Liambo

When i’m playing to a commercial crowd at my residency i can’t really go wrong but the track that always catches them is Afrojack – Take over control.

At my underground nights, i have a bunch unreleased Chris Lake tracks that i play that always saves the dancefloor or anything from Stefano Noferini at the moment.

Jona Menasso, post: 3104 wrote: Hi there Liambo…

First of All zippyshare ain’t illegal… people put their illegal stuff there… and not even everything you see on youtube is up on zippyshare and vice-versa…and why do you say youtube is legall and zippyshare is not? there is many stuff on youtube that is illegal (why would they remove videos?. is it because youtube doesn’t have a download button??? my friend if Prof. Deusc wants to download ILLEGALLY is youtube the best way? (lack of sound quality is one of the things i’m refering to, because if he want’s to, there are many programs that do so)…

I was just trying to help Prof. Deusc…. why did you went on and say what you said anyway?

Best Wishes

To be honest, i 100% agree with what you said, i should have explained what i said more in depth instead of being short and sharp.. I just think zippyshare encourages illegal downloads compared to youtube’n a song but i am well aware that youtube doesn’t have everything that you need and that most can be illegal uploads etc.

Prof. Deusc, post: 3078 wrote: Hey,
as many of you know, I’m in the DJ world since about a week only, but as I always do I’m already thinking months ahead.
I have some question to ask:
1- how long does a “normal”gig last (in a club)?
2- how many songs do you play in a night?
3- how do you know new songs? I’m using top 2011 and some top 2010 for now, but I don’t think i can reach a decent number of songs if I use only “tops”, not even if I go back in the days like 1995 😎

I’m asking you these things because I’d like to begin getting closer to the world, like djing for hours without breaks, using headphones for hours and so on… Even tough I can’t simulate the most important thing: stage fright…

Welcome to the DJ world first of all..

Now onto your questions

1. It can last from anything from half an hour to about 6 hours. I’v actually did a 9 hour shift, but usually do 2-4 hour shifts.
2. Depends if you are a club or disco DJ (im guessing you are club). So again, this can vary depending on your mixing style.. If you let a song play out or cut and chop it up.
3. Unless you are DJ’n to a commercial/top40 club my advice is to search out with the top 40’s etc and find your own tracks to make your own set unique. If you DJ top 40/commercial search blogs, DJ mixes, radio shows etc etc and you will find the ‘next big track’.

Good luck!

That’s good to hear Phil. Just last week i deleted about 2000 legally purchased songs.. A lot of money wasted but i am very satisfied, i now know what and where i have stuff! 🙂

Emma Partnow, post: 2710 wrote: Whether you be a Working DJ with a Residency; a DJ with a Radio Show; a Mobile DJ; a Bedroom DJ; or Any Other DJ I have Forgotten to Mention 🙂

How Do ‘You’ Prepare Yourself Psychologically for Your DJ’ing ?
Does Your Gear have to be ‘Set Up’ in a Particular Manner;
Do You have ‘Equipment’ that has become your Tools and you ‘Must’ use;
Do You Take Some ‘Time’ to Relax Psychologically Before you ‘Perform’ and How Much;
Do You have a Ritual that you Follow Before you ‘Leave Home’; or Begin Mixing ‘At Home’;
How Much Time (if any) do You take to Practice Your ‘Art’;
Do You ever Read or Follow Tutorials to ‘Better Your Best Practice’

Any Further Preparations I have Not Mentioned are Very Welcome 😎

Good thread indeed Emma!
– My gear doesn’t have to be setup in a certain manner (surprisingly as i have OCD). But i do prefer Techs on the outside CDJs on the inside..
– Tools i must use is my Sennheiser HD25’s, i physically can’t use any other headphones now. Also i can’t use anything apart from CDJ1000 mk3’s no more when gigging.
– I do tend to relax and chill out a little, often by chilling having a pizza for an hour or sitting downloading new tracks.
– Ritual, yes indeed, i have a mix while im getting ready and burning my last few tracks then i follow certain steps packing my bags.
– Hard one to pinpoint. I practice a lot. Some weeks can be more than others.
– Erm not so much now, as i have a lot of well hooked up talented mates that i regularly play with so just watch them and practice new things.

Do you do any of this Emma?

– Also, do any of you guys have something that you must have with you while DJ’n but non related to your performance?

Phil Morse, post: 1899 wrote: You can have up to four samples per channel you give up and control them independently, so you get more flexibility than just having a sample track loaded on a deck with some cue points pointing at the samples you want to use. You can also record straight into the loop recorder then transfer your recording to a sample deck – whether that’s part of a track or your own voice. So there is the chance to get more creative with them than just dropping samples from a 3rd and/or 4th deck.

I totally understand this, and as i said they sound like a fantastic idea for people that will put it to use. Infact i think it would be brilliant to watch someone use this to potential but i just like a third deck and long blends of tunes with acapellas and added simple effects. But thats my preference 😉

ellgieff, post: 1882 wrote: What do the sample decks do (given that I can’t use the loop recorder to drop a sample in because I don’t want to give up a channel for it) that can’t be done with the 3rd & 4th decks in TSP?

Just to make sure we’re clear, this is a genuine question. I’m not stirring or trying to wind people up – is there something you can do with the sample decks that I can’t do with a sample loaded to the fourth deck?

Coloured waveforms don’t do that much for me. The waveform I used to read off the record didn’t have no colour :p

To be honest you said this exactly how i wanted to say it…!! 🙂

I don’t dislike the whole sample deck thing as i think its a fantastic idea for people that can put it to good use, but me personally don’t need it yet, and often when i do use samples i often use vinyl samples of samples from old CD’s from years ago.