Dealing with Requests

well 99.99% of the people dont give a damn if your tracks are beatmatched or not. they just want to here the song. ive encountered people like that a lot. what i would do is throw in some crazy fx then slap in the next track.

At the end of the day you’re working so don’t tolerate people telling you how to do your job. The odd request is ok but if they are irritating you then nicely ask them leave you alone. The only thing I would say is dont avoid mixing two songs simply because you can’t beatmatch them. One of the advantages of digital gear is how easy it is to get creative with effects and loops. Use some cool effects to switch up the tempo (if you feel it appropriate). The old faithful echo freeze is a simple trick that works well. Check out the following video by Ean Golden about this one:
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Even if you don’t have Traktor you can do a similar trick with any Pioneer mixer that has effects. Alternatively you could learn how to scratch in transitions.

Frankly, I simply say “no” or “I’ll play it later”.

If she’s all in a rush because she and her pals are bar-hopping, then I won’t bother to play any of their requests. I’ll play music for the loyal people who come and stay…not the wannabes who just “make an appearance”.

oh how I miss the days of raving, when the only person who would dare make a request was the cuties who actually had good taste in music. where in the span of 4 hours there might be two gals bold enough to make request, and they actually requested great tracks. this modern, what I call “nascar culture” where they think they paid their $ so they get to go down to pit row, and tell the mechanic which tires to use, really sucks.
bring back the underground, just say no to these rock concerts masquerading as raves. yuckk!! either listen to what the dj is playing or leave, you got a computer, go start your own party!