Coming from a past of partying my ass off addiction; I am Tee-Total and proud. The thing is, without that lifestyle I feel things are going to be harder as a DJ. When I was getting messed up every night I felt like everybody in Los Angeles had heard of some of the crazy shit I had done and this could have easily translated into DJ’ing had I been doing that at the time. Now I wonder how I am going to get the same kind of energy and following without the same old insane habits. Have any of you done it?
I gotta hammered out of the blue one night, I totally didn’t expect the liquor to hit me how it did, and while I thought I played pretty awesome, the ppl at the party thought it was meh lol maybe it’s cuz I don’t do club gigs or anything, but I usually don’t drink when I spin anymore cuz I have to drive my sound equipment and all to my gigs, and there’s no way i’m leaving it over for the night at someone else’s house.
Have a couple of beers before/whilst I’m playing - I have played hammered a couple of times, usually when it’s me and a bunch of mates in a three on then off rotation (once was nerves related - playing after Boca45 when I’d just started DJing, and he proceeded to play at tleast 5-6 of my dead cert tunes, last time I blame the bar manager for feeding us tequila shots in the booth all nigh) - from what I remember both times we had them dancing on the tables, but I wouldn’t recommend getting that pissed up.
Saying that I know a very highly regarded South East UK based DJ who always double drops before he plays …
Usually have a few before and during, not aiming to get hammered just get in the mood a bit more, played sober many times also and still enjoyed it, but I guess I just love a drink in general anyway
Depends on the situation for me. I usually drink before and during but in moderation. But if I am at my residency and the owner isn’t around and it is a slow night, ill get half drunk. It doesn’t seem to screw up my performance that much. Mind you I don’t get totally plastered.
But some nice marijuana will do the trick. In all honesty I have played some of my best sets while on the drug…So concentrated and I can hear every single sound even more intently. I duno what it is but people are after coming up to me after a set while stoned and saying it was the best shit they ever heard haha…Maybe to much information
I will only have one drink now while I’m playing so sober and enjoy the night once done.
reason being I recorded myself hammered one night and although the tunes were good the transition , build up and flow generally was really boring and shit! so lesson learned. lol
record yourself when really drunk and I’m sure you’ll notice the difference
