djtechtools/2013/08/05/becoming-a-multi-genre-dj/ IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU: READING THE CROWD Just having a great music library means nothing if you aren’t playing to your crowd. Not every crowd will tell you what they want to hear, or how they’re doing. Start first with what you know about the gig – are people here to dance all night, sing along to pop hits, or just have ambient music to socialize to? In some cases, the ideal state changes dramatically over the course of an event – take a traditional wedding reception, which starts off with mellow cocktail music and escalates to first dances and a potential full-on dance party as the night goes on. To get people to start dancing, look for the connectors in the room – the people whose enjoyment of your music will infect others around them. Wedding DJs know exactly what I’m talking about – if you get the wedding party on the dance floor, you can usually get everyone else out there pretty easily. Pro tip: a really good exercise is to go out to the venue where you’re considering doing a gig and watching how things go down. How does the night evolve, and what’s the relationship between the DJ and the crowd? You’ll get lots of good ideas this way, so always scout your gigs if possible!
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:18:32 +0000
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