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DJing at my school, what to spin?

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  • December 28, 2012 at 9:56 pm #34214
    squarecell
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    Play the music you love, mix in some of the tunes they want to hear and most of all HAVE FUN (and look like you’re having fun – many people forget this), and you’ll be just fine.

    December 28, 2012 at 9:59 pm #34216
    DJ Sneakman
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    Will do, thanks!

    December 28, 2012 at 11:14 pm #34217
    NietzSKY
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    What I’d suggest is using some top40 remixes in the style of your choosing (I’ll use Steve Aoki / Afrojack remixes to warm the mainstream crowd up to my style) then progress from there. Fedde Le Grand’s Paradise remix is another song I find myself throwing into sets a good bit, as well as some oldies (video killed the radio star electro house remix, such fun). I’d start the set by finding common ground with your audience, then roll with the sound/style you’ve established and have been looking to play.

    December 29, 2012 at 12:07 am #34220
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    Good idea, never thought of that

    December 29, 2012 at 12:08 am #34221
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    Good idea, never thought of that

    December 29, 2012 at 12:11 am #34222
    DJ Sneakman
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    Good idea, never thought of that

    December 29, 2012 at 12:14 am #34223
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    oops

    December 29, 2012 at 12:18 am #34224
    NietzSKY
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    Glad I could help. I have very few original top40s in my playlist, but have never had a problem rocking a top40 night with the aforementioned strategy.

    December 29, 2012 at 12:34 am #34225
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    Yeah, now that i think about it Zedd and Wolgang Gartner have a few remixes that i like So i’ll definitely be using those.

    December 29, 2012 at 6:00 am #34233
    ChrisGames
    Participant

    I know exactly how you feel man, and I have yet to DJ at a school event but I feel like tracks like Zedd’s Stache or Wolfgang Gartner’s Menage A Trois could go over well because they are such massive bangers. But to be safe I would mostly stick to the remix/top 40 approach.

    December 29, 2012 at 6:10 am #34234
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    I at least gotta play Clarity lol. That one they’re gonna hear whether they like it or not 😀

    December 29, 2012 at 8:24 am #34235
    J-Duffin
    Participant

    I’m the same as you man, I find if you play a few mainstream songs in-between EDM songs you like and remixes of Mainstream songs you should keep them happy, just remember they like to sing along and know the words so don’t just pound them with songs they don’t know otherwise they will loose interest. Unfortunately with a crowd like that you sometimes have to play music you don’t enjoy as much as they do, but as Neitsky said find remixes of mainstream songs in the style of music you like, that way, the crowd enjoy themselves and you do as well!

    December 29, 2012 at 10:40 am #34243
    Ess Jay
    Member

    Something I like to do is if you are playing a song you like, but they dont, and there are limited words they can sing along to, find an acapella, or just some bare vocals from a top 40 track and tease them with it. Anything they recognising will keep their attention, even if it is a few “Yeahs” from Rihanna. Then be nice and maybe play that song next

    December 29, 2012 at 7:22 pm #34253
    DJ Sneakman
    Member

    Thanks guys for all the help!

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