ADJF - Gig Log

[andyman]

Bump.

Went along to an open decks night last night and played some tunes.

Rocked up about 15 mins before I was due to start and the bartender gave a free pint.

Went over to the booth, and was a bit nervous to see a setup consisting of 1 x CDJ 350, 1 x CDJ 200 and a seriously thrashed DJM 700.

Went about my set as per usual, picking random deep house tracks on the fly.

Seriously trainwrecked a couple, but had a few really smooth blends as well.

Once I finished the guys said it wasn't too bad, and encouraged me to come back in on a weekly basis to gain some more experience which I suppose is a good thing!

[Addi]

Congrats man!

[SolDios]

I wouldn't look down on any bad transitions when your rapidly switching between the feel of a 350 and a 200.

Still, good work mang!

[andyman]

I've been playing long enough that I should be able to beatmatch using a gumboot and a hat.

Ah well, it's all experience I guess!

[SolDios]

I've been playing long enough that I should be able to beatmatch using a gumboot and a hat.

What about an mdex

[GREMM1S]

Biggest thing with clubs i found is just how loud the systems are, gear is gear unless it doesnt work properly.

[legunner]

I've got a gig this weekend at a new club opening up and I still haven't got a clue as to what gear they have there emails are too difficult to reply to nowadays.

[AlexJ]

what club and where?

[GREMM1S]

I've got a gig this weekend at a new club opening up and I still haven't got a clue as to what gear they have there emails are too difficult to reply to nowadays.

Would assume 900s or 2000s if it's a new club man.

Know any promoters on facey to find out? Just burn disks in case is the easiest way and still take your usbs.

[Lurk6r]

Just came back from my first club gig ever, which was actually a 20 min competition set. First up was a 17 year old dude who only used decks for the first time 2 days ago, he did really well considering this. Then me, I rock. Then a dude who's played in several clubs, danced like he was mental on the decks, but didnt really read the crowd. I won this heat, there were t too many people when I was only but it was cool.

[Mitch]

Well done

[OxyKon]

Nice going lurk6r, I'll be talking about my gig from Friday night on the ugly how today at 6pm if people wanna know how it went

[Lurk6r]

Will do

[GREMM1S]

Player what club last night, was quiet at first with the rain but managed to build the crowd up to pretty packed.

Fucked up a few times at the beginning of the set even though i was almost sober and usually play smashed lol

All in all good gig was pumping for the last 30 mins

[Mitch]

i was almost sober

That was your issue. drunk = don't think, just do. and if you fuck up you don't remember it

nice one anyway

[GREMM1S]

Haha just shit like letting tracks play too long and that really pisses me off now, made up for it in the set so all good

[mattus123]

i was almost sober

That was your issue. drunk = don't think, just do. and if you fuck up you don't remember it

nice one anyway

Im still trying to work out if i actually play better drunk, or if i just think i do

garts Lurk6r and Gremm1s

[Mitch]

i've recorded my mixes when drunk and listened back on a couple. they are definitely better than when i've play sober

[Lurk6r]

i was almost sober

That was your issue. drunk = don't think, just do. and if you fuck up you don't remember it

nice one anyway

It's all fun and games till you drop call me maybe

[SolDios]

Good and bad last night

the gig itself, fucking epic, they paid me to play an extra 2 hours later, and tipped me a $50 at the end of it.

Everything else, fucking terrible

on my way there on an S bend, rocks all over the road just as you get around the first bit, slid on them, almost hit a tree, dogged it like a sir but my trailer wheel somehow managed to get it's rim bent, breaking the seal and flattening the tire. Pulled over and quickly put on the spare, as I had to get to the gig.

Little did I know that the spare had leak under pressure, arrived, (refer to first bit of the post), then got out to find my tire dead flat. Pump was missing from the car and the owners didn't have one.

Petrol station 200m down the road so I decided to bite the bullet and go fill it up so I could get home.

Arrived there to find the 24 hour station was shut for maintenance, with the next one 5k's down the road.

got 4km's down the road driving slowly before it shredded, and had to change back to my original dead one.

Got to the gas station to try fill it up, but a full on crack had appeared.

Nothing I could do, phone flat, two tires dead, parent's out of town, so I pulled up behind the station and locked my car and such. I was going to go to a friends house (I pretty much spend 30% of my time there.) 1k down the road and come back to get it in the morning.

But I didn't want to leave my stuff sitting them, or bother them at 4am. So I pulled some cheap ass blanket that was like 0.5cm thick out the back and went to sleep (Couldn't even put my seat back cause car is so full).

Got up in the morning and walked to my friends house. As soon as I walked in they practically threw a robe at me, made me a coffee, and cooked me bacon O___O

Then they lectured me and told me not to worry if it's 4am just come if I need help, and to maintain my trailer better.

Anyway, we took there car down to mine, and put there spare on my trailer (It turned out to take commodore wheels).

Drove it back to there house, in which my friends father pretty much immediately said "Let's go to you pull it", And so we did.

Found two awesome new tires/rims with an ass-load of tread on them, great nick too, got them both for $60

Went back, changed the tires over, greased and lubricated everything. Then they asked me to stay for lunch and so I did.

Nao im home, cleaning all my gear and slathering over how awesome the ns6 is.

Quite an eventful weekend.

[crundyy]

another reason as to why having a trailer is a shit idea

[AlexJ]

get a van

[SolDios]

another reason as to why having a trailer is a shit idea

I can't fit everything in a wagon, I fill up an entire car and an A frame trailer to the brim.

and If I got a van, id develop a urge to offer candy to small children

[Mitch]

and If I got a van, id develop a urge to offer candy to small children

problem being?

[AlexJ]

and If I got a van, id develop a urge to offer candy to small children

problem being?

nothing