Anyone ever jammed with musicians??

Hey guys met him earlier tonight he said play whatever you like he said don’t worry about keys he can jam to anything, cool guy so I’m going to play breakbeat and house and then hopefully squeeze in some drum and bass, quite a trendy cafe and finally get to play music I like myself rather than what I’ve played at my other two gigs so looking forward to it and hope it becomes a regular gig, though he’s only visiting the city for a few weeks but I think they need a dj so hopefully it leads to something.

Hey guys so played for two hours last night and it went amazingly well. I was a bit dubious as the owner was a bit iffy at first with the break beat I was playing when we were practicing she said it was too “edgy” but maybe. Reminded me of my first gig and I played a house version of mobys go and the guy comes up and says could you play something happier, so didnt feel confident, It was nightmares on wax and dj shadow, maybe it is “edgy” I dunno. Its an upper class bar/cafe/boutique with all these posh folks with crazy prices but luckily I got a free meal and free drinks. The practice session went great I just played some beats and when the saxaphone guy got going id just loop parts of the songs or hit the cue button he was loving it as was I, was better than I imagined and worked really well with the music I was playing, couple of times I pressed the wrong cue and fecked him up he was cool with it.

Unfortunately come 9 when we were supposed to play no one was there, well one russian girl who was very nice but it was raining and its the rainy season here in saigon so didnt look good that people would show but then a few more tunred up ended up about twenty people and a family of the owners with their children, all really nice people and everyone was commenting on how great a dj I was and they all really liked the music I played. I couldnt beleive it everyone was really impressed and a guy after it said oh do you tour the world playing I said I wish and he said oh yes you should lol can but dream eh. Another guy said he was opening a new cocktail bar and thinks my music would be perfect for it so hopefully I get something out of that and she wants me and the sax guy to play another gig the 26th of september.

Hopefully the next time I can make full use of the free drinks as I was working early this morning and couldn’t drink, drunk scottish dj at swanky saigon bar could go horribly wrong hahaha only had a few hours sleep but feel great after my first successful gig playing music I love and hopefully I get more gigs.

This sites been a godsend thanks for all the cool articles. I found the site after seeing the review for the faderfoxdj3 now thats what im using, can do so much with that and with my denon dsc2000 its great, hopefully I get more gigs as ive not been impressed with any djs ive seen yet in this city and not just because they play music I dont like, human cd players!

Cheers man it was great playing with that guy because it added a whole different dimension and the focus wasnt on me, id just loop some bits and listen to him was pretty cool, you could come up with something really good, got plenty time to come up with something and ive got the experience so hopefully itl be even better. And yes the world tour is on so no doubt coming to a town near you 😀

Thanks phil wouldn’t have happened without your fader fox dj3 review so when I’m doing my oscar speech after my world tour you will get a mention lol

To play again this Friday but there adding a guitarist so should be interesting! Went for a demo with the cocktail owner I met at the first gig to play there next Monday, I asked for $50 an hour,he said he will speak to staff and text me a proposition, wants me to play for 3 hours can’t see it happen but hopefully get paid something, can’t believe the way things are going just really hope I start earning, would a great bonus for something I’d be happy to do for free LOL

Cheers for the advice this place i played in paid me a free meal and free drinks, couldn’t drink alcohol as working the next day and she gave me a voucher for roughly $10 to spend at her place, it’s an expensive place, she said it was supposed to be 15 but she couldn’t afford itmim like ok whatever so I’ve agreed to do it this Friday for the same again though thinking after this I should say look I want paid something?? It is a small place but it’s really upper class and expensive food and drink for Saigon. The experience has been invaluable but starting to think I don’t think I’ll be doing it regualrly for a meal and milkshakes, can’t even drink their expensive alcohol as I work early in the morning. Hopefully I get paid well at the next place.