Your First Ever Dj Experience ...

[Saysay]

Mine was at a pub in stockport, i was a tad nervous before going on so decided to drink double vodka n cokes , haha!! By the time i got on (about 11pm) me and the rest of the pub were well sozzled, i played oldskool hardcore and they feckin loved it, didnt make any mistakes, and i loved every second of it, went back on later doing a back 2 back with another guy, it was ace!!

[nics]

Originally Posted by stee

Ithankyooo *stee bows*

Hey Nics, do you remember some bellend in there saying to his mate, "I'm gonna nudge the deck" when I was mixing and Riley going up to him and saying "nudge the deck and I'll break your nose!"? Hahahaha!

Quality by the mad ginger fucker!

yeah i doo, it was funny as feck!!!

i remember the atmosphere was a bit shit when we all first got in there, dint ant n sara join come out that night? it was a few moons ago now???

wasnt that also the night you n vix should of had ur first date so to speak, but they couldnt find the place only to then realise they was in the wrong part of the attinaeum wotsit!!!!

i remember later on in the night when the guy who owned the bar i think he was proper off his cake strutting his stuff on the bar to all his fellow queens!!

flippin ek, the way he was going on anybody would of thought you was a superstar fellow d'jjjay!!!!

as if.................

[stee]

Originally Posted by nics

yeah i doo, it was funny as feck!!!

i remember the atmosphere was a bit shit when we all first got in there, dint ant n sara join come out that night? it was a few moons ago now???

wasnt that also the night you n vix should of had ur first date so to speak, but they couldnt find the place only to then realise they was in the wrong part of the attinaeum wotsit!!!!

i remember later on in the night when the guy who owned the bar i think he was proper off his cake strutting his stuff on the bar to all his fellow queens!!

flippin ek, the way he was going on anybody would of thought you was a superstar fellow d'jjjay!!!!

as if.................

Yeah, Ant and Sara were there, and yeah, Vix should have come but they went to the Athenaeum bit and the bouncers wouldn't let Alannah in.

And yeah, I remember the guy giving it loads on the bar. He said he wanted my number to do some nights in London as that was where he was moving to, needless to say I wasn't wasn't keen on giving a gay man my mobile number....... ......might have got the wrong idea, like.....

[sweet sensation]

Originally Posted by cutter

so uve been playing out for what 17-18 years now

you cheeky fecker but Id be mightily impressed if I was a 48 year old in hotpants actually perish the thought lol

[Presuming Ed]

My first time DJing in a Club was probably 1994 at a club called Whipps in Huddersfield (previously Ambience in the Rave Heyday). It was a west Indian owed club and the owner D-roy was a sound guy. I can remember one quiet night, and afterwards, the owner was laughing and saying (In a broad Jamaican accent) Ha Ha Maaah Deeejaays than peeeple. which became a bit of a phrase for a while LOL.

[RetroAndy]

Originally Posted by easty

Mine was at Scruple in Oldham at our own night, went on after Rick Jones and b4 recca. I was absolutely usless. Picked the needle of the record that was playing and everything

He he i remember ya telling me about that We all have to learn somewhere and tbh you sort of inspired me to learn as i could see how much of a buzz it gave ya. Playing the sort of tunes you know people will appreciate.

My first time was upstairs at hazy. Wat a wakeup call that was lol. I did enjoy it and got a right buzz watching you lot enjoying the tunes but it made me realise how far i was from being a good dj.

To me it acted as experience and since then i have kept improving apart from me off days.

I remember ben telling me the way he got noticed was to run his own night and play every opportunity he could to gain valuable experience. Its worked for him.

Good luck tonight zac. Let us know how ya get on

Andy

[Silkcut]

first time for me was an outdoor illegal near me in a forest in wisley gardens - not to many people there (about 500 rufly) me and a m8 blagged a go on the decks after going to a few of these each week run by the fearteachers back in 1992 so we were playing quite early hardcore back then - to me nothing compares to playing out doors at 3am wondering if the police are gona come and stop the event which they did a few times - played in a few clubs since then and ill never forget that expeince - its a buzz on top of a buzz of playing - the same for me as normal raving tho back then - outdoors (with good weather of course) doesnt compare to anything else imo

[Silky]

My 1st experience was only last yr, Played out at a House Party in Lovely Cornwall, It was Outside in a Farm Wearhouse about 70 people turned up, infact i asked for peoples advice here on OSA about preparing for ya 1st Set Out live,

I got a Good response as know one has eva heard the soundz of Old Skool House/Hardcore, they didnt no what hit them, thats what makes it extra special down here, no 1 can share my views on the scene, people often ask where i get such tunes! LOL, i keep quiet about it,

Wicked to play out, ure Choonz ure Rules!!!!!

Silky!

[cutter]

Originally Posted by sweet sensation

you cheeky fecker but Id be mightily impressed if I was a 48 year old in hotpants actually perish the thought lol

lol if ya got it flaunt it

[sweet sensation]

Originally Posted by cutter

lol if ya got it flaunt it

Lol I did have it, Ive slightly lost it at the mo but I'll get it back

[dj old skooler]

on the local radio station(wave) in a comp from insomnia,blackpool,after a few more times for funky b in a little rat pit in blackpool found myself playing the last set of the night after stu allan @ the old corn mill,hdsfld,i did pap it,but all part of the fun

[woody]

my first time was at timeless last november, and the week previous i was pooin it bigstyle, in secret obviously i told everyone i was well looking forward to it lol i'd planned my set, recorded it and listened back to it all day whilst at work on the friday defo reccomended imo and by the time i got to timeless and being a totally cocky bastard, i couldnt wait to get on the decks. was even luckier at havin at least a 15 min practice, and a laaarge vodka, and was raring to go. everything went pretty much to plan, apart from a few nudged deckages by the stompers at the front it was mint and i loved every second of it

[Judderz]

Mines the same as Woody, 1st time out was at Timeless in November, nervewracking to say the least, few helpful tips from Cano , felt ok after the 1st mix, then thought what the fuck, enjoy yourself.

[doolz]

those daft scousers let me play at hazy

and im not a dj

[greyed]

Not that my memory is the best!!

It was at The Venue on Whitworth St about 1989 & it was an 18th Birthday party. I know I turned me from a scratch dj to a club dj overnight........them where the days!! What ever they were?