Sorry for the long post. While this is not a new situation, I don’t know if this has ever been a thread topic, only something that has been mentioned in passing in other threads. Feel free to post relevant threads if you want, there are a lot of threads, I may have missed something. With all the fi...
That sucks. I dropped off my collection with a friend while I was traveling and they ended up burning over a dozen CDs and then DJed with them. That miffed me, I have to admit.
Good freaking luck that's all I've got to say. Purists from every camp will drive you insane. Odds are you'll have a watered down playlist of songs from each genre, after you figure in requests. So, let's say I'm a so-called Westie Hopper. The suggested mix above means that I maybe get to dance 2/3 ...
I'll try to do some research. I think in "Beyond Category," there is some mention of Duke taking Bubber Miley's solos and turning them into other pieces.
I had one a long time ago. We had a vintage only dance. It was advertised as 100% classic music, no new music, guest DJs etc. The phrases "pre-1945" and "nothing after WWII" were used in promoting it. At this point, I should mention that I am not DJing, as my entire collection wa...
I might play to someone if they're dancing and putting off good energy but that's pretty rare. It's not enough that one couple is having a killer dance, others have to be excited by it.
I do not DJ to "prove" something to another DJ. That's too petty for words.