As a dj you have the power to drive emotion & energy in the rooms you play in. To know your room requires the knowledge of the theme of the venue. After you have this idea in hand, figuring out your playlist becomes creative. You know you can’t play the same songs over and over but you can stay within a design. Most dj’s will create different mixes with same songs & add in a little spice at times.
If you are one of the lucky ones with an open format, then knowing how much you can get away with your crowd becomes a very handy tool. You have your core group don’t care what you play, your dancers that are looking to impress and your happy go-lucky folks that just want to have a good time. Your focus should be on the last two groups as people like to people watch. Give them something to talk about. With all the millions of tracks to pick from make it fun!!!!
Designing your night can be the most fun to your day. You get to create a story in music. The flow will be determined by the beats you drop as you go. Now there will be times you will need to change it up but you should think about that as you go. It’s your design but the crowd will either make paint inside the lines or make you scribble. It is always important to have a safety back up plan to keep your crowd alive. After all they are the reason we are here!!!!