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About to playing a show this friday, and I need all of your help!! Posted on: 30.08.2012 by Madelene Witek My buddies parents are going out of town for the weekend, and were gonna have a show at his house this friday.Going to be a LOT of people there, like end of the summer party. Upstairs we are moving all the couches to the wall. I'll be playing from a table with an X1 and a Mixtrack Pro out of Traktor Pro 2.5. He has a home system, (a 15" and 13" sub, and then the rest of the mids and whatnot), I believe it is called Yamaha Infinity, and the receiver is HTR-5730, we are sound checking tomorrow, I am pretty confident it will be loud enough. But in case, we are bringing in my buddies powered floor speaker (~110V/60Hz/128W), It's the budweiser promo tower speaker. And I have a little system at my house, just a lot of home systems. (more info to come on the speakers) The Mixtrack pro has the two sets of outs, how can I use more than one in case we set up two systems from each? We would like to use two laptops to run Milkdrop into his projector, and then maybe aim the projector at a disco ball and see how that looks. And we have a couple black lights, strobes, Is there a guide, or does anyone have experience in setting that up? One computer that will be running traktor is Macbook Pro, and the other running milkdrop to the projector will be windows. Can this work? He has neighbors, would it be a good idea to ring their doorbell and let them know a day in advance and let them know whats going on? Ask them what times would be okay to crank it? Offer earplugs haha? Also, in the VERY off chance cops end up there, would they take my audio gear ? Is that common? Everyone at this house, could be anywhere between 30 to even 60+ people there. All Underage, drinking, smoking, etc. We will be serving alcohol, buying a bunch of cheap vodka, mixing drinks and selling for like $.50. Is this an absolutely atrocious idea? We will be in Sudden Valley, Washington. Huge space between houses, and if there are any problems security of the Valley (Whom we are acquanted with, and are generally very lax and cooperative) would be notified long before police. Tips? Ideas? Help? Thanks. Couldn't believe of any more experienced party throwers than the DJTT community! | |
| Rey Holubar 31.08.2012 | I remember going to some house parties my friends threw and in all of them the house was trashed. People standing on the walls with their shoes on the wall trying to look cool (and leaving serious shoe marks). Drinks being spilled on the carpet or even worse, kids puking on it. Windows were broken. Doors were broken. Neighbors complaining to the police. Police arriving, party over. The aftermath was unbelievable and not even worth the fun we had. If your friend's parents don't know about the party, I'd not want to be a part of it. For some reason, kids just don't have any respect for much, when they all get together with loud music (with drugs and alcohol). Or you can be rebels like in this classic film. Toga, toga, toga, toga! Classic song towards the end too! scamo |
| Reda Holdsworth 30.08.2012 | Don't charge for drinks. Get a big pickle jar & duct tape the top on tight. Cut a slit in lid. Duct tape the jar to something in bar area & put donations on it. You may break even. |
| Arletha Heddens 30.08.2012 | I djed a house party 18th with over 250 people a while ago. was insane (In regards to people saying that houses can't deal with that many people... But then again this is Sydney, where big backyards are a blessing) |
| Edwina Fagel 30.08.2012 | Oh and run like Usain Bolt when you see the cops so they can recognise you as a underage drinker and arrest you. Never-ever stay calmly in one place when in trouble. |
| Linda Chavda 30.08.2012 | You serious? We pulled a party in a rented bed n breakfast in a city centre, with music til 9am, not a single complaint, about 40 people. 60 is not crazy... especially if the houses are spaced out. |
| Shoshana Garing 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by BruceWayne;524316
ANd a shit load of lights!! [video=youtube;YJkeXSQd48w what kind truss is that? its really cute :-) |
| Shalon Jaranilla 30.08.2012 | `Seems like you have a nice recipe for disaster, glad you're not my kid. Inform the parents. If you pulled a stunt in my house like that, expect some serious ass whooping. |
| Carlene Mikles 30.08.2012 | You should be fine with the home sound you have. 60 people is a good amount especially in a house, no matter how big. We just threw a party and 30 people was a good amount, but not crowded. keep in mind it was in a warehouse.(shown in video) Having a party for our mates 21st this weekend. Hoping for at least 100 heads. WE have a macking system though. Check out the vid and UPGRADE YOUR LIFE!!! 2X 15'S 2X 18'S SUB'S 4000watt amp!!! ANd a shit load of lights!! |
| Leeanna Ayla 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by crakbot
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| Frieda Swoboda 30.08.2012 | Unless kids have become much more mature since my day, 30 kids is totally a lot of people. 30 people in their mid 20's is nothing, 30 kids around 18 years old is totally different. Hell, I've been to parties when I was in high school where 10 of us totally ruined a house. I remember once at a party the keg of beer ran out and we threw it through a wall then went crazy, we ripped the toilet out and started spray painting all over the place..lol. Bottom line is, unless you are all dorks, this will get totally out of hand. But you'll have fun and tons of memories. So go for it. Make sure to score a drunk girl that's way out of your league, that will make it worth while even if the house gets destroyed. |
| Ossie Pooley 30.08.2012 | It's a lot to have in a house, it isn't a lot to have for a party. |
| Jonas Hanway 30.08.2012 | What kind of house do you people live in if you believe 30+ people isn't many? If I had 30 people in my house it would be busy as hell. Cramped like you wouldn't believe. |
| Janyce Henningson 30.08.2012 | Make sure you put a reminder on Facebook for everyone - don't worry about hundreds seeing it and turning upm that would never happen |
| Annalisa Shogren 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sn0wday
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| Era Roka 30.08.2012 | just offer the drinks for free, gonna buy 220 Worth for my party in three days |
| Latina Samon 30.08.2012 | 60 people in a house is a lot. But in a good way. While you're paying for alcohol fancy paying for my flights over there? |
| Edwina Fagel 30.08.2012 | Threw a one like this last weekend. No worries, altrough I don't have any neighbours. It was a lot fun still, just make sure there are a few sober guys around to take care of problems. |
| Madelene Witek 31.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Jester.NZ
Originally Posted by sparkbro
Originally Posted by OmniRoss
So you mean, set milkdrop to be taking audio from a microphone? Or use like an auxillary from one laptop to the other. I believe it's set that we need another laptop, which we have. Yeah, the whole sound thing is a fucking mess cause we just have so many different powered speakers. But we're gonna try and figure that out toevening .
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
As far as he's concerned, if it all goes through well, he could care less if his parents find out what went on the evening before. |
| Ossie Pooley 31.08.2012 | 30-60? You'll be fine. Don't worry about your gear , just me smart with it. Don't charge for drinks. Don't throw too much money at the party. Inform your neighbours. Good luck! |
| Nikole Resende 31.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sn0wday
If you really believe that's gonna work you are hopelessly naive... Sorry, don't mean to offend you, but that's just how it is. If you have a house party going on, keeping people who are not invited from coming anyways is probably as easy as keeping ants out of a tent full of sweets when camping in the woods... People will turn up and will get in eventually. Period. Else, as others said before: - Notify your neighbours - don't sell the booze; "hiding the whole paying for drinks thing" won't work; chances are pretty high that some drunk guy will let talk when being picked up by the cops I kind of can't get rid of the feeling that you're believeing this is much easier than it actually is... |
| Erich Vallabhaneni 31.08.2012 | ^ agreed. telling the neighbors will probably result in the parents finding out unless they are pretty cool folks. I say just do a sound check and walk outside and see how it sounds from there and decide. |
| Roseanna Signorini 30.08.2012 | I would agree that selling drinks is a bad idea, besides the legal ramifications that could happen if busted, someone has to play bartender, keep track of all that, people will bring their own anyway, its not going to work, you either have to sell cups or charge a cover if you want to make money or just absorb the costs of throwing a party. In terms of telling the neighbors, depends on what kind of neighbors. Are they gonna be cool with you throwing a party while the parents are gone? Most likely the parents are going to find out after they get home. |
| Julissa Serrone 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by sparkbro
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| Leisha Thirkield 30.08.2012 | Selling cheap liquor seems like a miss at a house party.. I remember buying cups for $5 back in highschool and you could drink whatever keg/giant-tub-of-whatever-mixed-with-whatever that evening
. Not that I support underage drinking or anything but an idea could be to make jungle juice and sell a handful of cups. Jungle juice - http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...jungle%20juice Could be a cheap way to make some money off the evening with the only problem everyone will likely be way to inebriated to function. Otherwise - Have fun / Be Safe / Watch your gear / Post pics. p.s. if you make jungle juice.. tons of gummy bears/fruits at least 12-24 hours before |
| Arla Seniw 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by photojojo
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| Laurence Calisto 30.08.2012 | so as a heads up, if you should get busted up for underage drinking and are charging for drinks, they can nail you for selling liquor without a license. not sure what specifically the laws are specifically in your state, but out here in addition to a massive base fine and confiscation of ALL the liquor on site, they also charge you $4 per oz of liquor they confiscate, and that includes liquor already dispensed (so if the bottle's half empty and holds 40oz, for that bottle alone you'll owe $160.) when you start charging for liquor without a license you're playing a whole new ball game, i'd suggest you not charge at all. |
| Erich Vallabhaneni 30.08.2012 | haha just don't get too hammered and be mindful of whats going on. Walk outside and see how loud it sounds, don't invite sketchy people, and just let people have the alcohol. Whats 12 bucks for a good time? And just keep the intoxicated away from your gear or it will be a sad evening . And yes, we expect pictures and or video!! |
| Leeanna Ayla 30.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by mwn11
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| Annalisa Shogren 30.08.2012 | Charging at house parties will not work. No way. People will find a way of not paying, and it's not worth the hassle. Just leave it all out and be done with it. Accept the fact you're never gonna get the money back but people will appreciate the free booze and will probably work in your favour. Definitely a good idea to let the neighbours know, if they know it's a one off they're very much less likely to call the police/security. Police probably won't care about speakers, just the fact that there will be underage people drinking. http://www.geisswerks.com/milkdrop/ It says here that Milkdrop can be driven by a line in OR microphone. So you could probably just use the laptop's built in microphone for that. As far as the Mixtrack's outputs are concerned, you could just run either into an amp and run more speakers off that amp. Some home cinema amplifiers will have plenty of ins to sort that. |
| Latoria Kavulich 30.08.2012 | |
| Arletha Heddens 30.08.2012 | i wouldn't call 30-60 people 'a LOT of people'.... |
| Jonas Hanway 30.08.2012 | Agreed, keep your gear well away from anyone with a drink. It's a well known fact that alcohol is attracted to DJ gear.
Originally Posted by mwn11
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| Arla Seniw 30.08.2012 | Expect a report with pictures! |
| Latoria Kavulich 30.08.2012 | set your gear up with as much protection from drunk semi naked idiots as possible. keep a mate up there with you to run defense. have fun lets get the full report when your done (hope it goes well for you) |
| Inez Marcinik 30.08.2012 | I would definately give prior notice to neighbours |
| Madelene Witek 30.08.2012 | We have bouncers who will stay sober and know them personally that they are level headed people. Fight starts? both leave, doesn't matter who started anything. We are carefully filtering who is coming and almost have a guest list down. If someone wants to bring anyone, they have to run it by me, or the owner of the house. People will bring their own alcohol. But we plan to have a gallon or so of hard alcohol on hand for mixed drinks. 50 cents just to make up for buying cost (A half gallon of Monarch Vodka costs about 12 dollars). I've always thought the idea of actually providing some alcohol would be a good way to keep the party going or at least a backup in the off-chance there is a shortage. We didn't tell anyone we will be serving. The minute we hear any word of any issues, were hiding the whole paying for drinks thing. |
| Jonas Hanway 30.08.2012 | How much are flights to Washington? I wouldn't mind watching this from a distance when it gets way out of hand. 30-60 people in one house... It's going to get way out of control. Good luck. But for my 2 cents worth. Definitely give some kind of prior notice to the neighbours if you're expecting the floors to be shaking from the sound. Just being co-operative and friendly when it comes to the neighbours can go a long way. Also, I'm not 100% familiar with American house parties per say, but charging for drinks at a house party seems sketch.. Would've thought people would bring their own alcohol. |
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