Question about transistions between club DJs
Question about transistions between club DJs Posted on: 19.03.2013 by Betty Chriestenson So I have this question that I've been wondering about for a while.I've always wondered how (EDM) DJs transistion between sets. Do they mix into the last person's set? Fade out the last person really quickly and start their own music? Somehow when I'm out I always intend to pay attention to what happens and sort of miss it - there's two guys on stage and then at the next point at which I'm paying attention there's one person on stage. Anyway, I'm trying to get club gigs at the moment, so it's definetely something I need to know. Any and all information you guys have on this topic would be useful! | |
| Shawn Vanhaitsma 20.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
There was 7 stages... You musta missed alot of shows if thats the only transition you saw my friend :P |
| Celestine Porebski 20.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Superfreak
Originally Posted by Jester
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| Halley Wurzer 19.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
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| Betty Chriestenson 19.03.2013 | So I have this question that I've been wondering about for a while. I've always wondered how (EDM) DJs transistion between sets. Do they mix into the last person's set? Fade out the last person really quickly and start their own music? Somehow when I'm out I always intend to pay attention to what happens and sort of miss it - there's two guys on stage and then at the next point at which I'm paying attention there's one person on stage. Anyway, I'm trying to get club gigs at the moment, so it's definetely something I need to know. Any and all information you guys have on this topic would be useful! |
| Shawn Vanhaitsma 20.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
There was 7 stages... You musta missed alot of shows if thats the only transition you saw my friend :P |
| Temple Cervelli 20.03.2013 | @3heads - hey dude it's not bullshit lol, that's how I always go and it always works good, gives the crowd a quick minuet to breath and then start getting back to it... I play house and techno, don't know how it works with other crowds.. But that's just my style! |
| Merlyn Birchfield 20.03.2013 | I see it go all sorts of ways. Personally, if what they are playing is even remotely compatible with what I'll be playing, I'll find a track that works well and use that (and maybe another track or two following) that will help ease the transition into more of my "sound". That only doesn't work well if someone before me was playing DnB or dubstep or something vastly different from the more groovy 4/4 stuff I play... in which case I probably picked the wrong gig or got slotted at an inappropriate time. |
| Celestine Porebski 20.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Superfreak
Originally Posted by Jester
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| Katina Vonarx 20.03.2013 | Depends on the scenario and whos on before / after me. Sometimes I will BPM into their last track, sometimes I will ask them to let their last track finish and have a few moments of silence. Sometimes I will finish my set with a vinyl sim spin down or apply reverb and fade out. |
| Temple Cervelli 20.03.2013 | Intro.... It's alll about an intro... Make one at home or some thing, like some swooshes and vocals, for like 20s or something. Let the DJ before you' track play out and slowly bring it down and bring your intro in... I personally believe it's really important (to me) to have my own intro! Thus making it a nice smoother transition from the previous DJ to me.. :-) |
| Emelina Chillson 20.03.2013 | My usual gesture is to get on the mic, introduce the crowd to the DJ who just finished, compliment them on something they did during their set, intro the crowd to what's coming up next, and introduce them to the headliner. This is usually enough to get the crowd hyped up for a produced intro (Have a habit of producing themed tunes for every event depending on the event's name and location). I always make my second tune something familiar to everyone whether it be a popular DNB tune or a remix of a top 40 tune to keep everyone interested. When switching I always bring either rekkids or CD just in case any unplugging needs to be done. This allows time for setup changeover in the case where a 4 cahnnel mixer is not present, any gear issues occurr, or if I arrive late for any reason and dont hae time to set up everything before going on. |
| Latoria Kavulich 19.03.2013 | brutal crossfade slam + cheesey grin right in the middle of their last track, especially if they trll you to "let it run out" |
| Teresia Janusch 19.03.2013 | Sometimes i do the classic Oakenfold technique which is simply crash your first tune over the previous DJs last one...sounds awful but makes an announcement... Although if its a bigger event i tend to produce an intro specifically for it |
| Audrey Pinda 19.03.2013 | Personally I prefer the "reset" if you will. Most of the time I'm still earlier in the evening
, and playing breaks... I don't always have people of similar BPM's or genre's before (or after) me. I have a few really neat energy building tracks that set the tone as openers that have slow opening sequences, and I'll usually let the last track from someone else fade out or get to a breakdown, and then cut over. Mixing in is fine as well if you're playing the same kind of stuff. Honestly though, it really depends on the time, place, location, and crowd. Read the crowd, consider what you are going to be playing, consider what the person before you is playing... and use logic. |
| Augustine Mitzen 19.03.2013 | depends, sometimes they let the previous track ride out, sometimes they mix it, sometimes they pull it back.. i usually don't mix into someone's set, i just let the track roll into the outro/breakdown and fade into my intro bit |
| Halley Wurzer 19.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
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| Alla Bluemke 19.03.2013 | At a very big popular festival they usually stop the music. At some smaller more focused festivals they may keep it going non stop. Also depending on the genre as well. Straight house, techno, or other genres may not want to kill the mood, vibe, and work put into the crowd and want to keep the momentum. Some DJs want to reset the energy and start over, but I mostly prefer to mix out and change it gradually to what I want. I believe cutting the music is just totally counterintuitive to being a DJ. For most residents then mix into each other smoothly. Most should along the last song to play out a little before mixing out as a common courtesy, but some guys are douches. Also as the last person playing you should talk to the DJ before and ask what he wants to play, bpm, energy, and give him as much time as possible to set up, and mix out, a long song is good here. |
| Emelina Chillson 19.03.2013 | Depends on the crowd, the dj, the song,a nd the genre mate. |
| Jerica Salava 19.03.2013 | Just got back from Ultra and they use a guy that sounds like he smokes 20 packs of cigarettes a day. They stop the music and then he comes out between each DJ and asks people amazing questions like "how they are feeling out there?" Commands them to "don't go anywhere!" and sometimes reminds them that "there is more DJ's coming up." |
| Alphonso Deitchman 19.03.2013 | If you don't notice the transition they're probably mixing into the previous set. It's no different from transitioning between two of your own tracks - some techniques work for small BPM changes, some work for large changes. |
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