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- Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:30 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Previewing. How do you DJ without it.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46037
I like previewing more because I like to know whether the song's sound quality is ok or not. In order to combat this I've began catologuing all my music. What this means, though, is that I have to listen to EVERY song in my collection, I BPM it, take the time, and write a little note about the song,...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:31 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Never Been Paid Support Group thread
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24021
I've been paid once. I'm doing another paid gig this weekend. I think it depends on the dance you're DJing at. If you're only DJing an hour, then free admission is perfectly fine with me. When you start pulling an all nighter, though, I think the DJ ought to paid something, because the DJ has invest...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:26 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Who do you play most?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 15686
- Fri Dec 19, 2003 12:36 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: A Challenge...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16149
There's a group here in Victoria called The Flying Saucers. Unfortunately, they don't have a CD, but they are awesome and they really swing. There are lots of other groups too that are great, they mostly play hot jazz, and I love it, but I forget a lot of their names because they seldom play except ...
- Thu Dec 18, 2003 3:24 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Pushing people in
- Replies: 31
- Views: 26057
Generally the same here. The other DJ here just has the total opposite, generally, tastes then I do. I was hoping that I could hear more of the music I liked and so I decided I'd give DJing a try. That's why I started. I was never pushed, but I wanted to give it a shot, and I would say that personal...
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 1:59 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Pushing people in
- Replies: 31
- Views: 26057
Re: Pushing people in
And given most dancers probably collect music, most non-DJ'ing dancers don't have enough music to really DJ for any interval longer than about 20 minutes (i.e. lack of critical mass). See, I don't think most dancers collect music... or at least they don't here and they didn't when I started. When I...
- Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:13 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: The stuff you don't like
- Replies: 152
- Views: 83573
One should always be unique. There are enough different DJs for different tastes in music out there that we ought to not have them all trying to appeal to all the dancers. Instead, we have people who like different eras and such. With that much variety in DJs, everyone can get what they want without...
- Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:05 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Opinion: Do people dance even if they don't like the song?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 23932
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:58 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: History Lessons
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32165
I've been enjoying it, but so are the dancers. Yesterday it was mostly newer dancers there and they all got excited when I announced it was my weekly history lesson. It's been very successful. For me because I've been both enjoying sharing and learning Jazz history. The dancers have been all enjoyin...
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:35 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: History Lessons
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32165
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:02 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: History Lessons
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32165
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:41 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: History Lessons
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32165
History Lessons
One thing I have been really enjoying lately is doing a history lesson every week when I DJ. What I would do is before I play a song related to what I'm about to say, I say a little something about the song or artist usually. I wasn't sure if people were enjoying it or not, but the beginners last ni...
- Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:06 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: The stuff you don't like
- Replies: 152
- Views: 83573
- Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:05 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: The stuff you don't like
- Replies: 152
- Views: 83573
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 6:36 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: My First Gig
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19401
My first gig was in Vancouver, before I even DJ'd in my home town. Apparently I did really good, I can't exactly remember it perfectly, but I remember people telling me that it wasn't too bad. I remember having a lot of fun doing it though :). I have tried the set list thing, I'm not a big fan of it...