SwingDJs

I don't care if it's free, I'm not going to carry something that my enjoyment of would run a close second to chewing a mouthful of ground glass. I'm not there to please all those making a request and could never do it anyway. I'm more about getting their desired feeling from within my own collection...

It also reflect the fact that I don't play, say, Celine Dion or Poison , both of which would probably kill the vibe even worse than any vintage swing music. "Probably," that is.... 8) [just kidding]. Dude... it depends on what Poison song. :) "Talk Dirty To Me" rawks! *does toke...

Man, I don't want to go to any dance where a classic swing song totally undoes the night. Yeah, a DJ could make a bad choice with regards to tempo, etc but totally kill a night?

Ugh.

Kalman

JesseMiner wrote:

mousethief wrote:

JesseMiner wrote:Back in 1998 I regularly DJed at a club in Minneapolis

Glam Slam?

Yes, but by that time Prince had sold the club and it was called The Quest.

Jesse

Yeah, I saw that awhile back. I can't believe I was even close.

SCORE.

Kalman

What have you done with your neo-swing c.d's? I've got it all packed away. Back in 1998 I regularly DJed at a club in Minneapolis, spinning all of the popular neo swing releases, but since then the music has definitely gone out of fashion. A few months ago I did break out the collection, putting to...

Heh. Roomful of Blues rocks. My Neo collection was stolen about 2 years ago, which was a mixed blessing. I have since gone back to replace the staples - RCR, Indigo, Joe Jackson, Lavay, Johnny Reno, etc - but have somehow managed to avoid getting the really, really bad acts this second time around. ...

*tantrum*

Lots of people like it. I'm just not one of them.

Kalman

The version Jesse mentioned rules. Not crazy about the Johnny Lang one, though.

Kalman

Buy one? Hell, Eff will just burn you one...

*ducks*
*runs*

Kalman

Sambucas would be very nice.

Kalman

Thanks, Julius.

I really want to try my hand at a few, select clubs but felt I might have to create a whole new industry by looking at jazz friendly eateries.

Who knows?

Kalman

Objections are my stock and trade - I'm in sales (the second dirty science). I have not done it yet - I wanted to test the waters a bit. There are some local bands that I could trade on, playing music around their sets, as you mentioned above. My main concern is to begin building up a following of d...

All right - Kalman on drugs not good. I put this here because DJ Skillz was about the closest fit on the board. I am considering approaching local clubs, bistros, what-have-you as a professional DJ specializing in wide-ranging, swinging jazz. I know a few people have done some other DJ scenes but I ...

Anyone ever done this? I'm very much considering going to a few select clubs as a swing/jazz DJ for listeners, as opposed to dancers. By clubs, I mean bistros, cafes, small but upscale clubs that either have no space for a band or traditionally hire bad ones. So, I am looking to see if this has been...

Yeah, I agree. My pet belief is that if I'm not crossing into the 180-200 bpm range as part of my normal set, I'm not being challenging enough. I still like the vocals, the post war small combos but I think I can easily work out a few 200 bpm pieces. I'm happy for any kinda jam; if its "Shorty ...