Speeding Up A Set

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Speeding Up A Set

I’m trying to piece together a 30-45 minute long DJ set starting out with Electro House (120-130 BPM) and then easing my way into Dubstep (140 Bpm). When I slow down the dubstep tracks I want to use to 130, they end up sounding distorted and just not flowing well. Are there any techniques I could use to gradually increase the speed of my set without throwing off the people on the floor dancing, or should I just look for songs that work at the same tempo?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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Start out at a little higher BPM and begin your increasing sooner so that when you get to the dubstep it sounds better. You can also make bigger jumps in BPM during a break so that when it drops it’s at a higher BPM and sounds as if it was made that way.