Do you all mix?

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I mostly do beatmatched segues when mixing, but sometimes I'll loop something on deck 2 and fade that in & out with deck 1. But I also don't beatmix all the time, and I don't scratch or do mashups. No client has ever asked me to mix, but the amount of mixing I do tends to bring on compliments at the end of the night.

I don't expect every DJ to mix because there are many other effective ways to entertain and there are different kinds of clients. I'd guess that some may prefer a DJ that doesn't mix.
 
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Saying all DJs need to mix is like saying all football players need to able to throw a good spiral.

Not every football player plays quarterback and not every DJ needs club skills .. anything else is Opinion.

For a mobile DJ there are far more important skills to perfect .. and that is My opinion.
 
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Beat mixing adds a nice level of energy to any party. When you are playing a party with different musical genres it shows the crowd that you care about how you deliver your music. Beatmixed sets makes a wedding that much better and it keeps a dance floor jumping. Just my personal experience.

A band can only play one song at a time. A dj should have the skill set to juggle multiple songs in a single dance set.
 
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As usual the message always gets lost.
Nobody is saying that one always has to do it! What is being stated is that if one is a DJ then one SHOULD KNOW how to do it.
It is also ludicrous to conceive thats mixing equates club style.
There are mixing styles that are appropriate for weddings, there a mixing styles that are appropriate for corporate functions etc. As we well know, anything goes in a club and conversely, styles that's acceptable in the club may not be acceptable at a private event.
The "my client did not ask for it is as lame as a two legged dog." Good mixing and transitioning skills also tend to separate the Pros from the Amateur mixers.
 
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jokerswild said:
Can't we all just get along?
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NObody is fighting. It is just a healthy debate. I am not offended nor are my feelings being hurt. I can only speak for myself.
 
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I can hold m own wheen needed.
In 30 years, I have never "needed" to do it at a wedding.
I have done it at a wedding, but it was never requested.
 
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Smdh. ........"requested"!!!!!!!!! Lmao.
Next time leave the Mixer at home since it was not requested. Now that sounds silly, right. I bet it does.

Here is a good start.

 
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I don't mean to disrespect anyone here especially my supporter's ittigger ;-)......LOL...........

I am just saying that not everyone mixes, more power to you if you don't but always keep in mind that if those non mixing DJ, once you learn how to mix successfully, your dance floor will have a better response. No matter how many times you deny it, it has been proven that well mixed songs will always keep the dancers on the floor more then the same songs not mixed. Not directed to anyone of course. ;-)

You won't always need to mix but I would rather have the craft for when I do need it and that day will come soon, especially for the younger generation. I hear it all the time on my 15's, the DJ was great on the mic but the guy couldn't mix if his life depended on it! Learn it, practice it and use it when needed. ;-) Peace to all!
 
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rickryan.com said:
In this area i have never been asked to club mix. I have heard, numerous times, to not do it.
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Sorry Rick with all due respect that is not an excuse to not learn the craft. Mixing should be learned by all DJs, it will make your dance floor & event that much better. Most client's don't know any better. Mixing will only be an issue when it is not done properly. When a DJ mixes great it will be loved by all.
 
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rickryan.com said:
In this area i have never been asked to club mix. I have heard, numerous times, to not do it.
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Rick Ryan you are missing the message over and over. There are other Mixing Styles appropriate for Formal Events other than Club Styles. Clients usually do not ask a DJ to Mix or Not Mix. They expect you to do your thing. As a professional you should know what type of Mixing is appropriate for your event. However, by YOUR OWN ADMISSION you use Winamp which in the Professional DJ Circuit is NOT considered as professional DJ Software like VDJ or Traktao or Serato. You may as well be using Windows Media Player. All the money you make from all the Weddings you say you do and you don't have a Professional DJ software SMH! It is no wonder you are resisting and keep repeating the same excuse. I know other DJs in your area who mix and blend so that excuse too needs to be extinguished. Its nothing more than an excuse to justify your inadequacies!

A Baker puts the Icing on the Cake not because the Client has to ask for it but because it is a given for his craft!

BTW there are others in this Forum who do not mix because they don't know how but they don't make the kind of excuses that you do.
 
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A DJ being asked to mix.. is like asking a driver to drive.. these things go hand in hand together.. and mixing isn't only for a club setting.. lol may could be said for some scratching.. but mixing is what a DJ does.. IMHO..
 
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...but mixing is what a DJ does...

Yes, DJs mix. Some of us are more on the MC side of things. Some are on the floor most of the night dancing, leading, interacting etc. Not much time for mixing when one is really engaging the crowd doing other things. I think what you've seen in the OP is a DJ that does nothing but play songs. But I'd guess he at least transitioned from one song to the next without any dead space right? He probably talked on the mic a little?

Maybe we could also make negative comments about DJs that don't interact, don't talk on the mic, don't move with the music, but are really good at mixing. We all have different skills and talents, yet some DJs manage to get gigs with hardly any. And of course, mixing means nothing if the DJ is playing songs that don't fit the occasion.
 
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I remember about two years ago a B&G coming to me to tell me not to mix at their wedding. I asked them with all do respect why did they decide that they do not want mixing at their event? They had gone to a wedding and the DJ will play songs for a minute and change to another. I guess he was mashing up songs all day long. I asked them before you decide on that listen to my 70's and 80's mixes on my website and if you don't like my style I will play the songs from start to finish but I must warn you that the dancers might get bored playing the songs for their duration.

After they heard a few of my mixes they gave me the ok to do it and just read the crowd but let the songs play for a bit before mixing in the next one. I did just that and not only their guest's danced all night but the B&G where getting down until the end. I remember from a far we looked at each other while the dance floor was packed and him giving me a thumps up.

Sometimes we need to educate our clients. They go to a few event's and see things that are not up to par and right away they get the wrong idea. When they leave it up to us DJs who know what we are doing, how to read a crowd & when and when not to mix, their event will be much better then expected.
 
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DJ Freddy said:
I remember about two years ago a B&G coming to me to tell me not to mix at their wedding. I asked them with all do respect why did they decide that they do not want mixing at their event? They had gone to a wedding and the DJ will play songs for a minute and change to another. I guess he was mashing up songs all day long. I asked them before you decide on that listen to my 70's and 80's mixes on my website and if you don't like my style I will play the songs from start to finish but I must warn you that the dancers might get bored playing the songs for their duration.

After they heard a few of my mixes they gave me the ok to do it and just read the crowd but let the songs play for a bit before mixing in the next one. I did just that and not only their guest's danced all night but the B&G where getting down until the end. I remember from a far we looked at each other while the dance floor was packed and him giving me a thumps up.

Sometimes we need to educate our clients. They go to a few event's and see things that are not up to par and right away they get the wrong idea. When they leave it up to us DJs who know what we are doing, how to read a crowd & when and when not to mix, their event will be much better then expected.
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Well said.. Completely agree
 
ahoustondj said:
Last night I did a 40 yr HS Reunion, I can't begin to tell you how these people were prompting me to mix in another song and keep it coming. I played Versions of songs such as the Arrow "Hot , Hot, Hot" and they loved it, to the point that they were making a Conga line.
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And you think this same thing would not have happened with any other version? Gimme a break.

ahoustondj said:
Nobody is asking these chaps to get into the complicated Scratching and editing etc ..
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Weird - just a few posts ago, I think you were critiquing and saying that those skills are vital.

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They act like people at a Wedding don't go out dancing or listen to the Radio.
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Funny, we're telling you the exact opposite. People ARE listening to the radio and WANT to hear the things they know. Nice attempt to twist it.

ahoustondj said:
The lamest of all excuses is the one where they say "My Client did not ask for Club Style" or "they only wanted the whole song played", another piece of BS. In over 30 yrs of business my Style of playing/mixing has never been the topic of discussion with a Client.
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As I have read, no one here said their topics of discussion have been their mixing style.

ahoustondj said:
Sorry but don't mean to beat a dead Horse
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Yes, you do.

ahoustondj said:
its very frustrating to see how Technology has allowed a bunch of people to enter the Game without the basic skill sets of a REAL DJ, yes I said it!
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It's also very frustrating to see that people seem to think that they have knowledge of every facet, scenario and situation .. yet consistently display their lack of it.

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Like Freddy said, if you don't know how, help is available from members here and Tutorials that are readily available on the Internet.
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Yes, help is available and there are many tutorials covering many topics - no one is excluded.
 
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