Hey folks! So… after 6 months of practice, I think I’m finally ready to play for an audience hehe. A DJ from the local bar just asked me if I could spin on saturday and I’m going to say yes, although I’m VERY nervous, but hey gotta step out of the bedroom some time. I’m expected to play ranging from deep house to techno.
I got the tracks, and the skills to play a decent set, but I’m SO nervous. Any one got some last word advice on reading the crowd, how to react and play out? Damn maybe I’ll just buy me a six pack to relax before going there or something hehe.
[quote=“AlanS, post:2, topic:44521, username:AlanS”]
What if the crowd that shows up hates techno and deep house.
[/quote] won’t really happen since that is the standard type of music there for years now, hehe, people go there to hear other music instead of avicii and all that stuff…
good luck man, i’m sure you’ll do fine since you’ve been practicing and feel ready. i haven’t had very many gigs but i get nervous too. usually after the first few transitions i’m fine though and i’m sure it will be the same for you. have fun out there and let us know how it goes!
Drink a little ease the nerves if you need to, but really don’t overdo it lol. Good luck, I’m sure you’ll do just fine. Record your set if you can and post here afterwards!
Congrats, sounds my sort of night too. At least with what sounds like a more underground night, you’re a lot less likely to get fools asking for requests. You’ll be surprised how you relax in to it after a few transitions and you’re playing deep house/techno to a crowd expecting nothing less so that’s half the battle done. Also, if it’s a bar, there will be slightly less pressure to some extent as the sole focus won’t be on dancing. Enjoy.
So, my first gig wen’t better then I could have hoped. I started out with an almost empty dancefloor and after my 3d track it started to fill up. People were coming up to me saying my mixing was top notch and everything and I got everyone to dance! I got a few new contacts and they asked me to spin again! I’m one happy camper hehehe.
i dont really get nervous anymore, but on the odd bigger gig at a new club i might get a little, but over the years ive noticed i do the same things for those gigs:
1 take a shit before leaving the house (not joking, nerves and needing to go dont mix!)
2 have one beer on arrival but drag it out and have another when i start
same here… a good number 2 before i leave the house one drink before i start and one cigarrete before i go up (if the place is non smoking if its smokig allowed then i go crazy) and one drink during the set…
Yeah calgarc, but I had to open so I had to set the mood and draw people in for the rest of the night hehehe… The saturday before that it was pretty much empty but this time it was packed! job well done i suppose and for a first gig… well i’m happy.
Damn playing out is fun hehe I wanna do it again soon! Also yeah I had more then 1 beer, I dunno how you guys even feel that. I probably had about 4 before playing as I was with friends and yeah… you know how that go’s lol..
just relax and play your set, they will be drinking