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what exactly is a 'story' in a dj set??
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chemi-kali
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Posted : Sep 29, 2006 12:22
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am trying my hands at djing and the only thing i've been seeing evrywhere is there should be good mixing and a 'story' in a set...so what exactly is a story from low bpm to insanely hi bpm's or every track should be connected with the same flow or.....??
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Jikkenteki
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Posted : Sep 29, 2006 12:46
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Boobytrip
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Posted : Sep 29, 2006 14:12
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I think it's best to tell legends and myths with you sets, especially legends. By the way, do you know that legend where Tamlin's Upside Out met Ace Ventura's Cardiac Arrest (Aerospace rmx) ?
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Mesq
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Posted : Sep 30, 2006 02:38
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Listen to a track you want to play...
What does it say to you??
What does it make you feel??
How do you think the track would work on the dancefloor??
Think of all the elements that make up a track and what they do...and what type of environment you want to create...
Then take another track .... listen to that...
How would this track elaborate upon and continue what you have started??
etc etc...
If you have appreciated a good dj set before... or listened to a well compiled VA or even read a decent book or watched a good movie you should know when a story feels like a story or whether it is a collection of loose fitting anecdotes....
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UnderTow
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Posted : Sep 30, 2006 03:55
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On 2006-09-29 12:46, Jikkenteki wrote:
Think of the flow of a good movie. Try to match that musically. You don't have 90 minute non-stop fight scenes for a reason....
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Yes there is indeed ... because I am not mixing those movies! 
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Elad
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Posted : Sep 30, 2006 20:27
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On 2006-09-29 14:12, Boobytrip wrote:
I think it's best to tell legends and myths with you sets, especially legends. By the way, do you know that legend where Tamlin's Upside Out met Ace Ventura's Cardiac Arrest (Aerospace rmx) ?
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i defintly remember mixing texas faggot and x-dream on same set! (mmoksha NYE 2005)
story what i thinkis tostart highand go higher , like.. low bpm to faster , moreminimal sound then more full... a good story also have good end disney never mistake haha
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Kane
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Posted : Oct 9, 2006 04:27
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people trying to be artsy about playing a few songs  |
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aXis
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Posted : Oct 9, 2006 04:35
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personally i dont think Djs tell a story ... man come on are u serious he is not yelling frm the console telling u wat he knows ...
But on the other hand how a Dj plays his stuff shud sound like a proper story to a listener. like all things in nature have to have a balance , so does a Dj set.
90 minute fight scenes are possible brother ... just that for the Dj those might just be chill out
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Sunrunner
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 01:00
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a 'story' or a 'journey' in a dj set is just going through a range of sounds and emotions, but doing it smoothly and to suit the crowd.
i think it's a hard thing to do at times, but it definitely makes a dj stand out from the crowd. make sure your set has a beginning and an end that make sense in the context of the whole, not just a 'killer' track at both ends.
for an idea of what a 'journey' is, get a hold of some old classic albums like cosma - simplicity, atmos' first album, s-range - 2001, stuff like that. these albums are a great journey from start to finish.
i also don't think a dj set should always flow from low energy to high energy - if you're doing a closing set you might want to make it more cruisey towards the end. if you're playing an opening set, you don't want to go *too* high towards the end because there will be hours of music afterwards to reach that high energy peak.
some random thoughts from me...
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chemi-kali
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 10:07
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appreciate the wise comments posted by you'll very helpful...
nonetheless i guess everyone has their OWN story putting that in music or when u playing connecting it to your personality making people realise this is my style...
did start a set accidentally by quasar-lum bought a sum whoooooaaa people going mad and then ended it somehow with cyrus the virus-king of heaven lol...
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