What makes a good DJ set?

[lethal_pizzle]

A good DJ set is easy: it's just a set composed of good music, that hasn't been ruined by the DJ.
A great DJ set: that's a bit more ephemeral and probably more subjective.

[jayo]

Mau5head's, trampolines, cake etc....

[Nicky H]

Mau5head's, trampolines,

lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from

[DJSigma]

A good DJ set can be a couple of different things to me.

I'm sometimes asked to critique mixes and I say that they're good, even though I'd never listen to them again. So in that instance, "good" means that it's competently put together, but the tunes are not to my taste.

I have other mixes that I listen to for pleasure that I consider good because of the track selection, but not "great" because the mixing is just run of the mill blends.

I think it's a tough thing to define really. It is possible to objectively say "that scratching is rubbish", or "your mix is full of trainwrecks" which would make a mix bad, but when it comes to the music, if I went solely on what I like to define whether something is good or bad then 99% of EDM mixes would be bad because I don't like 99% of EDM, but clearly that's not the case (only 98.9% of them are bad really :P).

[SpeshulEd]

lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from

I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

[keithace]

your set must be mixed in key for it to be considered good...

[3heads]

A good DJ set is easy: it's just a set composed of good music, that hasn't been ruined by the DJ.
A great DJ set: that's a bit more ephemeral and probably more subjective.

Perfectly phrased!!

[jayo]

I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Yes sir

[O.D.]

your set must be mixed in key for it to be considered good...

Not really. Sometimes bringing in a tune that's out of key can create one of those unpredictable experiences that sends tingles up your spine if executed correctly.

[O.D.]

http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/10/2...-music-chills/