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warm up sets ??
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| Angelus |
I was hoping someone could clarify how exactly you would put together a warm up set. While many people just say "go all out" with the warm up set, surely there is a better technique of warming up the crowd, rather than being selfish and playing top tunes back to back :p I was reading the jon o'bir article and the promoter said jon knew exactly the difference between a warm up and a peak set.
So how exactly would one go about engineering a warm up set ?? :D |
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| tu_face |
its all about playing tunes that will get the ppl who are walking in, moving :) so u need to play stuff thats not too all out.. but got some serious pump to it.. and a load of groove :)
i think the best type of warm-up is chunky progressive stuff, really up-beat prog :D sorta nearly getting to techno is good too :D |
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| fr0st |
| Well tracks i wouldnt play to warm up EBW6, iio, legacy. Unless i wanted to make the dj after me loook like and play newer better stuff which in most cases i do. I upstage most the local djs. The owner made me end early on friday night soo his friend could come on. to play 2 tracks, the guy doesnt own turntables, so he cant mix trainwrecks then my other friend who is resident there comes up matches the beats then lets the guy fade inbetween tracks. Im still ing pissed. |
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| Tsunami One |
| funky is the key. get those arses moving. depends on what u spin as well. |
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| P`zazz |
| yeah I'd like to know more about the differences of a warm up set and a peak hour set, anyone care to explain the differences? |
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| PaRaNoIk0 |
| warm up set = play stuff more laid back, with less BPM, not much big anthems, preferencially with one or two faster tracks at the end to get people in the mood to go crazy with the following dj. |
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| basd |
Putting on a good warmup set is an art itself, and it is an art that isn't understood by all DJ's around, unfortunately... It's a bit like giving a kick-ass assist to the winning goal in a match (at least, that's what I like to compare it with)..
Of course, it depends a LOT on who you're warming up for, and what style he/she plays..
I myself would play mostly my less known records (when warming up for a headline progressive DJ), as they're mostly not too hard, and have a nice groove to them. Every now and then, depending on the moment, I'd throw in a better known tune for the crowd.. Not too much though, because then you'll definitely screw up things for the main DJ..
A fine example of a good warm-up set was given by San last Saturday, when he warmed up for Sander K. Nice progressive beats, with a subtle melody.. excellent ! I didn't even recognize a single track.. But it was awesome, not too fast (to make things impossible for the main DJ), not too slow (to leave the dancefloor empty).. Just right ! |
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| 24K |
^^^ Good points.
Other than that,,, playing huge tunes or at a high bpm will usually make it difficult for the headlining DJ to do any sort of intro or to set thier own tone. I think that dj's that purposely play harder before a haedliner to try and upstage them shouldn't be opening in the first place. |
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| DJ Arsalan |
we have a resident at a club here in toronto, Mark Oliver he is one of the best DJs, he knows exactly what to do warm up, peak hour etc.
Just perfect. |
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