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First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:37 am
by Explicit367
Doing my first live mix on saturday with our sound system, any tips or advice?
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:41 am
by wub
- Don't get too pissed
- Practice your ass off before hand
- If you're playing before/after another DJ, try and speak to them before hand to see what they're going to be starting/ending with so you can adjust accordingly
- Nothing wrong with practising the first mix you're planning to do over and over until you've got it spot on perfect. Once you get the first spot on mix in the bag, it helps a lot with the nerves
- Take some mix CDs to give out to people after your set if they were vibing it
- Watch the crowd and react accordingly
- Have fun & remember to smile
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:03 pm
by particle-jim
wub wrote:- Don't get too pissed
- Practice your ass off before hand
- If you're playing before/after another DJ, try and speak to them before hand to see what they're going to be starting/ending with so you can adjust accordingly
- Nothing wrong with practising the first mix you're planning to do over and over until you've got it spot on perfect. Once you get the first spot on mix in the bag, it helps a lot with the nerves
- Take some mix CDs to give out to people after your set if they were vibing it
- Watch the crowd and react accordingly
- Have fun & remember to smile
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:05 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
All correct but I prefer to look as serious as possible...you don't NECESSARILY need to smile
Dark and moody is cooler
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:09 pm
by the_disconekt
wub wrote:- Don't get too pissed
- Practice your ass off before hand
- If you're playing before/after another DJ, try and speak to them before hand to see what they're going to be starting/ending with so you can adjust accordingly
- Nothing wrong with practising the first mix you're planning to do over and over until you've got it spot on perfect. Once you get the first spot on mix in the bag, it helps a lot with the nerves
- Take some mix CDs to give out to people after your set if they were vibing it
- Watch the crowd and react accordingly
- Have fun & remember to smile
great advice
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:11 pm
by Mason
have a bit of a darnce/look like your having fun nothing worse than a dj just standing still looking unhappy
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:33 pm
by Isley
chain smoke cigs, take no 'requests', dont smile
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:06 pm
by exfox
if you trainwreck, play some airhorn sounds then do a massive rewind shouting YOLO
Re: First live mix
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:37 pm
by jrkhnds
Seriously tho. if I trainwreck and can't fix it on the spot, I spin it.
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:08 am
by syrup
Mason wrote:have a bit of a darnce/look like your having fun nothing worse than a dj just standing still looking unhappy
x10
my case, i either stand and nod my head a bit or go mental
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:20 am
by Explicit367
Thanks for the advice people
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:56 am
by 1point5
Mason wrote:have a bit of a darnce/look like your having fun nothing worse than a dj just standing still looking unhappy
oh god this, definitely
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:52 pm
by Dislokate
yeah try and keep an eye on the crowd, nothing worse than a dj constantly covering the equipment with their body etc
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:57 pm
by jrkhnds
yeah, lots of laptop djs are keeping their eyes on the waveform and bpm mark on serato, not really looking at the crowd.
I feel like it's easier with vinyl, since you don't have a giant screen blocking your face and grasping for your attention.
Re: First live mix
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:55 pm
by _cheef_
Jurkhands wrote:yeah, lots of laptop djs are keeping their eyes on the waveform and bpm mark on serato, not really looking at the crowd.
I feel like it's easier with vinyl, since you don't have a giant screen blocking your face and grasping for your attention.
This is a big appeal to me for vinyl. I look at a computer screen all day at work, why the hell would I want to look at one while I'm having a mix! Eyes naturally are drawn to screens, so when there's no screen to get distracted by, I find it easier to drift away and meditate on a good mix.
