Working , in a new Venue? What to do and not to do

Alright folks, I've got a YouTube user who sent me an email and what they want to know is can I give them a few pointers on the basis of they're a DJ, they're just starting for their first night in a nightclub. In other words, you know, turning up in a nightclub, first night, never been there before, what should they do, what shouldn't they do? First of all, what you shouldn't do, go there with the attitude of I'm the hip big DJ, everyone's going to bow down to me and listen to my music and call me a god. Forget it. You want to go there with the attitude of I'm there to please and hopefully the people will like the music I'm playing and everyone will be happy when they leave. Be nervous, okay? Don't just be... Alright, yes, you've got to be confident, very true, but it's always good to be slightly nervous because it just makes you more alert and it makes you more keen to watch what's going on.

Don't drink alcohol. Some DJs work better when they've had a few beers, but it doesn't look good if you're at the bar every five minutes having a double vodka. But if you're at the bar every two hours or an hour having some mineral water, it just looks good. Be polite to management and all staff at all times. That's very important. Security. Just be polite. Just be courteous. Because they're the sort of people who will just have a quick word with the manager and say, yeah, he's alright, she's alright, you know. They're polite, OK? Now there's a couple of pointers. One good pointer as well, and that is make sure you've got the record or CD that will get you out of the stuck situation. And what I mean by that is simply this. Can you imagine you're playing and all of a sudden the dance floor just clears, or there's one or two people like pissed going on the dance floor. Make sure you've got a record or CD ready that you can bung on at a certain time when you think, uh-oh, I need to get the floor busy again. Put it on and you know they're there.

Alright, so there's a couple of pointers. What do you think? Have you got any pointers as well whereby you think, yeah, this is a good idea that will help you as a new DJ in a new venue make sure that you get to work there again. Alright, because that's what it's all about. First impressions last. It's like I say, if your first night is crap then, you know, there's serious consequence of you possibly not working there again. But if your first night is good, it's pucker. And the management like it, the crowd like it, then you're set up, aren't you? Alright, think of some more ideas, practice and enjoy.

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