After a disappointing show at the Metronome friday night, last night's impromptu rave at Timeless Underground proved a smashing success!
If there's one thing I've learned being a DJ (and there are several) it's that a good crowd is key to a successful show. How do you get a good crowd? Well, it's a combination of things, and when these elements don't fall into place you can be left with a shoddy mess. On the one hand, your DJ might not be up to par. Perhaps he/she isn't playing what the crowd wants to hear; that's a surefire way to exterminate an otherwise roaring experience. On the other, maybe the crowd's just not giving back as they should. Remember, it's a 50/50 deal; it's the DJs responsibility to entertain, and it's the crowds' job to throw that energy back at them.
That's what's unique about the crowds of SL. So often people have such varying musical tastes that it's almost impossible to read them. When one person wants techno, another wants hard rock, and another wants whatever the heck tralsa is--you're left scrambling to create a mix of tunes that will at least please some of the people, some of the time. Now if the crowd goes along with it, and enjoys at least 50% of what they hear, you're good. Hopefully they return that energy even throughout the songs they don't care for and a good time is had by all.
As I discovered last night, feedback is key. When an audience sits there and says nothing, even for the songs they enjoy, you're left with a dull experience that eventually fades away. On the other hand, when an audience cheers with applause as you play some long forgotten song, that really brings the life back and gets people pumped.
That's how it was last night.
The crowd really gave back, and even if a song was played they had never heard, they seemed to go along with it and enjoy themselves just the same. Was it just a better crowd than most? Nah, things just came together a bit better. And whatever the reason, Timeless Underground certainly rocked the house last night.
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I know, I know, it's just pixels, but I swear to dog, there is some special good energy at TU, and it does good things.
Also, the thing you bring as well as good music, and good crowd readings, is the breaks in between songs. They're always funny, and I think they let people know it's ok to let their hair down.
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