Mobile DJ the Best Way to Keep People Dancing and Happy Is.......?

0:00 Welcome to the mad world of Jonathan aka Ellaskins, The DJ Tutor

Alright, welcome to the mad world of Jonathan aka Ellaskins, The DJ Tutor. So, you're a mobile DJ, you're about to do a wedding or maybe 18th, 21st birthday party, maybe you're doing a 60th birthday party. Maybe you're doing a gig for some friends up the road but all they want is commercial music. Now that is the key here, commercial music. This video isn't about you doing a house set in a nightclub or a techno set at a rave. This is a regular mobile DJ event. How do you keep people on the floor?

1:03 Bing, bing, bing, bing

How do you make sure everyone's always happy and they're dancing and they're singing along to the music? How do you make sure the energy in the room, by the way this video's in two parts, is euphoric? Look, there's a feeling of just wonder in that room. Notes. It's about the notes. Now, the reason, one reason why a lot of tracks played on the radio are such big hits is because the first few notes you hear, you know who it is, you know what it is, you know the song, you know the title, you know the lyrics, sometimes even the first note you hear. You know the song. Bang, like that. Robert Miles' Children. Bing, bing, bing, bing. You only have to hear that first note and you know it's Robert Miles. Real to real, I like to move it.

2:21 Are they the notes that people know?

Beep! You know it's real to real. An Avicii song. Think about it. So this is what you do. When you're constructing your set, try desperately to cue up tracks that are not only commercial, but well known. But also, cue them up at a point where the first few notes are the notes that people know. Now that's not all of it because you've also got to make sure that the transition is harmonically matched with the last song and also hopefully in time and in phrase as well. So this video is about thinking about the notes of the next track you're playing. Are they well known? Are they the notes that people know? Then go for it. The last thing you want to do at a commercial gig is start your next song where you've got the last song.

A beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. Do, do, do, do, do. And the next song's just a beat. No. Your dance floor is going to die. You need to keep the energy up here. Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Bing! By the way, do you like the hat? Check it out. Stormtrooper hat, the latest Star Wars movie is about to hit the screens and you know what? My partner Yvette Brooks makes these. There will be a link to her Facebook page right down there, Wonderbugs, and you still have time to order one if you want one. Yes, why not? Why not get something that's completely unique? Because all of these are handmade by herself. There is a limited amount she can make and if you do want one, I'd get on it quick.

Alright, there it is. It's a cool hat and if you follow the link to her Wonderbugs page, send her a private message, she could be making one for you. Practice and enjoy. Muchas gracias. Thank you very much.

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