DJ Gig - get out of sticky situations

[@negativejeff]

You being genuine makes this video that much better.

[@adambloomer4758]

That's not like you @negativejeff 😂

[@wez130]

Hey Andy, I love how you don't copy everyone else with your DJ tips and cover subjects that others don't even think about, your enthusiasm is also infectious. Love your anecdotes etc! Keep up the great work :)

[@nsiac]

Thanks so much mate, great video! YES PLEASE, make an amazing video on how to categorize music and genres! :)

[@meegasx7807]

invulsion I would suggest going with folders by sub-genres and not getting too caught by categorising strictly. The use tags that work for you such as "melodic", "aggressive", "banger" etc so you can find a vibe you want quickly either within one genre or all of them combined. It's working out a way that works for you which can be tricky at the start.

[@EISERMANN80]

+5 for categorizing

[@patrickcarter9997]

I have 2 folders, house and trance as that’s what I play. If I’m just playing to myself I just open and folder and see where it takes me, if I’m making a mix or playing out I will make a new folder and add the tracks I want to play. Once I’ve finished with the folder I drag the tunes back into the main folder and delete the temp folder as I end up with loads of folders and tunes all over the place. It a bit like packing your record bag back in the day. Yep, I’m old 👴🏻✌🏼

[@stuungar3390]

@@meegasx7807 thanks 😊

[@stuungar3390]

@@patrickcarter9997 records, what are they? Nah, I'm old too!

[@haydenfraser3035]

My biggest lesson learnt when I did my first gig was expecting the dj equipment to be in absolute perfect condition .. The CDJs I used none of the hot cue buttons worked, the tempo fader had a volume fader on it, master cue button didnt work, the time effects knob had come off, and to top it off the screens were very glitchy For me being my first gig this was the worst case scenario and I freaked out. The set i played was absolutely horrible, however thankfully, I was invited back a month later to play again on the same equipment and absolutely killed it. So be as prepared for the worst as possible

[@brenthoney823]

We love your tangents, own them! Would love to see that file organisation video also!

[@novafroger]

Those negative feelings/ experiences you mentioned (breathing, looking down, half-empty,etc.) resonate with my very own experience. on the same evening I did my first set infront of friends which I planned down to every second, I played the same set about 2 hours later with incredible relaxation, fresh ideas mixing up the prepared list and suddenly an almost empty room turned around into a few friends dancing. Now I'm an Ok-ish DJ teaching a friend of mine how to DJ since 9 weeks. Thanks to this video, I now know how to prepare her! I tried to explain and motivate her , but now you taught me (as so often) a new way of motivation, security and how to unleash the superhero in her! I need to thank you for being so full of joy in your videos. just watching/ listening you explain is .. priceless! thank you!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Well said, thanks for sharing :)

[@patrickcarter9997]

This reminds me of a time I was playing a student gig, the crowd was warmed up and the dance floor was full but I kept getting asked by a couple of girls for My Chemical Romance. I kept saying me it won’t work but maybe later. They kept coming back and one of the girls said everyone would love it. I was playing house at the time! I loaded oat and thought this won’t work but seeing as they asked so many times I played it. I’ve never seen a dance floor clear so fast in my life! No matter what I did after I couldn’t get it back to were it was. You live and you learn but it still haunts me to this day.... 😭 keep up the good work ✌🏼

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha thanks for sharing, I feel you and I think many DJs have and this story sounds way too familiar to me. The truth is my partner requested Nine Inch Nails and I managed to incorporate Closer as it has a beat I could mix in, but I had to return to the initial vibe of the party.

[@stuungar3390]

Yes, those experiences are widespread, lol I had a large energetic crowd dancing to a jive master mix, when a girl asked me to play a song I'd never heard of, was about to listen to it on headphones, when the sweat dripping of my finger caused a double click and abruptly played some god awful, depression on steroids whinge type music Dance floor cleared. To top it off, the DJ I was filling for, came shortly afterwards (his Gig had been cancelled) sat behind me and just criticised. Ended up losing the fanny (girls) had about 300 blokes standing around drinking, beer sales went up though, on the positive side lol

[@BillySimpsonDJ]

A video on managing your library would be banging, currently I’ve got two structures split by bpm ranges and then by genre. Also save historic sets in their own folder but would be great to see what the pros do!

[@BillySimpsonDJ]

M P this is a great idea, thanks!!

[@cowboyhank456]

@M P Personally I use the rating system to sort by energy level, I think 5 steps is just perfect for classifying everything. Then obviously everything by genre and if you know your library you should be easily able to find stuff you need. Whenever I teach my friends a little of what I'm doing they all seem to intuitively understand it so I guess it's not a bad system

[@thomasrenelli]

I love your videos man literally such great advice! I'm so glad you recommended soundeo! Keep up the great work man!

[@adambloomer4758]

Andrew, you are such a genuine guy that your tip about showing that you're enjoying yourself so it rubs off on the crowd is exactly how you deliver all of your videos! Absolutely love the energy and enthusiasm you bring that is backed up with some serious skills and experience. I also love how your videos are so freeform as they feel organic which keeps my interest and they are packed with so much useful information. It's like getting the inside knowledge from the industry. When watching you I know I'm always going to come away with some very useful tips and things to play around with and you add so much value in every single one of your videos. Keep up the good work man 👊

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I appreciate this beyond words, thank you

[@TonyChurch112]

You being straight up and happy makes these videos even better 🙏

[@allenkey999]

I can't dj, I might never start to dj, but the enthusiasm and sheer joy you share about it really puts a smile on my face.

[@stoffington342]

I recently came across your channel and it inspired me to get out all of my old equipment. Two 1210’s and the original Technics mixer from the early DMC days. They haven’t been used for around fifteen years so you can imagine my horror when running into problem after problem. Tonearm skating, height adjustment wheel seized, intermittent wiring, crackly mixer pots to name but a few. A new mixer and full service on the turntables later and I’m back in business. I was only ever a bedroom DJ but you have brought me back to life in enjoying something again that I didn’t realise I missed so much.

[@carloslegaspy8339]

So relatable. The deep breathing applies to almost any situation that’s stressful. Great reminder. Your tangents are welcomed

[@robbierotten5829]

Love your growth mindset toward Djing!

[@LaserChair]

The moment you mentioned Wim Hof was the moment I realized how spot on you are with all of this for me. I will definitely look into buying your course mainly just to support you. What a person you are!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you very much of this - kindred spirit :)

[@SILKYYYYYYYY]

Please do the organizing music video! What I really like about your videos is how genuine and friendly you are in these videos. Continue being yourself 🙌

[@captaindudeman3613]

As a person that has/is struggling with confidence, and circumstancial emotional states this is very very practical and helpful. Call it manifestation or whatever but the important thing is the awareness and proactively doing something!! The tangents were the best parts!!!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you so much I really appreciate this

[@LaserChair]

Every single video you put out is the best advice on dj-ing, regardless of genre. Incredible!

[@captainsweatpants3824]

This guy is on another level. I watch lots of dj tutorials and this channel is head and shoulders above any other. The genuine passion, knowledge and experience shines through in spades, top class 👏👌

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

🙌

[@ErnstSpath]

Very nicely done, just what I wanted to hear today. Thank you.

[@AuSCastDJ]

As always a great video, full of info and ways to djing. I am also want to get the course but i am still no there. But its going to be soon

[@torpedowski]

Thanks for your videos, I really feel my competence growing and I see it in action, every set going better and better. You’re the best on youtube for this kind of information and motivation to practice more. Please keep it up! Best regards from Moscow and Torpedowski Soundsystem :)

[@Saint_Rigal]

I love this man!

[@LASHH9669]

Been into Wim Hof and breath work for a while. Never thought to connect it with my DJing. This could be game changing! Thank you!

[@dajay2k]

Legend mate. Love your videos!

[@steveloafe]

"It's like a ticking time bomb!" LMFAO! I have had the counter drain down and thought that very same thing... Like it was Mission Impossible. I busted out loud when you said that.

[@mikecanul]

Bro - I cold have used this video & our current tech way way back when I got started in the 80s and 90s - ESPECIALLY since back then we lugged “crates of records” - worst nightmares ever included: [1] preparing for a block house dance party, I’m loaded with Yaz, Jellybean Benitez, Cameron Paul set lists (my early heroes), but BOOM 💥 instead everyone wanted hip hop hard core gangsta rap a la NWA or DISASTER #2 outdoor stage no tent middle of august over 110 degrees Sacramento & every record I dropped heated & warped before I could beat sync the next one...great video great ideas great advice in this video brother!

[@mikecanul]

Btw my back up plan was on cassette three x 90 minute sets, all pre recorded, 1)rap hip hop 2), danceHouse and 3) pop/billboard 100- I had an AIWA deck underneath the table with my amps and EQ stack and i played whatever tape in whatever 911 situation - then for crowd used the MIC to hype and effects 1000 and turntable tricks like scratch etc over the AIWA cassette tape with various vinyl / it only happened I think like 4x then 2 positive outcomes (1) I learned how to communicate with the customer better so I would be prepared and (2) I eventually was proficient On spin live across all three genres and new 90s and early 80s. A 20 year music spread that always unified any crowd with something for everyone

[@lukeioa4604]

I once was DJ'ing at a wedding and whilst I was looking for my second track to load up on deck 2 I forgot that I put track 1 in a 8 bar loop. I was struggling to find a good track to mix and I spent over a minute searching for a track keep in mind track 1 was looping. I just spun the jog wheel back and put reeverb on it. one of the most embarrassing moments in my life.

[@lukeioa4604]

@M P fr hahahaha

[@jeremyr8793]

@M P Amen!!!! lol

[@vishnuvijayan4805]

Yessss!!!!! We want a video about organising tracks. Amazingly informative video once again, my mentor.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Next Monday :)

[@deanjegleeson4504]

Brilliant as always Master DJ, positive mind set skills are a true way to achieving your goals

[@giulianomasciotra608]

one of the only dj channels on youtube that have amazing explanations and actually help me get better

[@brabazone1972]

I used to have a DDJ-RZ running rekorbox and similar to your idea of loading a track on a 3 deck I used to use the preview function in the track library to scan through tracks really quickly, great function. Have a Denon SC5000 setup now and that has the same function. I'm very much a play in the moment kinda DJ whereby I might load up a track but then see the mood of the crowd changing, toss the loaded track and go with something totally different. I think you are absolutely correct you just need to follow you gut and if you have a track loaded up that your not sure about, toss it out and go with something different.

[@jimblight8446]

All sound advice as usual. Thanks.

[@estebanprecht]

Simply wonderful and so genuine vibe, totally love this!!

[@TheVantveen]

not only my # 1 DJ teach, nicest person on KZbin, but now also my favourite shrink. lol. dope stuff mate and you're 100% right!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Appreciate that

[@nikakebuladze]

One of the best videos !! You help me to improve not only my Dj skills ,but you help me to grow as a person, to have good mental conditions, to throw away bad thoughts and just try to reach thing that makes me so happy to do. thank youu for this talks, i can listen to you all day

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you I really appreciate this :)

[@YakAttack915]

Love these videos. Yes organizing and prepping different playlists would be cool

[@mcjimmiejohnson48]

Would love a video about how to organize your library!

[@brandonleclaire2008]

Back at it again with the best content!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@patricksawaya5527]

Loved the video, would be super keen on a video about how you recommend organising music! I reckon it's a very underrated part of djing

[@mariolibasurf]

Nice tips! Would be awesome if you could do a video showing how you organise and prep your music, I'm still struggling organising my playlists lol

[@dhrbakker8032]

Love this one. Super intresing!

[@waldos_dj]

Ive watched all your videos and love them all. I just have my first house party on sat and thid is what i needed to hear

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

You got this!

[@jordanstevens3927]

I actually had that once at the club I played at I was playing some music and it just seemed like people were getting bored and I was freaking out cause the promoter was there and so I played a song that I knew would lift my spirits and believe it or not, it lifted my spirits but everyone in the crowd was feeling too and then after that my whole set just took off cause I was in a good mood the crowd was feeling the music and the promoter was happy and everyone was dancing including myself

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I am so glad we are on the same page - my point exactly - DJing can be spiritually testing sometimes - a metaphor for so many things.

[@dewiwilliams4441]

Andy you’re a legend, you make learning about djing fun and your passion’s infectious 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@IkaiBrillantes]

Thank you so much for this video! You’re really a great teacher.

[@ciobanualin340]

I am very happy that your channel grew a lot in the last months 🤙 you deserve a lot more back for what you give to us ! When I'm gonna be a worldwide DJ I'm gonna remember you and give you a heads up 😁 Greetings from Romania bro 🤟

[@jaydenmeyer7398]

Love your vibe and your tangents! They make me feel connected to the video and start nodding my head. Would love a video exploring organisation of your library! :)

[@tubaloon81]

Came for the DJ lessons, stayed for the therapy. You're aces man.

[@warker_de]

Your anecdotes inspire me alot! Keep up the great work!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Cryrold]

Thanks for the tips! A video about sorting your music would be greatly appreciated! Cheers

[@marcdarwin]

Love this video, your content is awesome man. Any DJ with significant mileage knows that feeling when it seems like things are going from bad to worse and your soul is sinking. And you've hit the key point: you need to turn yourself around before you can turn the dancefloor around. In regards to finding the next song and not knowing what to put on, an experienced DJ may have the opposite problem: too many tracks to choose from. In my experience, the easiest way to get around that is to place some restrictions on the selection: mix in the same key (or one above or below on Camelot wheel) or same BPM or same genre or same label or same year. Suddenly, you're left with 5 tracks to choose from rather than one hundred and it makes it much easier. Finally, getting a good USB makes a world of a difference, I just upgraded from a "standard" 3.0 USB to a SanDisk Extreme Pro and the difference is mind-blowing in terms of load times, giving me more time and less stress for track selection.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Well said :)

[@baker5301]

I like your personality too homie I'm definitely gonna keep watching

[@ajzubek9106]

so much to learn from this channel i love it

[@owlson8829]

the video we didn't ask for but surely needed :D! thank you. Great idea :)

[@haze5252]

You are the realest person i know 💫

[@jmfitness1946]

Yes. I’d love a vid on how to seperate tracks into playlist

[@feliwop]

Great videos keep it up man !

[@carlostorres633]

Thanks for getting real man.

[@austynmcloughlin8727]

Great guidance - really helpful (can relate to a lot of em!) Some of ur thoughts/tips on rating/classifying tracks would be great. Maybe it’s “openers”, “closers” “bangers”...cheers!

[@shanehalley344]

Came for the DJ tips, stayed for the life advice! (and amazing tips as always, thanks!)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thanks Shane :)

[@paddymoloneyy]

Please make a video on organising music!

[@pavelg1403]

Great video! I spent a lot of time in self-development and can confirm, that these things can work and should work :) This inspired me to challenge myself to invest into the management of my music library at least 15 minutes per day, like looking for new tracks, sorting, setting cue points, etc. Spent already 20 today ;)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

You're / we're doing it!!!!!

[@jeremysweda9044]

Good stuff I like your courses just wish I could afford them

[@gmc8102]

Great tips man

[@stefanpuxon586]

Always good stuff from you dude, great video, thanks for the advice. :)

[@munkejens]

Love your videos!!

[@jamiedeleeuw2097]

Andy oh ya!

[@transmissionlost3651]

I just knew you were going to say jump around by House of pain. That's the go to song if things aren't going to plan.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha - kindred spirit or just someone who has been there before - probably both :)

[@holmesdj7564]

Another great video, some great life advice in there generally. Have a job interview today funnily enough, I going to be like Batman 😄library video would be super helpful as well. As ever, love your work 👍

[@stuungar3390]

You're brilliant 👏

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you! 😃

[@goodnessbeni320]

Andy you are a solid gold legend. If you ever find yourself playing in Berlin, do let me know. I need to buy you a beer.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Sounds awesome - I'll hold you to that :)

[@djcallsa]

hey could you do a speaker/ monitor guide for beginners on what to look what is inportant before buying greetings from germany

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Good idea! Coming in a couple of weeks

[@djunknown2870]

Hi I would just like to say big thank you to Andrew this course has been great almost finished it the only regret I have is I didn’t do it sooner 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you so much!!

[@keithwiseman3847]

Dr Andy thank you I feel much better. No more House of Pain :-))

[@Ronniemmhd]

Ur Honestly the best KZbinr

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you I really appreciate this :)

[@MorphDnB]

I love your videos man, you're one of my idols, you've helped me come a long way with my mixing skills, thanks! You shouldn't be afraid to go off topic and just chat about what you want to, I'm sure everyone will enjoy it just as much as you do lol. Keep up the great work. ps. would like to see howto organize my library, its become a mess.

[@jarbodj]

My man, love your work bro 🖤

[@huwwackman]

Always good vids

[@djrob04]

this isn't even dj advice this is life advice

[@seetokomolafe370]

Sorting video for music libraries, please

[@matthewdodds7134]

love this video!!!!!!

[@Arthur-nq4lr]

Came here for DJ tips and left with a fresh and healthy attitude towards life.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thanks Arthur :)

[@DB82TECHNO]

I was in amnesia Ibiza and they dropped a remix of Phil Collins - easy lover in the second room. It was amazing.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Wish I was there! I love familiarity being used like that :)

[@natejulianmusic]

If you could do a video of what clubs look for when hiring a new DJ and how we can increase our chances of getting club gigs I think that would be very beneficial to a lot of us who know we have the skills but haven't approached any clubs yet

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I believe that's one of my earlier videos - Approaching Venues. I also have a whole section about this on my course where I dive heaps deeper as the truth is club politics and how it all works is my specialty big time :)

[@natejulianmusic]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool thanks for the reply! I'll check out the video right now

[@ryanpadget4083]

Really good work mate 👍 I'm ready to buy my big controller or cdjs but not got any of the music I love on usb?!! What's your advice on this... ???

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

You just need to download tracks and then run it through Rekordbox. If this sounds difficult or new to you may I suggest fast tracking everything and checking out my course, you won't regret it, I assure you. www.clubreadydjschool.com

[@keananhauptfleisch9841]

Can you do a video on how to do trance please?

[@wez130]

What do you need to know about trance? It's my fave genre.

[@keananhauptfleisch9841]

@@wez130 it's my favorite genre too, I just struggle to mix it sadly 😂

[@deanjegleeson4504]

@@keananhauptfleisch9841 join andrews course clubreadydj it will be the best investment you can make and i promise you wont regret it.

[@keananhauptfleisch9841]

@@deanjegleeson4504 thanks bro I'll definitely give it a shot

[@keananhauptfleisch9841]

@M P Jesus is it that simple 😂 thanks for the advice 🙌

[@alvinsellors1232]

Another great video. I'll go off tangent myself andrew. Ive noticed your hair has roughly stayed the same length throughout these lockdown videos. Is someone in your family a hairdresser? 😀😀👍👍

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha, I do it myself with clippers, I thought it was pretty dodgy actually, I watch and there's bit's sticking this way and that haha, glad you can see the good in any situation / haircut lol :)

[@alvinsellors1232]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool andrew you've not done a bad job then. Watched a webinar with roger sanchez the other day. He answered my question about how he mixes with 4 decks, I was buzzing. It was basically an insight into how a top dj organizes his folders and playlists and how he prepares for a set. Along with your videos, it was one of the best things ive watched 👍👍

[@projectsteadfast3142]

This guy is solid gold. Can we crowdfund me to get his course?

[@pudlah]

sort & categorise video please

[@ohiorichkidbeats]

one time my cpu froze,it was the worst feeling especially having to explain to the crowd what happened..another time i blew the house speaker playing a track that i hadn't played before..another time some guy knocked the speaker tower over while he was drunk and danceing...one time i drove 2hours to the wedding and had left my macbook power cable...bro,sometimes you just have to laff to keep from crying.. "ohiorichkid Insta'

[@msalem17]

Came for DJ tips, stayed for the life lessons

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha my specialty ;)

[@jamesosullivan8910]

Hey Andy (and anyone else), how do you get music? I feel like it's extremely expensive to buy 1000+ songs at $1.25->$2.50 a song on beatport. Thanks. Great videos

[@56z41]

He made a video about a dj pool called soundeo. You have a subscription an can then download tracks (for 10$ 5 tracks per day for example). Soundeo however is made for Techno techhouse etc. There are other dj pools made for other genres as well, but I dont know which are good to use

[@miguelangel3254]

i'd say it is 10% what happens and 90% how you react

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Couldn't agree more - I think that's a famous saying ;)

[@cfmasta]

I love this!! You should work as a "mental coach" as well :)))

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Cause I'm so mental lol ;)

[@bru9music]

resume> know the place you're going, select enough tracks to play at the specific event; but also, always have some genres and vibes, in case the crowd feels different; make tests mixing them a day before the party, so you'll be prepared and more ideas can come at the set; classics are always welcome; elevate your mood, spend energy with benefits, be calm to perform decent; watch the people, if necessary, do a little change in the genre. _am I right, professor?_

[@hexstaticloonatic4194]

You should have more subs

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you I appreciate that.

[@dj_9iron]

"as a punter"

[@ChloeThomsonYT]

Love your videos, but is it me or is your fireplace & acoustic foam a green screen cause more & more i look at it the more i am convinced it a green screen haha 😂 not hating even if it is, just saying i notice it

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

No it's not a green screen it's a room in a house that I live. I have done some green screen work, but not in that room, that room's too small, smaller, than it looks :)