin on-the fly. A dj spin for the crowd...
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| sebjr |
| quote: | Originally posted by u4ea
Hey TAs,
Thanks for contributing...this is great stuff. I think I'll definitely start the set off with 3-4 pre-planned tunes. After that, I'll just start flyin' by the seat of my pants. I'll definitely keep the set semi-chill. I think I'll use progressive tunes for the majority of the set. I'll try to read the crowd, and see when they're ready for the next level.
Another thing I may do is throw down a beer or two. This even helps when I'm recording demo CDs to my PC. If I don't have a beer or 2, I'm concentrating SO hard on beatmatching and placement of the next record, I make small mistakes that are audible on the CD. After a beer or 2, I'm relaxed, and I feel the flow. I don't really concentrate, the mix just seems to go together.
Thanks again for all of your suggestions, I really appreciate it. I'll post a new thread after the gig and let you know how it went.
Happy mixing :cool: |
exactly like me, i spin way better after a couple of beers...play naturally rather then concentrating too hard. |
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| fr0st |
| Maybe this will make ya feel better. Ive seen Sasha a few times go searching through his bag grab a record toss it on start beatmatching it.....then hell look at it shake his head and find another record.....Sooo even the pros arent realy sure what they wanna play next ;) |
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| DjTasper |
the only reason i would recomend having a playlist is because he has never played live and if i remember right he said he had only been doing it for a few months. think how much you learned your first few years of djing how the hell is he supposed to learn all that in a couple of months. Being a great Dj comes with lots of practice and experience so thats why i would recommend having at least a few tracks planned out only your first time though. If it really is your first time playing live then you might not know how to read the crowd or you might not be able to beatmatch because your to nervous or the live music is blastin right behind you. So i'd say it would help having somewhat of a plan the first time just to ease the nerves and possibly not make a fool of yourself.
Either way good luck. |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjTasper
the only reason i would recomend having a playlist is because he has never played live and if i remember right he said he had only been doing it for a few months. think how much you learned your first few years of djing how the hell is he supposed to learn all that in a couple of months. Being a great Dj comes with lots of practice and experience so thats why i would recommend having at least a few tracks planned out only your first time though. If it really is your first time playing live then you might not know how to read the crowd or you might not be able to beatmatch because your to nervous or the live music is blastin right behind you. So i'd say it would help having somewhat of a plan the first time just to ease the nerves and possibly not make a fool of yourself.
Either way good luck. |
yeah i did some perty big house parties before i did a club venue.... |
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| Flash Bastard |
kwel topic, i like it :D, i am djing now for 1.6 year, never played live, i spin @ home on gemini decks and not a super sound system, but a friend of my ownz a club and sometimes we spin there ( not in front of a crowd ), the first time i spinned there it was so ed, music is so harder if you compare with home, and ofcourse there the have technics, after 10 songs you get the feeling of the deks but then you already screwed ya set ..
but anyway :d just wanna let you know :D |
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| Andy C |
first time i played out it was in a big club, i had a very good idea about how the t/l would go, selecting key points along the way, "safe mixes" if u like... gave it a good flow
but then i got told i got an extra hour aswell haha, so then i got my chance to throw tunes about aswell, best of both worlds
its best to play safe first few times out, that way ull play a good solid set and ull impress, and then u get asked back more :)
u fiund the mroe u play out the more comfortable you get with just giong for it, especially if u play at one lpace regularly, you know your crowd really well then and you can work off them aswell
all the best for your sets, let me know how they go, im always up for a chat :) |
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