Dedicating this one to the warm up djs.

[JensMadsen]

Without being to shameless that really does sound a bit like me... Which is sad really, cause there's no place for that in Denmark.

[jondavey]

I would take that idea one more step and say that the best format for a decent night/club is to have just one DJ for the whole night. I'm thinking Ron Hardy@the Music Box, Juniour Vasques@The Sound Factory. These DJs became ledgenary because they had the club set up spesificaly for them and were able to build their set over a whole night.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hardy

Unfortunatly now, thanks to Frankie Bones in part;
"I really did a lot for DJ culture in America by taking a risk to do European-styled underground raves in New York City," he says. "I … made events that had multiple DJs in one night. Before STORM, most clubs in NYC only would hire one DJ per night. I changed that in 1991."
that's in the U.S. Here we have lists of DJ at gigs with a headliner at the top. I can't think of many or any clubs in the U.K. who have just one resident actually. But I don't see why people don't try going back to that?
*EDIT*Post changed because I had written it sounding like I was from the U.S.A. It was a semantics error.

[ammo]

Sorry for the shameless self promotion but my 'Now That's What I Call Dubstep' mix series is aimed to be in the format of a warm up set. Click here for the latest mix:
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=182762

I wud get knackered/too pissed if I played a set all night! Think DJ EZ did that a few yrs ago, musta been immense.

[adamc]

haha i've got my first DJ set next friday and have been crafting a nice "deep tearout" set, just heard my slot has been moved to the opener... time to go back to the drawing board! Cosmin TRG will save me

[wilson]

Sorry for the shameless self promotion but my 'Now That's What I Call Dubstep' mix series is aimed to be in the format of a warm up set. Click here for the latest mix:
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=182762

I wud get knackered/too pissed if I played a set all night! Think DJ EZ did that a few yrs ago, musta been immense.

Yeah he did a new years day set last year @ Indigo. 8 hours!

[mortalgrey]

Just landed my first residency at a weekly in Portland. I get to open up with two hours every week and set up the vibe a bit. The last two weeks have been going off super well... glad to hear support out there for the warm-ups. Big up Mr. Bubonic!

Where are you playing? I will try to come check it out.

Lately with the popularity of the filthy stuff, it seems like many djs go straight to that in the club. I was at a show a few weeks ago with a dj playing skrillex, datsik, etc in the back room at 10 p.m., when I was literally the only one in there besides the poor sound gy....Needless to say, I wasn't in there for long. I didn't go back either...Just stayed in the downbeat / hip-hop room which had a great vibe and appropriate music.

I personally love playing after the headliner, say between 2 and 5 in the a.m. (even later at outdoor parties) as it gives me a chance to play psychedelic stuff mixed with dance floor friendly tunes...Really play with people's heads. There isn't much pressure to bang it out, and you can really have fun mixing a variety of styles together to create a vibe.

Nice thread.