mattus123 Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 hey guys a mate of mine has asked me to Dj his birthday in a months time (i think its his 21st)he recons there will be around 7- 90 people, and it will be at his housebased off what uve heard from my mix, do you recon im good enough to DJ a party?im thinking i should be sweet, seeing as though non of them will know what they're tlakin bout anyway as they will be off their facesopinions? Quote
Cupe Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 press press im a djwhat i mean to say is, you'll do fine. relax and enjoy it Quote
MelodyIlliterate Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Wow 7 to 90. That very broad Quote
mattus123 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Posted September 22, 2011 Wow 7 to 90. That very broad MASSIVE typo70 - 90 Quote
MelodyIlliterate Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Ha ha sick. Thought it could have been a really optimistic kid with no Friends Quote
styga Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 LOL at melodys commentjust beat match as much as ya can but if you start to get bored of that just cross fade, no one will notice a thing unless they dj themselvestake a leap outta sols book Quote
pundaddy Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 As long as you play the right songs, people wont nitpick your mixing if it's off, which im sure it wont be, you'll be fine mate Quote
Jaz Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 By the sound of your mix you will do fine man, Modt people ont know what to listen for anyway, if u did stuff up they probly wouldn't even notice lol Quote
mattus123 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Posted September 22, 2011 guess i just gotta build up my cheese collectioni only have like 20 top 40 songs.. i tihnk im ognan need to atleast double that ey Quote
styga Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 get ya mate to give you a rough idea of what songs he deffinately wants played and then just get tracks that are similar Quote
mattus123 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Posted September 22, 2011 i forgot to ask, how much should i chargewhen i say the term 'friend' he is really more of a friend of a friend, so i dont feel guilty charging (if it was a close made, id obviously do it for free)50 an hour too much? Quote
imadje Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 21st is traditionally a big event so if you are taking your kit and doing the whole thing then $50 p.h. seems about right. If he thinks this is too steep maybe agree on a flat fee up to a certain time but $50 per hour (or part hour) if they want it to go on later?your mixing is fine but you may tire and lose the ability to concentrate during the course of a whole gig, plus you'll have punters, fools and breasts to deal with as people come to ask the predictable questions: "can you turn it down, can you turn it up, have you got any good music, have you got anything my gran dance to, etc etc etc": In these scenarios concentrating on beatmatching is harder than just beatmatching unless you wanna blank the punter and piss people off. Rem this: if a mix aint gonna work: just wait and fade it instead. Let the power of the tune do the work, especially as they will prob want songs they know so they can sing-a-long and shit.def get some more cheese and chart. Anything with guetta, black eyed peas, tiesto, busta, pitbull, or rhianna from the last 4 years will work. makes me feel dirty just saying that tho Quote
mattus123 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 def get some more cheese and chart. Anything with guetta, black eyed peas, tiesto, busta, pitbull, or rhianna from the last 4 years will work. makes me feel dirty just saying that tho makes me feel dirty to read it solid advice though foolish, cheersin the case of 'turn it down, turn it up'... who do u actually listen to? cause u cant be changing the volumes all night can u? Quote
lloydc Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 def get some more cheese and chart. Anything with guetta, black eyed peas, tiesto, busta, pitbull, or rhianna from the last 4 years will work. makes me feel dirty just saying that tho tiesto doesn't belong in that list/tiestofanboi Quote
eggssell Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 neither does bustaor rihanna. hey jaz Quote
imadje Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 HAHA tiesto and busta fanbois^Both have ok moments but I'm talking about the kind of chart dross that has their names after a "vs" or "featuring". OBV if i say it's a case of each to their own you know I'm gonna hate on something, coz thats my POV: To me they are all homogenous quantized crap with autotuned vox and airbrushed videos, designed to make it easy for the DJ to keep the muppets bopping. Lowest common denominator not music that moves your soul. Jive bunny for the 21st century. It works and it pays, but it hurts to play it. IMOIMOIMOIMO Esp coz I know busta's verses are sick, he's like a dungeon dragon, but you arent gonna tell me all the releases he's guested on in the past 4 years are worthy?and mattus: turn up/turn down are just like any other question: you are the boss, if it's the client asking you should take their thoughts on board, if it's anyone else you have to judge: Is the dancefloor full, is this person the centre of the party, how relevant are their desires compared to the rest of the room etc. It's just an element of reading the crowd. The reason I mention it is simply because anyone coming up to ask anything will break your concentration and make the beat-matching that little bit harder to maintain. This includes gorgeous women asking for your digits +sick meme cupe. Quote
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