spoonyd Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 On Friday night I got a late call to play a gig at some place on the LES (the rivertown lounge). They wanted me to play out the night.I got there a little before midnight and started playing. I had to play for over 4 hours straight, which is the longest I've ever gone straight. Let me tell you, at about 3:15 i just about lost it. I couldn't see straight, I couldn't hear straight. I'd forgotten what all the songs in my box sounded like, I couldn't hear a beat in my headphones, or match beats, or pick tracks, I was exhausted and losing my nut sitting in a little booth perched up above the bar where no one could see me coming unravelled.argh.Maybe it was partly becuase I couldn't see the crowd, and maybe cuz they couldn't dance and there was ZERO interaction, I don't know. But after seeing deejay after deejay play for 5, 8, 12 hours even, man until you've tried it... I don't think I can ever speak badly of another deejay again.At least the night had some pretty stellar moments musically, even though I'm sure hardly anyone noticed. I was able to pull myself back together to finish out the night on a high-note, but man, for a while there I swear I was going to lose it completely.BIG-UP TO THE MARATHON DEEJAY MASSIVE!spoony out------------------keep it cutlary www.spoonyd.iwarp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgalactus Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 That is so true.....you rally have to love your job to work that long and keep it together....along with some chemical additives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie_pep Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 Yeah I hear that ... i spin 9p-3a every friday night ... your ears can get real shot if not careful ... what i try to do is keep the booth volume down as much as possible ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted August 8 Author Report Share Posted August 8 frankie, that's hardcore.consider your ass bumped up the respect ladder.This makes me wonder something else. How come people get all gushy when a big name deejay plays for more that a couple hours? I know I was freaking out when PVD just kept going and going, past the 7 hour mark. Now, maybe that's an extreme case. but c'mon. For all the $$'s they're gettin paid, 4+ hours seems like it should be the norm, not the exception for international deejays.I'm sure Frankie up there wasn't getting any $10,000 cheque for droppin 6 hours of platters. Much respect.------------------keep it cutlary www.spoonyd.iwarp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgalactus Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 It always amazes me when I read club advertisements overseas that put in BIG BOLD LETTERS whenever a DJ is playing a 3 and (oh my god) 4 hour sets. We are spoiled over here. I guess when the Oakenfold's of the world get paid 10k for 2 hours, they get lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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