To Beatmatch or not... that is the question

[ibarry]

Definitely, i do this all the time; i particularly like to use the build up the drop of one track with the build up of another, then cut the first track when the second drops.
If i think about it i rarely mix the intro of alot of music i play, i just cue and monitor it along side and wait for a good sounding phrase and drop it, it's good for keeping the energy up since i normally come in after the first breakdown.

Yep! that's exactly it. It's good to have the surprise element in a set as well. Not too much as it becomes predictable but every so often it just lifts the energy level higher in my experience. Imagine the dance floor is a roller coaster, it needs its ups and downs to keep moving and then suddenly something crazy happens like a loop or some upside down track (that can be the surprise element). Do that for your set and you'll have a winner

[4-double]

Yep! that's exactly it. It's good to have the surprise element in a set as well. Not too much as it becomes predictable but every so often it just lifts the energy level higher in my experience. Imagine the dance floor is a roller coaster, it needs its ups and downs to keep moving and then suddenly something crazy happens like a loop or some upside down track (that can be the surprise element). Do that for your set and you'll have a winner

to make for a good ride... good analogy...