Comments on: The power to guide musical perspective http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/ Promote yourself.....and get to the next level! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DJDM (DavidMacias) http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/#comment-287 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:52 +0000 http://djmarketing101.com/?p=148#comment-287 Just some quick clarification:

When I said, “…I incorporated and added a new dynamic as a solution to dealing with crowds that want cheesy standards…” I meant, it’s a new dynamic added to MY sets these days. :)

DJDM

]]> By: DJDM (DavidMacias) http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/#comment-286 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:24:35 +0000 http://djmarketing101.com/?p=148#comment-286 Again, great wording.

In recent months I incorporated and added a new dynamic as a solution to dealing with crowds that want cheesy standards, be it New Wave, Disco, House, Top40 Classics, whatever. It’s not anything new of course, it’s simply playing an updated version of the cheese. Prior to 2009, I’d done this with other people’s “versions”/edits/remixes….. one such track that comes to mind is a remix of the Bee Gees “You Should Be Dancing” by Johnny Vicious….. you can’t get more cheesy than the Bee Gees but truth be told, I love most of their cheesy classics. Anyway, the difference now is that I’m almost exclusively gonna be playing edits/remixes and or what I like to call a “Hybrid Revising” of all the standards. Again, this is not anything new. Sure, I’m also taking obscure and underground non-standard music and having my day with them, but although many standards long considered by my peers to be the lamest ish ever released, they STILL get people on the floor….and not just a wedding dancefloor but in the club too. Many jocks don’t play standards because they lay too much importance on what other djs will think of them, but nothing is more important than the dancer and that floor. Yeah I’m gonna play what I like too and I’m definitely gonna slip in some NEW and “never-heard-befores” but if I know that the crowd I’m about to play for is the “I wanna hear ‘Fantasy Girl’ or ‘Promised Land” crowd then I’m gonna play that for them……..BUT……they are gonna hear those cheeseball-lamo-sure shots in a way they never have. And trust, they will be heard in a fashion where it’s recognized immediately but with a twist that borders on the new without taking away from the song’s initial appeal. If they want the sure-shots, cool, I’ma give it to them….but they’re gonna get some ‘hybrid’ shizz. I’ve already tested this in the field and the people eat it up…..and most funny, my dj brothers that happen to be present, inquire about that cheeseball standard. I can’t make this up, it happens every time I play now.

Again, great post David.

~David Macias

]]> By: David Sabat http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/#comment-247 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:03:36 +0000 http://djmarketing101.com/?p=148#comment-247 Corne,

EXACTLY!

]]> By: Corne http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/#comment-245 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:58 +0000 http://djmarketing101.com/?p=148#comment-245 Going slightly of genre. I like to go to trance events and party’s and personally do not want to hear music that I have myself. If I’m going to see my favourite DJ’s I want them to blow me away with their newest productions. Yes play some of your iconic songs but mostly I want to hear new stuff that is not on sale yet or stuff that will never be released and only they play.
I’m now trying to promote myself as a DJ and this is the approach I’m taking.

Up for debate…………

]]> By: DJ Kwik http://djmarketing101.com/2010/01/28/the-power-to-guild-musical-perspective/#comment-242 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:30:30 +0000 http://djmarketing101.com/?p=148#comment-242 Jose, I think you are right on target!!

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