Did a 40th in a garden party marquee last weekend. I'd already played Waterloo in the opening 20 minutes when the client approached me and said could I play some Abba. I said that I already had but I gave him the CD to choose anything else he might like.
He chose three more songs and asked me to play them one after another. I've never done this before, actually, I would normally avoid doing this, but I was intrigued so I did as he had asked.
It actually worked pretty well - for the Abba fans at least! I could sense people looking in my direction when I started the third track though!
Do any of you guys have 'rules' with regard to how many tracks you will play by an artist one after another or over the course of a night?
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| QUOTE (BigBen @ Aug 4 2005, 09:45 AM) |
| Do any of you guys have 'rules' with regard to how many tracks you will play by an artist one after another or over the course of a night? |
I don't have any "rules" as such regarding number of tracks per artist, or consequtive artist plays...just so long as the audience are "up" for that kind of music.
I might have suggested spliting the tracks eg: 2 now, 2 later on, but again, depends on the audience.
When its left up to me, and purely by the way I DJ, I'd not play more than 2 tracks by one artist in one night, and when I do play 2, they're spread very far apart.
At functions you sometimes find a large proportion of them are fans of one particular artist (if they're all friends, or have all been to see them in concert live together etc) and want you to play that artist all night. In which case, I would happily play as many tracks as they want if they're still enjoying themselves, but would usually spread the tracks about through the night.
Did a wedding recently where they wanted me to play Amarillo, and asked me a further 4 times to "play it again" - I did as requested and it filled the dancefloor each and every time.
You get some funny'uns around these parts hehe
At functions you sometimes find a large proportion of them are fans of one particular artist (if they're all friends, or have all been to see them in concert live together etc) and want you to play that artist all night. In which case, I would happily play as many tracks as they want if they're still enjoying themselves, but would usually spread the tracks about through the night.
Did a wedding recently where they wanted me to play Amarillo, and asked me a further 4 times to "play it again" - I did as requested and it filled the dancefloor each and every time.
You get some funny'uns around these parts hehe
Hi Ben - how technically did you do the mix? Did you use something
like the Denon Alpha track or just deal with the pause while you
found the next track? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've
been asked to do this in the past and it can be a real pain if you dont
have tracks on two CDs etc.
Cheers,
Chris.
like the Denon Alpha track or just deal with the pause while you
found the next track? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've
been asked to do this in the past and it can be a real pain if you dont
have tracks on two CDs etc.
Cheers,
Chris.
| QUOTE (BigBen @ Aug 4 2005, 08:45 AM) |
| Do any of you guys have 'rules' with regard to how many tracks you will play by an artist one after another or over the course of a night? |
I don't have rules about such things, but I do play two tracks by the same artist one after the other every now and again. I can't think of a time when I've played three one after the other though.
If we're not talking one after the other, I'd think that at any gig I'd play three or more tracks by the same artist over the course of an evening. Artists who immediately spring to mind for that would be Usher and Beenie Man. If you're including people who appear on other people's records, I'd add into that Pharrell and Fatman Scoop (since they both seem to be on everything).
Actually, I've just thought of one time where I turned up and the promoter asked me to play a solid half hour of tracks by one artist who had just died "as a tribute". That got me sweating!!
Hi Chris,
Fortuantely, it was Abba so I had the tracks across a few CD's. I don't have the ability to 'mix' and I don't have the hardware to use Alpha tracks, etc. There has been occassions when I've need to play two tracks off one CD - that's when you earn your money!! As one track ends, fade it out whilst talking, then cue up the next track (still talking), turn the volume back up (still waffling) then press play!
I'll wager we've all been there!! Turntable guys included!
Fortuantely, it was Abba so I had the tracks across a few CD's. I don't have the ability to 'mix' and I don't have the hardware to use Alpha tracks, etc. There has been occassions when I've need to play two tracks off one CD - that's when you earn your money!! As one track ends, fade it out whilst talking, then cue up the next track (still talking), turn the volume back up (still waffling) then press play!
I'll wager we've all been there!! Turntable guys included!
| QUOTE (cj_65 @ Aug 4 2005, 10:19 AM) |
| Hi Ben - how technically did you do the mix? Did you use something like the Denon Alpha track or just deal with the pause while you found the next track? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I've been asked to do this in the past and it can be a real pain if you dont have tracks on two CDs etc. Cheers, Chris. |
Handy news! As well as Denon's Alpha Track on their DN-S5000 and DN-D9000 CD-decks, which allows you to mix two tracks from the same CD, at different pitchs/speeds, into different channels of your mixer, some of the mid-range Denon CD-decks have Denons new "Next Track" feature.
When playing any track on a CD, simply press "Next Track" and choose as normal, which track you want to play next from the same CD, Press Cue (which is flashing aready), The display shows "Searching" (the currently playing track carries on as normal). A few seconds later, once "Searching" disappears from display, you hit "PLAY" and a crossfade between the two tracks takes place over a few seconds - without you having to touch the mixer at all.
The "Next Track" feature is currently available on the DN-S1000 Single Tabletop CD-deck, and the DN-D6000 dual 19inch rack mount CD-deck.
Thanks Gary - I wondered what the differences were between next track and alpha.
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I've played 2 tracks from the same artist back to back several times. Either as a request, or as an "era's" jump.
Must admit though, I'd have to think about 3 and come up with a reasonable link to justify it.
Must admit though, I'd have to think about 3 and come up with a reasonable link to justify it.
| QUOTE (High Fidelity @ Aug 4 2005, 02:36 PM) |
| I'd have to think about 3 and come up with a reasonable link to justify it. |
"Taxi for Mr Smith, Taxi for Mr Smith..."
Usually only play two at a time, though if required will scatter a few around the evening. Especially when the tracks are varied in style/tempo.
Saying that, We do themed evenings and one is Elvis nights, so then it's the king from 8 'til 12. Then you just play in style/era sets.
Saying that, We do themed evenings and one is Elvis nights, so then it's the king from 8 'til 12. Then you just play in style/era sets.
Try not to play back to back tracks by same artist unless playing 30 seconds of one and 2 mins of another. Mind you on mobiles it depends who is asking.
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