Advice for longer gigs ?

[djmad]

Thanks all

Gig went really well and im back there in a few weeks to do it all again

[lakegz]

Aw man, I would love to do regular 5 hour gigs. Most gigs here are shared with a lineup of djs so you get 1 hour or 2 tops. Back when I lived in Nanning, I used to play a local bar with a really cool owner who would let me set up and have free play on my cdjs all night. I would usually go from 10-3 but also would go till 4 or 5 some nights. It was very tiring but I just felt so free to play whatever and really let the vibe stretch and get quite out there. I miss those days a little now. I think a 4-5 gig would be perfect as you can get into a groove and dig deeper in your chest of musical gems while also not exhausting yourself.

[DJ ATX]

Is it just me, or would it be a good idea to have a prerecorded set of about 15 minutes that you can play just in case you need to take a poop? Although someone has probably already said something along those lines...

I have "pee break" mixes. Basically 2-3 songs premixed for when I have to go to the rest room or the waitress is a being a bitch and not getting me drinks and I have to go to the bar to get it myself.

[JackStalk]

Aw man, I would love to do regular 5 hour gigs. Most gigs here are shared with a lineup of djs so you get 1 hour or 2 tops. Back when I lived in Nanning, I used to play a local bar with a really cool owner who would let me set up and have free play on my cdjs all night. I would usually go from 10-3 but also would go till 4 or 5 some nights. It was very tiring but I just felt so free to play whatever and really let the vibe stretch and get quite out there. I miss those days a little now. I think a 4-5 gig would be perfect as you can get into a groove and dig deeper in your chest of musical gems while also not exhausting yourself.

I do free play every Tuesday night for three hours. It's always the hilight of my week. Nothing can beat freelancing.

[moyo wilde]

just finished a three hour set. i think longer or opening sets are really the most challenging cause you can't just bang away and you have to know your music better.

[Dr_Herringbone]

Marvin Gaye "Got To Give It Up" is my number 1 toilet track. A few weeks back I put it on, took a toilet break, then took a walk round the block to fetch my car and park it outside the bar (all the good parking was taken earlier) and when I got back there was still about four minutes of Marvin left! (Hot 8 Brass Band's cover of "Sexual Healing" is a close second).

[b.ill]

"Get Low" - all five minutes and thirty-three seconds of it The room loves it, knows it by heart, and wants to hear the whole thing anyway. If I can't get 'er done by then, I've got a problem.

"Outta Your Mind" - same idea but it's a minute shorter so I have to get right on it.

Actually what I usually do is load two tracks and make a run for it, but "Get Low" is always a chance for me to get out and move around. I do 4 1/2 hour nights guys.

[JackStalk]

I do 5+ hour nights every week, and sometimes even 8 hours if it's a busy Friday or something. I've found myself only having to take a piss maybe once or twice, never the #2. 3-5 minutes for a song to play out is usually more than enough time for a bathroom break. Too bad my CDJ-1000's don't have a shuffle mode....I mean I paid a lot of money for them and a $10 CD player has shuffle.

[LALaw]

Keep a bottle of water on ice and slip it throughout the night. When you have to pee, put it under your DJ booth, pull out your todger, and pee into it. I don't know why you guys are all worried about taking so many dumps. If you have to normally splash bombs every 5 hours, you have a fucked up digestive track.


Glad you enjoyed the first time. How did you do it?