What Do You Drink When You Spin?

[DJRa1n]

I think there's a thread like this on 1.0 but I can't find it on the 2.0 forum. If there is one already, mods please delete this thread.

So, What do you drink when you spin? For me, Fosters. Pure Aussie goodness in 175ml. Mmmmm.

[Manu]

At home or private party, anything goes as long as it's not full of sugar. Gigs: water, about 2 liters per 2-3 hours



For me, Fosters. Pure Aussie goodness in 175ml. Mmmmm.

errrrrgh. Where do you get 175 ml beers / is that you Dennis?

[DJRa1n]

errrrrgh. Where do you get 175 ml beers / is that you Dennis?

Got the wrong user dude. Haha

[Era 7]

Monster Energy :dance:

[Dix]

When I worked the club scene, I would shoot Rumplemintz.. If you don't know what it is, its a peppermint schnapps @ 100 proof. We used to call it "snake bite medicine". So, when we got ready for a shot, we would use two fingers in the shape of snake fangs & hit the top of our hand like a snake bite. The bartender knew what we wanted & would send it down.

[drzinc]

Water but not to much, dont like running to the restroom all night.

[DJRa1n]

Water but not to much, dont like running to the restroom all night.

Which reminds me, How the hell do DJs go to the toilet in the middle of a mix? You get someone to take over mixing or what?

[drzinc]

Which reminds me, How the hell do DJs go to the toilet in the middle of a mix? You get someone to take over mixing or what? Never go in the middle of a mix, I do mostly weddings and school gigs so I put on a long son or a small mini set that I record before the gig and then taake a bathroom run. Note to DJ's find the quickest way to the bathroom before your gig starts......

[Dix]

Which reminds me, How the hell do DJs go to the toilet in the middle of a mix? You get someone to take over mixing or what?

Put on "Free Bird"... its 13 minutes & some seconds long.... Seriously, just put on a long song 5 minutes or so & make sure you have one cued behind it. Most software will cue & play the next song up if your not back. Having said that, things can go wrong but, sometimes you gotta go when you gotta go. When that time comes.... you'll figure out something :)

[Windows 95]

tap water

[bumpyjonas]

Water and a Grand Mariner neat..

[Badger]

I'll usually drink water or the occasional soda. I'll grab a Gatorade if it's available. When I was running my own mobile company, I would usually bring a cooler with various sodas, water, and Gatorade.

If it's a private party/house party where I'm not "working for someone," I might have an actual alcoholic drink, but I never, ever get drunk while spinning. I'm too much of a control freak to allow anything like that to impair my performance. I'll also rarely drink while doing practice sets at home. If I do, it'll be a fuzzy navel, a piña colada, or a glass of Kung Fu Girl.

If I'm being paid to DJ somewhere, then I don't drink alcohol. I think I had one fuzzy navel during a paid gig in a restaurant years and years ago, but it was late in the evening when there was hardly anyone there, and the drink was given to me by the staff.

I would never drink alcohol during a mobile gig. There's just too much at stake, especially my reputation.

:badger:

[Quentin Legend]

I would never drink alcohol during a mobile gig. There's just too much at stake, especially my reputation.

:badger:

^^^------ This.

EDIT: Ok well let me change it a bit, I started with the "I DON'T drink when I work" but the fact is, the weddings I've done, even if you don't get something to drink, sooner or later someone brings me a drink..

So I just make sure I don't get drunk.

I tend to get very nervous before big gigs (my first wedding was the worst), but after the first 2 songs I'm chilled, 1 or 2 beers usually work wonders :) but that's it.

[Manu]

I would never drink alcohol during a mobile gig. There's just too much at stake, especially my reputation.

:badger:

The badger, and the badger smiley are back. Ladies and gentlemen behold the :badger:

[Badger]

^^^------ This.

Thank you for the agreement!


The badger, and the badger smiley are back. Ladies and gentlemen behold the :badger:

Thanks for that as well, Manu. It's good to be back.

:badger:

[Wakka]

Depending on the club it can be one of the house drinks, redbull vodka, or just redbull. Sometimes pub cider too.

[dlove]

Sailor Jerry's & Coke. Or Havana, if there's no Sailor Jerry's :)

[dlove]

I take a small flask of tea with me as well, for the beginning & the end of the night. I like a cuppa tea when it's all over :)

[DJNR]

Water :teef:

[Shepherd]

If I'm at home, maybe a pint. If its for someone else, water/Gatorade. Too paranoid.

[DJArmani]

Monster Energy (Purple, Orange, R3hab) Water :)

[DJ Hi Def]

Washington Apples and Redbulls, maybe some water if i need to. But really i don't like to drink when i play, don't get me wrong, i love the feeling of being a little tipsy when i spin (I play better that way, i can relax and stop being a perfectionist) but the urge to piss always comes at the wrong moment!

[Era 7]

Monster Energy (Purple, Orange, R3hab) Water :)

thats my man! :D (no homo) :uhoh: :P

[Nick Bike]

anything and everything

[Raindance Rob]

depends mainly water or sometimes a pint of Guinness or two, although not enough to get mashed so i cant mix properly lol

[Schreiber]

Depends on the gig. If it's something even sem-professional, I just drink water or Koolaide. If it's just a house party I'm doing with friends, I generally drink Jolly Rancher Vodka (http://mixthatdrink.com/jolly-ranchers-vodka/) that I make myself. Either that, or just whatever people bring me. Something about being the DJ makes everyone want you to try whatever they brought....

[DJ Highline]

Unfortunately all too often I forget to drink when I'm working...I mean anything and at the end of the night I am super dehydrated.

When I do remember to drink, it depends on the gig and the mood. If its a mobile gig, I will very rarely have anything alcoholic and if I do, its towards the end of the night. If its a club gig, I will have a couple of drinks and then it just depends on my drinking mood that night. Some of my standbys are a good beer, bourbon/whiskey & coke, flavored vodka (often grape) & sprite or tequila & ginger ale (it sounds strange but its really good trust me).

[JuxtaPoser]

It's strictly a champagne ting. #champagnecampaign

[pittsey]

I spin when I drink

[DJNR]

I spin when I drink

:lol:

[DJHoss]

Which reminds me, How the hell do DJs go to the toilet in the middle of a mix? You get someone to take over mixing or what?

Virtual DJ Remote for iPod ;)

[djkvg]

mobile gigs i don't drink but at clubs and bars i drink a couple of beers

[allenpa5]

I was really surprised to see that MOST of the people posting here only drink water or gatorade, etc... and not alcohol. I never, ever drink any booze while I'm working, but honestly I thought I was one of the few that didn't! It's good to see that professionals in this forum are staying professionals and not trying to party while they're working! Cheers to us!

[the4thImpulse]

just water.

[fueledbymusic]

Coke!

[dlove]

Virtual DJ Remote for iPod ;)

tut.

In an average set (2 hours), it shouldn't be an issue, but if I'm on 4 hours and find myself needing, I stick on an extended mix, set up the next tune, ask a mate to keep an eye, then run. I've never taken longer than the record to get back. Anyway guys, you can just pee in a bottle, so you've nothing to worry about!

[Sigma]

What Do You Drink When You Spin?
The blood of virgins from a chalice.

[Rick_N]

Since I get drink tickets I use them. Usually a microbrew or a gin and tonic. Gotta have fun, right!?

[TheFrenchWay]

Start off with a Miller Genuine Draft followed by a Labatt Blue. Awe Yeah!

[moyo wilde]

just a beer or two. i might change that cause i hate being sober after a set and everybody else is already drunk. we'll see, although i almost never get wasted when i drink anyway.

[Era 7]

Coke!

you don't drink that :zany: :P

[djshawn]

Crown and coke with a lime ....everytime:)

[The Blackest]

Whatever beer the promoter feeds me. Well I take that back, I have turned down a budlight while spinning. Depending on how long I'm on, I'll probably down about 2-4 beers or two makers n club soda.

[c-hawk]

Water

[Adzm00]

Vodka/Gin/Beer.

Yum.

[Liam]

Bottles of Bud for me.

If i'm not drinking just pints of water.

[uncut69]

enough beer to get buzzed...but if bedroom djing, enough to get hammered as fuck

[jazzyj]

Water. From tap. In various 32oz water bottle containers.

[DJ Scotch]

Water, That's what I drink at my regular job and DJ is my job. I drink only water. :)

[jazzyj]

Water, That's what I drink at my regular job and DJ is my job. I drink only water. :)

Well... ok so maybe I'll drink a mango martini when the Indian caterer insists you try it and keeps bringing them to you at the Indian-Irish wedding you're doing :) lol

[peterwo2e]

i have lots of long mixes and i label them as such i tag them as piss breaks or beer breaks or food break mixes etc,

[purex like soap]

vodka + cranberry

[Lost Connection]

it depends, usually a couple of beers, depending on am I doing the gig alone or with a friend, and the length of the set.

[fueledbymusic]

you don't drink that :zany: :P I had a feeling someone was gonna say that! LOL :lol:

[Jason Cerna]

beer: pbr

other: cherry or bull blasters, shots of wild turkey or rumple minze, bourbon & ginger or dark & stormy

[shawno]

Old 8 in the 80's, St. Ides in the 90's...
Now Coors light, the official drink for overweight, aging B-boys like myself.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2LaVHZcr3s

[DjFloMatic]

Jameson!

and whatever a customer brings up to me lol

[Gjhowe1]

House parties (or parties where im not being paid): Rum and pineapple juice, Rum and coke, Rum and Rum. Professional events: Water, maybe a coke?

[Pavin]

Parties I'm being paid at: Water.. I get parched

otherwise: whatever the house is supplying :)

[zakalak]

Put on "Free Bird"... its 13 minutes & some seconds long.... Seriously, just put on a long song 5 minutes or so & make sure you have one cued behind it. Most software will cue & play the next song up if your not back. Having said that, things can go wrong but, sometimes you gotta go when you gotta go. When that time comes.... you'll figure out something :)

That is a great way to get everyone to leave if you do EDM. If you are DJing at a school dance or whatever then it might be different. I'm just pretty sure people who come to a club go to listen and dance to music that isn't played 30 times a day by classic rock stations.

[l0ckd0wn]

Booze. Normally smoking rather than drinking though...

[Ferryman]

Only 2 beers maximum. DJing is like playing pool - there's definitely a comfort stage (IMO) where a couple of beers makes things go smoothly. Have one too many however, and even if you're not drunk, things will go badly awry!

[NickJames]

Depends..

Most nights: Canadian Whiskey (Crown Royal) and Diet Coke
Occasionally: Tuaca and Ginger Ale
Occasionally: Black Russians
When I am feeling cheap: Beer (Kokanee)

[Ferryman]

Depends..
Occasionally: Tuaca and Ginger Ale


Never tried this.... sounds good though. Later, maybe :D

[DJ ATX]

On my Friday nights, since I work a day job, I typically will do Vodka and Red Bull.
On my Sat nights, no day job, I get to nap, so I do Gin and Tonics.
Every now and again just to throw up the bartenders at my residency, I get beer, (Michelob Ultra or Guinness)

Typically will have 2-3 drinks in a night. I also have a water bottle will me all the time.

[Austin GoGreen]

This past weekend was probably the first time I didn't have a sip in my whole DJ career.... usually i'm getting faded.

Bud Lights all night with Jager Bombs, Cherry Bombs, or Patron. I gotta have a drink on me at all times, which is why I drink Bud Lights all night... If I'm at the club, I get a bottle of Svedka or Absolut with mixers for me and my friends to drink. The bartenders/friends also bring me random shots up occasionally.

[bernardgregory]

Water, and Hennessy.... no beer, it makes the bathroom come quicker.

I used to get extra drunk when I DJed because I was nervous. Surprised I made little to no mistakes.

[MeowMix]

http://qkme.me/368y39

[L2daGee]

Ozarka. It's funny watching all the drunk a-holes at the end of the night when you're completely sober.

[DJ D Reddi]

amps.....and then towards the end of my set red bull and vodka :)

[Roshanbhoj]

All I drink is Mountain Dew...and I end up going to the bathroom like 6 times throughout the night even sometimes in the middle of my set. I need it to keep me hyped up, it's my party fuel. I don't do Monster or Red Bull, just cups and cups of Mountain Dew. Drinks are free for the DJ at the club :P

[DJStevieRay]

Water, unless I feel groggy, then a Coke

[DjSpArCo]

Coca-Cola for me. I don't like feeling too drunk, so a little liquor is ok for me.

[gjb1969]

soda i dont drink anymore

[Ocie]

Beer or a 7&7.

[DjDisArm]

water

[Nicadraus]

Usually cranberry juice for non-alcoholic. Beer and Kurant-Sprite for alcoholic drinks. :)

[Marc S]

water or a cranberry juice.

[KLH]

Seltzer water

[weownrecords]

this is great to read!! how many of you love watching crowd for specific record reactions?

[JackStalk]

I drink corona when working at a new place, residencies are usually mixed drinks (captain coke) or a blue moon or something.

[Mark_Spit]

Only water if I'm playing out. But if I'm at home, usually a few beers or vodka and OJ.

[DJ Matt]

2 pints of guinness


top of the mornin' to ya

[Crushgroove]

I'll do maybe 4 beers tops these days during a gig. I've gotten plastered before (non paying gig) and got super sloppy, and it just made the whole night suck... also seen friends get hammered and get sloppy on the tables, making shit choices in tracks, cutting to the next songs WAYYYY too quick etc...

[djknowledge]

liquor

[alazydj]

gin n juice

[jazzyj]

Still ice water. We even bring our own Tevis cups now to weddings. Just water.

[Dix]

Sweet Tea......... What else would a southerner drink????? :shrug:

[inthered]

Whatever the bar wenches bring me.

[Ausumm]

(I don't do bar gigs, just private functions)

Used to be soda.
Now that the doctor has started using the word Diabetes...
I just ask for a pitcher of water.

But it depends on the city I am in.
In my area, the quality of the tap water varies A LOT from place to place.