First of Congrats dude
136-140bpm seems pretty dang fast for an opening shift :-O ..
Any place I've ever played after someone they would normally ask me what kinda stuff I'm gonna be playing and what kind of style they want me to finish up with, not normally the other way around (likewise I'd always ask what kinda stuff the dj following me wants me to finish up with).
If I'm opening before someone I almost always pitch my tracks back to about -4% of what i'd play them at normally so the following DJ has room to maneuver.
Anyhoo's, seeing as you're still on the opening schedule (I'm guessing more DJ's on after you right?) .. I'd probably just mix into what he's playing unless the place was packed at 10.30 and you see an opportunity to get a few screams from the crowd, at which stage I'd kill the sounds, kill all the lights, pump out lots smoke and intro into something BIG!
I never really like the idea of a night getting broken up into multiple parts every change of DJ.
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