Hi Sean !
I’m replying to you your post because I can recognize a little bit from myself in it. I’ve been in your situation and to be honest; I was very nervous! I have the standard DDJ WeGo which I used to start with and the DDJ WeGo 2 will definetely be good for a house party. As for tips, I can give you some regarding a house party with the WeGo:
– watch out for cables: the cables aren’t perfectly hidden on these small parties (obviously) so look out that no one accidentally trips on one of them and that they’re not in your way
– (as said above) make sure that no one puts their drinks on the table where your equipment is on, this saves you a lot of stress because nothing can spill on your equipment (best thing is to put your laptop on a box or sth so that it’s a bit higher above your WeGo so that when something does spill, it won’t be on your laptop)
– watch out for your jogwheels: I know that the WeGo has sensitive jogwheels so look out that you don’t accidentally touch them, which would cause the music to stop
– don’t be nervous! It’s your own equipment and your music, if you’re certain that you can perform good then you’ll perform good
– adapt to the people: if they’re not ready to dance yet, don’t panic, start with some deep house or just quieter songs, depending what genre you play
– if there’s a facebookpage or an eventpage and you think you’ve done well, drop some information about you afterwords, some people might contact you ,if they think you were good, for parties that they throw
That’s about all the tips I can give you ! I played my first party in October last year and since then I’ve had numerous people ask me for parties and gigs, so a lot has happened for me since then 🙂
If you have further questions, feel free to reply to his and otherwise: good luck !
Jonas
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