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  • June 4, 2014 at 10:55 am #2035752
    Cosfer Strey
    Participant

    I guess that really happens if you want to show your best and be your best, i cant really say because i haven’t actually djed live.

    June 4, 2014 at 4:02 pm #2035786
    Stazbumpa
    Participant

    Its not a bad way to be in itself, I was hyper critical of my mixtapes when I first started but that pushed me to get better on a technical level.
    But if people are telling you they enjoyed what you did for them then take what they say over what you think, they’re the ones who experienced it.

    June 7, 2014 at 3:35 am #2036141
    Warsuit
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    Satisfaction is the death of desire.

    June 7, 2014 at 7:03 am #2036156
    Eliah Holiday
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    Well, I agree one should always strive to be their best. I think I’m just a lil too hard on myself at times.

    June 8, 2014 at 8:23 am #2036285
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Good DJs are always hard on themselves… if I personally was so satisfied with a set I myself would call it “godly” I think I would stop.

    June 8, 2014 at 7:13 pm #2036354
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Yeah, a certain degree of self-criticism is good. Being a perfectionist is not imho. It takes away too much of the pleasure. Nothing wrong with knowing which part of your set could have been better (always room for improvement), but you have to be able to say it was a good set and able to accept praise from the crowd/promoter/owner/wedding couple/whatever.

    I once was at the “unhappy when not 100%” stage. After hard counseling, I have now accepted “80% is good enough, everything else is never-ending improvement, but not a problem”. It makes for more relaxed (which helps creativity) sets.

    Greetinx.

    June 9, 2014 at 8:12 pm #2036551
    Warsuit
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    I have sort of a double edged opinion on this. In the lab…there is no requirement towards perfection. Throwing the doors wide open allows for creativity without restraint or limit. There is no victory condition. Even “5% is good enough” works in those conditions. When making a mixtape or playing in front of people though, the doors get closed and only things that I’ve worked (most of) the kinks out of even get attempted. There *is* a victory condition in that situation and so a very high degree of perfection is required.

    In the lab; doors open. In the world; doors closed.

    June 30, 2014 at 5:31 pm #2039602
    zachmaz@ymail.com
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    I do the same thing to an extent brotha. Just know this.. Those transitions that you knew weren’t exactly right or could have been done better? 90% of your listeners didn’t even notice. As dj’s our ears are much more inclined than the average (drunk) person at the club/bar/party. Every set isn’t going to be perfect so just keep at it and don’t get discouraged!!

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