Chockis
04-03-2012, 05:32 PM
Hi,
My name is Paulius. In summer I will have to DJ for a local scout camp night. They organizing a party on the last day of camp so they want me to make a disco.
I am using traktor pro with laptop keyboard mapping. I am still beginner in DJ world but I already done some mobile DJ gigs in various small house parties.
For this scout camp disco I want to dance aswell for some songs so I would like to bring pre-recorded mixes. The target audience is from 8 to 25 so I am looking at pop/electro/house genre. I have downloaded one hour dj set of some guy DJ Lonz. He mixed his set by having various popular vocals of 2012 hits mixed with some different other songs. So the rhythmic part of the song sounds totally different while having the same vocals. Therefore I wanted to ask if people prefer songs like they hear on a radio, or mixed accapella with other song. I don't want to risk playing those mixes because people can hate them because it is not what they used to hear but those mixes sound good. So what do you guys think is it safe to play mixed radio hits or play the originals?
I also have another question. Do any of you guys know any good pre-recorded sets with good quality and all the current hits? I know people say it is cheating to play pre-recorded but I also want to go and party. On the other hand I can make my own set in advance but would you have good suggestions for track list?
Thank you
Paulius
My name is Paulius. In summer I will have to DJ for a local scout camp night. They organizing a party on the last day of camp so they want me to make a disco.
I am using traktor pro with laptop keyboard mapping. I am still beginner in DJ world but I already done some mobile DJ gigs in various small house parties.
For this scout camp disco I want to dance aswell for some songs so I would like to bring pre-recorded mixes. The target audience is from 8 to 25 so I am looking at pop/electro/house genre. I have downloaded one hour dj set of some guy DJ Lonz. He mixed his set by having various popular vocals of 2012 hits mixed with some different other songs. So the rhythmic part of the song sounds totally different while having the same vocals. Therefore I wanted to ask if people prefer songs like they hear on a radio, or mixed accapella with other song. I don't want to risk playing those mixes because people can hate them because it is not what they used to hear but those mixes sound good. So what do you guys think is it safe to play mixed radio hits or play the originals?
I also have another question. Do any of you guys know any good pre-recorded sets with good quality and all the current hits? I know people say it is cheating to play pre-recorded but I also want to go and party. On the other hand I can make my own set in advance but would you have good suggestions for track list?
Thank you
Paulius