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Tips for first real gig

  • 11-08-2006 8:27pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Lads I need some tips on going my first proper set to a big live crowd. Some friends are organising a pretty large party in a barn in the middle of nowhere and I've been asked to dj for a while, with a few others too. I've played a few times at small party's I've organised, usually small house parties, but never to a proper crowd of 100+. I haven't been mixing as much as I usually do recently so I'm a bit out of practice, but I suppose if I stick to what I know and play a few of the old reliables I should be fine.

    To get an idea of the style of music I'll be playing, I have a few sets online that you can download here but I'm not really sure what anyone else will be playing, could be a lot harder or more underground. However it is more of a crowd of occaisional clubbers and not hardcore enthusiasts. Not sure whether I should play mostly unknown stuff and maybe occiasionally throw in a huge floorfiller that everyone knows or what. Can anyone tell me how they usually structure their sets? Its great to play what you like, but at the end of the day you have to play what the crowd wants to hear, without getting too cheesy.

    Can anyone give me some advise? I'll be using a laptop with Virtual DJ and an External Mixer (Hercules DJ Console). Sometimes it can be a but tricky with the levels etc, but I'm sure it will very different with a large PA system.

    Any and all advise and stories of your experiences would be really appreciated.
    Cheers
    Zascar


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  • #2
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    What time will you be on at? And what do the other djs play?


    Also, if at the end someone tells you not to quit the day job, dont get to upset. ;)


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