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What does a DJ actually do apart from choose the next song?
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What does a DJ actually do apart from choose the next song?
steve55
8:35 PM - 24 September, 2019
A club DJ has one job: keep people dancing. Sure, he can simply create a playlist and let them play through with a simple pause between each track, but that is not interesting to the ear and, more importantly, it would interrupt the dancing. It would be even worse if the tracks played one after the other with no break between. One moment, you're dancing perfectly in time with the song, and the next you're completely out of step. It's far too jarring and it makes for a bad time on the dance floor.
Instead, a DJ will create a playlist and blend it together into one continuous song, allowing the people to dance without obstruction. To do this, the DJ adjusts the speed of the tracks as the playlist plays so that the tempos match up evenly. This allows the songs to play into each other seamlessly, thus, keeping the party going. Creative DJs can enhance the performance by finding surprising ways of mixing the tracks, utilizing anything from effects to original samples.
Instead, a DJ will create a playlist and blend it together into one continuous song, allowing the people to dance without obstruction. To do this, the DJ adjusts the speed of the tracks as the playlist plays so that the tempos match up evenly. This allows the songs to play into each other seamlessly, thus, keeping the party going. Creative DJs can enhance the performance by finding surprising ways of mixing the tracks, utilizing anything from effects to original samples.
deezlee
2:27 AM - 25 September, 2019
When I dj I match beats and blend and slowly move through bpms...
But when I’m dancing vto other djs I prefer they switch tempos more often so that I can dance different ways and not just have it go on and on.
But when I’m dancing vto other djs I prefer they switch tempos more often so that I can dance different ways and not just have it go on and on.
popnwave
4:23 PM - 25 September, 2019
I was waiting for a link to some oddball site.
This post is worded like some spam.
This post is worded like some spam.
DJ JulioYEG
4:37 PM - 25 September, 2019
dont forget actually reading the floor and knowing the crowd
dj_soo
4:41 PM - 25 September, 2019
I was at least expecting a link to some shitty blog.
This definitely reads like some dude in a 3rd world country trying to drive clicks to some link somewhere.
This definitely reads like some dude in a 3rd world country trying to drive clicks to some link somewhere.
Dj Shamann
3:34 AM - 26 September, 2019
I think it's a lead into a spam link a few days from now, lol. I noticed that some of them have been doing that lately.
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^^ Are you asking us or telling us? ^^I think it's a lead into a spam link a few days from now, lol. I noticed that some of them have been doing that lately.
popnwave
2:57 PM - 26 September, 2019
Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
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DJ JulioYEG
6:54 PM - 26 September, 2019
Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
business partners wya??
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some djs sell tacos while they djHmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
business partners wya??
Culprit
6:56 PM - 26 September, 2019
Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
business partners wya??
taco's, quesadillas, cumbia's coming up
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some djs sell tacos while they djHmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
business partners wya??
taco's, quesadillas, cumbia's coming up
Dj Shamann
7:46 PM - 27 September, 2019
my issue got solved!!
LOL, called it!
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I think it's a lead into a spam link a few days from now, lol. I noticed that some of them have been doing that lately.Quote:
*spam message*my issue got solved!!
LOL, called it!
577er
9:01 PM - 27 September, 2019
I think we can all agree that the DJ chooses the next song AND responds to spam bots 👾
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