DJ Advise, How to construct a warm up set in a club, what is a warm up set?
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I like him too. But this philosophy is not good for business. It is good for a DJ to walk in and not play the same song as the first DJ. As a DJ with over 11 years at the same club, I learned that the top club that prospered and succeeded was the club that gave the crowd what it desired, The HITS, all night. What I call a warm up is when I turn on all devices and PA shipment, I do not start out at 132 bpm. I start with 100 bpm at a lower volume to ease the people into the 12,000 watts of power they will be hearing for 5 hours.You have to set a pleasant drinking mode in a bar. Then when the energy rises is when you play the jams for the higher crowd. Just my opinion as a resident DJ. Peace to the readers.
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djchristrent This is really handy to know thank you sir. When I read "you have to set the mood for drinking at the bar". aka when people are just arriving, some nice bests, 100bpm, nothing too banging where you feel like headbutting everyone lol. Nice and smooth. Then as more and more people arrive energy rises then slowly start to transition into more harder for the main set. Thank you for your great analogy. Something clicked in my head when you said that and I kind of understand warm up sets a little better.
Dude I've been beat matching since 1989. I wanted to show my son some videos. You're the only one making you tube vids that don't try to tute your own horn. Too many guys on here trying to show how good they are.
I also seen one video where a guy had his pitch control already set.
Thanks man. Keep up the good work.
This might be the most important thing for any DJ to learn. Love your work man. I told myself many years ago that I wanted to learn to warm up, because it is the hardest thing to do in any club and it is very underappriciated.. but if you are doing it well, you can play anywhere.
I'm so glad you're posting videos with tips again. You've taught me so much, man. Thanks for doing this for all those people who want to learn the craft, but don't know where to start.
I just discovered your channel and already watched like 8 videos tonight, love them all. Thanks
I love the fact that you have actual example scenarios!!! It really helps put this stuff into perspective. Thanks so much for all the tutorial vids!! You are helping so many people!!!!
this is some solid DJ philosophy.
And very well communicated.
Before being a DJ you are an amazing human ..not all the people share their knowledge...you are an example for a lot of us..and just like DJGingaNinja for a lot of people that probably you will never know you always be their biggest teacher....2 words...THANK YOU!
u are amazing man!! really helpful!! i finished a DJ school and am still learning new tips and tricks by you!!! you are GREAT!!! thank u!
Great advice. Very few people can control their ego and be a great warm up dj. It's a rare skill.
This might be the most important thing for any DJ to learn. Love your work man. I told myself many years ago that I wanted to learn to warm up, because it is the hardest thing to do in any club and it is very underappriciated.. but if you are doing it well, you can play anywhere. I am now a resident at my fourth club, and I play housemusic in a jungle of commercial clubs, alot because of the warmup.
Hey bro i have been watching your videos for years! actually you are probably my biggest teacher
now i am playing gigs at least 3 times a week and the radio station that i work at gave me my own show now! i just wanted to say thank you for helping me make a career out of my passion
i am not a dj but i have learned a lot of things about djing with u. after a few videos more, i think i deserve a certificate
from the moment it clicked my mind to start learning djing.... i hav been following his tutorials and believe me i am very successful ..... thanks a ton to u bro.... keep up the good work....
Just stumbled upon your video. Great advice for the newbies. Use to DJ in the 80's in LA and remember the advice of my mentor " Don't blow your wad" from the get go. Just got back into it for the past 4 years and really know how to " Make love" to the crowd. It's sound advice no matter what you are playing, no matter what kind of crowd you have-cheers!
Loved it! I enjoy your "comedy", when you laugh, it just adds a sense of ease in your videos and makes people feel relaxed.
Good Tip
As a mobile Dj, I have found this method to be the best. I do alot of weddings and find that using this method really does get people up and dancing. I also find that using tunes people like to sing along too a good way of getting people warmed up.
Actually that's a very good idea, and there are a lot of DJ school opening right now. It seems DJ is beginning to become a real accredited job soon. Making a school would make a lot of sense, furthermore with such a great teacher!
Great explanation!! and you are right about this ! a lot of people don't know what a warm up set is!! keep the videos coming!! great job!!
i dont know much about djing,,but these tutorial is about comman situation which can take place most of the time ,,,so be thankful for the knowledge !!!!!!
thank you ellaskins
Love how you crack up :P ps Ive been watching aload of your videos for the past year. and ive gone from virtual dj to resident dj in a club in spain :) So thank you so much for all the info, i will keep watching all your tutorials... all 3000 of them ;) Dedication there :P
Jonathan, you rule... seariously..You have practically teached me everything I know... I´m keeping on practicing and enjoying! ..Cheers!
Deep house is an awesome way of warming a crowd my 2 cents. Roger Sanchez used to do this (not sure if he still does) and it really worked!
Haha I love your videos, I just played my first set last wknd and you had a lot to do with it. Thanks for helping me in my young career :D You're my fave english man :D
This is an excellent resource for learning the basics!
you the best bro teaching how to dj and add some humor to your video cant ask for more .lol
Just like a proper fireworks show... you build it up little by little until you get to your best fireworks, the grand finale and just blow up the crowd at the end with the big bad stuff.. ! cheers man.
Still loves your videos J, so informative.
Another tip would be to mess around with keys. I took your advice and played a set at work. My boss said in order to start building the mood for a main set usually we can start introducing songs with an uplifting feel and in MINOR key (one in order of the circle of fifth or the Camelot wheel), continue a few songs in that same key to set the tone and then carry on from there.
Why would you choose a minor key for an uplifting feel? Or is that deliberate? So uplifting and slightly more "serious"?
ibuprofen303 If you know about the circle of fifth, triads and chords, a minor-major-major stack always feels good .... (got no right word for it). To get what I mean listen to any non electronic three-chord song that follows this pattern. I can suggest some songs from Iron Maiden such as Fear of the Dark (kinda cliche but u will see what I mean). Em-F-G, Am-F-G, Bm-G-A etc. In similar ways, provided songs have similar energy levels, and provided you identified the key correctly (not just traktor or mixed-in-key), you can pull off this same technique to create something similar in terms of songs. If you've been playing a musical instrument for a long time this should come to you very quickly. Although this might be too much and unnecessary, I've been playing guitar for much longer than DJing, I like to play around with keys more than concentrating on making a clean transition. And this also helps create mashups with hotcues on the fly.
the fluffy pillows, the massage, and the full on jacuzzi....nice :D
lovin the vids. been watching you for a long time now and have learned a lot. thanks much.
Thanks, man! Helpful vid. And your kid's bike flipped upside down is a really cool addition to the whole setup. :)
i mainly was a warm up but i brought bangers as a back up if they needed me later but i liked warm up sets.Less pressure though still important as a bad warm up can spoil the start of a night out
@DJJfr3sh make sure your setting that is on top of the spinner is set at ABS or REL.. It might be set INT and that is usually set only if your turntables or cd's are not in use. hope that helps
This advice is totally bang on mate.
I bought Danny Ramplings book and I'm sooo glad he suggested your vids TY very cool
I enjoy your explanation, and your show like a stand up comedian. Brilliant. Please, could you explain how to mix, with different styles of music, and so with different BPM
I love the beatboxing from ellaskins lol.
My take on a warm up set is within a confined BPM. From 117 to 123. The first track serves as an intro, very light then slowly builds up with second track at 120 BPM. I rate each track based on energy level (low, mid, high) for a particular BPM. So if there's a banging track at 123BPM imagine how much better it will be further on with 128BPM, 136BPM, and 140 BPM.
My theory is to mix by the key signature and do a bit of hopscotch in a way to get to the high level energy tracks (not saying that 120-122BPM don't have theirs as well) in a particular key that's different than first starting.
Right now I would feel most comfortable just doing the warm up because I know its my job to build up the tension and the hype for the crowd to be wanting more. And so what if people are just arriving, talking, getting drinks, let them because the music is in the background till a song is played that suddenly gets people's attention. Read the crowd! Do they look bored? Play something to make sure it's interesting. Just my thoughts on my own take and style.
I would construct a 2 hour set that takes you from 120BPM and finish at 140BPM, starting from Tech-House to Techno, Progressive House, Old School Trance, Trance, and finish with Tech-Trance. Get all sorts of styles of EDM. Of course it's not always do able to go to such lengths in genres.
@DJJfr3sh Make sure the your settings which are on top of the spinner wheel is set to ABS or Rel.. make sure either or are highlighted. I usually have them on Rel mode
nice to see the good ol 12s back
I always love how random and sporadic his videos are.
warm up is stuff that can be sung to, have drinks to, sample the dance floor to warm up are usually about 85 bpm increasing to about 110 main set varies from 120 bpm upwards
nice vid man...i'm at the begiinning and your tips are great for me. thanks a lot
Wise words Jonathan, wise words!
keep up the vids..you have taught me soo much of over the course of time..:)
If it's going to be an electro night, try staying under the 126 bpm bar. Also, don't play at maximum volume, and lower the volume a bit before the headliner.
That's it! That scooter got to me.
You're a legend.
I used to be of the opinion of "Screw that noise i'll play what I want." After doing some experiment, this method actually gets more people out dancing at the beginning of the night as opposed to just playing bangers.
Great tip in this tutorial, I've been thinking about this a lot today too so this video really helped me out! :D I remember going to a club in SF & this one DJ started his set with a psytrance remix of "sweet dreams" (amazing) everyone was totally feeling it in the beginning but as the set continued, I felt a decline in the energy... the crowd started moving around less. It's harder to hold up the weight of the set (possible, but hard) So your tip here is brilliant when Dj'ing! ;)
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Just go for it with the bangers. Since, it's a contest, get the crowd hyped straight off. If people are dancing and jumping around within the first couple tracks, the judges and the crowd should be impressed. Give them a good time.
Good one John! It's been awhile since you did tutorials!
Clubs will always tell you to stay under a BPM!
Do your research on the DJ after you!
This helped me out a lot! Thanks!
I Love house and I don't mind being a warm up dj!
Just what I needed to hear, don't go Boosh haha! Thanks bro!!
haha is that a tea cosy on your head? Brilliant head wear choice as usual, j!
I like this guy!! Cheers from across the pond Mate! Dj P_LO of Jett Black Entertainment......Keep Bangin!!
Deep and tech house tracks help a lot in doing this. Would you agree?
MrPainseeker great
That is a sick set up dude
Most people (at least here in Sweden) never go to the clubs before 11-12 pm.
So lets say most clubs open at 9, that means that most people wont even be there to hear the warm up DJ's, which mess up the whole theory about building up the crowd.
The people usually stay until 2-3 am which means they wont be there to hear the 1-2 last DJ's.
I dont know if I agree with the whole idea about having a warm up DJ's for regular clubs. But yeah if its someone like Tiesto...sure a warm up DJ is good.
Another great tutorial!
Great Stuff! I'm a radio 'VJ' - a co presenter banter girl....if you like! and have been asked to DJ at a staff bbq next week.... ahhhhhhh I need to learn to DJ in ONE WEEK! Ok the kids are pretty young... it's for theme park staff and some of my colleagues at radio.... (station is not a young brand)... ahhh it's all new to me but thanks i really enjoyed watching that... and I shall now explore some more!!!
I find most tech house, house djs only want to play their latest tunes, rarely do I hear classics, so as a warm up dj I dont see it as a problem to be playing banging tunes that are older and probably would not be getting played by the main dj.
thank you for that advise i am strating out so that is great advise
thank you for the tips i thought it was mostly about banging tunes, but i understand now mostly thanks you bro!
Excellent tip man, Really.
this has been such a help thanks :)
Thanks for the tips mate
Thanks teacher 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I do enjoy watching your videos.Very informational and fun at the same time. Thank you my friend ; )
Awesome Advice!! I always leave the dessert for last!! :)
Minimal/Tech House is great to warm up a crowd!
Also, thank you J. I was literally wondering about this today.
Thanks a lot for the advice! :)
Ellaskins, a man of many hats
John, you have some high-end CDJs, a DJM-2000, yet this camera of yours can only record in 360p!
Keep on with the tutorials! There's a lot of information that people need to know, and you have the means of giving it to them.
I play longer sets, like 8hours+. I Start with oldskool trance, thru acid trance (cca 145bpm), to slow acid techno(cca 150bpm) to Cluster records at 155BPM, than go to 1st ten Subsounds @ 160bpm...whats next? Than I somehow improvise with faster acid/tribe till I get to DSP @ almost 180 BPM, thats like 2-3morning and bass needs to be big :D... than I switch to Spiral tribe @ 180bpm and when thats done and the sun is almost going up, I switch to hard stuff to kill the party so I can go sleep :) Some records I never play on daylight, ever!!! :D
can I hear your mixes?
I'm lovin the scooter !
Good vid, it's a shame to see how many DJ's don't see the point of a proper warm up set. A few weeks ago I had to play in a local club with a friend and the guy before us played a really nice set... just not for that time. The room was still empty and this guy already played his biggest bangers and stuff. Really annoying for us to take down the whole vibe and restart the whole thing because it just wouldn't work out. Such DJ's should first watch Ellaskins videos and start playing afterwards.
@ellaskins i would love to see you do a video on how to open up a set? I'm doing my school prom and its my first actual gig and im stuck on how to open up with the set. I dont the right way to build up an atmostphere.
@Graymanz i think its a reference to "warm up "
always great tutorials ellaskins helped me alot
you are one awesome guy!
3:57.... this is why i watch your videos! LOL
This guy reminds me of my science teacher.
this guy should have his own dj school.like a big ,successfull one !!!
great advise
Great Video's! as always cheers
Funny and informative! Good job
@VVooDz thanks for your advice!
You have the craziest hats!
Wouldn't knowing keys and bpm's be good for this?.
For example you would use low bpm and songs that use keys that give a mellow vibe and then when you are about to end your set you raise the bpm and use song with keys that are exciting.
if you don't try to be a rockstar and enjoy the music it can be a lot of fun
I always enjoy your tutorial.
Been mixing for the past 10 yrs and i feel like a kid at school at his favourite class :D
Lil question, he's there a way to know exactly if a song can go in the warm-up list?
Like, if it goes at this 100 bpm, its a warm-up song, or certain genre r definitely warm-up song ?
Don't know if i make myself clear :/
Anyway
Keep up the good work
From Montreal Canada
DJ Fig Masta I read your question seem like Ellaskins is busy :) He says that in the night starts warm up track are melodics, so you have to organize your track's. Like for example if you go with some track that is 4 to 4 beat litlle groovy nothing special no big stuf inside but still is groovy track.Every track can go in warm up,only not BANGING TUNES lol.somthin smooth,to keep people swing and happy and they will follow you! And for bpm like that 100,you will def.not like to play that in the middle of warm up set or night,so you bring it at the start! Every tracks that are melodics,and groovy can go in warm up set! And of course have fun with that! Cheers
minimal techno works well for warm-up sets :)
every video u get a better set :D
i love this guy
I think this can be used in every build up of a set. A lot of people are putting up there mixes here on youtube. They should start their sets by building up a feeling (warm up) and then go fully mental with their baning tunes.
I also have a question. If I get to be the warm up dj for a party/club/forest I will as you describe try to give the crowd more of a feeling in my set. BUT at the end of my set, can i raise the bar just a tiny wheeny bit for the next dj?
excellent tips my dude!
love your videos, thanx man
thx bro realy needed that adise from someone :D i thought of that just the other day :) realy apreciate all ur advise!!!
Hey, i would like to see you make a video with different types of bass bin, Scoop, Growler, ESW RCF, yorkville to name some, i want to know which bass bin is good and what 18" speaker is the best at this moment?