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As a DJ in the United States, I hardly ever get a chance to play dubstep out at a live gig. I slipped a few melodic and upbeat dubbers near the end of one of my sets, and the response was great. Now I've got a full on dubstep gig lined up, but am a bit nervous since dubstep is still mostly unknown here.

It seems that people here are more responsive to the melodic and filth tunes that dubstep veterans likely hate: Doctor P - Sweet Shop, Woo Boost (Subskrpt remix), etc.

The gig is upbeat, and I've been told to avoid the super dark tunes. What do you recommend playing for a crowd unfamiliar with the genre (and who will have no idea how to dance to it)?

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if you need to ask you shouldn't be playing it.

prisoner wrote:if you need to ask you shouldn't be playing it.

true

i feel for him tho, its hard sometimes.


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prisoner wrote:if you need to ask you shouldn't be playing it.

That's true. I am a bit out of my league. I listen to dubstep mostly by myself, and usually stick to the darker stuff. Just looking for any tips on beginner tunes to introduce a crowd that has never heard the genre.

Thanks for the advice -boring!

On a positive note: I've got a MASSIVE subwoofer lined up for this show. Looking to blow wigs off. People will either go crazy, or go away.

where are you from? No one knows dubstep? It's HUGE in the US!

ajcronk wrote:

prisoner wrote:if you need to ask you shouldn't be playing it.

That's true. I am a bit out of my league. I listen to dubstep mostly by myself, and usually stick to the darker stuff. Just looking for any tips on beginner tunes to introduce a crowd that has never heard the genre.

Thanks for the advice -boring!

On a positive note: I've got a MASSIVE subwoofer lined up for this show. Looking to blow wigs off. People will either go crazy, or go away.

Did you pick up Loefah - Just A Beat when he gave it away? If so sneak it into the set, go on

I recommend Starkey (Ephemeral Exhibits) is pretty accessible from my experience; some Reso maybe; everyone can get down to Joker; some Nero remixes maybe.

Where exactly is "here", anyway?

sofa_king wrote:Where exactly is "here", anyway?

Chicago, IL. There is a good electronic music scene, with an obvious focus on house.

Rusko played a big show here with Major Lazer, but beyond that there is very little wobble in the scene.

i regulary play for a non-dubstep crowd and i think these tracks works very well:

La roux - in for the kill (skreamix)
joker - do it
orien - satisfaction remix
caper - hybrid
darkstar - need you
emalkay - when i look at you
kid sister - pro nails (rusko remix)
the streets - blinded by the lights (nero remix)
klaxons - its not over (skreamix)
joy orbinson - hyph mngo
etc etc
try look at the response everytime you play a new a tune.. if you get a bad response then try play some mainstream house/reagge/techno uptempo and pitch it up to 140..and then switch back again afterwards. this works with prodigy - breathe or some other known track.
I hope that helps
peace

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chicago has no dubstep scene? uhhhh yea right?

You're not introducing them to anything, so I wouldn't worry about that.

ajcronk wrote:

sofa_king wrote:Where exactly is "here", anyway?

Chicago, IL. There is a good electronic music scene, with an obvious focus on house.

Rusko played a big show here with Major Lazer, but beyond that there is very little wobble in the scene.

Big Bass Thursdays at SmartBar! theyve brought some serious heavy hitters through there.

there's def a dubstep scene in Chicago!

dude is clueless if he thinks there isn't anything in chicago.



dont mean to be a dick, but wtf. there's been loads of shows going on in chicago for the past 5 years.

tundra wrote:Big Bass Thursdays at SmartBar! theyve brought some serious heavy hitters through there.

there's def a dubstep scene in Chicago!

Thanks for the tip on SmartBar Thursdays! I've been to plenty of shows there, but never on Thurdays somehow...

Any other bass friendly places?

fractal wrote:burial

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The US is so fukin lame, like im sorry but really, when i see videos of people DJing in the US, the crowd are just pathetic

mostly the bro types, with no idea how to skank or dance to the music, loads of odd girating movements

I just love how real and honest the UK is, people just come to raves to skank out in a dark room with a killer soundsystem. Proper underground style

Not tranna dis the US but, our scene makes me proud to be british! BIG UP POWAH AND THE DMZ MASSIVE!