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  • April 29, 2012 at 9:15 am #1003747
    indamix
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    no its not the same , but first whats your genre of music and what kind of crowd you deal with then what kind of events you do !!? you must tell those information so me and others can give ya some good advices 😉

    April 29, 2012 at 1:15 pm #1003753
    spektakx
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    Lukynumba7, post: 19511, member: 1744 wrote: Is it good to start off with a banger and then kinda tone it down and then build it up until the end and then just really hammer em out to end the night. Or do i just want to slowly crescendo the whole night? I’m in jazz band at my school and thats how we program our shows. Is it the same in the club or dj world?

    Doesn’t work the same way. When people come to see a band, they expect the band to dictate the “entertainment” In general, unless you’re famous, people think the dj “works” for them. So you have to watch the crowd. Be alert, watch their reactions to songs, get a sense of what they want to hear. Get them dancing, playing 3 or 4 tracks to keep them dancing, them give them a break “down” …repeat

    April 29, 2012 at 5:36 pm #1003760
    Lukynumba7
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    indamix, post: 19514, member: 743 wrote: no its not the same , but first whats your genre of music and what kind of crowd you deal with then what kind of events you do !!? you must tell those information so me and others can give ya some good advices 😉

    I haven’t really started but I might very soon (as I am in need of money and I want to do something that I enjoy) at bars, or a house party or dance, which ever comes first. I play mostly electro house, prog house, dub step, glitch hop and have a few d&b, trance and pop tracks but aren’t really super skilled in mixing those with my other music. The town I live in really has no night life at all (an upper-middle class suburb of Houston) so I don’t know about how the crowd will react.

    April 30, 2012 at 2:37 am #1003775
    2SHAE!
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    If your the only DJ playing that night and your starting early, theres no need to play a banger right off the bat. Typically the venue wont be crowded at the very beginning and you want to save all your best current songs for the peak of your set. But then again, it all depends on your crowd, as well as the venue itself. Make sure to save the perfect last song, as this will be the tune people remember the night for, if they stay until the end.

    April 30, 2012 at 4:39 am #1003780
    Fitzfunk
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    I have had a couple of Gigs and I always start of with something for comedy effect I started with the muppet theme Which went down a storm and you are my sunshine my only sunshine which half way through back spin in to Party up in here. And My next one will be Danger mouse Because it relaxes me it is supposed to be fun right

    April 30, 2012 at 6:49 pm #1003828
    Hee Won Jung
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    DJing is more of a roller coaster ride than anything when it comes to your song selection.

    Don’t ever open with a big club banger…build your way up…DJing is more about Tension and Release. Now palying something that the crowd can relate to and is familar with is a great way to grab your crowd. then slowly start bringing up your energy levels…energy does not mean increase BPM. As well depending on your venue if you are playing mostly house music (electro/prog/funky/etc.) you dont ever want to increase your BPMs from 128 until around 11:30-12 when you can go up if you choose to (never go above 132s for house music)

    As well it is good around every 20mins (4-5songs) to let a long breakdown play out…This will clear your dance floor a bit and get everyone to the bar…this will make your venue happy…Increased booze sales= happy venue = return shows.

    April 30, 2012 at 11:13 pm #1003836
    shr3dder
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    2SHAE!, post: 19544, member: 1459 wrote: If your the only DJ playing that night and your starting early, theres no need to play a banger right off the bat. Typically the venue wont be crowded at the very beginning and you want to save all your best current songs for the peak of your set. But then again, it all depends on your crowd, as well as the venue itself. Make sure to save the perfect last song, as this will be the tune people remember the night for, if they stay until the end.

    While thats true some of the time, I have a residency at a place where it starts as a restaurant then becomes a club. They have an MC for 15 minutes to welcome everyone then I start. I ALWAYS start with a banger and it makes everyone jump out of their seats and dance. Then after 30 minutes a band comes on. I stop and again when I restart another banger straight after the band. Always works a treat.

    That said though the venue is quite unique. I think you need to assess the situation, sometimes people need some convincing to get off their arse. Other times a slow build is better.

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