Being a Nightclub DJ...

From: Leftalive1@aol.com
Date: Thu Feb 01 2001 - 01:59:33 CET

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    Greetings all...
         I was curious as to how many of us on this list (if any) are nightclub
    dj's. I've been the resident at the Liquid Lounge here in Nashville for
    about four months, and let me tell you, it's rough sometimes having to be all
    things to all people. Hip-hop, r&b, pop, techno - you name it, I get
    requests for it. It doesn't help either that being a nightclub dj is more or
    less the most reviled occupation in the world of dance. Its impossible to
    cop a consistent vibe for very long.
         The only thing I've found that I can do is to play sets more or less.
    Here's the hip-hop set, heres the techno set, etc. Now granted, the crowd
    never really seems to care that the vibe changes up so much (The other clubs
    in town are pretty much your straight college type: Bar, Banana Joe's, Time,
    etc. so their used to it...), but it's really starting to bother me.
         The best that I can offer the people in my place is to choose the songs
    carefully and try to weed out as much of the cheese as I can. (I don't care
    if you shoot me in the leg, I will not play Britney, N'sync, blah, blah,
    blah...)
         Any thoughts to share? I'd like to know what other people think. I'm
    about ready to quit and go back to being one of those elitists who complains
    about the music at mainstream dance clubs.

                                                                                  
           Peace...



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