D-Jam

Back in the late 90s and into the early 00s, Crobar was the spot for trance and techno. When they decided to get out of the “dirty warehouse” look and get all “Miami”, the sound got all cheesey douchebag house.

Vision Nightclub in Chicago gets some great trance headliners, but not always the high-energy melodic stuff. Kyau and Albert came to play one night and I was disappointed in that they played all prog, rather than the energetic trance I’ve known them for.

i think it’s all become stagnant. I’ve been working on an article about this. I’ll let you know when it’s posted.

U31, post: 1319 wrote: Oooh no, i disagree with bass ALL the way down on the incoming track.. have it up just a little if you imagine the dail on the eq’s going from 7oclock to 5 oclock set it say 8 and a little bit… .. you lose so much “Richness” from the mid with the bass cut entirely

Also try cutting up that eq mixing.. totaly cut treble and mid from the incoming track and gradually replace the B line on the playing track with the new b line… fading out the playing b line as you go then bring in mid at a point that wont clash, dropping mid on the playing track. and so on. Vary this. being a one trick pony soon gets boring.
On hard tracks use them filters.. they are there, they are tools like the eq’s and faders so use em, have the filter set all the way, whatever way is up to you, on the new incoming track fade out as turn the filter back to mid…
Hope that made sense.. it did in my head lol

I hear you. I guess it depends on if your mixer totally cuts off the bass at the 0 mark, or just lowers it greatly.

I sometimes won’t kill the bass completely if I think it would not sound good.

Definitely read the series.

Networking isn’t just about other DJs and promoters. It’s about gaining value. Sometimes it’ll just be getting the local regulars to know you and like you. Sometimes you’ll find networking will lead you to guys who have sounds, lights, hookups for printing, web designers, etc. Suddenly you all band together and throw events.

Another part of all this though is to get noticed and liked. Look into the article on other things you can do. Part 13 if I’m correct. Promoting, producing, blogging, podcasting, etc…it’s all ways to “make a gig” for yourself outside of the usual ventures.

Take a look at the series and ask questions if you have them. I’m actually working on some more detailed ideas on things DJs can do with YouTube, how to really engage people in social media, and talking about how to throw/promote events.

My iPhone.

DJVendetta, post: 1351 wrote: Tell me about it! I spend wayyyy too long trying to find a song that fits perfectly with the one I’m currently on in a mix. Sometimes I spend an hour or two trying to find ONE song…

I get into that problem as well.

I don’t have cards anymore for me as a DJ. Just for the interactive media stuff.

I think mobile DJs are the ones who benefit from cards. Others should think differently, like stickers with your web address, or even that idea of stickers with a QR Code on them that lead to your web site or something.

Saw one club DJs who made cards simply to send people to his site to see photos of the night.

I notice some clubs try to be proprietary in hardware, but many more simply are installing systems into the booth for DJs to come in and hook up extra stuff with ease. Like outlets with RCA connections on them.