dj's: pick and go... or plan set?

ppcock · #1 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

while doing mixes at home, parties, weddings wherever.

whatever im doing.. i pick and go.. its so fun to bring records you dont know to parties..

ppcock · #2 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

"when in doubt.. backspin it out" - Superstar DJ ppcock.

Moon · #3 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

unless i was at the club playing top 40 i dont think i'd ever play a track i didnt know

Supersonic · #4 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

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Originally Posted by ppcock

"when in doubt.. backspin it out" - Superstar DJ ppcock.

just do your thing thats such a stupid thing to say

sounds like you're very inexperienced with playing out

Akeel · #5 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

i play stuff i havent listened to before sometimes - its fun. also i never plan sets out at all.

i had a talk with czech about this once on how we both know some female dj's that plan out every set they play. According to him its because their smarter and men are too lazy to plan anything out :P

decypher · #6 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

i usually just put my new records in the front of my crate.. and as i go through i'll pick random records, and when i stumble apon something that sounds really good together, i'll take the record im mixing in, and move it behind the other record in my crate.. and just keep doing this.. so eventually my crate is organized with records that work well together.. so all records that are withen a 10 record radius will work good together.. i dont really plan anything.. but this way i dont have to dig into the way back of my crate to find something that works well with something at the beginning of my crate.. its all organized with styles of DNB throughout as well.. so its easier and faster for me to grab a random record from a certain section of my crate.. if that makes sense at all... helps me create a good flow through styles without actually planning my set.

C_squared · #7 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

i usualy have a stack of records w/n my crate that i make a point to play... and off the top of my head i can think of 5 different tunes that got well with a perticular track.... so basically it's all chemistry.

usualy i dont plan my sets.

ppcock · #8 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

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Originally Posted by Supersonic

just do your thing thats such a stupid thing to say

sounds like you're very inexperienced with playing out

you're right.. i've been playing for 6 years though.

every hard house dj uses the ppcock technique.

Kraig · #9 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

With how picky people that come to parties/clubs are these days, I think it is tough to actually plan out an entire set, end to end. It's all about having a balance of reading the crowd/room you are playing for and also playing what you want to play.

I mean yeah, you will have mixes that you know go really well together and bust those out, but as for planning an entire set end to end, why bother unless you are recording live or something?

g-RocK · #10 (**permalink**) Jul 29, 04

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Originally Posted by Kraig

With how picky people that come to parties/clubs are these days, I think it is tough to actually plan out an entire set, end to end. It's all about having a balance of reading the crowd/room you are playing for and also playing what you want to play.

I mean yeah, you will have mixes that you know go really well together and bust those out, but as for planning an entire set end to end, why bother unless you are recording live or something?

very well said, planning a set can backfire in your face, be able to wing it, in my mind makes you a stronger dj.

Special-K · #11 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

ive got little strings of 2 or 3 records that really go together well, i mean everyone does. Beyond that i dont really plan out a set, I get a rough idea of what i want to play based on the crowd and what time im playing and stuff, but i would never sit down and practice a set before i play it.

G-Style · #12 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

You see this is the problem with so many Dj's out there. If you can't read a crowd and change up on the fly then what kind of a Dj are you. Hows about you give me a mix disc you did at home last night and I'll play that. No real Dj can honestly say that planning out your set in advance can really work. Watch and read the people.

soma · #13 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

learn to read the crowd... once you master this grasshopper...

money, fame, bitches.

Kraig · #14 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by soma

learn to read the crowd... once you master this grasshopper...

money, fame, bitches.

This is flat out what Soma is THE ultimate P - I - M - P!

(Kraig bows down to Master Soma)

G-Style · #15 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

lol....That made me laugh.

Kraig · #16 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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lol....That made me laugh.

Seriously though... much respect to dudes like the Somanator who have been DJ'ing for like 8-10 years and has a tonna records from virtually every genre... including Polka.

G-Style · #17 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

Now the polka beats are hard to find and dropping them into a mix where they actually fit in is an art of its own.

soma · #18 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by Kraig

Seriously though... much respect to dudes like the Somanator who have been DJ'ing for like 8-10 years and has a tonna records from virtually every genre... including Polka.

lol thats hilarious kraig thanks man.. I'll be sure to bring some "montel jordan polka" to apex lol

Kraig · #19 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by soma

lol thats hilarious kraig thanks man.. I'll be sure to bring some "montel jordan polka" to apex lol

Dude... when you mentioned you brought that to Shifted, I was like WUT? Are you serious?!?

neoh · #20 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

I write down every single thing about a track and stage it out depending on genre, put the records side by side depending on bpm/genre

I have a big graph, it's really cheezy. I even used a ruler. :\

all sets are planned a long time in advance.

G-Style · #21 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by neoh

I write down every single thing about a track and stage it out depending on genre, put the records side by side depending on bpm/genre

I have a big graph, it's really cheezy. I even used a ruler. :\

all sets are planned a long time in advance.

That's weak....

C_squared · #22 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by neoh

I write down every single thing about a track and stage it out depending on genre, put the records side by side depending on bpm/genre

I have a big graph, it's really cheezy. I even used a ruler. :\

all sets are planned a long time in advance.

i do the same thing...

IN MY HEAD!

dj'ing shouldnt have to come with paperwork.

soma · #23 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by Kraig

Dude... when you mentioned you brought that to Shifted, I was like WUT? Are you serious?!?

lol it didn't come out of my box at shifted... apex is another story :kam:

Dr. Doom · #24 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

Considering that most people hate with a passion what Doom spins (and those that do like it don't really care about how they hear it), he rarely plans his sets. In fact the few times he has planned sets out they have been awful.. And Dooms means -awful- even for noise/breakcore.

neoh · #25 (**permalink**) Jul 30, 04

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Originally Posted by C_squared

i do the same thing...

IN MY HEAD!

dj'ing shouldnt have to come with paperwork.

it shouldnt come with paperwork, no.
but I enjoy studying each track individualy, dont get me wrong, I can do it in my head, but it's more like a self-reference then anything.