Playing many genres or focussing on one?

[tekki]

@Student, jups minimaal 2 (beatport) releases... toch?

[tekki]

(translated, yup... minimum of 2 (beatport) releases, right?)

[ImNotDedYet]

@Danno - https://soundcloud.com/groups/melbou...ro-dutch-house

[Jester]

I'm a psytrance dj but all our gigs are funky/tech house. go figure *wink*

[rkelley23]

[031999]

When I first started spinning, I really couldn't get gigs because I was so focused on one genre. I wrote an email to the top local club dj in my area asking him to give me some pointers on how to get more gigs. Well what do ya know he actually emailed me back a week later. His biggest advice was to play all kinds of music. Here's what he said

"If you are looking to be a famous dj/producer than stick to one sound, but if you want to be a popular area Dj then play all kinds of music, you will eventually settle into the sound you want, but be diverse at first."

That advice definitely worked for me, and now after a few years of playing all kinds of dance music I have eventually gone back to the disco and house music that I wanted to play originally. But I am not afraid to take on a gig of a different flavor, maybe hip hop and trap, or some dubstep. BE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE of mixing different music, it will make you a better dj, and will help you discover your sound.

[Danno9999]

@Danno - https://soundcloud.com/groups/melbou...ro-dutch-house

Thanks dude! Tis indeed bouncy!

[Danno9999]

When I first started spinning, I really couldn't get gigs because I was so focused on one genre. I wrote an email to the top local club dj in my area asking him to give me some pointers on how to get more gigs. Well what do ya know he actually emailed me back a week later. His biggest advice was to play all kinds of music. Here's what he said

"If you are looking to be a famous dj/producer than stick to one sound, but if you want to be a popular area Dj then play all kinds of music, you will eventually settle into the sound you want, but be diverse at first."

That advice definitely worked for me, and now after a few years of playing all kinds of dance music I have eventually gone back to the disco and house music that I wanted to play originally. But I am not afraid to take on a gig of a different flavor, maybe hip hop and trap, or some dubstep. BE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE of mixing different music, it will make you a better dj, and will help you discover your sound.

Yeah good advice this I reckon!

[AllDay]

The way I see it is why limit yourself to a genre? I mix ghetto funk into glitch hop, into trap, into dubstep, get some house and breaks in there.

Music is music and being a dj doesn't really specify a genre to me. Producing is a whole other ball game tho, I have seen some people get seriously butt hurt when a big artist changes there sound or tries something new lol.