Being a nightclub dj (part2...)

From: Leftalive1@aol.com
Date: Sat Feb 03 2001 - 22:16:40 CET

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       Thanx to all on the list for the positive vibes...
          I more or less knew what I was getting myself into from the get go, I
    mean I knew that I couldn't go in there and drop a six hour set of funky
    breaks and drum n bass and expect normal ( for lack of a better word) people
    to go crazy for it.
          Somebody mentioned the "educate your audience" philosophy, and I must
    admit that I had that in mind when I took the job. I figured that as long as
    the majority of the tunes were familiar, then I could sneak in the left of
    center shit and get them use to it or something. And to a certain degree,
    it's worked. I'm dropping Brand New Heavies, Low Fidelity All-stars,
    Basement Jaxx, and the like on a regular basis.
           That's the thing see, I've always believed that there is enough
    genuinely good mainstream dance music ( and by that I mean hip-hop, r&b,
    funk, pop, whatever...)
    that you can fill up a night and attract the proper crowd without having to
    resort to sounding just like the other clubs in town. Not that the playlists
    at the other places are completely different from mine, or that they suck all
    night or anything (well, some of them do), it's just that I filter out a
    little more crap. At least I hope that I do. I'm trying to make this place
    the coolest club in town, and that's a noble cause, isn't it?
           I'm fortunate really; I get to spin records (Liquid Lounge is one of
    the few clubs in town with turntables in the house system), nobody is really
    on my jock about what I play (you can't argue with a packed dance floor and
    thousands of dollars in liqiuor sales), and the money is pretty damn good.
            It's not the ideal dj gig by any means, but hey, I'm working. I don't
    have to have a day job or anything (by the way, if you do have to do the
    normal gig thing for the time being, try bartending- you can't beat it), and
    it frees up a lot of time during the day to work on music.
           Allow me to leave you all with some questions: What do you think of
    the dance clubs in your town? Have you ever considered working at one of
    them? What do you think of the djs? Can I possibly write a longer email?
    Don't tempt me... : )
                       
                                                                    Peace and
    chicken grease, T
                                                                                  
                                



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