Weekend7-9 May 2004

[Ian Stewart 0]

Saturdays gig was a pleasue, a 30th birthday party for Caister Soul Weekender Regulars, A Night Of SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL

[DJshaggy 0]

Ian im guessing you like sweet soul music http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/toot.gif

 

Mondays are boring at work http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/sleep1.gif

[RobbieD 0]

QUOTE (Ian Stewart @ May 10 2004, 08:32 AM)

Saturdays gig was a pleasue, a 30th birthday party for Caister Soul Weekender Regulars, A Night Of SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL SOUL

Ian, that sounds like just my kind of gig. I was mainly a Jazz Funk and Soul DJ back in the early 80's and still love it! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

My gigs are normally quite uneventful and not worth reporting, but I had an interesting one on Saturday.

 

It was a wedding reception for a member of a well known band. (A real band – not a pop act.) I was set up at 5pm, but music wasn’t to start until 10pm. They had asked for no cheesy or pop music. Requests, most popular music, and most of what I ended up playing was along the lines of the Stones, Hendrix, Dylan, early Bowie, T-Rex, Iggy Pop, etc.. Certainly very different to the average wedding reception!

 

It’s at times like this that you realise why you carry such a wide range of music, when 99% of functions you only use the same 10% of your collection. In the vinyl days I would have had some of that type of music, but not enough to do a whole night. Thank God for the COMPACT Disc!

 

After taking the first 4 songs to musically "find my feet" (you would be surprised what didn’t work) I had a packed dance floor for the rest of the night, and they paid for extra time – eventually ending at 3.30am!

 

[joe 0]

QUOTE (joe @ May 8 2004, 02:29 PM)

Should be a great night, Its the first time I shall be 'experimenting' with my new mp3 system. (fingers crossed it will work ok) although its only got onboard sound at the moment http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif I think I may have to buy a good sound card http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/smile.gif but I will try it out first.

It was a great night. Even though we didnt get the disco started (only background music) 'till 9 (started 7:30), I had them all up as by the first song http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

Its the first time I used my new mp3 system. And It woirked a treat. I dont even think that I'll need to buy a sound card.

 

Joe

[NiM 0]

Ugh, Saturday night was a suprise 50th party (helping out a mate who couldn't do it). I was told to get there early (5:30 for a 7:30 kick off - wanted me in before people in the bar downstairs were around). Had to lug my gear from one end of the club, up the worlds smallest stair case and then back across to setup on the worlds most rickety stage. Got all the way there and found I'd left 2 of my cd cases at home.. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/stupid.gif

 

No one arrived till just after 7, so I had to sit for an hour on me todd. Wasn't allowed to use the bar downstairs (sorry, it's members only).. so started off with some background music . Guest arrived late around 8:30 disco kicked off then, it was horrendous. Tried everything to get them dancing, new stuff, old stuff, cheesy stuff etc. Think from the 60 or so guests the most I had was 10 on the floor. Music was too loud (don't sit next to the speakers), so turn it down a bit then it was too quiet for the people on the other side of the room..

 

About 10:30 played some slowies, followed by DJ Sammys Heaven (candlelight mix into radio edit) and the floor went mad, which was nice seeing as I had the power cut bang on 11pm.. Had a dodgy mic all night and to top it off I was getting ready to leave when some drunk lass (who'd been annoying me all night (when she got up on the stage, she made my decks jump - hah)) decided that it'd be a great idea to show off how good a dancer she was (dunno what she was dancing to - no music, no lights, no atmosphere) and promptly fell over, took one of my speakers with her (onto some of my lights) and put her knee through the cone.. Hoorah..

 

Went home, got into bed and cried myself to sleep. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/014.gif

 

Last time I do my mate a favour..

[DJshaggy 0]

QUOTE (NiM @ May 10 2004, 11:25 AM)

I was getting ready to leave when some drunk lass (who'd been annoying me all night (when she got up on the stage, she made my decks jump - hah)) decided that it'd be a great idea to show off how good a dancer she was (dunno what she was dancing to - no music, no lights, no atmosphere) and promptly fell over, took one of my speakers with her (onto some of my lights) and put her knee through the cone.. Hoorah.. Went home, got into bed and cried myself to sleep. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/014.gif Last time I do my mate a favour..

Oh dear god!! how awful, that really must be the worst thing i have heard happen to a dj for a long time http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif

[ChrisPointon 0]

Hahahahahaha, Oh Dear!

 

Sorry shouldn't laugh, but I've found somebody who has even worse gigs than me!.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So i'm making the most of it!. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/363.gif

[DJshaggy 0]

QUOTE (Chris_Pointon @ May 10 2004, 12:20 PM)

Hahahahahaha, Oh Dear! Sorry shouldn't laugh, but I've found somebody who has even worse gigs than me!. So i'm making the most of it!. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/363.gif

Chris did you wake up with red skin and horns this morning??

[ChrisPointon 0]

QUOTE

Chris did you wake up with red skin and horns this morning??

 

Sadly no, they both had other clients last night, so I woke up alone http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/014.gif

 

 

[NiM 0]

QUOTE (Chris_Pointon @ May 10 2004, 01:20 PM)

Hahahahahaha, Oh Dear! Sorry shouldn't laugh, but I've found somebody who has even worse gigs than me!.

I'll hafta send her your way.. It's certainly an experience and she did ask me what I was doing next week..

 

So where's your next gig? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[DJshaggy 0]

QUOTE (Chris_Pointon @ May 10 2004, 12:41 PM)

QUOTE Chris did you wake up with red skin and horns this morning??   Sadly no, they both had other clients last night, so I woke up alone http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/014.gif haha sorry to hear that Chris. Hope they are free tonight http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/tongue.gif

[ChrisPointon 0]

Okay, Andy has sent me a short video and some very blurry, out of focus photographs. So out of focus that you can hardly see the sheep at all http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/tongue.gif .

 

 

First of all, here is the Lightshow Video. (Right click on the link and select "save as")

 

MY FIRST VIDEO

 

I'll also put the photo's into the photocall section, later tonight, when i've finished reducing them from their present billboard size - not everybody views the forum with a 42" Plasma TV!!! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif .

[HopDJ 0]

QUOTE (Hugmaster @ May 7 2004, 06:50 PM)

Just found out today that radio1 DJ Jo Wyley is likely to be their, oh my god, don't you just hate it when other DJ's are around? Hope she doesn't ask to try out the decks

Jo's a daytime Radio 1 DJ. She doesn't use the decks for her show, I think she uses the minidisks or computers.

[kazzachi 0]

...but she does use decks when she goes spinning at various clubs up and down the country - usually at night! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/533.gif

[YourBigEvent 0]

Boy George turns up at a gig (allegerly)(sp.) with one MD, and pretend to mix allnight. I'm doing something wrong somewhere...

[C.S 0]

Like what? i am sure you could dress up as a woman andy and mime all night! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Dynamite Discos 0]

what is the lightshow you are using in that video chris - is is 6 moonflowers? Looks really good (apart from the stray one!!) would be interested to know what it consists of

Many thanks

Steve

[YourBigEvent 0]

Steve,

 

All it was on the video was 6 Chameleon 4's, linked into the Constella Commando 2 DMX lighting controller. 10 minutes to set up and take down.

[High Fidelity 0]

Nearly there Andy, only 49 to go http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/071.gif

[YourBigEvent 0]

48 actually http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/tongue.gif

[kazzachi 0]

blimey. ANDY!! Your posts total seems to be locked on 2955! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif

[Dynamite Discos 0]

looks good - i use 4 twister 4's atm and was thinking of adding a couple of effects on the floor - makes it just look that little bit more complete. Very useful to see the video. Thanks!

 

Steve

[YourBigEvent 0]

No it isn't !!