wildcountryclub
so much for open mind?
how many sub-genre's of each of those?
how many sub-genre's of each of those?
Posté Fri 22 Nov 13 @ 5:10 pm
A Man and His Music
If you can't get these people to dance, then let's face it, you are limited in your abilities, and experience. If you can only play one genre of music, I don't consider you a DJ, but a record player. Don't take offense. If you are good at what you do, and people pay you, to do what you do, then that is all good. There are people that make a lot more than I do, and can only play one thing. I'm with wildcountryclub, and will only play at these kinds of clubs, where my knowledge and abilities, allow me to shine above the rest. I'm sorry, but a trained monkey with software can play EDM, or Hip Hop all night. C'mon, all this music is generated by a computer, with perfect bpms. Some of you are looking at your colored waveforms (don't get me started), and don't even use headphones to mix. If you can't transition from 128 EDM, down to 85 Hip Hop, and make a great mix, your skills are lacking, and you need more experience. Maybe you don't want to be able to do this, that's OK too. This is what I do night after night, because I have a very diverse crowd. It takes a lot of skill to keep them all in the club, together at the same time. You are constantly making adjustments. At the peak hour, you are getting a rush of Hip Hop and EDM guys, at the same time. When Hip Hop guys are popping bottles, and making it rain, guess what, we are listening to Hip Hop and Reggaeton. However, only in moderation, because the owner does not like a lot of this type of music. I have to be able to switch it up back and forth, throw in some Rock, Latin house, some Bollywood, and anything else, to keep these people here. Some of you only want to play one genre of music, and there is nothing wrong with that. Me personally, I would rather have a root canal, and would be bored to tears. This is why I do not go to these types of clubs for work. Wildcountryclub, I have seen your club, and would love to play there. I know that most of the guys here, would be lost in your club. My hats off to you for being able to keep it pumping, night after night.
My advice, do what you do, and don't worry about the other guy.
My advice, do what you do, and don't worry about the other guy.
Posté Sat 23 Nov 13 @ 7:22 pm
wildcountryclub
well hell now i'm blushing...
and on a night I forget to take pics. one of the slowest Saturdays all year because of weather and troop deployments and I still had a dancefloor bouncing after 2:30 before the manager jerked the rug out from under me.
latin, edm, latin house, merengue, pop, uptempo remixes, pitbull, guetta, thicke, and a hell of a lot more all in a 30 minute set after I got out of the inbreeder music. and that was AFTER a 15 minute set from 1:30 to last call that started at 99bpm and twerked up through old school to 128pbm everything. I freakin shoulda recorded it.
but that's the point kinda - be able to adapt, read your crowd, and make the majority of your customers happy. it pays your bills steady and you don't have to panic about job security as much as the guys scrambling for gigs every weekend. and believe me I have TONS of respect for those guys but the really really successful ones don't stick to one specific genre. new guys out there should look for them and l e a r n from them.
we as dj's tend to ego-trip. and way too many of us end up tripping over that ego and it can ruin both reputation and career.
and on a night I forget to take pics. one of the slowest Saturdays all year because of weather and troop deployments and I still had a dancefloor bouncing after 2:30 before the manager jerked the rug out from under me.
latin, edm, latin house, merengue, pop, uptempo remixes, pitbull, guetta, thicke, and a hell of a lot more all in a 30 minute set after I got out of the inbreeder music. and that was AFTER a 15 minute set from 1:30 to last call that started at 99bpm and twerked up through old school to 128pbm everything. I freakin shoulda recorded it.
but that's the point kinda - be able to adapt, read your crowd, and make the majority of your customers happy. it pays your bills steady and you don't have to panic about job security as much as the guys scrambling for gigs every weekend. and believe me I have TONS of respect for those guys but the really really successful ones don't stick to one specific genre. new guys out there should look for them and l e a r n from them.
we as dj's tend to ego-trip. and way too many of us end up tripping over that ego and it can ruin both reputation and career.
Posté Sun 24 Nov 13 @ 3:37 am
Caliente123
That's what I tell new djs. I tell them that is good to play everything and not stick to one type of music. Its more jog security like wildcountry says. You will land more bookings because people want to hear everything. Most of my gigs want to hear a mix of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Hip Hop & R&B, Disco, Dance (Edm) Freestyle 80s, Reggae, Reggaeton, Dembo & maybe some doo woop. The more genres you know how to mix in the better. Back in 1985, I used to play only freestyle music. A few years later, I started to expand my music selection because I want to experiment with mixing different genres. I still do the same now and I like it. Its great to be open minded with all types of music. Now I have Greek music on my list.
Posté Sun 24 Nov 13 @ 4:43 am