Posted May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon
May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon Fast & furious, tried & tested floorfillers............ ......are those which I would avoid like the plague Girf
May 17, 200717 yr Author Ive done some real storming sets to the bar staff ya know , ps. I did play from my sales box once ,in the first 90 mins , it was very successful Edited May 17, 200717 yr by Simon M
May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon Some nice mid tempo seventies and eighties soul toons that are cooooooooooolio!
May 17, 200717 yr Some feel good fairly well known NS with some mid/uptempo Tamla mixed in to get the crowd into the stride of the evening, this will then enable the more upfront djs to raise the bar & take the place by storm later on in the evening. Simon
May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon Disco & Boogie
May 17, 200717 yr Author Disco & Boogie Hey do you remember Searling playing Quite storm stuff at peak time .... around 1987 ?
May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon Whatever ya fekkin want! (within the the parameters of the advertised sounds on the flyer of course....)
May 17, 200717 yr I would play tunes ive never played before to see if there is a floor reaction from the empty room, slow to mid tempo
May 17, 200717 yr everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........
May 17, 200717 yr The warm up DJs job imo is to leave the often self indulgent cock fighting to the egos who are on at peak time and to build the momentum and excitment of the night with a well put together mix of classics and solid floor fillers. It's an underrated skill that not many have. A bit of a "water carrier" role, a good warm up DJ will often be forgotten after the lights come on at the end of the night, but they can make or break the party. Come and see Val Palmer at work next weekend at Soul Revolution, one of the best in the business IMO Edited May 17, 200717 yr by James Trouble
May 17, 200717 yr Author Sorry cant make it James ..Val did play some poppy stuff imo at the last SR all-nighter amongst some gems Edited May 17, 200717 yr by Simon M
May 17, 200717 yr Author everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........ Ahh ha
May 17, 200717 yr everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........ I have seen this happen , but I will not reveal who it was that who spat the dummy out / threw the teddy out of the pram / took his ball in / got the mammary on ( delete those which are not your favourite term ) , when the other act on the night " stole his thunder " ...... It was not a pretty sight to witness , but it was very funny .... Malc Burton Edited May 17, 200717 yr by Malc Burton
May 17, 200717 yr So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ? Simon Hello, A warm-up DJ should have a nice opportunity to play tracks because they are good rather than having to playing tracks because of rarity or demand. And that's an advantage because you can gradually introduce people to some new and different sounds. Paul Mooney
May 17, 200717 yr Hello, A warm-up DJ should have a nice opportunity to play tracks because they are good rather than having to playing tracks because of rarity or demand. And that's an advantage because you can gradually introduce people to some new and different sounds. Paul Mooney ditto, play a mixture of knowns,unknowns,midtempo,crossover,modern and r'nb,,have i missed anything???
May 17, 200717 yr Author I would play tunes ive never played before to see if there is a floor reaction from the empty room, slow to mid tempo This sounds about right .. How about B-sides like Magoo
May 17, 200717 yr everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........ They do that anyway
May 17, 200717 yr everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........ Yes Ive seen that done Kev
May 17, 200717 yr Hey do you remember Searling playing Quite storm stuff at peak time .... around 1987 ? Unfortunately, yes, was very frustrating, RS to me is a legend, but this was very disapointing, killed many a good night stone dead, never to recover. Agree with JT on this subject. Russ
May 17, 200717 yr The warm up DJs job imo is to leave the often self indulgent cock fighting to the egos who are on at peak time and to build the momentum and excitment of the night with a well put together mix of classics and solid floor fillers. It's an underrated skill that not many have. A bit of a "water carrier" role, a good warm up DJ will often be forgotten after the lights come on at the end of the night, but they can make or break the party. Come and see Val Palmer at work next weekend at Soul Revolution, one of the best in the business IMO This is very true Bazza
May 17, 200717 yr Now days I play this role all the time. Just play the very best set you can, as if you were the main dj of the night. Try and blow away every other dj there, and suprise the crowd. Forget ego, at the end of the day you are a paid, or not, entertainer. Please the dance floor and you can't go far wrong. Here endth the first lesson.
May 17, 200717 yr everything that you have that the main act has and might play - that should set the cat amongst the pigeons........ in that case .... give the warm up a better spot or have a more imaginative guest
May 17, 200717 yr Now days I play this role all the time. Just play the very best set you can, as if you were the main dj of the night. Try and blow away every other dj there, and suprise the crowd. Forget ego, at the end of the day you are a paid, or not, entertainer. Please the dance floor and you can't go far wrong. Here endth the first lesson. Tonight I'll mainly be drinking a 12 year old Glenlivet
May 18, 200717 yr Author Tonight I'll mainly be drinking a 12 year old Glenlivet Dave do you hang about with Gavin these days
May 18, 200717 yr Author I do thing that as its usually collectors who come early doors , that someone should spin from a sales box ..or is this a very bad practise ?
May 18, 200717 yr I would play tunes ive never played before to see if there is a floor reaction from the empty room, slow to mid tempo The reality is that playing slow to mid-tempo IMO doesn't create any atmosphere, certainly not early doors, and so the place will feel flat to punters coming in, so the next DJ has to play a blinder to get 'em going. Remember, first impressions are lasting impressions (cue for a song )...
May 18, 200717 yr Author in that case .... give the warm up a better spot or have a more imaginative guest With Dj's ,these days , only adding about 5 tunes a year to their playlists or little hotbox's the above is sound advise Edited May 18, 200717 yr by Simon M
May 18, 200717 yr The reality is that playing slow to mid-tempo IMO doesn't create any atmosphere, certainly not early doors, and so the place will feel flat to punters coming in, so the next DJ has to play a blinder to get 'em going. Remember, first impressions are lasting impressions (cue for a song )... And remember, you'll never get a second chance to make a first impression
May 18, 200717 yr Play what you want! Put the pressure on the "fighting cocks" as James calls 'em. But don't play too safe.....
May 18, 200717 yr Author Play what you want! Put the pressure on the "fighting cocks" as James calls 'em. But don't play too safe..... Yep , play what they may play and make them move on .... Turn the Heat up
May 18, 200717 yr It depends on the do, but in general I feel a warm up DJ should NOT play a lot of slow and mid-tempo flipsides, sales box tunes or weird stuff that is not all that good after all is said and done. Avoid 'this would be good for playing early doors when no on is there yet' type sounds! I have been to many nights that started off with the wrong atmosphere because of poor selections by the warm up DJ's.
May 18, 200717 yr I have been to many nights that started off with the wrong atmosphere because of poor selections by the warm up DJ's. agree.. I know of warm up dj's to have played for there selfs with the attitude... well its only 8.00 there not gonna dance anyway... Play the right set and it builds the night.. If you get two dj's playing an hour each and they play for thier selfs then the 3rd dj becomes the warm and thats 3 hours lost of the night.. Warm up dj's play your best stuff.. get them dancing early let the dj's after you have the problem of keeping them up.. at least you can say.. I never had that problem.
May 18, 200717 yr The warm up DJs job imo is to leave the often self indulgent cock fighting to the egos who are on at peak time and to build the momentum and excitment of the night with a well put together mix of classics and solid floor fillers. It's an underrated skill that not many have. A bit of a "water carrier" role, a good warm up DJ will often be forgotten after the lights come on at the end of the night, but they can make or break the party. Come and see Val Palmer at work next weekend at Soul Revolution, one of the best in the business IMO The only reason Vals a warm up dj at your do is because thats where you put her. Vals a top flight dj with a fantastic collection and knowledge of the music and was a regular dj at the 100 club Allniters in the 80s Al H
May 18, 200717 yr Author Quite a worthwhile thread , I bet some promoters are having a rethink now ....but maybe not
May 18, 200717 yr Quite a worthwhile thread , I bet some promoters are having a rethink now ....but maybe not It is - but I think the problem is in the title..... Who is a warm up DJ then? At most clubs I frequent it tends to be the residents who go on first. And, excludsing a handful of genuine big name exceptions (and I do mean a handful) who would be arrogant enough to determine who'se a warm up and who'se not? It sounds like a throwback to the 70s when DJs were demi-Gods - it sure ain't like that now. Steve
May 18, 200717 yr Author It is - but I think the problem is in the title..... Who is a warm up DJ then? At most clubs I frequent it tends to be the residents who go on first. And, excludsing a handful of genuine big name exceptions (and I do mean a handful) who would be arrogant enough to determine who'se a warm up and who'se not? It sounds like a throwback to the 70s when DJs were demi-Gods - it sure ain't like that now. Steve Its nothing to do with the individual or name Steve it's a question about the music selected .. Ive seen top names do very early spots in the 80's and then drive off to another nighter (Pat Brady told me he was doing three nighters on any given Satyrday back in the 80's) . Im sure lots of DJ's have warmed up in their time its just a thread for what you would play really or would you use a sales box or any other tactic Edited May 18, 200717 yr by Simon M
May 18, 200717 yr Its nothing to with the individual or name Steve it's a question about the music selected .. Ive seen top names do very early spots in the 80's and then drive off to another nighter (Pat Brady told me he was doing three nighters on any given Satyrday back in the 80's) . Im sure lots of DJ's have warmed up in their time its just a thread for what you would play really or would you use a sales box or any other tactic I understand that - it's just that a few of the posters have implied a significant difference between warm up DJs and big names,,,,to which I say there are very few big names these days,,,,,,without self publicity there are five or six of us on at Letchworth tonight, any one of us can go on first, middle or last......anyway I've already said my piece on what should be played early doors earlier, so I am now off out for the evening .....Steve
May 18, 200717 yr Play the best fucknig records you've got and knock the early doors punters sideways and get a booking for a later time next month
So theres a only a few punters in and the night is young ..What tunes should you play and what tempo ?
Simon