DJs, how do you redeem yourself after a bad set?

[dubloke]

I used to take clanging really seriously, in fact one time I took the mic off the MC at the end of my set and apologised All my mates said they didnt notice so you might have been being overly harsh to yourself (which loads of DJs are, and its a good thing not to think you're the dogs bollocks) Now if I clang i have a joke with it, shrug at the crowd or pull a really confused face. You've got to remember that alot of the punters wont know a good mix from a bad one, and the ones that do are probably too drunk to care. This doesnt mean dont practise, but dont beat yourself up about it. Especially on vinyl, so hard to get a perfect set even in your bedroom.

basically just enjoy yourself

[bright maroon]

Give yourself a flogging.

I'm part of the mask crew...

[mikey_g]

I used to take clanging really seriously, in fact one time I took the mic off the MC at the end of my set and apologised All my mates said they didnt notice so you might have been being overly harsh to yourself (which loads of DJs are, and its a good thing not to think you're the dogs bollocks) Now if I clang i have a joke with it, shrug at the crowd or pull a really confused face. You've got to remember that alot of the punters wont know a good mix from a bad one, and the ones that do are probably too drunk to care. This doesnt mean dont practise, but dont beat yourself up about it. Especially on vinyl, so hard to get a perfect set even in your bedroom.

basically just enjoy yourself

totally agree with this, you will be a much harsher critic than anyone else. On the pulling face thing, rather than look confused I'd just smile and nod like everything is gravy, the people watchin will wonder what they're missing or assume its the equipment and not you.


Also don't give up on vinyl because you've had a bad night. What will you do when your laptop crashes or cd's skip, there won't be any ways for you to mix left.

[Dafuq]

Write down what went wrong and how to avoid / improve it.
After that, get wasted!

[AxeD]

Get fucked up

This, although I don't think I ever completely fudged up. But I couldn't get the club's gear working right
one time, which resulted in a half hour delay.

Now if I clang i have a joke with it, shrug at the crowd or pull a really confused face.

Haha so much this.

[bright maroon]

Give yourself a flogging.

Would you be my friend if I looked like...

[Shum]

I like cats, so yes.

[bright maroon]

awesome - see - my ability to spin records just improved expotentially...

because I won't be all scared



as long as it's just me and shum....

[noam]

just do better next time and remember you can actually mix

dont make excuses if you were shit, you were just shit

but yeh stuff can go wrong, but that doesn't excuse the fact you were shit, loadsa stuff went wrong when i had my super disaster after an A-lister but bottom-line is i was rubbish.

next set i played i wasn't rubbish tho so its cool

[soulkids]

just start playing old grime & dirty south tunes while wearing a mask

way2go, also blame people they weren't listening to jungle when it was around

[LACE]

just do better next time and remember you can actually mix

dont make excuses if you were shit, you were just shit

but yeh stuff can go wrong, but that doesn't excuse the fact you were shit, loadsa stuff went wrong when i had my super disaster after an A-lister but bottom-line is i was rubbish.

next set i played i wasn't rubbish tho so its cool

SUPER disaster? do tell

[Shum]

Party at BM's place.

[noam]

after starkey

cleared room in 2 tunes

didn't mix one tune right for 20minutes of a 45minute set

mate came over and rescued me off the decks

i sulked

[LACE]

after starkey

cleared room in 2 tunes

didn't mix one tune right for 20minutes of a 45minute set

mate came over and rescued me off the decks

i sulked

[Devry_Kaneda]

that sounds br00tal.

[Soiree]

chin up soiree

You missing a comma in there young lady, or you recommending some hitherto unknown sexual practice as a way of raising the man's spirits?

sitting on a sullen man's face never hurt anybody

see U in my dreams LACE

[Soiree]

Vinyl is the way of the past and I need to get hooked up with digital software in order to ensure a smooth transition every time, I'm sure it could result in more & better shows.

Did you just blame your records? It sounds like you didn't practice and learn your material well enough.

This is true, loads of new tracks, not enough practice with all the new material.
The guys on after me, both used Tractor with CDJs and had seamless transitions every time.
ANALOG vs Digital Conversation ment to be repeated over and over again till the end of time,
(I think no matter what I would still buy records because I love vinyl!)
and Serato is a rather spendy investment, but really which is better...

(You may choose One)
1) Auto sync beat matching possibilities, never ending supply of BPMed tracks with the Digital.
2) Wider frequency range on dubs in the Analog.

and yes, the grass is greener on the other side,
which is why my all time favorite DJ sets (Juan Atkins & Kode9) are the ones where the DJ played DIgital and Vinyl.

[capo ultra]

give up and stop listening to music immediately

[LACE]

chin up soiree

You missing a comma in there young lady, or you recommending some hitherto unknown sexual practice as a way of raising the man's spirits?

sitting on a sullen man's face never hurt anybody

see U in my dreams LACE

hearty cornlol with that gif

[minusworld]

it happens , people probably diden't even notice.

i remember seeing a mc trip over the wire of his mic , he fel face first on the ground , now that was bad. When he got back up he just started laughing