tylervulgar
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MemberThere is nothing wrong with mixing like this, But from that description it doesn’t sound very interesting and will bore you crowd. Try taking a famous song and swapping the beat drop out for a lesser known awesome song. keep it interesting!
MemberI did a gig like this, Only I played mini 30 min sets between band rotations. One band was reggae so I played dancehall but nothing they would cover. Another band had a female vocalist and was very indie so I played songs like “[media=youtube]rjFaenf1T-Y[/media]” and what not. My suggestion and what I would do, Is figure out what songs they are going to cover or get an idea. And progressively build I wouldn’t try to get them dancing at all till after the band. and at 12 you won’t have to build a dance floor you can come right at them with a huge tune. Hope this helps
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This is a perfect reggae pleaserMarch 8, 2012 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Playing infront of a crowd for the first time and need advice! #16438MemberFor your first time out, Honestly Plan like your first 20 mins of your set especially if you’re at a convention and not a normal bar, You probably won’t be getting requests chucked at you unless you’re very easy to get IE:Not on a stage. Once you nail a few mixes you’ll be in your comfort zone and good to throw down for the rest of the evening…OH and don’t blow your load(Of good music too early)
Member2SHAE!, post: 15988, member: 1459 wrote: lol so funny. i feel like every DJ made this mashup. check mine out if u got a min…its alright and my serato glitched in the last hook http://www.mixcloud.com/2shae/2shae-believing-in-good-levels/
http://soundcloud.com/tylervulgar/bass-night-set
Here is a set I did(In a nut shell had to try to remember some of what I played) at a non top 40 show. Now I’m being asked to do the exact opposite. top 40 is actually out of my comfort zone if that makes any sense. That’s why i was asking if I needed to warm them up and kind of push them to the dance floor. It seems the real advice here is aim for the sluts and make em dance and everyone follows lmao.
MemberI’d rather support someone who made a kick ass remix of em and toss em a few bucks 😉
MemberOh you have a laptop? YOU HAVE EVERY SONG EVERY CREATED AND ALWAYS HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AND WILL ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING I ASK FOR BECAUSE I HAVE TITS……Le sigh.
MemberRight now I have the luxery of running off of a midi controlle with a laptop set up(Can’t afford cdjs right now or I’d totally take em to avoid the “YOU HAVE A LAPTOP YOU HAVE EVERY SONG IN EXISTANCE STIGMA!”) I figured I’d start with something like usher or something a little more downtempo and move into house kind of a deal, After playing a few shows I learned not to hyper focus so much on transitions because I’ve done some crazy live mashups and fader cuts and nobody cares. Turn on levels people go crazy……I’m learning over time what’s working but I’ve never had to warm up, I’ve always just had a crowd ready to go. Thanks though for some ideas……Time to go look at the last 5 years of billboard charts…le sigh.
February 7, 2012 at 6:19 pm in reply to: How Seriously Do You Have To Take Your Image To Succeed? #14415MemberFor booking it’s the same as any job, Breaking in is hard. Who is more likely to get a job as a waitress or waiter. The pretty well kept buisness woman/ Clean cut well shaven man. or the drag queen or person who looks like they haven’t showered or obese person. It’s a visual society as I’ve said. Everyone has an image of what you should be. That’s why i said make an image you want to be you’ll be much happier in the long run.
MemberThe event was a HUGE success and we all got booked again, They loved the theatrics but every commented on my overall set and song selection. next one coming on the 18th!
MemberMy laptop is 11 pounds and 17 inches across. I don’t run with anything less. I run traktor 2/vdj pending what I’m doing and a denon mc6000. I also run windows 7 because I refuse to overpay for a mac, I’d rather spend money on my lighting rig 🙂 (No failures, Don’t buy into the BS that you need a mac to do anything creative just be smart and spend the time to optimize your stuff)
MemberDelete vista from your computer and run XP for both. Switch to windows 7 it’s stable right now and I run it for everything. Windows 7 is more stable, and you’d be better off running a single boot at this point. You’re barely at the minimum specs to run traktor so you won’t be able to even run it smoothly enough for public performance. You could get a computer that would run it just fine for about 500 dollars. I’d suggest a new laptop before dropping the cdjs.
MemberI’ve actually started a night devoted to EDM and book tons of different talent “Shameless plug” I have a group coming in this time that does all live instrumentals but has a guitarist a guy on a korg piano and another guy in ableton dropping beats and loops live. I have myself who plays everything dubstep/dnb/moombahton/electro/dirty dutch(I fill what ever spot hasn’t been covered) I’ll book an all Dubstep guy. A guy who only plays originals. It’s slowly taking off as a really cool spot to be and it’s only the second night. I think it’s the underground crowd given a chance now to really shine and start something involving their own scene. There still isn’t a large dubstep crowd in NJ but in NYC and Philly it’s huge, I want to bring that edm scene to new jersey and I’m doing a pretty good job I feel 🙂
February 7, 2012 at 1:26 pm in reply to: How Seriously Do You Have To Take Your Image To Succeed? #14398MemberI’m breaking the DJ mold. I dump blood on my head, I throw glitter and confetti, I wear a laser glove. Also I play a really really really killer song selection. Music choice is what get’s me remebered more then my over the top theatrics or crazy outfits. A great dj will always stand out. A great dj that has awesome stage presence and just looks like they belong there, That’s what get’s you remebered. We are a very sensory species. We like lights lasers awesome bass. Look at say Dillon francis for marketing, He’s out of his mind. His website has some generally funny things that he’s “Selling” such as ruining your stepdads birthday for 100,000 dollars. I’m not saying dump blood on your head like me, Music comes first always. Find your sound and mixing style first. I mix everything but I never touch top 40 so the people that listen to me know they are going to hear some crazy EDM from a ton of genres. After a few shows I started adding more theatrics and now people are coming for that too. It’s building an image you enjoy not what everyone else tells you is cool, or awesome.
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