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LONG DJ SETS.... AND FEET

djsheepdjsheep 3,620 Posts
edited November 2008 in Strut Central
I just played a 6 hour DJ set... my feet are in PAIN from standing and dancing around....b, 21b, 21Anyone else played anything more than this? I feel sorry for you... pay was great and did a 30 minute compton megamix and had the place singing "Ain't No Fun....".... can't go wrong...b, 21b, 21BUT MY FEET.b, 21b, 21What should I bathe my feet in to make them feel nice?b,121b, 21Jelly?

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  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    warm water and bath saltsb,121b, 21I did an outdoor show for like 8 hoursb,121b, 21freezing and foot pain while announcing and crowd controlling childrenb,121b, 21and not eating
  • FrankFrank 2,370 Posts
    the only thing I hate are warehouse parties with cold concrete floor. Other than that, as long as it's fun, I prefer longer sets to short ones. My longest ever was 11 hours and I had a blast... 6 hours is not long at all. My parties in Berlin lasted from 10:00 until past 6:00 in the morning that's 8 hours on the regular, twice a month for 5 years.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,1216 hours is not long at all.b, 21b, 21h,121
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  • HairyBelafonteHairyBelafonte 1,202 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121. My longest ever was 11 hours and I had a blast. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121damn. Pre-Microwave I'm guessing? Thats alot of records to schlep.
  • FrankFrank 2,370 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121. My longest ever was 11 hours and I had a blast. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121damn. Pre-Microwave I'm guessing? Thats alot of records to schlep. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121back then I had 200 LPs and about the same number of 45s with me, with 3 minutes average per record you're good for 20 hours if you would play every single disc. When spinning Funk 45s I usually had 350-400 45s with me, average playing time of a funk 45 is probably around 2:30 minutes which still leaves you with 14+ hours worth of records.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121. My longest ever was 11 hours and I had a blast. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121damn. Pre-Microwave I'm guessing? Thats alot of records to schlep. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121back then I had 200 LPs and about the same number of 45s with me, with 3 minutes average per record you're good for 20 hours if you would play every single disc. When spinning Funk 45s I usually had 350-400 45s with me, average playing time of a funk 45 is probably around 2:30 minutes which still leaves you with 14+ hours worth of records. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Today's mathematics!
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121What should I bathe my feet in to make them feel nice?b,121b, 21 b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121virgin tears.
  • SelinaKyle83SelinaKyle83 1,042 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121What should I bathe my feet in to make them feel nice?b,121b, 21 b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121virgin tears. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121a boob bath
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    danny krivit in japan, 23 hour set. ive done 6 many a time. all about pace.b, 21b, 21kind of on topic but straying a bit...whats with all these djs playing 20 seconds of a jam... like all night ?
  • KineticKinetic 3,739 Posts
    Microwave = microjam?
  • kicks79kicks79 1,334 Posts
    shorter attention span of todays youth
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    i remember playing a pretty long set north of copenhagen at some kinda school years ago, the only gig where i actually broke a record, it was at this school basement, no airconditioning, real hot and a sun record with a disco/brazilian track i played frequently slipped outta my hand and hit the concrete floor img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/breakface.gif" alt="" /1 that was the last time i ever played that sun joint.. anyway, we set things up at around 6- 7 pm, i played from 8- 9 pm all the way through to 7- 8 in the morning.. quite a stretch, cant remember having saw feet though, sure the booze must have killed the pain!! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lush.gif" alt="" /1
  • Double_BDouble_B 169 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121kind of on topic but straying a bit...whats with all these djs playing 20 seconds of a jam... like all night ? b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121it's half wanting to keep the dancefloor's attention: like if you play more than two verses and two choruses sometimes people stop dancing as much, and the other half is the DJ's attention span... playing commercial clubs would be 10 times worse if you had to play songs for more than like 3 minutes each.b,121b,121really it's just about keeping it moving, but I will admit some DJs take it too far, playing all the songs for just one verse and one chorus, and if it is obvious your crowd is into a song you should let it play out.
  • Double_BDouble_B 169 Posts
    oh and for me it's not my feet - it's my back
  • djkingottodjkingotto 1,704 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121oh and for me it's not my feet - it's my back b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121i think the longest i've played is somewhere between 5 and 6 hours, but mostly its 4 hour sets. unless i am wearing shoes that would hurt my feet no matter where i was, they're usually good. i play at one place on concrete floor in a very limited space.... 1 1/2 feet by 4 feet... my back kills me after about 2 hours....
  • DeegreezDeegreez 804 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I just played a 6 hour DJ set... b, 21b, 21Anyone else played anything more than this? I feel sorry for you... b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121??? HUH? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/waaambulance.gif" alt="" /1 !!!!!!!! b, 21b, 21With just your laptop to carry and a pair of running sneaks on you got no case.b,121b,121 6 hours is an i1average[/i] DJ shift minimum, 10pm-4am, in NY and most places for that matter, it ain't nothin and it ain't nothin long neither.b,121You shouldn't soak your feet you should want to go longer! Pop some ginseng, and get back out there for 6 more!!!
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1b,121img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1b,121img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1img src="http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/media//10300.jpg"1b,121b,121b,121b,121WANT.
  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,1216 hours is not long at all.b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1 b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121sayin, I play 9 & 10 hours every week
  • djsheepdjsheep 3,620 Posts
    mind u i was djin behind a bar with drinks pourin everywhere and a sticky bar floor. No homo. Im used to doin 3hr sets. I aint did a stretch like that before. Yea i feel rested today. Just never dun did it before. Maybe im gettin old... Oooh
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,1216 hours is an i1average[/i] DJ shift minimum, 10pm-4am, in NYC.b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Exactly.b,121b,121I used to start at 9. And if i got there earlier, sometimes 8, if i was juiced to play some stuff.b,121b,121But really within all those hours the real heat only lasts like 3 hours. Everything else is build up time and come down time.
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121kind of on topic but straying a bit...whats with all these djs playing 20 seconds of a jam... like all night ? b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121it's half wanting to keep the dancefloor's attention: like if you play more than two verses and two choruses sometimes people stop dancing as much, and the other half is the DJ's attention span... playing commercial clubs would be 10 times worse if you had to play songs for more than like 3 minutes each.b,121b,121really it's just about keeping it moving, but I will admit some DJs take it too far, playing all the songs for just one verse and one chorus, and if it is obvious your crowd is into a song you should let it play out. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121i hear nothing but complaints from women who go to clubs and when the jam they love comes on they get on the floor, to dance for 60 seconds then the next jam comes on and they are like wtf ???b,121b,121ive been doing clubs since 1990 and understand the whole keep it moving thing fully....cats need to realize that a jam is normally 3 minutes as it is, and for patrons on the floor who are drunk time is flying by.b,121180 seconds is nothing. cats need to slow the fucck down sometimes.b,121b,121verse chorus mix out for club bs is fine, hip hop is 4-8 bar intro...b,121b,121ive seen heads trying to play club music this way and its just nagl. house is all about building, tension and release. cutting the record off before the mix out point....b,121i wish for a sucker djs graemlinb,121b,121b,121its my ears that bleed after 6-7 hours.
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