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People talking to you when you're mixing. Posted on: 17.03.2012 by Audrey Pinda Okay. So played out at my first house party the other evening
. Lugged my 1200's, Serato, Computer... all that jazz and blasted a 5pm-1am set out (house/dubstep/dnb/breaks all over the place honestly, but worked it well). My good buddy got there around 9pm and hooked up his SCS w/ Traktor and we went back and forth for the rest of the evening.Something I've never realized before, and have been TERRIBLE about doing to my friends? Talking to people when mixing. Dude, fucking hell. Props to everyone who deals with that shit. Was my first time ever having to deal with that. I've honestly just mixed at home, or with friends in their homes up to this point. Shit is difficult. More difficult that I thought. Probably the biggest lesson learned of the evening . Conversations in the middle of mixing is terrible for all parties involved. | |
| Hanna Ridenbaugh 08.06.2012 | 525971_416600258363201_1881613565_n.jpg something like this lol |
| Evelyn Navarijo 01.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by belchman
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| Luciano Hyppolite 22.10.2012 | |
| Luciano Hyppolite 22.10.2012 | |
| Nelson Assefa 15.10.2012 | I know this is an older post, but had to reply on this. I am new to djing as well and guess when we dj no matter if its a house party or a club some dont understand the work that goes into it. Like this weekend i did a school dance for a school and kids coming up to me can you play this or that or i have my ipod can i plug it in so you can play this tune. i was like get lost lol i didn't say it but was believeing it lol but i did my best to stay cool and look professional. |
| Lilliana Perris 19.06.2012 | "Tits on Request" That is the winner. |
| Reda Holdsworth 16.06.2012 | I used to have a small sign that said "please write all requests on $20 bills... Thanks" Need to break that one out again. |
| Janella Gripe 09.06.2012 | Seems legit |
| Hanna Ridenbaugh 08.06.2012 | 525971_416600258363201_1881613565_n.jpg something like this lol |
| Eleonor Janski 07.06.2012 | At least at the club I am to spin at we have a bouncer by the dj booth... so all we have to concentrate on is mixing, song selection, reading and interacting with the crowd :P |
| Ashlea Retzlaff 11.04.2012 | i practice this by doing recorded sets at home while talking on aim and checking fb/twitter. |
| Willia Subotic 10.04.2012 | My pet hate is someone comes into the booth trying to talk to you, you tell them to hang on whilst riding the pitch fader on the cdj mid beat match and then they knock you pushing the pitch fader out again!!! :@ I have found the best tactic is to have headphones on fully and pretend you can hear them . . |
| Latoria Kavulich 04.04.2012 | @ warrenpaul please get rid of the soundcloud player in your sig. cheers mate. |
| Eleanore Hartmeyer 03.04.2012 | Had a mate of mine come up when I was cueing in another track at a party, completely threw me off by asking me for a song and grabbing me by the neck all jolly, when I had said wait a minute He didnt understand either what was involved when I explained it to him, so annoying. Notepad and pen next time! |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 02.04.2012 | Play something good will ya ... Generally I just pretend I'm listening ... or press sync LOL |
| May Artman 01.04.2012 |
The only shit that's REALLY bad for me is at house parties when people are completely incoherently drunk and there's no security to get them the fuck out, everything else is annoying but manageable. |
| Evelyn Navarijo 01.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by belchman
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| Tamara Zitterkopf 31.03.2012 | I ALWAYS give them the head nod (yes) hahah, one of the most things i hate about dj'ing is this! |
| Roni Batchan 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by Cybertrash
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| Evelyn Navarijo 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by belchman
I was at a Dubstep evening yesterday (which was fuckin awesome, spent 3 hours non-stop in front of a Funktion One system), and this bloke kept typing out requests to the DJ, who was playing vinyl and a lot of acetate Dubplates. The DJ just shook his head and smiled... |
| Latoria Kavulich 31.03.2012 | moving to OT and lets keep it slightly less pornographic people. churr |
| Antonetta Wikel 30.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by belchman
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| Roni Batchan 30.03.2012 | This can be a really hard one, but you just have to deal with it... I've taken to laughing in peoples faces (girls included) if they ask for David Guetta or some such wank. The absolute WORST is when you demonstrate that you don't have the latest chart topper by one direction, and they insist that you can just go on the internet and download it. One of the many major upsides of doing vinyl only sets from time to time! On getting fanny whilst DJing - it's a myth. There's no way you can function as the DJ and get your game on with the girl who's stood in the booth with you (unless you're particularly lucky). However, that's what afterparties are for |
| Addie Engbrecht 30.03.2012 | ahahaha |
| Hanna Ridenbaugh 30.03.2012 | 522454_10150654477657362_338516910_n.jpg saw it and had to post it lol |
| Larraine Hannum 19.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by JohnnyDrama
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| Nereida Jasnoch 19.03.2012 | I really feel bad because most of the time I'm talking to some really interesting people (mostly other DJs) and I'm really enjoying the conversation but then a quick glance at the laptop screen or a specific part of the track says it's time to mix out and then I start mixing and the person I was talking to leaves and sometimes they never come back. Sad isn't it ? But on the other hand I can also really appreciate it that they leave me the fuck alone behind the decks. |
| Karren Rantala 19.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by weltraumpapst
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| Dannielle Dingey 19.03.2012 | Yes, if your not looking to play a lot of requests (like me). There is always the occasional girl that wants to have a go at you, but then I just say I did 4 requests in a row |
| robin loo 19.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by JohnnyDrama
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| Dannielle Dingey 19.03.2012 | This is where my t-shirt comes in handy: "I only play requests for blowjobs" WIN WIN situation,every time... |
| Tatum Ansaldo 19.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by weltraumpapst
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| robin loo 19.03.2012 | just tell them to wait a minute and put your headphones on.. |
| Alla Bluemke 18.03.2012 | you have got to deal with that. Being a club Dj people want to high five, tell you how awesome you are, how much you suck, what they want to hear. Promoters are coming to talk to you, owners, photographers in the booth shooting photos, friends who came to see you. So the 5 mins you have to mix a track in properly and find a new track disappears really really fast. |
| Trista Karle 18.03.2012 | Have a wife and kid I'm used to mixing while multi tasking. Plus years ago would spin with friends be 4 or 5 drinking taking turns dropping records. Think comes with experience and if naturally can multi task will make easier |
| Lang Abriel 18.03.2012 | Haha I just recently ran into this problem too, somebody really wanted to hear "everyday I'm shuffling" or one of those LMFAO songs...and completely missed my cue for the next song, kinda made it work but the first song literally faded naturally to a new vocal haha. I got pretty lucky by just smashing play and making it sound like it was on purpose. |
| Erica Charvet 18.03.2012 | If I'm in the middle of a transition, I just tell them to hold on one moment. They usually get it when if I'm heavily involved in the mixer. If they get mad, they usually just don't understand. So as soon as you're done, apologize and explain what you were doing. |
| Addie Engbrecht 18.03.2012 | I'm terrible at multi-tasking, but some of my friends are pretty good at mixing and talking/taking requests at the same time. My friends, who dnt DJ, believe that being a DJ means you can get a lot more ass. They dnt realize you dnt have time to talk, let alone spit proper game. I get way more vagina just going to the club vs. DJ'n at the club. |
| Reva Poat 18.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by Jester.NZ
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| Latoria Kavulich 18.03.2012 | this and titties getting waved in your face. get used to it. |
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