Is my music to 'filthy' for he general public

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September 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm #7280

DJ GRE
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Tony Youll, post: 7273 wrote: I’ve been thinking about this quit alot.

Alot of the songs in throw into an average set of mine are very heavy dubstep tracks (low bass, massive kick)

I’m just wondering if this is something the general public like to hear in clubs and whatnot (obviously not guna drop this stuff in an RnB vibe)

It really depends on the crowd you’ve got… and what area you’re in. If you’ve been to the club you’re thinking of and it isn’t what they normally play then I’d say you’d have to test and see how they react.

I have a ton of really filthy, dirty dubstep stuff that I only pull out when I recognize that the crowd is a dub kinda crowd and even then it goes a little too hard… but I’ve played a couple shows where this is all that me and the other DJs have played. So it really depends on the crowd man… you gotta be in touch with who you’re playing for.

September 15, 2011 at 12:25 pm #7501

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dubstep is the “mainstream underground” as far as I’m concerned. Most everyones heard it, some hate it, some love it. Personally in a gig situation I’d drop some lighter stuff like a Skrillex single that just about everyone has to know by now and see how they react. Take a break and then do a serious scare the floor-drop out of a regular song into something heavy if all seemed to go alright. But even then I say go easy on em. I like dubstep, but I don’t like an hour long set of just dubstep. Especially in a club. It’s a bit… overwhelming.

September 15, 2011 at 2:03 pm #7509

dj Architekt
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mr_john, post: 7496 wrote: dubstep is the “mainstream underground” as far as I’m concerned. Most everyones heard it, some hate it, some love it. Personally in a gig situation I’d drop some lighter stuff like a Skrillex single that just about everyone has to know by now and see how they react. Take a break and then do a serious scare the floor-drop out of a regular song into something heavy if all seemed to go alright. But even then I say go easy on em. I like dubstep, but I don’t like an hour long set of just dubstep. Especially in a club. It’s a bit… overwhelming.

I’ll agree with this 100% I love dubstep, but I don’t think the general Public can handle hours of it. I personaly have had luck with dub remixes of top 40 tracks. People can get into that.

September 15, 2011 at 3:44 pm #7517

Smess
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Playing mostly dubstep myself I would be inclined in a similar situation to play some tracks from artists that have received mainstream radio airplay and recognition (in the UK) such as Magnetic Man, Nero, Chase & Status along with remixes of more well known or chart/pop songs which people will at least recognise due to the vocal part to gauge how the crowd would react and take things from there. If you have a crowd who might not be that aware of dubstep and its various forms then it be best to stay away from the harder or darker stuff depending what you’re into as you might scare some people off!

September 18, 2011 at 8:36 pm #7604

DJ Dain
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The way I see it, you have two options: slowly build up towards the track you want to try – maybe starting with a less aggressive and more accessible dubstep (inspired) track. Or just trust your gut and drop the tune in whenever you feel it’s right for the moment.

Don’t forget, DJ Pierre had to play “Acid Trax” four times in the same night before eventually winning the crowd over.
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