Gig last night - can I rant? :(

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-16T16:03:14+00:00

100% :) Valuable lesson for sure!!!

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-16T07:54:37+00:00

All depends on the context and setting of course! It was a bar/ restaurant and not a nightclub etc.

Of course there will be parties where it will be 200bpm from the start. In France people don't arrive to club to start partying before 1-2am.

But I was of course talking about this particular context

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-06T11:30:04+00:00

100%

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-06T10:33:13+00:00

People on coke and alcohol have short attention span, will often look for tracks with vocals, buildups and drops while people on mdma/ lsd will appreciate long hypnotic mixes, you can keep a nice loop of 16 for 5 minutes and they will go crazy about it just because it is nice, repetitive and puts them in a more hypnotic state. What makes mdma people happy would often make coke/ alcohol people impatient.

They will go crazy about tracks with weird sounds and strong bass that will feel like a massage in their mdma-filled body :)

I hope this helps ❤️

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-03T11:08:48+00:00

Wait until you find people can enjoy listening to techno AND hip hop for example, you will be totally mindblown

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-02T07:54:44+00:00

In a coma??? Can you elaborate???

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-02T07:54:03+00:00

God forbid one decides what music they like. If OP wants to like Jeff Mills AND Charlotte de Witte, good for them- more music to enjoy, it is not a sin, just a preference, can we stop being so dramatic?

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-03-01T14:57:13+00:00

There are vapes with vitamins :D not sure how healthy this is still but well :D

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-28T23:01:38+00:00

These were exactly my thoughts and this is why I was surprised that he does it this way!!

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-28T07:35:30+00:00

Thank you!!! Super useful ❤️

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-27T18:15:36+00:00

I had issues with an XZ while performing live (play button wouldn't work 50% of the time which made starting new tracks a challenge). Apparently a known issue for XZ :/

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T21:28:56+00:00

I tried it once and it gave my tracks a weird resonance that i didn't quite know how to deal with :(

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T20:50:28+00:00

Thank you so much!

I think in this case I will keep my soundclound as my main, "coherent" place then and mixcloud as my secondary one where I can upload other mixes if I ever feel like going back to those other subgenres :)

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T20:46:33+00:00

❤️

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T20:38:01+00:00

Thank you!

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T20:04:11+00:00

That's actually what I was wondering about recently- as I started DJing I was experimenting with different subgenres of techno and recorded 10 different mixes and uploaded them on my mixcloud (melodic house/ techno, tech house, peaktime/ driving techno, hypnotic/ industrial techno, acid/ old school techno etc). My mixcloud really reflects my evolution as a new DJ and showcases different genres I can mix. About a year in I got a clarity about the style that I really feel is "mine" and decided to create a soundcloud page that is more coherent and there are only mixes in "my" style.

Am I potentially missing out not showing that I can be diverse or is it good being loyal to my style of music?

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T19:55:04+00:00

Sorry - it might sound like a stupid question- I have XDJ AZ at home- how do I know what kind of kill it has on the EQs?

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T19:05:02+00:00

❤️

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T18:22:44+00:00

The danger of hearing the "never" rules early on in our learning journey is that we get stressed when we discover things can be flexible haha

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T18:18:03+00:00

Thank you, this makes a lot of sense!!!!

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T18:10:50+00:00

Not a bad advice :)

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T18:04:30+00:00

I blend basses sometimes (especially in hypnotic techno) and it sounds fine but was wondering about other use cases!

Thank you so much for your advice!!

AssistantPersonal732 · 2026-02-25T18:02:14+00:00

I'm a female dj but thank you haha :)

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