dabblin
Hey guys. I'm very new to the D.J. community. I love reading the incredible stories you guys share and such. I think I have found a new click of people I vibe with just from reading the boards. Anyway so my story is that I'm now approaching my sophomore gig. It's a local house party for Halloween. I've never done a house party before and I am not sure what to expect. My first gig was a Fashion Event at a theater in the community. There was wide open space and the crowed never really noticed me. This time I'll be in the face of the people I'll be entertaining.
I'm wondering what are some of the pit falls to watch out for when you are that accessible to the crowed...like one my new friends in this community has on his avatar "I'm The DJ Not A Juke Box"!!!!
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Peace,
Dab
I'm wondering what are some of the pit falls to watch out for when you are that accessible to the crowed...like one my new friends in this community has on his avatar "I'm The DJ Not A Juke Box"!!!!
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Peace,
Dab
发表时间 Tue 14 Oct 08 @ 4:35 pm
tayla
watch out for the women, they will be crawlin' all over you... yeah i know it's a crap job but someone has got to do it
发表时间 Tue 14 Oct 08 @ 5:59 pm
livinloudzx3
Wear latex for protection!
发表时间 Tue 14 Oct 08 @ 11:07 pm
tayla
on a serious note i am absolutely paranoid about drinks near any equipment, no matter who it is or there size they don't get anywhere near the gear, and those women chop there hands off if they look as though they are about to touch the wrong knob/control stick.... lol
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 3:59 am
dabblin
OMG. I woke up laughing. Thanx for the heads up! I'll make sure to bring a midget to watch my back for women crawling below the table.
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 8:45 am
djrenee
Since you are new to the business please allow me to pass on something that's been around for years. You may want to print this out and hand it to the appropriate persons at the party.
ATTENTION Before requesting songs, making comments, or asking questions of the D.J., please... Check below for your request
Here's How:
Play something good...something we can dance to! The D.J. has to play for more than one person...so, what you may hate may be another's favorite song and everything played here can be danced to one way or another.
Would you play something with a beat? Be Serious! We know of no songs played in a club that don't have some sort of a beat!
I don't know who sings it and I don't know the name of the song, but it goes like this... Please don't sing for the D.J.! They have to put up with smoke-filled rooms and dangerous decebal levels all night. Do them a favor and don't give them a rendition of your favorite song!
Everybody wants to hear it! Oh sure, you polled everyone in the club and, as their spokesperson, you are requesting the song.
I can get laid if you play it! If you are good enough, you can get laid to anything!! (also been known as "buy the album and get laid for a month!")
I want to hear it next! The only people who can get away with that statement write the D.J.'s paycheck!
I don't know what I wanna hear.. what do you have? It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the D.J. to recite the name of every record in the booth!
Hey man, nobody can dance to this! It is not advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but, some people do anyway)! However, even if there is only one person on the floor, it still contradicts the statement.
Tips:
If you ask for a song and the D.J. says he just played it, don't say, "Well, I just got here." It makes absolutely no difference.
Don't say, "Is this the only kind of music you play?" If you go to a Chinese restuarant, you wouldn't ask for Italian food. Rock clubs play rock, alternative clubs play alternative, discos play disco, etc., etc., etc...
If you ask for a song, be specific. Don't say, "I wanna hear something, anything but this!" Try going to the bar and saying, "I wanna drink something, anything but this..." You can't complain if you're not specific.
However, if you are specific and the D.J. says he doesn't have the song, don't say, "What?!! What do you mean you don't have it? What kind of d.j. are you? Why don't you get into the wonderful world of fast food! You obviously don't know what you're doing as a D.J.!"... He/she may shoot you!!!
Give the D.J. a break! The next time you request a song, stop and think before you speak. And above all, if the Dj has one hand on the mixer, one hand on a turntable/CD player - wearing headphones, Don't bug her, She's mixing! (Or him if applicable)
What You Need:
a song you want to hear
common sense
respect
ATTENTION Before requesting songs, making comments, or asking questions of the D.J., please... Check below for your request
Here's How:
Play something good...something we can dance to! The D.J. has to play for more than one person...so, what you may hate may be another's favorite song and everything played here can be danced to one way or another.
Would you play something with a beat? Be Serious! We know of no songs played in a club that don't have some sort of a beat!
I don't know who sings it and I don't know the name of the song, but it goes like this... Please don't sing for the D.J.! They have to put up with smoke-filled rooms and dangerous decebal levels all night. Do them a favor and don't give them a rendition of your favorite song!
Everybody wants to hear it! Oh sure, you polled everyone in the club and, as their spokesperson, you are requesting the song.
I can get laid if you play it! If you are good enough, you can get laid to anything!! (also been known as "buy the album and get laid for a month!")
I want to hear it next! The only people who can get away with that statement write the D.J.'s paycheck!
I don't know what I wanna hear.. what do you have? It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the D.J. to recite the name of every record in the booth!
Hey man, nobody can dance to this! It is not advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but, some people do anyway)! However, even if there is only one person on the floor, it still contradicts the statement.
Tips:
If you ask for a song and the D.J. says he just played it, don't say, "Well, I just got here." It makes absolutely no difference.
Don't say, "Is this the only kind of music you play?" If you go to a Chinese restuarant, you wouldn't ask for Italian food. Rock clubs play rock, alternative clubs play alternative, discos play disco, etc., etc., etc...
If you ask for a song, be specific. Don't say, "I wanna hear something, anything but this!" Try going to the bar and saying, "I wanna drink something, anything but this..." You can't complain if you're not specific.
However, if you are specific and the D.J. says he doesn't have the song, don't say, "What?!! What do you mean you don't have it? What kind of d.j. are you? Why don't you get into the wonderful world of fast food! You obviously don't know what you're doing as a D.J.!"... He/she may shoot you!!!
Give the D.J. a break! The next time you request a song, stop and think before you speak. And above all, if the Dj has one hand on the mixer, one hand on a turntable/CD player - wearing headphones, Don't bug her, She's mixing! (Or him if applicable)
What You Need:
a song you want to hear
common sense
respect
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 1:36 pm
marcellodj
nice one djrenee!
I'm printing this straight away for my gig this weekend.
Then I might get trough the night without repeating myself about 100 times...
-Ron
I'm printing this straight away for my gig this weekend.
Then I might get trough the night without repeating myself about 100 times...
-Ron
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 3:32 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
Maybe its time to dig up my old poster from some years ago :) hehe
TO DOWNLOAD :
http://www.speedyshare.com/342779647.html
Format: PDF
Size : A3 = (29,7 × 42 cm) or (11.7 × 16.5 inches)
Resolution : Full HQ Print - 300dpi
Can of course be scaled in print output settings in Adobe Acrobat (needed to open the PDF)
;)
PREVIEW :
TO DOWNLOAD :
http://www.speedyshare.com/342779647.html
Format: PDF
Size : A3 = (29,7 × 42 cm) or (11.7 × 16.5 inches)
Resolution : Full HQ Print - 300dpi
Can of course be scaled in print output settings in Adobe Acrobat (needed to open the PDF)
;)
PREVIEW :
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 3:42 pm
dabblin
Very awesome. I'll be in indebted to you for life. Hope that help some else out as well.
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 10:07 pm
DJJaE
OH to add to that if someone tells you we are getting ready to leave if you don't play my song next, which I used to get alot, and did not care, why play it if you are leaving. IT might be to hot to play now, or just plain out sucks. SO I put it in a nicer way and started saying "Have a good night and please take care of your server and watch out for your local law enforcement going home." Doesn't matter what they say, if you hear "next" and "leaving" in a sentence. Goodbye. Crank the monitor up and put on your headphones.
The poster does rock, and has good answers. If your establishment will go with that, post it up:) To post a short story, I had a few people after they been drinking for awhile from when I started my set, "Can I see your music, sure no problem. Look at my screen" "I can't read it, I am drunk right now" Which works sorta in your benefit, the more you drink, the more your vision gets impaired and the more you will not take requests from them.
And one more, "can you play so and so song?" Umm.. I played it already not even 5 songs ago. "So, I just got here and it is my b-day, or "insert own excuse here" Sorry, please come on these days when I spin at so and so time and you will hear it. :)
The poster does rock, and has good answers. If your establishment will go with that, post it up:) To post a short story, I had a few people after they been drinking for awhile from when I started my set, "Can I see your music, sure no problem. Look at my screen" "I can't read it, I am drunk right now" Which works sorta in your benefit, the more you drink, the more your vision gets impaired and the more you will not take requests from them.
And one more, "can you play so and so song?" Umm.. I played it already not even 5 songs ago. "So, I just got here and it is my b-day, or "insert own excuse here" Sorry, please come on these days when I spin at so and so time and you will hear it. :)
发表时间 Wed 15 Oct 08 @ 11:50 pm