I will start by saying hello, this is my first post on here, though I have lurked around the forums for a while. This is an excellent site.
(since this ended up as a large post I made a tl;dr below)
This weekend I was at a club with some friends. About half an hour before closing time I ended up alone, my friends having gone somewhere else, so I decided I would watch the DJ playing in the lounge as I thought I might learn something from it. I get into a conversation with him, introducing myself and explaining why I have been staring in his direction for the past 15 minutes. He turns out to be one of the guys responsible for the largest DJ group in the city! All of a sudden I am asked if I want some work as a DJ. I say yes, of course, and he gives me his mail and tells me to send him a mix of mine. Very happy with this unexpected turn of events I return to my friends with a big smile on my face.
Now, after a couple days, I am sitting at home and trying to create the mix which might be my first step into getting bigger gigs. It is going slow though, so I thought I would ask here if you have any tips for an amateur DJ wanting to get his first paid club gig ( I have played for free at student night clubs with 200 people or so, but this feels different since I would get paid! It would also sponsor my awaiting purchase of the VCI-100SE :eek: ).
So, what I want is advice on how to make this kind of mix. Should it be as technically difficult as possible in order to show my "skill" as a DJ, or should I put an emphasis on showing him the music I play? Maybe both? Any idea on how long the mix should be? Sending him a full four hour set sounds a bit too much, so I was thinking of around 30-60 mins. I am most likely going to focus on electro house on this mix, but I guess that sticking to only one genre would make the mix sound a bit dull..?
Since this is something that might generate some much needed income for me (students don't have the best economical situation and I don't have a job during the summer ) and would be something really exciting to try I am more serious than usual, so I will take my time making this mix. All advice is appreciated!
tl;dr
I need to make a mix in order to get a paid gig at a club, which is new to me. Advice on how to produce this mix is very appreciated!
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