Good Set Programming

[eyes without a face]

thats very true, i often find at gigs that when ur going thru ur bag looking for the next record u just sorta KNOW what to pull out next.... strange haha

[Stella Boy]

haha yeah, i think il be playing something like half 10 - half 12, and judging by the crowd at Voodoo last week then from about half 11 il have no troubles playing some reet ass shakin stuff...... ive got some really nice more chilled out stuff to spin whilst people are filtering in, but it was more than half full last week by half 11 which was nice to see, made me a little less anxious over how tough id be able to take it in november.....

i try and get the first couple of records in my head then see what happens from there haha

I must admit, I really do like playing warm up sets. You have so much more range to play with and depending on what the crowd is like, then, you can take it to another level. I guess it's all about knowing your crowd and knowing when to take it to the next level sh*t, which with some warm up dj's is impossible because they start off with that next level sh*t. :lol:

[eyes without a face]

yes definately.... some good points there mate..... alot of people seem to start off with some of the more tribally stuff which is great, but often a little too fast so pitching them down a bit can be cool as alot of tracks seem to take on a new lease of life when this happens, basslines get that little bit groovier, the percussion seems to be that little bit looser etc etc

all good stuff tho haha.. im playing Subsonica the night before so il be able to play a bit tougher there haha

[Stella Boy]

all good stuff tho haha.. im playing Subsonica the night before so il be able to play a bit tougher there haha

Oooh, hark at you, Mr Travelling DJ :lol: :lol: . Good luck for the Subsonica night, that night looks a corker aswell, just a wee bit far for my ageing legs to travel. I'll be enjoying the detroit sounds of Young & Rolando that night .

[eyes without a face]

believe in it mate, 2 gigs in 1 weekend, ive made it! haha ;)

yeah itl be a good weekend for sure, not much sleep i imagine but hey, small sacrafices hey

[djshiva]

heyas...i'm a newb to the site, so...umm...hi...

as far as programming goes, i think many djs forget that composition is key. just as you would compose a song, knowing how to bring the flow up and down is essential...

too many djs are just so damn linear, with no attention to peaks and valleys so to speak...

linearity...just straight ahead with no breakdowns from the dj themselves, just bores me to tears...

that's the beauty of techno...the breakdowns are your job when the records don't do it all for you...

[Mindful]

well said Shiva :clap: