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.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Thu Feb 01 2001 - 03:50:47 CET