What makes a good DJ set?

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What makes a good DJ set?
Posted on: 10.01.2013 by Ling Mccamman
In your opinion, what makes a good DJ Set?

Song Selection, Beat-matching, Scratching,etc etc?
Tera Baragan
22.01.2013
Originally Posted by Jester
A good mix is in the ear of the beer-holder.
I feel this shouldn't have been skipped by anyone. This is the most important knowledge in here!
Pam Stolley
22.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Janyce Henningson
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Haha - knew it must've been that tool
Margie Pavell
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by O.D.
http://www.djranking s.com/2010/10/2...-music-chills/
if that was directed at me....

I have 20 years of playing on pretty much every format available...

I know what I am doing...

(my mixed in key comment was "sarcasm")
Beverlee Bedrin
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by keithace
your set must be mixed in key for it to be considered good...
Not really. Sometimes bringing in a tune that's out of key can create one of those unpredictable experiences that sends tingles up your spine if executed correctly.
Evie Baghdasarian
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Yes sir
Celestine Porebski
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle
A good DJ set is easy: it's just a set composed of good music, that hasn't been ruined by the DJ.
A great DJ set: that's a bit more ephemeral and probably more subjective.
Perfectly phrased!!
Joselyn Supina
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by Nicky H
lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Janyce Henningson
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
Mau5head's, trampolines,
lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from
Latoria Kavulich
23.01.2013		Haha, cheers
Tera Baragan
22.01.2013
Originally Posted by Jester
A good mix is in the ear of the beer-holder.
I feel this shouldn't have been skipped by anyone. This is the most important knowledge in here!
Pam Stolley
22.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Joya Heiberg
16.01.2013		I like turtles.
Joselyn Supina
16.01.2013		Large inflatables make a huge difference as well. That's what its really about, you guys!
Janyce Henningson
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Haha - knew it must've been that tool
Yong Aptekar
13.01.2013		Whoa, mellow out.

I believe the one thing that really makes a good DJ set is a connection with the crowd. Its that moment between tracks when you realize they crowd isn't feeling what you are playing, you know what to play next, and everyone goes crazy when you do.
Beverlee Bedrin
13.01.2013		Yeah it was directed at you. Thats why i had the quotes. I don't need your resume. Your sarcasm didn't come through clearly and there are a lot of people that would actually say what you said believeing that it were the truth.
Margie Pavell
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by O.D.
http://www.djranking s.com/2010/10/2...-music-chills/
if that was directed at me....

I have 20 years of playing on pretty much every format available...

I know what I am doing...

(my mixed in key comment was "sarcasm")
Latoria Kavulich
12.01.2013		A good mix is in the ear of the beer-holder.
Beverlee Bedrin
12.01.2013		http://www.djranking s.com/2010/10/2...-music-chills/
Beverlee Bedrin
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by keithace
your set must be mixed in key for it to be considered good...
Not really. Sometimes bringing in a tune that's out of key can create one of those unpredictable experiences that sends tingles up your spine if executed correctly.
Evie Baghdasarian
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Yes sir
Celestine Porebski
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle
A good DJ set is easy: it's just a set composed of good music, that hasn't been ruined by the DJ.
A great DJ set: that's a bit more ephemeral and probably more subjective.
Perfectly phrased!!
Margie Pavell
13.01.2013		your set must be mixed in key for it to be considered good...
Joselyn Supina
13.01.2013
Originally Posted by Nicky H
lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from
I believe that was a jab at Aoki.

Lina Rawie
12.01.2013		A good DJ set can be a couple of different things to me.

I'm sometimes asked to critique mixes and I say that they're good, even though I'd never listen to them again. So in that instance, "good" means that it's competently put together, but the tunes are not to my taste.

I have other mixes that I listen to for pleasure that I consider good because of the track selection, but not "great" because the mixing is just run of the mill blends.

I believe it's a tough thing to define really. It is possible to objectively say "that scratching is rubbish", or "your mix is full of trainwrecks" which would make a mix bad, but when it comes to the music, if I went solely on what I like to define whether something is good or bad then 99% of EDM mixes would be bad because I don't like 99% of EDM, but clearly that's not the case (only 98.9% of them are bad really :P).
Janyce Henningson
12.01.2013
Originally Posted by jayo
Mau5head's, trampolines,
lol - I get them but where's the cake etc.... come from
Evie Baghdasarian
12.01.2013		Mau5head's, trampolines, cake etc....
Marshall Aby
12.01.2013		A good DJ set is easy: it's just a set composed of good music, that hasn't been ruined by the DJ.
A great DJ set: that's a bit more ephemeral and probably more subjective.
Benjamin Sieh
10.01.2013		1 - Song Selection (danceable or not)
2 - The Blends
3 - Smoothness (can't be dropping tracks in out of no where)
4 -Style (anything extra the DJ does in a mix that doesn't disrupt the flow of the crowd)
Deangelo Boender
10.01.2013		It depends on if I'm dancing or not. If I'm on the dance floor then it's all about energy, if you play hard hitters for three hours straight, I'll go til I pass out! If I'm not dancing, I love to pick apart a djs mixing style, so technicality and transitions, sampling, discrete use of effects, etc., are good then.
Ming Devis
10.01.2013		Selection/Delivery
Johnetta Olewine
10.01.2013		Unpredictability
Janyce Henningson
10.01.2013
Originally Posted by Fabiio
In your opinion, what makes a good DJ Set?

Song Selection, Beat-matching, Scratching,etc etc?
All of those things could make a dj set good (in their own way).
Good is quite subjective.
Ulysses Vittetoe
10.01.2013
Originally Posted by dripstep
Lasers, strobes, dancers, drinks and, of course, correct use of the cross-fader.
The more drinks, the less everything else matters...except maybe the dancers
Yong Aptekar
10.01.2013		Lasers, strobes, dancers, drinks and, of course, correct use of the cross-fader.
Beverlee Bedrin
10.01.2013		Song selection by far. Playing the right tracks at the right time. Raising and lowering the energy properly. Sending your audience on a journey. Not playing nothing but bangers. Mixing the unfumiliar with the familiar and introducing your audience to some new sounds. Not playing nothing but Beatport's top 100. Just a few things that come to mind.
Ulysses Vittetoe
10.01.2013		For me? Introducing me to new tunes to add to my repertoire. But if I'm listening for pleasure instead of finding new songs, then a good set is one that has good track selection, nice blends, a good energy flow, some nice technical skills, and the ability to surprise me.

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