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deeflash
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first gig?
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December 22, 2006, 12:50:56 PM »
Ok so I've got my first real gig playing out to people who don't know me personally... I've done parties, and youth group and stuff... but this feb I'm going to be djing between bands at a show... the challenge is these are indie/punk bands... now I could go the simple route and just play some music ... but I really would rather dj with some mixing and some tricks and stuff... now I have ableton, and have 2 months to really wrap my head around using it in a live setup... I'm very confident using it... does anyone have any recommendations on what would be good to play out at an event with that style acts?
I have played the weather inside before at parties with similar crowds they all seemed to respond well... this isn't gonna be a dancing crowd... more of a scenester/hipster crowd... so if anyone has any recommendations of christian artists that are similar to the weather inside or christian artists to do some glitch/idm stuff that would be appreciated also...
Thanks in advance!
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December 25, 2006, 01:14:12 PM »
best tip i ever heard was to go to the type of places you plan/will be playing at and see what is good. after you get an idea what goes well you can start looking for where to get it.
if you dont know what the name is, ask the DJ and he will be able to tell you. also talk with the DJs there, most will be willing to say, hey this is what is really playing well here.
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December 25, 2006, 03:01:56 PM »
so far thats all Ive played to, non-dancing crowds at youth and college events.
I played at a event where it was pop/rock stuff but they asked me to play my genre, to play dance music.
If you want to play stuff closer, since you got Live, try some mashups or break/IDM. Other Condition and some of Sheltershed's music would fit nicely, Apt Core, Orbital, His Boy Elroy, any Breaks, Electro/Electronica also.
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December 28, 2006, 05:42:00 AM »
Thanks, yeah I think a lot of the other condition stuff will work well... I also am gonna try to drop some portions of my own tracks into the set with ableton ... thanks for the input, guys!
-Chris
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