SwingDJs

I've seen a different version of Stage 1: Show up with a CD you've made of your own favourite tracks... press play... go dance. I've seen that as a retirement stage. Someone who is the only person in a scene with the tunes, does not really want to DJ anymore, but there is no one else ready to take ...

funkyfreak wrote:...and usually you find those mind-sets rolled up at the same time in one DJ

-FF

Yep, I was thinking of one person.

Stage: screw the crowd DJ plays whatever the hell he wants to hear and doesn't care if anyone is dancing or not. Stage: stuck on sameness DJ doesn't buy enough stuff or listen to enough stuff he owns and keeps playing the same songs over and over. Stage: Big head Becasue a few people constantly comp...

So I'm DJing Saturday night in Chicago at a brand new gig. Right at opening at 9 PM about 15 Lindy Hoppers show up. About 1/3 are notorious slow dancers, 2 of them like great jazz music but from my experience dance at all tempos and the others I don't know what they like to dance too. So I do my nor...

My experience is DJ's who only focus on the top dancers and ignore the rest if they DJ a weekly gig will eventually hurt the attendance of that event. It pretty clear different music is enjoyed at different levels of dancing. For Herrang I think her advice is good. For a weekly gig I don't agree.

So here is my valetines love story, played to a crowd that is 85% Groove Lindy Hoppers who rarely dance over 160 BPM. I also played almost all vocals which is normally I play less then 50% songs with vocals. In fact occasionally I get requests if I could play something with words. Fine Brown Frame-B...

I'm thinking more along the lines of telling a story:

1st) a number of songs about falling in love

2nd) a number of songs being in love

3rd) a number of songs about cheating or doing some to disapoint the one still in love

4th) a number of songs where love is gone or get the hell outta of here.

So what's your playlist if you were asked to DJ a valentine theme for Lindy Hoppers? I'm facing that tonight.

Do you change what you play when certain people walk into the room? I do, there are a few people who I know love traditional stuff, so if they come to an event I start playing traditional jazz. There is a certain DJ in Chicago who made the comment on Windyhop that he never plays big band, and anyone...

what do guys think about his 1940 recording of Sheik of Araby, where he plays all the instruments himself. Recording one and then playing another instrument to the recording.

20: Count Basie and Sarah Vaughn The first time the Count meets Duke 1 O'clock Jump Breakfast Dance and BBQ The Essential count basie Vol.1 Count Basie and Newport Count Basie-Swingsation Count basie-comple Decca recordings-3 discs Basie's golden hits Keely Smith with count basie Count basie swings ...

Jive Melody of that site is pretty good also.

Does anyone play this song? I'm curious because the past year or so it has grown into one of my favorites. I often use the Earl Hines version from 1936 as the first song of a big band set. Because of it's familiarity everyone always gets up and dances to it. But sometimes I will use other more moder...

I don't agree with your view that Boogie Woogie satisfies Lindy Hoppers. I think it can be mixed in as a good mix for variety reasons, but, the places i am familar with there is a clear litening of the dance floor when Boogie Woogie is played. I think this is because most Lindy hoppers either don't ...

Jimmy Yancey is one of my favorites. Whenever I dj I a blues room I always paly at least one of his songs.