I think a good set is about building energy in peaks and valleys, taking the listener on a journey, and having variety where it’s not a hour of one sound, but not jumping all over the place either.
When I say peaks and valleys, I mean over the whole set…not just over the course of a song.
When I speak of variety, for me, it’s about staying around a set of genres that are similar, like the many flavors of deep house or the many flavors of trance…but you’re not playing a set of songs that sound exactly alike. You break up monotony with vocals, classics, interesting tunes, etc.
