SwingDJs

I've frequently wondered about what style to play at our outdoor venue, do I keep the tempos up because its an outdoor, festive event? Or keep it down because its concrete? I think I tend to push it. After all, its not as awkward for people to sit a song or two out because there's more to do and see...

When I'm djing Lindy by the Bay, I like the taste of a Mai Tai followed by a Pina Colada. Would that be contrasting or blending?

and here's everything you needed to know on media, from the CR-R FAQ. (forgot about that): http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq07.html#S7-5 One quote: The manufacturers claim 75 years (cyanine dye, used in "green" discs), 100 years (phthalocyanine dye, used in "gold" discs), or even 200 yea...

Good question. I did a little surfing just now. Here's an interesting quote from a 2001 article from Information Week about the dyes, which are the main reason for failure over time: http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010719S0003 Cyanine is the most widely used and cheapest CD-R dye. It looks...

Both. I try to contrast something each song, but not a cause a jarring contrast. The exception is an abrupt reset from a high tempo to a low tempo. In my opinion, it shouldn't take more than one transition song to get between two greatly contrasting songs in style (from piano jazz to Neo-swing, or f...

Lawrence, you also win in this category:
Most overuse of emoticons

whatever.

I prefer songs that are high-energy, middle BPM, familiar, 4-6 minutes long. Jesse said it all. I've actually made a compilation or two of birthday jam songs so I don't have to work hard at hunting for an appropriate song. I forget what they all are now.

I like the sort feature... Top 20 Most posts: Lawrence - 249 Rayned - 212 Reuben - 210 Peter - 166 Jesse G - 154 Ron - 138 Kevin S - 121 Greg A - 115 Jeremy B - 111 Brenda - 110 Mike M - 105 Kevin T - 100 Ryan - 88 Jesse M - 87 Nathan - 84 Kyle - 75 Mike F - 57 Roy - 49 Kristina - 42 Gary - 40 with ...

Not to mention that in San Diego, the opinions of the people doing the most bitching and moaning weren't shared by the majority.

Or maybe they were ballroom dance types.

Living Traditions in Seattle uses that "Triple step" terminology, they might have been students of that studio. They have "triple time" compilations: http://ltdance.com/cds.html Those people were probably asking for West Coast Swing music. I still think Shana's "Lawrence Wel...

I normally DJ without ear-phone. When I buy a new CD I listen to it several times picking out the best songs for dancing. I then keep my own notes on each of those songs. Outside of those selected songs it is unlikely I would be able to recognize the song if someone else plays it. A few CD's really...

Shana- What I thought was interesting about your exchange was that you said you only had 4 out-of-town djs, and limited the local djs to 4 or so, too. And you made sure each dj got two shifts, which I thought was a great idea. I sure appreciated it. I think Austin did the same thing--limited the num...

I've played "Savoy" and "Shorty's Got to Go" before, but I haven't listened to him recently, so this is a good reminder to check him out some more.