Ingresar:     

Forum: General Discussion

Tópico: Djs that think they are good. - Page: 1

Esta parte del tópico es antigua y puede contener información incorrecta para la nueva versión.

Why is that everytime i get hired for a new gig, I always hear stories that their last previous Djs were not good. You have Djs talking about being in the game for many years and they think they are good. If the crowd doesnt think your good, then why do you think you are ? When i play, I only care about getting everyone dancing. At the end of the night, Everyone is still present and dont want to leave. They ask for my business card and give compliments.
 
Mensajes Sun 13 Nov 11 @ 8:07 pm
people say stuff to get on your good side so you play there request, in the end if you can pack the place and make the owner say "brothers don't shake hands brothers hug" and you get paid good for it who cares what others think.
 
I play music based on what i know will make many dance. You can be cool with me but, I am not going to play all the songs you want. I listen to your request and work my way into playing the song. It can in a few minutes, 30 minutes from now or later. When you play a request of one person right away, your risking the majority thats on the dance floor over what one person wants to hear. If you get way to many request from many people, you have a problem with your song selection.
 
+1 !!!
 
Caliente123 wrote :
If you get way to many request from many people, you have a problem with your song selection.


Im not sure I agree, I have nights where this is the case and the floor is packed. Some people are simply reminded by a song they like and ask for it, others just want to be able to say "i requested that song, isnt that a great song".

Usually weddings and private events produce more requests, corporate events and clubs not so much.

But yes, playing to the crowd and keeping them moving is the wise thing to do over playing requests all night...
 
I had to dj a wedding reception last month & I had the brides brother ask me to play a song....It was a slow one so I figured I would work it in cuz it was at the point where I had the dance floor packed & everyone was dancing, & he asked me like 5 times but I didn't want to kill the crowd so when I finally got ready to play it I heard the bride & the brother talking right after I hit the play button on the song he wanted to hear, I heard him tell her that I'm playing it now so then she stopped & started back walking away from me....I don't care who asked if the dance floor is crowded I'm not gonna play something to kill that crowd.
 
It also depends on the DJ and how he/she is presented? What kind of DJ are you? I have my Electro Sets and to be honest, I usually plan a set and when I get there and read the crowd or the situation, I end up ditching the set and playing a different order of the set or tracks from another crate or folder. Some DJ's are the kind that are there to provide the music and make the environment nifty and take the requests from others. Others (and I guess this is me or I feel atleast) are there to put on their show (their set). No request what so ever. They read the crowd and just start throwing their bass all over their faces.

This probably also depends on the location/venue/bar/cheeseburger/(random right? But you read it already and now your reading this)
Some type of music is not meant to be played at certain places and people swiftly react to not liking them.
In the end, I'm just in it for the fun, and to make people bounce around the room with my nasty electro. :)
 
When i take on a Wedding, Sweet 16 or Event, I always ask for a preffred list to have an idea of what the person thats hiring me wants to listen to. I also look at the crowd. I can determine most of the time what they want to hear and try to please everyone by my choice of songs. There are times when i can forget about a song and someone may request what i forgot to play and ill mix it in. Most of time when i am djing a gig, I only get a few to no request because i am playing everything and pleasing the crowd. The way i Dj, I always put myself in the place of the person thats dancing and what they would like to hear.
 
Its always different. I've been doing my Saturday night gig for 3 years now for a well known high street brand in the UK. There is a dancefloor in the venue, but if there are more people dancing than buying drinks then I have to look at what i'm playing and make changes.

Being a bar and not a club, there is no admission fee, therefore the success of the venue and the security of my job depends on drinks sales not the number of people dancing.

Having not paid an admission fee, its just as easy for people to walk out as it was for them to talk in, so at the same time you can't just play any old crap.

Having said they, we are still the busiest venue in town every week, even though there is a lot of competition from other venues that have better sound and light sytems, larger capacities and cheaper drinks.
 
I'm not a big fan of taking requests. I am very good at reading my crowds and playing accordingly. When it comes to requests, 98% of requests i'm going to play anyway, these are songs that I already knew I was gonna play. The other 2% are usually songs I would never play so it makes no sense asking me.

I also hear that i'm so much better than the last DJ or that the previous DJ was not "all that". Well... We are a small community and tend to know each other. What sometimes happens is that a DJ will get lazy and play the same songs, in the same order over and over and over again. Some of us get stuck playing only new and current tracks and forget to play older hits.

There is Sooooo much material out there that you should be able to play the hits all night but have hits from more than just the past 12 months.

We need to be able to read crowds and play to the crowd we have. we need to stay creative and exciting.

We as DJ's, it's our job to take our crowd on a musical trip. We build our momentum, then CRANK!!!!!! We play for the masses, not the individual.

Fellow DJ's, don't get lazy, don't get stuck in a rut and don't get too predictable with your selection. Oh... Don't play Bull$hit music either.

Follow this advice and the DJ behind you won't here about how much you sucked or how much better they are than you.
 
Alright Gary,

I think bar work is the hardest of all, like you said, you can't have them dancing all night and not queuing at the bar for drinks!

Not nice situation, you just have to hope it's really busy.
 
Very true Charlie, I've always found club work easier but bar work more rewarding.
 
djcity wrote :
I'm not a big fan of taking requests. I am very good at reading my crowds and playing accordingly. When it comes to requests, 98% of requests i'm going to play anyway, these are songs that I already knew I was gonna play. The other 2% are usually songs I would never play so it makes no sense asking me.


I agree, the better you read the crowd, the less requests you get. I can attest to this based on my own experience. The few request I get are for songs I was gonna play anyways. A few are for songs I had forgotten about but will fit into the nights set. There are a few off the wall stuff though, like last Sat. Some guy asking for Tupac and Kanye West in a Electro House club. WTF!! How bout NO!!

GaryBr wrote :
Its always different. I've been doing my Saturday night gig for 3 years now for a well known high street brand in the UK. There is a dancefloor in the venue, but if there are more people dancing than buying drinks then I have to look at what i'm playing and make changes.

Being a bar and not a club, there is no admission fee, therefore the success of the venue and the security of my job depends on drinks sales not the number of people dancing.

Having not paid an admission fee, its just as easy for people to walk out as it was for them to talk in, so at the same time you can't just play any old crap.

Having said they, we are still the busiest venue in town every week, even though there is a lot of competition from other venues that have better sound and light sytems, larger capacities and cheaper drinks.





Rotating the floor is a good thing. Bar or club. I know in my area, your residency depends on how good bar sales is for the bar. If bar sales are not up on your nights, they will likely replace you with a guy that can bring in the numbers. Regardless whether that DJ is better or worse than you. Bar/Clubs are there for profit.

A good DJ should be able to bring a crowd back to the floor. Knowing the crowd and what song will bring them back is the key. Gives a home field advantage to resident DJ's
 
If i Dj at a club, I am not concerned about whats going on at the bar. There is No way that someone will be on the dance floor all night without going to the bar to buy a drink. I play music to keep the dance floor packed. People walk away to buy a drink and the ones hanging by the bar will now join the dance floor. I dont think i am the best Dj but, I have been asked to Dj in many states and countries because they dont like the way the djs in there area play. When people go out to a party or a club, They just want to have a good time and hear good music.
 
I let the people be my judge, because every DJ is good in their own mind! Sad part is that many DJ's have more ego than skills!
 
i think all dj'z are goin to think they are good! i would so whatz tha problem? i say if you keep tha club or dance floor filled your good! just my word.
 
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but....

Some DJ's suck.

It's just a part of life. I am not the best DJ on the planet. Hell, i'm not even the best DJ in D.C. but I DO keep it moving, I AM working an average of 5 nights a week and I DO get paid for my services.

I'm good enough to keep getting paid, to keep getting gigs, keep people dancing.

It may be unfortunate but, some others are not. Most of them know there not that good. Some really are that good but play lazy (no longer care).

It's the nature of our business.
 
Great way to live life, with a ego and looking down on people. I hope Kid Capri or Blakey happen to be in the crowd at one of your clubs someday, cause ONLY someone of that caliber has the street cred to critique other DJ's.
Who the f*ck do you people think you are? You push a f*cking play button so drunks can dry hump each other.... get over yourselves.
Want to be GREAT, go join the Marines.... last post from me.
 
DJECoast....

I'm sorry you got in your feelings over this thread. It's not personal, just a part of life.

I used to be one of those "YOU SUCK" Dj's. Granted that was a loooooong time ago but YES. I used to suck. I was honest with myself. That's how I got better.
If you think you are the best DJ on the planet and you clearly are not, you are subject to NOT improving. When you are honest with yourself, can critique yourself, can hear yourself with an open ear, you improve (provided you put the work in).

Now this is the other side of the spectrum...

When you are good and KNOW your good, you need to keep working harder to improve. You need to keep pushing yourself, keep that honest and open ear. I know DJ's that are very good but have gotten lazy because they know they are good. They no longer put in the work. They show up and play but their heart is not in it.

Me, I think that i'm good. I have been told that i'm good. I work hard to be good. I get paid to be good. I critique myself. I listen to people that say i'm not as good as I think I am. I continually try to get better.
Every show is a new show. Every party gets my whole effort.

The last thing....

We all have bad or off nights. It happens to us all (Including Kid Capri). We all have those nights that for some reason or the other, We are not as sharp as we would normally be. Not on point. Rushed mixes, wrong song selection, not enough energy projected to the crowd, whatever it may be, we are having an off night. That sucky DJ might ROCK OUT!!! straight kill it, have the best night of his life as a DJ to date but can't make that happen every night.
He will get better. the DJ that has an off night will KILL IT on the next show. The lazy DJ will continue to be lazy.

Just a part of life.
 
ive been a hip-hop/club dj for 30 years there are things that im good at and things that im not overall im a good dj (you cant do ANYTHING for 30 years and still suck at it!!) my mixing is on point when it comes to "blends" (or what djs call mashups now) im untouchable (thats my bread and butter) i cant scratch worth a damn(even though im a scratch nerd at heart) i can read and react to crowds good (its what i get paid to do) trying to spin other genres will not happen i just dont do well with it. bottom line is you gotta know your strengths and weaknesses. if your a working dj that keep getting gigs then your doing something right. but dont get big headed
 
87%