first gig-ish

[eggssell]

so i finally have a gig that isnt a barbie at someones house (or to drunk grrls at my place).

its only a gig-ish because its unpaid, yeah im undercutting the industry u mad

hehe nah not really, my cousin having a do for something and wanted some tunes playing in the background and asked if i was down for a jam, and i said fer shizzl.

anyways...

i dont have a PA system and not sure what the hall has (will enquire this weekend) so was just going to hire some powered speakers. is DJ warehoue the go in sydney? or can someone suggest anywhere else.

[eggssell]

biggity bump

but yeah djw looking the goods

[Cupe]

someone help eggs out already

[Mitch]

don't live in sydney but from what i've seen of djwarehouse website they seem legit.

A couple of jbl's should do the trick for you

[GREMM1S]

Djw man, nice guys and pretty much best prices the jbl's are sick.

[eggssell]

sweet as.

almost thought about sinking cash into some behringers but then thought nah save for the pinball machine

anyways cheers boys

[GREMM1S]

hehe yeah i am always tossing up whether to buy or not, but really the amount of times i hire i doubt would have cost more than a good set like the jbl's, plus if i blow a hire one (like i have), they generally dont care and dont charge you unless you are a dickhead. When you consider the repairs costs of 100ish for a replacement driver of decent quality if you know how to change it yourself or 2/300 if you dont and take it somewhere it's def the safer bet to hire.

[eggssell]

cool thanks grem.

yeah been going back and forth all week. but just bought some sneaks so the spending urge has gone

nek minit buys speakers stands road case and new mac

[GREMM1S]

Hahaha you get stands with the speaker hire bro.

[eggssell]

nek minit buys speakers, stands, road case and new mac

i should learn to use punctuation haha. ^corrected

[GREMM1S]

nek minit buys speakers, stands, road case and new mac

i should learn to use punctuation haha. ^corrected

Haha damn punctuation, the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit

[eggssell]

hey coming up now.

Anyways was looking at solja boys gig pics and realised theres no monitor? Or is it below the table.

Anyways, so what do the other mobile peeps do? Y'all use monitors? Or setup the speaks in a position that you can rely on them?

My plan was to use my ghetto as a monitor, but just curious to see what other peeps do

[Mitch]

When I did mobile shit i just had both tracks playing in headphones.

[Gandy]

When I did mobile shit i just had both tracks playing in headphones.

[GREMM1S]

Or place one speaker slightly behind you, if you get djw eons they should be more than loud enough even if you have one to the side/behind you.

[eggssell]

cheers all

yeah doing just in headphones is a little wierd but maybe ill practice it a bit. Guess there will prob only be maybe fifty fifty transitioning versus just end song/start song.

And gremm yeah i thought about that, just was scared if i had to pump it out too loud to fill hall then ill make myself deaf.

But yeah will bring the ghetto just in case, but was curious to hear from others

[GREMM1S]

The eons are so loud bro have the one in front of you up full and the one behind lower.

Or because they are so loud only have it slighty tiltered or behind you, you will still hear it

[eggssell]

so using trainspotter went thru my collection to select tracks i might play. Ive been keeping a list of artists or albums for the last two weeks when i hear something.

Anyways only half way thru my list (leaving all the ones i still need to rip from the cd till later) and ive already selected about two hundred tracks.

And ill also bring just under one crate of wax.

now realising even if i end up doing four hours i wont play anymore than 100 tracks. Doh!!

Oh well at least allowed me to genrify fark load of my tracks

[Mitch]

When making playlists for club I always put close to triple to what I would actually need for how long I was playing. Never know exactly what the crowd will be digging til you get there

[eggssell]

im gonna have the whole hard drive there so ill have all the things. Just never actually put them into bins.

Plus also knew of albums i wanted but never actually ripped them. Which takes so much time.

I knew i shouldve started doing this over the last month. Its like school all over again haha

[andyman]

When making playlists for club I always put close to triple to what I would actually need for how long I was playing. Never know exactly what the crowd will be digging til you get there

^

I has a gig nek month, and my playlist has 4 hours worth of shit in it for a one hour set.

Preparation is da key.

[eggssell]

cool.

yeah so once i sort thru the rest of the list ill easily be at 4 hunge, plus all the wax (as you know i be dropping that milli vanilli 12 inch )

[Lurk6r]

When making playlists for club I always put close to triple to what I would actually need for how long I was playing. Never know exactly what the crowd will be digging til you get there

^

I has a gig nek month, and my playlist has 4 hours worth of shit in it for a one hour set.

Preparation is da key.

I'f i dont see a 4xgig logs that night im gonna be disappointed...

[andyman]

When making playlists for club I always put close to triple to what I would actually need for how long I was playing. Never know exactly what the crowd will be digging til you get there

^

I has a gig nek month, and my playlist has 4 hours worth of shit in it for a one hour set.

Preparation is da key.

I'f i dont see a 4xgig logs that night im gonna be disappointed...

you will in the morning

[djrhysj]

DJwarehouse is the way to go as GREMMIS said! Ask for Jerry hes an awesome guy.

If you're in a hall you'll probably get a fuck load of echo, so I would suggest position both speakers on either side of your table, but push them back a bit so you can hear them a bit better.

As for your song selction just prepare as much as you possibly can, as mentioned above, you never know what people are gonna want til you're there!