Question about phrase matching & mixing to compliment a tracks musical structure

[DISaS73R]

That all sounds rather complicated. Just mix, and if it sounds shit, try again. Rinse, repeat.

Spot on. Experimenting can bring much better results than preparation. Not to mention that it also helps with b2bs and playing new tunes.

[Patch]

That all sounds rather complicated. Just mix, and if it sounds shit, try again. Rinse, repeat.

It all boils down to your approach - methodical, or jamming/improvising.

Neither way is wroing. It's just a personality thing.

For me, jamming is specifically for finding some very "happy coincidences". These are great - but once I've had one of these "happy coincidences", I methodically go about trying to recreate it with different tunes. That's where having a very methodical approach pays off.

Personally, I'd never like to rely on stumbling upon a couple of "happy coincidences" during a performance.

A lot of great DJ's will tell you that DJ'ing is 90% preparation (practice), and 10% execution (performance). Make your mistakes during the preparation, and only bring your proven elements to the execution.

[ZxZDeViLZxZ]

Track structure is key

[Jester]

Just spam the flanger if you obviously mess up a mix (Protip: The audience could give a toss, unless they are Dj's)

[deathy]

hahahahahahahahahahah

[RossH]

Mixing??

That's what my assistant does while i'm busy f****g my b*tches. I only have to press play once

David Guetta, 2014