Playing after some tearout dubstep cat

[groucho_marxx]

i hope i don't sound like a pretentious dickhead but if i'm DJ'ing i'm playing music that I like. Never have I, never will I play music which I think other people will like just for the sake of it. I trust my own judgement and know who I'm playing music for. If those people aren't in the crowd on that particular night then so be it, thats life.. i'm not gonna change who i am for anyone and that includes the music I play. I'm happy if just one or two people are feeling the set.. it doesn't matter to me if the dance floor is ram. Obviously its great to see a large group of people feeling the set, but you will only get that at very select parties. Chances are if you are on the bill with a tearout DJ you are gonna have to decide whether you want to diminsh your own integrity as a DJ and play stuff which you aren't feeling or just be yourself 100% and hope that you bring a few people round to a new sound. Better to be a pioneer that just another DJ playing the same boring set as the next guy.

+1

[j*keone]

work hard on the decks , try to mix fast but stay "correct", give them your energy, dont pose - but show them that your are into the music...
if you gonna be authentic about what you are doing .. at least some people will like it! (if not they really are ignorant stupid di**heads haha)

all good advice but i don't think this guy was asking for basic djing tips!

[jackmaster]

i hope i don't sound like a pretentious dickhead but if i'm DJ'ing i'm playing music that I like. Never have I, never will I play music which I think other people will like just for the sake of it. I trust my own judgement and know who I'm playing music for. If those people aren't in the crowd on that particular night then so be it, thats life.. i'm not gonna change who i am for anyone and that includes the music I play. I'm happy if just one or two people are feeling the set.. it doesn't matter to me if the dance floor is ram. Obviously its great to see a large group of people feeling the set, but you will only get that at very select parties. Chances are if you are on the bill with a tearout DJ you are gonna have to decide whether you want to diminsh your own integrity as a DJ and play stuff which you aren't feeling or just be yourself 100% and hope that you bring a few people round to a new sound. Better to be a pioneer that just another DJ playing the same boring set as the next guy.

At what stage did he say he'd be playing music he didnt like? He said the opposite:

Just don't really wanna clear the rave or compromise the sound I want to play

[DJ Dom]

i hope i don't sound like a pretentious dickhead but if i'm DJ'ing i'm playing music that I like. Never have I, never will I play music which I think other people will like just for the sake of it. I trust my own judgement and know who I'm playing music for. If those people aren't in the crowd on that particular night then so be it, thats life.. i'm not gonna change who i am for anyone and that includes the music I play. I'm happy if just one or two people are feeling the set.. it doesn't matter to me if the dance floor is ram. Obviously its great to see a large group of people feeling the set, but you will only get that at very select parties. Chances are if you are on the bill with a tearout DJ you are gonna have to decide whether you want to diminsh your own integrity as a DJ and play stuff which you aren't feeling or just be yourself 100% and hope that you bring a few people round to a new sound. Better to be a pioneer that just another DJ playing the same boring set as the next guy.

At what stage did he say he'd be playing music he didnt like? He said the opposite:

Just don't really wanna clear the rave or compromise the sound I want to play

At what stage did I say he would be playing music he didn't like?

I said what I do mate. Live your life I'll live mine etc.

[capo ultra]

I always play music that I don't like

[Sirius]

man.... after training my ears for as long as I have, I don't even enjoy it anymore. unless I'm on acid that is!! Im just constantly picking apart everything in the song. Damn me

[Littlefoot]

seriously though..

Play what you like, but play it really fucking well, and make sure those 4 people who start dancing, that could turn to 100 in the space of a tune if you smack it, stay dancing!

Me and Dawntreader played in notts the other day at a nice event on a bad night, at a kinda indie bar, where a few of these kinda nights have been either great or dead. Guy before had his horrible chainsaws outs, and we brought a progessive but fun set, starting with new house and techno and ended on harder FG and Funky kinda stuff. Went from clearing the floor, to convincing a few guys to bop there heads, to having a nice core of dancers, to having em buy the knackers.. you just got to perceiver.

You never know, there might be 5 heads getting down in the dark to your favourite bits, waiting to run out and dance, and the second you compromise you alienate these people

[shaan]

Whoah.

Looks like I started something.

As jackmaster quoted I'm not planning on changing what I like to play - otherwise I'd just keep playing chainsaw after the dude finished right? Just wanted to find out what peeps favourite tunes were for dancefloors not so clued up to appreciate the latest warp or mu release.

sorry to anyone who thinks i'm destroying the integrity of djing.

[shaan]

Double Trouble

[finkthast]

coax them in, then do your thing.

trg - since last night is a good BIG sounding tune that u could probs build from
zander hardy - attack (deep teknologi)
doc daneeka - deadly rhythm
count & sinden - mega

also alot of tracks by buraka som sistema, octapush, randomer, slachtofthebronx, trouble & bass crew would do this job.


in an ideal world you wouldnt have to adapt or sacrifice but having the willingness and ability to do this properly should only gain you more experience and hopefully more gigs and a better reputation. anyways there's good tunes to be found in every style/genre if u get my drift loike.

go for it man....but that advice that littlefoot gave below is proper. persist!

[shaan]

TRG - Twilight Riddem for sure!

almost forgot about that one!

[haze(be)]

Play this one. It's totally gonna blow their minds! lol

[fake cake]

count & sinden - mega

also i'd go for 'seasons' by lil silva, and pretty much any of zinc's crackhouse stuff.

[Aaja Rudewhy]

Although this is kinda the opposite of the situation you are in, I played straight before Doctor P one night. I started with stereotypical funky tunes e.g. Lil Silva, Crazy Cousinz, Ill Blu etc,then got into the more dutch house kinda stuff by Foamo, Laidback Luke & Co which the crowd seemed to love and ended with DJ Narrows - Saved Soul. Most of the suggestions put above seem to be spot on, jump-up dubstep crowds love any of Zinc's stuff in my experience, I'm sure you'll be fine.

[tronman]

start with that fis t - nighthunter track, that's the most tearout funky tune i've heard

where can you get this tune?? love this one been trying to find it for a while. i think it was on juno a whiles back or something but it ain't there anymore.

hmm, i got on from either itunes or juno, but isn't on either anymore

im putting it out on my new label, will be 001

12" + digital remasters

more info soon

[milksnake]

Play this one. It's totally gonna blow their minds! lol

yoooo this is sickk

[karisol]

amazon night by mista b has some hard knocks

[gongon]

im putting it out on my new label, will be 001

12" + digital remasters

more info soon

great news, looking forward to this

[slackk]

ah fuck it

soldiers, dj gregory.

Not giving the tune ID away?!
Was a pretty popular tune, dude.

Always reminded me of this...

I know, that's why I gave it up. There were two in my initial post though.

[nisto]

Mala - Changes (Walton Funky Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEy5HkELh6c
or
MA1 - I'm Right Here (N Type Remix)
http://soundcloud.com/n-type/ma1-im-rig ... -hq-320mp3