Hey all,
So I live in Newquay on the UK. It's supposedly the UKs "Ibiza" resort. Basically in the summer everyone who is too poor to travel abroad heads here for the beaches and nightlife.
However... imo I hate the nightlife. If just pop club crap that's in the top 40, the DJs have no skill or creativity and when your core listener is drunk people off their face why even bother.
But there is a slight ray of hope for me.
One of the local bars may be looking for a DJ. Now I quite like my Electro and DnB. However this isn't really that kind of bar. It's mainly surfers and the like. So they have iTunes playing rock, indie, ska, some popular metal. I actually listen to a lot of rock and while it's fun to listen to it, unless I am going to create a 3 hour mashup everyweek, it seems a bit dull while mixing it. They already have a hiphop resident DJ so I can't take that genre. Which pretty much leaves me with the rock, indie stuff.
So I need some help from you guys.
Firstly, how do I go about being a bit different when mixing these types of music? Is there any other DJs or mixes which you could link me to for inspiration?
Secondly, I need to email the manager but I don't really know what I should put in it. I don't have any experience other than I study Music & Sound Technology at Uni and I bedroom DJ. Do I bluff it?
Lastly, I'm a little scared that I might not own enough music. My Rock folder has over 170 artists, 60 in Metal, 30 in Indie (big fan...). If I took requests I feel I might not have 3/4 of the stuff they might request.
Thanks for reading and any help would be appreciated.
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