My first gig in public will be in a little less than a week!!! (December 12th at 7 PM!).
The event is my high school semi-formal dance... i'm a senior.
99% of the people in my school don't know a thing about real DJing, and my goal (since this will be my first time doing something live and in public) is to emulate a club experience.
One of my friends suggested I have silence in-between a set of like 5 songs mixed together, with the goal being to give the people on the dance floor a time to unwind from dancing and take a short rest.
Is this really proper; should I listen to him? Ever since I started mixing music (4 years ago- in my bedroom) I thought my goal as a DJ was to make sure there was no silence at all for the duration of the mix (or in this case: party).
I am also curious what you might use for a technique to go from an upbeat song to a slow song. Do you backspin the record and then start playing the slow song (because BPMs are a really far range)? Do you have silence in-between?
I really would appreciate any help!
-Tom
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