There is one dj lesson from pro djs that I hear over and over again.
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Its funny because some DJs will think that this post contradicts another post I made a few weeks ago called Djing: Its About Your Sound where I told DJs that it is crucial to develop a sound.
A lot of DJs took that post the wrong way. They though I was saying that you had to limit your music to one sub genre to be successful as a DJ. This is not true. Yes, you have to develop your own unique sound. But your sound can consist of as many genres as you like. In fact, listening to and playing different styles of music is the best way to develop your own unique sound.
Furthermore, you will be thrown into lots of different situations as a DJ where you will be required to play different styles of music that what you would like to or what you would normally play.
I’ll give you some funny examples from my DJing…
I’ve shown up to DJ at a rave and was moved to the back room where they were expecting funky house music. ummm
I’ve been told by the promoter to bring hard house music to open for Steve Angello only to show up and find out that the crowd wanted to hear Deep House and only Deep House. Hmmmm
I’ve been at huge dj festivals where I’ve seen DJs like Eric Morillo on after Snoop Dog or Mr Scruff and they have had to adapt and keep the dance floor full.
How about you!
You probably want to play trance, house, techno, minimal techno, progressive, electro, hip hop or breaks. Perhaps something else.
Did you know that no matter what style of music you play, you probably won’t be able to play it at your first few gigs… What do I mean?
Lets say you love Trance, you want to learn to dj and want to be the next Dj Tiesto! You score a gig opening for Andy Moor or Gareth Emery. Some big Trance DJ that you like. You will have to play progressive house / progressive trance to open for him… not the big room trance music that you love.
Same goes for house. If you’re opening for a house DJ you play Deep House…. and so on.
So the dj lesson here is that you will get more gigs and be able to play in all sorts of different situations if you have a wide collection of music.
Play big anthem hits all night? No… Learn how to dj with your own unique sound but you can still do this while dabbling in different genres of music.
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So I have a cool gig! No pay, but lots of fun. Hahaha but I have no clue what I am doing and only software/samples for tunes. I have no hardware besides my old dinky mac OSx tiger 10.4 I’ll be hooked up with a PA. I have ableton and reason (and garage band/itunes if that’s an option hahah) They are asking for trance/chillen music to mingle on. I am a trained musician so I know I am competent enough to stay up late learning, programing, sampling and mixing something in that style with my own twist. I am looking for some advice, tips, social norms involved with diving into being a dj/electronic musician. Are there any good sampling sites that have some useful rythms and maybe tunes I can slap into ableton and mix up into my own intoxicating brew?
If i was about to buy some cdj what cdj should i buy Cdj 400 or cdj 1000 this is for use at home i have about
house music or whats the best for mixing as a newbie i love latin house what would you say is the best to learn with
thanks for posting this
looking for some good vids onlineto help me start mixing on my new cdj400 please all new to this and blonde female needs help
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