DJ nights you'd like to start
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If you could start a DJ spin of your choice what would it be? I've been itching to start a ska, r&b and rockabilly night, all on original press 45s of course. Which means for now it can only be a pipe dream.... until your rich uncle agrees to bankroll it for me.
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I really want to do just a basic dance party that covers Motown era, girl group, French stuff like France Gall, good vintage ska, jump blues, and some poppy psychedelic stuff.
I'd also really love to have a place to play more aggressive, b-boy style stuff, though unfortunately it seems like breakdancing just doesn't work at the clurb.
true,many of ideas,its all bout "if you build it will they come?" mentality. The sad state of djing.
I wish I'd thought of that.
And the public knows this and bends to my mood regardless.
"alright muthafuckas, im playing the entire muthafuckin Playgrounds/Zoom album and your gonna listen to it w/ me batches...."
I would not complain.
Me neither, I'd just quietly pay my tab and leave.
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ooh, nice thread x-over. +5
but really, the whole idea of not doing a night because nobody will come is kind of depressing (even though I'm guilty of that mindset too). I know a guy with a killer random rap collection who wont start anything for this very reason. You just gotta try it and not expect any kind of superstardom. Just enjoy getting free drinks and a few bucks.
Now just come up with your concept, find a venue, make a flyer and make this shit happen. I would check out any of these nights if you promote them properly.
And don't forget to invite a lot of girls.
Some months we've had nice crowds, but on others its been us, the staff and a few friends. Still hoping we can hit critical mass. Enough folks come into to my shop looking for this kind of music but will they support a DJ night playing the same??? Anybody else on here have a night lke this?
shameless plug: (our next one in this Wednesday).
I did a Euro-Soft-Porn/French 60's Pop/Exotica night in Germany for 2 years, then the same thing in NYC and Philly for 4 years.
Then I did a Funk 45 night in Berlin for 5 years.
After that, I sold the night and went off to West Africa for 3 years.
This summer I'm going to start an African night in NYC.
If your concept is tight and you're willing to really work for it as in spending time and thought on decorating the place, slide and video projections etc and if you're good at promoting and designing flyers, it's likely to work out.
If you do it right, a party can pay your bills and you'll have a blast on top of it.
from 10pm till 4am......
Nah - strictly for adults.
Oh and a bluegrass/spirituals night with free bread and wine.
st8 holy.
this is a radio driven market and im tired of it...
...or maybe i just dont get out enough
I think this is the reason most dj nights like the ones listed here don't pop off is the people into more obscure music are at home searing sesame tuna steaks and drinking grand marnier in their "listening rooms"
And the chad/becky/oompas are out dancing every night of the week!
Come on people, support your local djs.
This sounds remarkably like Cheap Thrills A Go-Go here in Boston, sans the ska and jump blues, plus a little Bollywood. It works well, and the crowd is right. Hit up Beattrain on the PM about it if you're so inclined. It's his night.
Oh, they also do some 16mm film projection stuff.
So if any of you start an opium den, I'm yr guy.
PM sent.
This actually pretty spot on.
It is tough to 'custom-select' a crowd in this day and age. Hot spots are hot because 'everyone' wants to be there, and thus it becomes much more difficult to create a night that is specific to one genre. Genres that are, for lack of a better term, 'ethnic', like Salsa nights, Bossa/Brazillian, Indian/Bollywood, these can tap into a community that is looking for something specific in their night out, and can become great nights full of people who love the music. Funk nights, Soul nights, etc can be popular in a trendy kind of way, but it is really tough to sustain a crowd solely based on this, in my experience. The people who are really in love with this music are not often the same people who can sustain a club when it comes to filling it up and drinking all night.
Is this the kinder, gentler Donger? I prefer it when you just rant about mindgarden DJ haterz on Soulstrut.
Maybe a mix like this for my own private mindpub (serving food until 1am!) would be better for this.