+1 Hee Won Jung. This is exactly what I do. I think we’ve discussed this before.
@G-Bee a few things…
1) Do you refuse requests? Does this style of set prep. leave you no flexibility in the mix?
2) You are getting ready to drop your hottest song of the night…and the dance floor is fairly empty…Do you play it anyway because ‘its next’ and will throw off the the rest of the set/routine if you don’t?
These are shortcomings I encountered when first starting to play out with a fixed setlist which steered me to the groups of 3-5 song blocks as described above. I could then build/adapt the set in any particular order as the night progresses without constantly stressing about what song is going to be next. This allows me to pop a request in and then get right back on track without having my predetermined set sound like this (if even taking requests at all)
Electro House Track
Electro House Track
Salt N Pepa – Push it (request)
Electro House Track
Electro House Track
etc….
This is all positive criticism by the way and my experiences in DJing thus far.
Take a listen to my 2 hour live recording from last night (a majority of the Latin tracks I dropped in were requests from this group of fly Spanish chicks who kept the dance floor moving all night.
https://www.facebook.com/VinnyBlanc/app_178091127385
PS I don’t claim to be a super star DJ / effect / sample masher…but I have no problem with keeping the dance floor going. Song selection > 90% of DJing.
https://www.facebook.com/VinnyBlanc/app_178091127385
