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What do you bring to your gigs?

djang 5:09 AM - 7 April, 2008
I noticed abit of talk about this in a unrelated thread so i thought it was interesting enough to start a new thread about.

for my gigs here is what i bring.

Club Shows: (In UDG Bag)
- SL1 (or TTM57SL depending on what has been prior organized)
- 2x Needles in Hardcase (ortofons for the win)
- 2x Slipmats (Butterrugs :D)
- 3x Control vinyls (Always good to have a backup)
- 2x Control Cd's (just for backup)
- Deoderant (some booths are so friggen hot)
- Purfume (gots to be smellin fresh)
- 4x 5m RCA's
- 12" Laptop :D (has 200gb of mp3s internally which is more than enough for me)
- Laptop Charger
- 2x USB Cables
- Double Power Adapter.

Amazingly this all fits snug into my dj bag haha.


when i started off i never used to carry so much stuff but over the years of me playing at some dodgy clubs i figure its always good to have a backup.
djang 5:13 AM - 7 April, 2008
oh... and my headphones :P (i knew i would forget something while i was writing this friggen post lol)
djmoneyd425 8:20 AM - 7 April, 2008
I bring a search box
frost-9 8:25 AM - 7 April, 2008
lol..
JimboJones 8:36 AM - 7 April, 2008
Depends on where it is.... for most of em now the places I play don't have turntables anymore, so:

2 x Technics 1200s
1 x Vestax mixer
2 x needles / carts (and possibly my spare set just in case)
1 x REALLY LONG phano to phono lead
2 x phone to jack adaptors
1 x pair of headphones
1 x laptop
1 x external HD
2 x control vinyl
2 x slipmats
2 x butter rugs
an assortment of "little to big" jack adaptors (you know what I mean, haha)

I basically take everything I can, because there's been MANY nights when I've been fucked by promoters / organisers / owners (NO HOMO MISQUOTE) by me turning up and them missing something, meaning that I have to go back home and get something else. And I ca't drive. So fuck that. hahaha
JimboJones 8:36 AM - 7 April, 2008
And a fourway power adaptor
DJ-BRAVO 11:25 AM - 7 April, 2008
1 x Mac Book Pro + Charger
1 x Headphones
2 x Slipmats
1 x External HD
2 x Sure Needles (With replacement Stylus)
4 x Control Vinyls
1 x Serato Box (Just Incase)
4 x RCA Cables
1 x USB Cable
1 x Bag of treez
DJ Rugged One 2:35 PM - 7 April, 2008
I bring moneyd so he diss the girls with is sarcastic humor of there request..just joking !!!

I'll post up when I get home from work of what I bring...
sixxx 2:43 PM - 7 April, 2008
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I bring a search box


lol
DJ Brett B 4:01 PM - 7 April, 2008
2x 1200s
1x 57SL
4x Control Vinyl
1x Headphones
1x Macbook Pro

And I always keep basically an entire backup setup in the car, just in case... (except I bring the backup laptop inside with me)

2x Control CDs (backup)
2x CDJ-800s (backup)
1x Toshiba S5034 (backup)
1x SL1 (backup)
1x Numark DXM-09 (backup)
Static2.0 4:17 PM - 7 April, 2008
I bring an automix computer, an itch controller, and Tony Little's Funky Mixes

And I claim those mixes are mine and that the flawless mixing is me and not the computer!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
sixxx 4:23 PM - 7 April, 2008
lol
bboyrealone 4:24 PM - 7 April, 2008
2x 1200 MK2
4x Ortofon Thud Rumble needles
1x DJ 1 headphones
4x Control vinyl
1x 500 Gig Ex HD
sopranosupasta 4:39 PM - 7 April, 2008
2) M5g's (when playing at home, on the road i dont bring em)
Lappy (Macbook)
TTM-56 (when playing at home, on the road i dont bring it)
2)m44-7's with replacement stylus x2 (just in case)
6) control records (2 black, 2 green, 2 white)
butterrugs
SL1 w/Usb cable
headphones (techs)
2) 3ft RCas
2) 10ft 1/4 to XLR
lappy stand
USB powered light, so i can see my mixer in the dark clubs.
djbriguy 5:35 PM - 7 April, 2008
I bring hair gel
djbriguy 5:35 PM - 7 April, 2008
^^and 3 fat girls
sixxx 5:49 PM - 7 April, 2008
hahahaha
dj_elite 6:25 PM - 7 April, 2008
1 road ready case that holds:
2 pioneer CDJ 800 (MK-1s)
1 mixer (formerly a DXM-06, temporarily a denon x-100, new one soon)
1 SL-1 box, all wired up

in my backpack:
4 control CDs
macbook w/ adapter
external HD (backup)
1 loooong RCA-1/4" cable
2 1/4" to XLR cables
Stanton Uberstand
headphones
mic w/ 1/4" to XLR cable
djransom 6:26 PM - 7 April, 2008
Black Macbook w/ Adapter
4 x Control Vinyls(Black & Green Set)
2 x Shure M44-Gs
2 x Ortofon Digitracks
2 x Control CDs
2 x RCA Cables
SL1
Gooseneck Mic
Mic with XLR cable
USB Cable
Ab-Loon 6:28 PM - 7 April, 2008
I bring my skillz...my determination and this look i make when i know....I JUST KNOW...that im the shit!!!













then i wake up to the song "its rainning men" on my alarm clock...start of a bad day : (
sixxx 6:47 PM - 7 April, 2008
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Niro 8:02 PM - 7 April, 2008
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I bring a search box


Where the hell do you get a search box from. Finally found one of those staple easy buttons, but the shit don't do anything but light up when you push it. Didn't make anything easier. A search box would be pretty fucking cool, how do you use one anyways?

I usually bring my nap sack with 2 Ipods and 2 1/8" to RCA cords. Don't need a power supply, because the Ipods last for like 10 hours on one charge. Hopefully soon the clubs will catch on and supply the 1/8" to RCA cords, with as many great Ipod DJ's now, why wouldn't they.

iDJ Niros
deejay barber 8:17 PM - 7 April, 2008
hmm, well I try to make sure I have 3 rubber bands, 3 paperclips, a bowe knife, some beef jerky, and a blow up doll.....

oh wait, you meant on gigs, I thought you said camping trips (no brokeback): P
Ab-Loon 8:24 PM - 7 April, 2008
^^^^Sounds like what Magiver uses on a saturday nite (no homo)
Niro 8:28 PM - 7 April, 2008
^^^ You guys are some kinky muthfuckers for not being into the Rainbow.

iDJ Niros
Ab-Loon 8:40 PM - 7 April, 2008
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^^^ You guys are some kinky muthfuckers for not being into the Rainbow.

iDJ Niros


Well my imagination has no limits....










I dunno what i mean by that....but im sticking to it!
sixxx 9:11 PM - 7 April, 2008
lol @ iDJ Niros... lol
dj king g 9:34 PM - 7 April, 2008
Yeahh none of the places over here have turntables no more so i bring

2x technics 1210m5gs
Pioneer djm 400 (hopefully soon the 909)
mic with cable
2 slipmats butter rugs are the shit
2 ortofon needles with 2 stylus backup
macbook
ext drive
back up ext drive (just incase)
lot of rcas cause sometimes you know
camera (take pics of the ladies)
pepto bismo pills (How many times you eat something bad before your gig)
Water!!!!!
and my serato and headphones

Thats what i take alot of extra wires but backups are most important to me......
Caramac 11:05 AM - 8 April, 2008
I bring.

Mac Book,
SSL,
A couple of records I was listening to the week I've not ripped yet
Slip mats
Phono to Phono Cables
Phono to XLR Cables
Phono to Jack Cables
MBox
Jack to Jack Cables
Jack to XLR Cables
Mic
Mic Stand
Vestax 05
Power Pack
Ear Plugs
Deodarant
Chewing Gum
Aftershave

To be honest. If the promoter hasn't sorted out the basics, decks, mixer ect it's his problem. I always discuss what needs to be provided. I'm flexible to work with shitty equipment if it's on a budget for a mate etc and will bring my stuff if needed but it needs to be organised before hand.

I do however get to gigs early enough to deal with problems should they arise. ie; go home and get decks if it's going to be a problem.
dj luis 5:49 PM - 8 April, 2008
i bring 2 ipods shuffle

everytime i play a new song i get this look from the audience:

www.toybender.com
Niro 5:56 PM - 8 April, 2008
Quote:
i bring 2 ipods shuffle

everytime i play a new song i get this look from the audience:

www.toybender.com


I thought about that, but I'm trying to be professional and using a shuffle isn't. You don't know what song is going to play next, unless you use the straight mode, than it will be the same set every time.

iDJ Niros
sixxx 6:00 PM - 8 April, 2008
Where's your creativity... just shuffle that baby...
Niro 6:29 PM - 8 April, 2008
^^ I like to shuffle the songs in my head, instead of letting the shuffle do it for me. That would be microwave and I don't want to be a microwave DJ. I"m trying to keep the integrity of DJing as an art form and most of the time it works all the time.

iDJ Niros
sopranosupasta 6:32 PM - 8 April, 2008
i bring scuba gear......just for fun, i like to Dj in full scuba gear, including the mask and tanks.
Niro 6:39 PM - 8 April, 2008
The only problem with scuba gear is the weight ratio when you're on land. It gets really heavy and most tanks would last through one of my World Famous DJ Sets. Sometime I take enhancers and do marathon sets and I couldn't imagine doing it with all of that weight on, especially when trying to hype up the crowd and point at people.

iDJ Niros
sopranosupasta 6:48 PM - 8 April, 2008
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The only problem with scuba gear is the weight ratio when you're on land. It gets really heavy and most tanks would last through one of my World Famous DJ Sets. Sometime I take enhancers and do marathon sets and I couldn't imagine doing it with all of that weight on, especially when trying to hype up the crowd and point at people.

iDJ Niros


yeah. well thats why you have to have a roadie hold the weight of the tanks up for you......and then i usually purge into the crowd.....they love it.
DJ Sherm 7:00 PM - 8 April, 2008
LOL iDJ Niros keeping it going for like 6 posts. You crack me up man. :D
djbriguy 7:14 PM - 8 April, 2008
I put lubricated condoms on my scratch fingers so i dont need to lick them
sopranosupasta 7:17 PM - 8 April, 2008
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I put lubricated condoms on my scratch fingers so i dont need to lick them


ooh thats a good idea!!!
djbriguy 7:40 PM - 8 April, 2008
my superstar dj friend tony little taught it to me.... thats how i knew. (gives the "i'm super cool" look)
sopranosupasta 7:52 PM - 8 April, 2008
yeah.....im gonna do it from now on...
JimboJones 2:09 AM - 9 April, 2008
I need to take headphones to EVERY GIG I DO from here to the end of time, regardless of whether I'm told that there will be decent headphones there or not.

For the record, my headphones broke two weeks back, and although I can still use them (one side snapped off, but I can have the other side "on"), they're shite for using in a club.
djang 3:14 AM - 9 April, 2008
Quote:
I put lubricated condoms on my scratch fingers so i dont need to lick them


LMAOOOOOOOOOOO!


Quote:
my superstar dj friend tony little taught it to me.... thats how i knew. (gives the "i'm super cool" look)


LMAOOOOOOOOOOO! x5
cappinkirk 2:36 PM - 9 April, 2008
a big ass maglight for spot beaming the crowd when a fight breaks out and for finding my stuff at the end of the night when my eyes are all dialated from staring at the bright screen in a dark club for hours.
dj luis 3:12 PM - 9 April, 2008
you guys shouldn't do that

briguy- you should put lubrification on your finger than the condom to protect it

i don't scratch but that's how you do it - and i know it because my cousin invented it and my grandmother works for the bakery shop down the street
Ab-Loon 3:11 AM - 10 April, 2008
I cant help but to lick my fingers. its just want i do. hahhaha
ryansupak 6:59 PM - 1 January, 2009
One thing I'm starting to pack if I bring turntables, is two pieces of drawer liner like this stuff:

www.containerstore.com

The reason being is that the surface I set up on isn't necessarily rough enough to prevent the 1200 cases from sliding around. The 1200s stay in the cases because that allows me to "hang" the TTM57 between them, and to stack the EFX-1000 on just behind and above the surface provided by TTM57 and the cases.

rs

rs
nsound 1:46 AM - 5 January, 2009
I'm surprised. I would have expected to see more of you guys traveling with 2 laptops. I'd be very afraid to do a gig w/ just 1 laptop.