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<blockquote data-quote="woody" data-source="post: 841390" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Nice one for the IMH shout David <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/classics/thumbsup.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbsup:" title="thumbs up :thumbsup:" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /> And at last, a decent thread like the days of old <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>For me, a night has to be planned thoroughly by the promoter, and it has to have a a slow and gradual build up to a peak, imo the penultimate set of the night should be the fastest in terms of tempo with the last hour a little bit slower with more "feelgood tunes". Personally,I think the warm up is very important and people often take it for granted, and go bashing their biggest tunes out from the off, which very often leaves the next DJ with no where to go. </p><p></p><p>It is very difficult to plan this, if the DJs you have on usually play a multitude of styles or "just wing it" and have no idea what they are going to play, and the night invariably ends up with more peaks and troughs than a yorkshire dales pig farmer. </p><p></p><p>I think variation of styles and genres is important as is the proportion of well known / unknown, as there is nothing worse than DJs thinking they are too cool for the crowd and playing a full set of weird obscure shit and completely ignoring the fact all the crowd have fucked off into the other room. Andy Weatherall did this at one of the Hacienda nights at the Rainbow and there was about 30 people in a 1000 capacity room<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>If for example I was DJing for the entire night.. I would start off with some 80s house, stuff like Krush - House Arrest, and other reasonably well known stuff, that as Shooms (you **** <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />) mentioned, gets your head nodding and your feet tapping away and starts the feelgood factor flowing.</p><p></p><p>I would then move it up a notch to some 120-123bpm ish house or italo, stuff like Karma m'baby (as debs mentioned) with something like sterling void - I dont wanna go, mixed in with some progressive building numbers.</p><p></p><p>I would continue to steadily increase the tempo through the night, with the penultimate set consisting of faster and darker beats, with technoey stuff mixed in and a few more well known tunes for good measure.</p><p></p><p>Then finish the night off with a mixture of classic house, piano anthems and a good random out of context/ genre tune dropped (Rock the scubar anyone<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />) to leave everyone going out on a happy high. Mick was particular good at the last set of the night at Hazydayz, with many end of the night tunes I went online and bought the second I got home. Womack and Womack - Teardrops, Ten City - Thats the way love is, Phase II - Reachin' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":love:" title="Love :love:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":love:" /> to name but a few <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>That would be my perfect night <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/classics/thumbsup.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbsup:" title="thumbs up :thumbsup:" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woody, post: 841390, member: 7"] Nice one for the IMH shout David :thumbsup: And at last, a decent thread like the days of old :D For me, a night has to be planned thoroughly by the promoter, and it has to have a a slow and gradual build up to a peak, imo the penultimate set of the night should be the fastest in terms of tempo with the last hour a little bit slower with more "feelgood tunes". Personally,I think the warm up is very important and people often take it for granted, and go bashing their biggest tunes out from the off, which very often leaves the next DJ with no where to go. It is very difficult to plan this, if the DJs you have on usually play a multitude of styles or "just wing it" and have no idea what they are going to play, and the night invariably ends up with more peaks and troughs than a yorkshire dales pig farmer. I think variation of styles and genres is important as is the proportion of well known / unknown, as there is nothing worse than DJs thinking they are too cool for the crowd and playing a full set of weird obscure shit and completely ignoring the fact all the crowd have fucked off into the other room. Andy Weatherall did this at one of the Hacienda nights at the Rainbow and there was about 30 people in a 1000 capacity room:rolleyes: If for example I was DJing for the entire night.. I would start off with some 80s house, stuff like Krush - House Arrest, and other reasonably well known stuff, that as Shooms (you **** :D) mentioned, gets your head nodding and your feet tapping away and starts the feelgood factor flowing. I would then move it up a notch to some 120-123bpm ish house or italo, stuff like Karma m'baby (as debs mentioned) with something like sterling void - I dont wanna go, mixed in with some progressive building numbers. I would continue to steadily increase the tempo through the night, with the penultimate set consisting of faster and darker beats, with technoey stuff mixed in and a few more well known tunes for good measure. Then finish the night off with a mixture of classic house, piano anthems and a good random out of context/ genre tune dropped (Rock the scubar anyone:cool:) to leave everyone going out on a happy high. Mick was particular good at the last set of the night at Hazydayz, with many end of the night tunes I went online and bought the second I got home. Womack and Womack - Teardrops, Ten City - Thats the way love is, Phase II - Reachin' :heart: to name but a few :D That would be my perfect night :thumbsup: [/QUOTE]
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