it is worth mixing at a wedding

[imadje]

Below I've posted a live set I recorded at a wedding.

I was doing the usual wedding stuff in my own style when they started requesting hiphop, dnb and stuff. I pressed record then used a few tunes to steer the music towards the requests they had made. There are errors and the mix is scruffy coz I was right there in the room and still talking to the people to find out what requests they wanted next...noone notices these sort of small errors live if the atmosphere is good... I add the scratching to keep people on their toes, in my experience it helps them think they have a "real" dj at work even if it is sloppy, lets face it, at the average wedding the punters are all ruined and anyone who does know how to dj will often step up like aa ITM WHALE to diss you for doing mobile gigs.. so they dont matter anyway.

Basically I thought this an ok example of how a mix dj can change genre while keeping a flow and taking requests. I also hope it encourages some DJs to make a bit of effort at mobile events...anyone can press play on itunes, only a dj can react to the room.

After this it all went bon jovi and sing-a-long but the night worked overall.

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[LabRat]

had a skim through it and you defs put in more effort then i did when i played at a wedding lol was pretty flowy. i just cross fade or make some unnecessary racket lol

[imadje]

cheers man, yer, lots of djs say i "put in effort" but thats basically my way of passing the time, but it works both ways: keeps me awake and makes the party better

TBH the mixing is rubbish, so is the scratching. But the vibe in the room worked and that is what matters. I think a lot of djs worry about how a recording will sound on the millionth listen when you are looking out for the mistakes you already know are there. but IRL in the atmposphere of a party - it works so what's to worry about?