Pete Tongıs Chaos Theory
Pete Tong has revealed that he deliberately avoids programming any tracks before DJing, even refraining from selecting his very first track until just moments before he begins his sets.
³Iıve only ever planned a set on a couple of occasions and both times it was a disaster,² the Radio 1 tastemaker told the Observer, ³Besides, whatıs the fun in that (planning)? Itıs always about what comes next. Itıs about picking the right records and playing them in the right order.²
His approach differed slightly from that of techno legend Jeff Mills who told Skrufff recently he always knows exactly how heıs going to start each set.
³Thereıs always a little preparation, typically I prepare the first ten minutes of the set,² Jeff explained, ³After that itıs very much about reading the crowd and playing music or showing images based on what I see which I find interesting at that precise moment in time.²
Breaks star/ Fabric resident Meat Katie, however, takes an entirely different approach, he told Skrufff last month suggesting you canıt turn up and play cold and expect it to be blinding, you canıt.ı
³You have to do some preparation, if you didnıt have to do the preparation everyone could just be doing it,² he insisted. ³I do a lot of re-edits, I rework all my tracks and I do a lot of post-production on tracks before I take them out and DJ. Iıve got a massive selection of tracks that I play and I chop up and rework into how I want to play them that night. I make a conscious effort to plan ahead. I go the extra mile for my DJing,² he stressed.
-Skrufff
http://www.amtrakdjs.org/essays/adamfreeland.html (Adam Freelandıs DJ tips: "The most vital tip for any aspiring DJ is don't let anyone tell you can't do it: You've got to go for it! Everybody will put you down, every step of the way, they'll tell you can't achieve it and there's no room for new DJs to come through. There isn't much room for DJs to come through but if you're confident that you're doing something different that people want to hear, then fucking don't let any bastard tell you, "You can't do it.". . ı)
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