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Have you ever digressed from your style for a gig of whatever ?
Posted on: 19.06.2012 by Nereida Jasnoch
So up untill now about 90% of what I did DJ wise was either house parties and birthdays were nobody seems to give a fuck about what I play or I did dubstep stuff where I always knew exactly what kind of dubstep would work best with the crowd.

And now I want to try something new.
There is a snowboard, surf, skate and wakeboard contest at the beach and they are having a DJ contest to determine who can DJ during the times when the skatepark etc is open to the public (not the contenders, obviously)

A jury will pick out 10 DJs from all submissions and a winner will be chosen also by the jury at the day of the event.

They say ALL GENRES are accepted but I like mixing deep dubstep the most (and I believe a fair amount of skaters would also enjoy this) but I believe because it's a mainstream event with a broad audience brostep or dnb will work best.

____ACTUALLY MOST OF THAT INFO WAS IRRELEVANT___

My thoughts boil down to this:

I'm having one of those I don't know if I need to follow my hart or to maximize my chances of winning moments.


Probably because I'm also having a very shitty day. *sigh*
Nereida Jasnoch
21.06.2012
Originally Posted by faderswagger
upvote for ironically relevant name.
lol
Silly you, this isn't reddit.

I got some ideas floating through my head, but I got 2 exams left and directly after that I'm going on an epic 4 day camping trip. (read: alcohol consumption in a forested area, don't worry we 'll be sure to keep things clean)
But theoreticly I'd still have enough time to get a mix sent out before the deadline.
I'll post the mix here if this thread isn't buried to deep in older threads by then.
Delmar Hungler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by faderswagger
I would believe skate/surf/snowboard kids would be more into brostep than deep dubstep.
I'm not really aware of any niche of people that actually like deep dubstep, but maybe it's bigger in other areas.
There's quite a big UK bass culture over here in the UK which hates brostep and loves deep dub
Danae Dumler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
I'd just lose the lady gaga in there
HAHAH totally, my girlfriend at the time was in love with that song so I threw it in even though it didn't fit; did a half ass job of mixing it and it shows... Should have ended the mix right before that one.
Delmar Hungler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by djproben
^^ posting that comment reminded me I never uploaded this mix; it's a lot of dubstep with pop mixed, gives you some idea of what I was trying to suggest: http://soundcloud.com/djproben/nwa-nanas-with-attitude
Skater kids will shit themselves if they hear that nirvana track
Nereida Jasnoch
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by djproben
that line just made my day man
It always makes my day if I can make someone else 's day

And yesterday evening I did some digging for some free dubstep tunes in places I normally never search. And I found quite a few classics remixed or stuff with hip hop or top 40 samples. And I'll combine those with some songs I already have and shoot for an uplifting summer vibe since the gig is on the beach itself.

And that pic of your mix, hilarious

Is similar to what I had in mind, synths that can intrest just about any EDM lover and hopefully the dubstep fans will instantly fall in love with the percussion that they 've grown to love.
I'd just lose the lady gaga in there
Danae Dumler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
2) I literally do not have any music except for dubstep, dnb and marijuana related music such as cypress hill and reggae.
that line just made my day man

If you want to stick to dubstep go for some dubstep remixes of popular (or once-popular) songs so that even though it'll be a dubstep mix, there will be some recognition from folks who don't necessarily grok dubstep. There are hundreds of them out there; same with dnb; most of them free on soundcloud if you don't already own them. I'd mix some dnb in to change things up without stretching your musical styles too far; if you want to throw in some of your "marijuana related music" a bit of Cypress Hill or Sublime wouldn't hurt (skaters heart sublime, or at least they did back when I paid attention).
Janyce Henningson
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
... and marijuana related music ......
Yes! New genre
Georgina Schatzman
19.06.2012
Originally Posted by LanceBlaise
never.
Agreed. I've never deviated from who I am and what I do. I'll take direction as far as "take it up a notch" or "bring it down a bit" but that was only at my restaurant/lounge gig. But for something like this I would do what I believe feels right for this event and run with it.
Nereida Jasnoch
19.06.2012		So up untill now about 90% of what I did DJ wise was either house parties and birthdays were nobody seems to give a fuck about what I play or I did dubstep stuff where I always knew exactly what kind of dubstep would work best with the crowd.

And now I want to try something new.
There is a snowboard, surf, skate and wakeboard contest at the beach and they are having a DJ contest to determine who can DJ during the times when the skatepark etc is open to the public (not the contenders, obviously)

A jury will pick out 10 DJs from all submissions and a winner will be chosen also by the jury at the day of the event.

They say ALL GENRES are accepted but I like mixing deep dubstep the most (and I believe a fair amount of skaters would also enjoy this) but I believe because it's a mainstream event with a broad audience brostep or dnb will work best.

____ACTUALLY MOST OF THAT INFO WAS IRRELEVANT___

My thoughts boil down to this:

I'm having one of those I don't know if I need to follow my hart or to maximize my chances of winning moments.


Probably because I'm also having a very shitty day. *sigh*
Nereida Jasnoch
21.06.2012
Originally Posted by faderswagger
upvote for ironically relevant name.
lol
Silly you, this isn't reddit.

I got some ideas floating through my head, but I got 2 exams left and directly after that I'm going on an epic 4 day camping trip. (read: alcohol consumption in a forested area, don't worry we 'll be sure to keep things clean)
But theoreticly I'd still have enough time to get a mix sent out before the deadline.
I'll post the mix here if this thread isn't buried to deep in older threads by then.
Natalia Bucko
20.06.2012		upvote for ironically relevant name.
lol
Delmar Hungler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by faderswagger
I would believe skate/surf/snowboard kids would be more into brostep than deep dubstep.
I'm not really aware of any niche of people that actually like deep dubstep, but maybe it's bigger in other areas.
There's quite a big UK bass culture over here in the UK which hates brostep and loves deep dub
Natalia Bucko
20.06.2012		I would believe skate/surf/snowboard kids would be more into brostep than deep dubstep.
I'm not really aware of any niche of people that actually like deep dubstep, but maybe it's bigger in other areas.

If you're asking what to play that would be successful, I'd focus on underground hip hop/breaks/ bass music, and work heavily on the "I know that vocal!" remix nostolgia element. Check out some remixes of punk/pop punk.
Danae Dumler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
I'd just lose the lady gaga in there
HAHAH totally, my girlfriend at the time was in love with that song so I threw it in even though it didn't fit; did a half ass job of mixing it and it shows... Should have ended the mix right before that one.
Delmar Hungler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by djproben
^^ posting that comment reminded me I never uploaded this mix; it's a lot of dubstep with pop mixed, gives you some idea of what I was trying to suggest: http://soundcloud.com/djproben/nwa-nanas-with-attitude
Skater kids will shit themselves if they hear that nirvana track
Nereida Jasnoch
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by djproben
that line just made my day man
It always makes my day if I can make someone else 's day

And yesterday evening I did some digging for some free dubstep tunes in places I normally never search. And I found quite a few classics remixed or stuff with hip hop or top 40 samples. And I'll combine those with some songs I already have and shoot for an uplifting summer vibe since the gig is on the beach itself.

And that pic of your mix, hilarious

Is similar to what I had in mind, synths that can intrest just about any EDM lover and hopefully the dubstep fans will instantly fall in love with the percussion that they 've grown to love.
I'd just lose the lady gaga in there
Danae Dumler
20.06.2012		^^ posting that comment reminded me I never uploaded this mix; it's a lot of dubstep with pop mixed, gives you some idea of what I was trying to suggest: http://soundcloud.com/djproben/nwa-nanas-with-attitude
Danae Dumler
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
2) I literally do not have any music except for dubstep, dnb and marijuana related music such as cypress hill and reggae.
that line just made my day man

If you want to stick to dubstep go for some dubstep remixes of popular (or once-popular) songs so that even though it'll be a dubstep mix, there will be some recognition from folks who don't necessarily grok dubstep. There are hundreds of them out there; same with dnb; most of them free on soundcloud if you don't already own them. I'd mix some dnb in to change things up without stretching your musical styles too far; if you want to throw in some of your "marijuana related music" a bit of Cypress Hill or Sublime wouldn't hurt (skaters heart sublime, or at least they did back when I paid attention).
Janyce Henningson
20.06.2012
Originally Posted by MyUsername
... and marijuana related music ......
Yes! New genre
Georgina Schatzman
19.06.2012
Originally Posted by LanceBlaise
never.
Agreed. I've never deviated from who I am and what I do. I'll take direction as far as "take it up a notch" or "bring it down a bit" but that was only at my restaurant/lounge gig. But for something like this I would do what I believe feels right for this event and run with it.
Francis Leckliter
20.06.2012		A dj when performing to an audience is suppose to try to satisfy the audience's needs, so yup it is necessary to conform your tastes if they don't match up with the audiences.

The tricky part though is predicting the audience's tastes, I believe you're on the right track, dark and grimy underground dubstep would probably not be the best. I definitely don't believe top 40, electro is the way to go either though. High energy current dnb and brostep though like you were mentioning does seem to be the popular taste among the audience. Other great suggestions included punk but I believe that was more popular a few years ago in that scene.
Yong Aptekar
19.06.2012		I come from the surf/snowboard/skate scene, so I can speak to what riff raff like myself likes at the park.
- dead pres - hip hop --this will go over well.
- any thrash punk, is good too
- dubstep as long as its not overly mainstream (exception is bangarang)
- "underground" hip hop (read, slightly mainstream)
Efrain Scharr
19.06.2012		never.
Delmar Hungler
19.06.2012		Yeah go for the dnb/ dubstep vibe, if it's anything like NASS festival here in the UK that will work fine
Nereida Jasnoch
19.06.2012		I wish I could follow Ed Paris's advice but there are 2 things stopping me.

1) I have zero experience mixing those genres, I know hip hop is usually cutting, but still it's out of my comfort zone and the mix needs to be good of course.
2) I literally do not have any music except for dubstep, dnb and marijuana related music such as cypress hill and reggae.
I do have a collection of tech house, deep house, electro house and older top 40 in my arsenal but that music was a gift from another DJ so I rarely use it and I don't know the songs.


I decided to have a look in my itunes and INSTANTLY realised that deep dubstep or anything underground is not the way to go.
Right now I'll throw together a mix with like 15 mins of dubstep but something like dead prez - hip hop (dubstep remix) and 15 mins of dnb like camo & crooked and heist and stuff. Since our sets that we will be playing are half an hour long.
And then I'll see how I feel about it.
Edwina Fagel
19.06.2012		Haha, I'm having almost the same type of gig next sunday, except it isn't a contest.
Same type of crowd, afterparty of a extreme sports festival that I organized,
lots of crazy people wanting to get drunk, rad and party.
At a contest IMO some deeper shade of dubstep would be super cool as you could
interact more with the music, not like dnb where it's double drops or nothing.
For 10 minutes make lots of planning, play lots of songs and just show your skill.

EDIT: Oh fck, you didn't say 10 minutes anywhere.
It just depends on how long is your set is.
For a nice set of music lovers, deeper dubstep would be definitely more impressive.
Eliz Saide
19.06.2012		I say go for it. As you mentioned you only really play bedroom sets and parties so its not like you are going to lose all credibility or fans by playing something slightly different. At the end of the day it will be a positive experience DJ'ing outside of a party or bedroom to people that might not have seen you play.
Matt Kane
19.06.2012		for a contest like this i would throw down a lot of different genres. keep the dubstep part on the low, play some hip hop, some punk, some 80s stuff etc.

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