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Beedle, RJ, thanks very much for your advice. They guy before me will be mixing hardstyle apparently and he will be the first DJ of the night so hopefully when i get on and start spinning the DnB tunes, i’l be able to keep the floor because they all love it there. To be honest the club isn’t ever packed there will probably only be 50-80 people there if that, but its still the thought of getting up on stage and the worry that i’m gonna screw up which is making it hard for me to sleep at night! I have a good idea of how i’m going to structure my set but i just worry that my style is quite different to the other Drum and Bass DJ’s who play alot more jumpy up stuff, whereas i play quite dark tunes! The more i listen to other people’s mixes the more it just makes me doubt myself even more 🙁 so i’m spendin about 3 hours a day atm just trying to perfect my transitions and incorporating some funky fx. All in all though i am really excited and will be sure to post up how it all goes. Big thanks to everyone who took the time to read this thread, your input has really helped me and given me the confidence to take the plunge 🙂

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Ess Jay, post: 34314, member: 2540 wrote: Was in same position as you, except I had no gear except a laptop and traktor.
Had never made a mix before, and I got signed up by a friend as a joke to play a 45 minute slot in a dance tent at a university festival day where a few hundred people attend. I couldn’t back out, so stayed up the night before writing down exactly what I was gonna loop and when I was going to start each song etc. It went really well for the crowd, but because I was so nervous I didn’t enjoy it myself.

The next gig I did was when I had a controller, I made loads of mistakes, but both me and the people at the party enjoyed it because anything is better than an iPod on shuffle. There is no pressure, as long as you don’t big yourself up to people, you will be fine. Just do it, it is such a great feeling. (Preparing the first couple of mixes just to calm the nerves is a great idea)

Cheers Ess Jay, when you were up to play, did you find it difficult mixing out of the previous DJ’s track into your own or was it a similar style that allowed you to make an easy transition? That’s one of the things thats been playing on my mind. With my own music it’s fine because i know the structure of each song but unless you know which key the other song is in and stuff then there is a good chance that its gonna sound pretty nasty even if you have a few records rehearsed to open your set!

I guess you just have to bite your tongue and get on with it really, as you say everyones bound to make mistakes thier first time! I think i need to stop over analyzing everything and just do it and hope it sounds half decent!

Thanks for that Sunjalo! I think when you listen back to your own mixes and stuff your always a lot more critical because you can hear every mistake! But it’s great to have someone else’s opinion who can hear it from a listener’s prospective.

If you or anyone has any more tips on how i can improve then let me know! But thanks again i really appreciate you taking the time to have a listen. 🙂 x

Thanks Michael, that’s great advice and it’s really good to hear it from someone who has just been in the same poistion as me so i feel alot more reassured now!

Terri has recently given me some brilliant feedback on my mixes which has given me a big confidence boost so i think i am just gonna go for it come January. You guys have been great and Menno, so true my friend 🙂 Will let everyone know how it turns out!