Hi guys!
I've been a (bedroom) dj for the last 6 years. In this time I played approximately 200 gigs, with an audience from lets say 10-1000 people. Looking back on all of these gigs, I had to play at least 10 of them with a really bad mindset, where I was angry, upset or sad for various reasons. Things happen all the time, like a deceased grandmother, a girlfriend who broke up with me, things like that. Each and every time, when one of these things happened to me, I found myself in a position where all I really wanted was to go home. To be precise, all I wanted was not to pretend to be in a party mood. But I guess, we as DJs, are performers, and also some sort of actors. So what I did I do in those situations? I drank a couple of Jägers, and tried to put a big smile on my face, even if I wanted to cry. Usually it helped. I started my set, the Jäger kicked in, and after the first couple of tunes I kinda forgot about my problems. I would consider each and every of these sets as my worst I've every played. Now my question:
Is that the best way to deal with such a problem?
I mean, I'm not the kind of guy that prefers to drink or smoke my problems away, but in those specific situations I felt like I had no other opportunity. What do u guys do when you have to entertain a party crowd, but you not in a party mood at all?
I can't really image how this works for Pro-DJs with 3-5 gigs per week. They must have bad days/weeks and problems as well. I mean, they can't be stoned and hammered all the time... at least not all of them.
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