http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/ Development and Design Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:00:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-42 rikomatic Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:38:02 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-42 great thoughts on the responsibility of the DJ. Thanks for sharing this! great thoughts on the responsibility of the DJ. Thanks for sharing this!

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Rich Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:16:22 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-41 I think that the act of being a conscious DJ goes beyond just "picking songs" but are only touched on above. There are things like futzing with your EQ or your compressor to get the right sound in the hall. Pay attention to the actual volume of the room. Make sure in social dances to let songs breathe for a moment in between each selection. Download a goddamn copy of audacity and learn to do things like normalize and remove his as well as cut out sections that are bad for dancing. Your role is to not only curate a personal tune selection and aesthetic, but to produce and present those selections in the best manner possible. I think that the act of being a conscious DJ goes beyond just “picking songs” but are only touched on above. There are things like futzing with your EQ or your compressor to get the right sound in the hall. Pay attention to the actual volume of the room. Make sure in social dances to let songs breathe for a moment in between each selection. Download a goddamn copy of audacity and learn to do things like normalize and remove his as well as cut out sections that are bad for dancing. Your role is to not only curate a personal tune selection and aesthetic, but to produce and present those selections in the best manner possible.

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Kyle Smith Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:01:00 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-35 Yah, I can see how that can be a problem. I don't have any problems with a DJ/dancer per se. Set up a couple songs, go dance, and then come back and keep DJing. But, I would hope that a DJ has more sense than to set up a playlist and let it go for the whole night. How is that paying attention to your crowd? Yah, I can see how that can be a problem. I don’t have any problems with a DJ/dancer per se. Set up a couple songs, go dance, and then come back and keep DJing. But, I would hope that a DJ has more sense than to set up a playlist and let it go for the whole night. How is that paying attention to your crowd?

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Randy Pante Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:35:04 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-33 Hey Kyle, great read. Thanks a lot for posting it, it definitely gets my mind thinking about DJ'ing in my own community. The only thing I would add, and maybe this is just unique where I dance, is that a DJ's responsibility is also to... DJ. We often have a case of "dancer-dj's" out here who load an itunes playlist then proceed to dance to the songs that they have pre-chosen. Often times I would look around to see who is on the DJ "booth" to find no one there for an extended period of time. Hey Kyle, great read. Thanks a lot for posting it, it definitely gets my mind thinking about DJ’ing in my own community. The only thing I would add, and maybe this is just unique where I dance, is that a DJ’s responsibility is also to… DJ. We often have a case of “dancer-dj’s” out here who load an itunes playlist then proceed to dance to the songs that they have pre-chosen. Often times I would look around to see who is on the DJ “booth” to find no one there for an extended period of time.

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Nalla Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:32:22 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-30 Thank you~!! it will be very helpful~!! Thank you~!! it will be very helpful~!!

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Kyle Smith Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-29 That song was a super standard in the San Francisco scene many years ago, and I think it should make a comeback. Such a great song! That song was a super standard in the San Francisco scene many years ago, and I think it should make a comeback. Such a great song!

]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/music-and-dance/djs-and-dancing-the-role-of-the-dj-in-an-evening-of-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-28 adam Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:06:18 +0000 http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=993#comment-28 I wish I lived in a scene where Now you has Jazz is a standard go to song. I wish I lived in a scene where Now you has Jazz is a standard go to song.

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