Warehouse Rave: The Comeback

Start here…

http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/09/how-to-promote-events-throw-your-own-parties-part-1/

Same rules apply.

I do get WHY you want it. You want to play sets that aren’t loads of poppy mainstream stuff. My only advice is to make sure you throw events for people, and not yourself and your DJ buddies. Played in too many events where it’s clear the crowd seems irrelevant to the DJs…as they all pound sets that bore the few people who showed up.

Find your crowd and go from there. In terms of capitol, you’ll have to find some means to pull it off. Warehouse raves happened because people wanted to break away from the club scene and take drugs freely.

little komodo, post: 35935, member: 7211 wrote: First of all: why would a DJ, who has established some kind of career in your city, consider playing out for a cheap price, let alone free? DJing is a tough gig, simply because it requires a lot of work and time (and stress!) to be that extra step better.

I would love to play something like this, whether its paid or not. Something I’ve learned is that once you do an event (and you’ve done it well) promoters and organizers are more willing to throw you a bone (ie money) the next time. This is because they know they can trust you. In the end, I don’t DJ for the money, I DJ cause I love to do it.

OP:
I think that is a fantastic idea. If I was around you, I would be down to DJ it for free.
Ya, its gonna suck the first couple times. People might not show up, DJ’s might be pricks, or anything else. But once people hear about it, and once people go to it (and you do a good job), people are going to be much more willing to go or come back. Unfortunately in business, the startup is always gonna suck, but if you do it right it could be the greatest things your town has to offer.

Just out of curiousity, what geographic region would you be looking to start up said project in?

This needs to happen in Canada, preferably Toronto.
*cough* hint *cough* for any Canadians here

DJ Skittles, post: 36527, member: 4032 wrote: Haha this needs to happen everywhere. This needs to happen where I live in Salt Lake City, UT too. Give the LDS Church here something to whine about 😉

I’m currently imagining a gigantic party on the salt pans down in the south too. That just sounds cool

J-Zed, post: 36528, member: 1486 wrote: I’m currently imagining a gigantic party on the salt pans down in the south too. That just sounds cool

Haha I’ve always wanted to have a Utah Salt Flats Rave….. would be so sick. Rave music in the middle of nowhere will 500 of your closest friends. True raving haha

little komodo, post: 36616, member: 7211 wrote: In Australia there are ocassionally raves literally out in the middle of nowhere in the bush, no advertising is done and people find out via word of mouth – These things get seriously crazy!

That’s how it was all done before the internet happened. Go here, wait for a guy with a green balloon. Don’t talk to him, just follow where he goes. There you’ll meet a man with blue shoes and a backpack, give him $10 get on the school bus.