The Drop: James Holt
Written by James Holt   
Thursday, 15 July 2004

James Holt My drop of the month happened at a student ball I was DJing at last weekend.  I was coming to the end of my 4.5 hour set (which was only supposed to 2 hrs but that's another story) and decided to wind up by cheesing things up a bit.  I dropped Starlight by Supermen Lovers (more as a link record than anything else) and then blended in Wanna Be Starting Something by Michael Jackson.  It went off a treat! I'm sure a lot of DJs reading this are sniggering away to themselves at this point. 

One thing DJs can lose sight of is the fact that it's our job to entertain the majority of the punters rather than impress a handful of trainspotters by playing nothing but the latest white labels. My tip for newbie DJs is, don't think you're above playing the odd crowd pleaser because if you finish off your set with one; everyone will go home with good memories of the night.