Should you DJ one style of music or can you get away with...

JazzyJazzy · Post by **JazzyJazzy** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:13 pm

it is quite hard to keep a crowd hyped if youre playing like coki one minute and martyn the next. although i love both of their music i dont think i cd pull it off.

adam mac · Post by **adam mac** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:29 pm

I lose interest if a DJ sticks to a sub-genre too strictly. IMO, the whole point of a DJ set is to take the listeners/crowd on a journey, and some of the most interesting sets I have ever heard tend to be those that have a good variety of tunes and vibes.

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:19 pm

adisize wrote:it's just i bought the silkie & Quest deep medi plates and they don't fit in my set anywhere

if you owned/bought a broader selection of records, they would.

o.e · Post by **o.e** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:56 pm

Uncle Clement wrote:it is quite hard to keep a crowd hyped if youre playing like coki one minute and martyn the next. although i love both of their music i dont think i cd pull it off.

i dunno man i gotta disagree.

i think you def need some structure to your sets and you gotta have a 'base' sound. i wouldn't be cutting between the two sounds every tune its kinda more like a long breakdown before the next one drops.

you gotta pick the right tunes though for sure. you couldn't go from a really dubby musical tune into 'down' kinda thing but martyn is def the kind of stuff that works for me.

efa · Post by **efa** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:32 pm

Selection is part of the art - gotta think a few tunes ahead, lay a path/join the dots!

martyn · Post by **martyn** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:20 pm

adisize wrote: do you buy records in the one style you want to DJ (e.g. hard and evil, garagey etc.) or do you buy from all styles?

problem is im on a limited budget and never know what to die - so should i focus on one style or carry on buying all styles just the tracks i like?

If you have a limited budget - buy the tunes you will also like in a year from now

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:17 pm

ThinKing wrote:
adisize wrote:it's just i bought the silkie & Quest deep medi plates and they don't fit in my set anywhere
if you owned/bought a broader selection of records, they would.

good point

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:33 pm

martyn wrote:
adisize wrote: do you buy records in the one style you want to DJ (e.g. hard and evil, garagey etc.) or do you buy from all styles?

problem is im on a limited budget and never know what to die - so should i focus on one style or carry on buying all styles just the tracks i like?
If you have a limited budget - buy the tunes you will also like in a year from now

Sound advice man!

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:08 pm

Uncle Clement wrote:it is quite hard to keep a crowd hyped if youre playing like coki one minute and martyn the next.

Chefal does it and it's ace. Aim high and go for it.

dubble · Post by **dubble** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:36 am

Keep a good variety of genres I say.

Take for example Hijak and his jungle.

wascal · Post by **wascal** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:39 am

adisize wrote:mixing styles?
carry on buying all styles just the tracks i like?

Do this

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