I second the below opinion, I only started like
yesterday, but this is the approach we have been
somewhat forced to take. We (jay, javi and i) met on
this list and launched a night at the clinic. We
learnt a lot and lost some money but learnt a lot and
have moved on to the dragon bar and katabatic which
are more suited to the sounds we provide. This is
essential anything else is like barking up the wrong
dress.
paz,
t
PS: I misinformed the london cru, we are actually
playing tonight and on the 16th of Feb. -and then the
30th of March at the dragon bar. excuses for boring u
all..
--- Scott A Hunt <scott@kendev.com> wrote:
> right on!!!
>
> Unless $ is your only concern, to do it for
> yourself. Develop your own
> style instead of pandering to what others want and
> then find the right venue
> to exploit your sound.
>
> many DJs have asked me about DJing. This is the
> only thing I tell all of
> them.....
>
> Scotty
> www.dejablu.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jon@oblivion.accessus.net>
> To: <Leftalive1@aol.com>
> Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Being a Nightclub DJ...
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 Leftalive1@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings all...
> > > I was curious as to how many of us on this
> list (if any) are
> nightclub
> > > dj's. I've been the resident at the Liquid
> Lounge here in Nashville for
> > > about four months, and let me tell you, it's
> rough sometimes having to
> be all
> > > things to all people. Hip-hop, r&b, pop, techno
> - you name it, I get
> > > requests for it. It doesn't help either that
> being a nightclub dj is
> more or
> > > less the most reviled occupation in the world of
> dance. Its impossible
> to
> > > cop a consistent vibe for very long.
> > > The only thing I've found that I can do is
> to play sets more or
> less.
> > > Here's the hip-hop set, heres the techno set,
> etc. Now granted, the
> crowd
> > > never really seems to care that the vibe changes
> up so much (The other
> clubs
> > > in town are pretty much your straight college
> type: Bar, Banana Joe's,
> Time,
> > > etc. so their used to it...), but it's really
> starting to bother me.
> > > The best that I can offer the people in my
> place is to choose the
> songs
> > > carefully and try to weed out as much of the
> cheese as I can. (I don't
> care
> > > if you shoot me in the leg, I will not play
> Britney, N'sync, blah, blah,
> > > blah...)
> > > Any thoughts to share? I'd like to know
> what other people think.
> I'm
> > > about ready to quit and go back to being one of
> those elitists who
> complains
> > > about the music at mainstream dance clubs.
> > >
> > Here's what ya do cat:
> > 1. Find a sample from a track that is really
> popular. LIke the original
> > track that the new hit samples from. Like when
> Will Smith's song was
> > popular that sampled from the Clash's "Rock the
> Casbah"...start with the
> > Will Smith track and then play Casbah. That's
> just an example, but use it
> > all the time. Especially if you get pissed off
> when a new track ripps off
> > something for granted. Also you're technically
> "playing the hits".
> >
> > 2. Play for yourself. Screw everyone else and
> the idea that you need a
> > job! You play for yourself, with your great taste
> in music you should do
> > great. Just don't pick things that level the
> flow.
> >
> > 3. Ocassionally when you change into those "sets"
> you were talking
> > about. Play the hits.
> >
> >
> >
>
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