No1 The right tunes at the right times....Ive seen loads of DJ's who come on first on a bill & whack away with masssive tunes, and then the poor guy who's on last has nowhere to go. People dont expect a 130 bpm set when there walking into a club. Im not saying put the lighthouse family on, but it needs to start with a head nodding groove & then build from there.
Once a solid foundation is layed the rest of the set can flow a lot more easily. Although I have seen Djs who start of slow & then stay at that level for 3 hours...everyone losing the will to live on the dancefloor. I saw John Digweed do this once..the club was packed & he played dead proggy for about 4 hours..it never peaked just stayed the same all the way through. You could sense the frustration on the dancefloor.
The perfect DJ for me is Sasha...he has consistently impressed me everytime I have seen him. He plays tunes that cralw inside your head & make you feel like your on a journey..builds & builds..by the end the crowd is weeping for more! Ahhh the days!
Did I go off on one there...sos!
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