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DJ code of conduct:
Play the hottest songs of the season if you are the opening DJ.
NO EXCUSES! Do not complain that they can play it again later. Do not use the excuse that: "if they were such a good DJ they could just find something else to play." GROW UP AND QUIT COMPLAINING! Show some respect! You know damn well it's the wrong time the play the hottest and hypest cuts. Programming is a DJ Skill. If you don't have it, keep your immature ass at home.
Play any songs by the Artist/DJ you are opening for.
What the hell do you think that artist is going to do when they arrive? They are going to play/sing those same songs! Get a clue! For example, only an asshole would play "Be Faithful" before DJ Riz or DJ Sizzahandz arrived.
Play any songs saying "hands in the air" or "put your hands up" in the opening set.
It's f'in 10:30 p.m. and nobody is trying to put their damn hands up while they are just walking in the door or getting their first drink!
DJ into the red, or put the volume levels at 10, before the headliner arrives.
The system is obviously maxed out and the room is way louder then it should be for that early in the night. Furthermore, you give the headliner no room to adjust the volumes properly -- except down from your bloody mess.
Unplug or rewire ANYTHING after you leave the decks!
If YOU think its cool to rip out the ground wire or RCA cable, maybe we'll think it's cool to rip out your teeth. Seems like a fair trade. These are the Old Testament rules of Burning: An Eye for an Eye, A Ground Wire for a Tooth. You are messing with our livelihood.
General DJ Etiquette:
DO NOT Train Spot - DO NOT look at what another DJ is playing, ever!
That is none of your business! Do your own digging! Stay awake for countless nights in crappy, mold infested basements with your gas mask and Big Bird record player, listening to shitty records until you find that rare gem that speaks to YOU! Or blogs or whatever.
AGGRAVATED TRAIN SPOTTING -- Texting yourself/recording the exact remix names of each song from another DJ's set, then reconstructing the set and playing it live as though you thought of it yourself. Such an act is completely reprehensible and will likely lead to an open handed slap from a complete stranger who actually knows the DJ you are ripping off. Yes, this includes Shazam and taking pictures/video of the screen -- never get technical with the Burning Bible!
DO NOT get on the mic and "Funk Flex" or "Fatman Scoop" the people walking in!
It's too early and just sounds like shouting to everyone else. This isn't Karaoke!
DO NOT scratch excessively in the opening set.
You are not f'in Q-Bert! Nobody is here to see/hear you scratch, so shut the f*ck up!
DO NOT bring your "booth bitch."
It's crowded enough without your drunken hoes acting like they are more important than the headlining DJ. Tell her to take her "swap meet Louis" outside!
DO NOT pass any drinks over any computer or piece of electronic equipment.
Exercise some common sense, you idiot!
