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Planning your DJ Set My first DJ Experience occurred when I was about 10, I was
at a friends house and his father was away so we sneaked into the garage where
he had what I now know to be a set of Technics 1210s set up. We messed about
with them for a few minutes not really knowing what we were doing; putting
records on the platter and watching them spin. One of the needles snapped, then
we left, and that was that. My first DJ experience!Here I am, a professional DJ.
Most people think of it as the perfect job, a professional DJ in a club. It
takes hard work to plan a gig properly.The first thing you must do is know the
venue, if you havent been before and if its possible you should go down there
for a night out, check the crowd out, listen to what makes them tick, this will
give you a huge head start in planning your set, if you know the crowd it should
make planning your set a synch.The biggest mistake most people would make at
this point is playing the big tunes early on in the set to get the dance floor
busy. In my opinion this is a huge mistake, you dont want to burn yourself out
to quickly, you should build up to the bigger tracks smoothly. Start the set off
with some less well-known records, maybe a few tracks that nobody has heard
before, just to warm things up. The vast majority of your tracks should be
something different, maybe a few remixes that nobody ever plays. Put your own
stamp on the set. Only towards the end of your set should you start to really
blast out all your aces, play the biggest records right towards the end of your
set. Some people dont plan their sets, but I think its worthwhile, even if its
just a quick over view while you have a few beers with friends Louis Vuitton outlet. You undoubtedly
know your record collection well, but it still doesnt hurt to do a bit of
forward planning just in case your mind goes a blank or you get distracted and
find yourself with seconds to mix the next track in. If youve planned ahead you
are less likely to mess things up.I should also mention that if you are playing
the warm up set for someone you have been hired to do just that, warm up the
crowd post by haiyan902. Steer clear of big records all together. If you are
warming up for them the last thing you want to do is annoy them by playing all
the records they are planning to play, this will dent your reputation no end!
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