Steven Bennett

I’ve actually found some great twerk to throw in there too. After the feedback on here, some discussions with friends and DJs I know and some consideration, I’ve decided to tone down the UK bass emphasis but go for a set that will fit in with the theme of the night and essentially be a crowd pleaser (hopefully) that will be opposite to the headliners (heavy dubstep) but will still complement them. So a lot of variety of trap, some twerk, moomba, a pinch of deep house and 4×4 because it blends so well and some great remixes I’ve discovered in my typical music hunting during work.

I’m still wanting to avoid dubstep mainly, but I have an oldie or two I am dying to play, but hopefully on the night it will pull together great and everyone will enjoy it.

Yes, that and a lot of dubstep and moomba.

That was pretty much along the lines I thought myself. I’ve even been involved in a discussion recently whereas an opening DJ in Atlanta decided to go the full on route and attempt to outdo the headliner, which in this case, Bro Safari. Whilst he did get himself noticed, it might not have been for the right reasons so I totally understand where you’re coming from.

However, and this is my conundrum begins, being in the scene around here I’ve noticed a trend in the shows and the energy from the crowd. Generally, the openers are mostly ignored until they start throwing down and a lot of the regional producers/dj go full on from the get go and typically the crowd responds well to it whereas you have a warm up by the very definition that makes no difference to the anticipation of the crowd. It’s like they’re pretty much pumped by the time they get there and usually don’t turn up until maybe the dj before the headliner.

When it comes to dubstep shows, like one I attended recently that 3 very prominent producers who played back to back equally energetic sets with no difference in tempo or genre, the crowd lap it up. I’d say from talking to a lot of people I see and talk to at these shows, they respond better to the festival format of all killer no filler music. Which is why I’m conflicted on just playing a traditional warmup set or playing what I would imagine is a crowd pleaser with a little experimentation mixed in. Especially since a lot of my friends are coming primarily to see me play a gig at a venue. Of course, I’ve got a crate of music in mind that would definitely constitute a warm up set with mostly trap that would fit in with the vibe the organizers have in mind but surely a couple of surprise tracks wouldn’t go amiss.