so i been playing at this gig in costa mesa for a couple weeks. i have been opening the club starting around 9 and my set ends around 10:30.. i sually keep the bpms between 128-133 ( my sweet spot).
i guess i have been doing pretty good as people been sayign they like my tunes, and i have been bumped up from the 10:30 -12am set time! woo hoo…
anyhow they have this new dj coming in to open, and he messaged me today saying he spins tech trance / trance which he said is between 136-140.
anyhow…i dont care what he spins i just want to know how to transition this smoothly…as most of my tracks are electro / house / think deadmau5 edit of daftpunk harder faster stronger type of beats…
so what should i do when its my time to spin…do i just mix a song in as normal…or let his song play until the end and then drop the beat?
just wondering what yall would do. i know theres no right or wrong answer…
Well now you get to make your own Tiesto-style intro track: you’ll need some classical strings, lots of swooshing stuff, vocal samples from Sci-Fi movies, a vocoded sample that says your name, the full cliche.
Seriously, you get to turn off the beats, reset the room and announce your entrance. It’ll be the best part of the night.
word. thanks for the info on this stupid question lol… i mena i have seen people do this and it seems corny…but sheeet…i guess there is a first time for everything lol
Take it on a case by case. I’m sure you have some songs that you can pitch up to 136-138 that can blend really well, and I’m also sure there are songs that you can slam in without long blends. If anything let his song die out, making a custom intro kinda thing and go with that
never try and mix down into tempos- dont gradually go from 140 to 125. That will KILL your floor. Stop the music, play something without beats- give respect to the other guy (if he was cool) then drop in your hottest track at a 123. Now build up the tempo from there.
136-140bpm seems pretty dang fast for an opening shift ..
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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First of Congrats dude
136-140bpm seems pretty dang fast for an opening shift .. … I never really like the idea of a night getting broken up into multiple parts every change of DJ. [/quote] Most nights won’t open with Tech Trance though, so it’s far from normal circumstances. The more I think about that the crazier/stupider it seems, I mean I’d understand closing with harder music after working up to it.. but the other way
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