Lock Down DJ Comp 2006. Round 1 Fri Sept 1st

Nice one mate!

will send you my details right away

always good to see promoters supporting upncomers!

ahhh would love to have another go at this one... with some sleep the night b4 unlike last yrs comp

well done pratsterrrr

top work Pratty!

helping the up and comers!!

i definately wouldnt be playing out if it wasnt for you and this competition!!
mush respect.

guys - get on this: start practicing your balls off! if u think ur not good enuf - give it a go either way!! its not always based 100% on mixing!

agree with slide

too many people think DJing is only about mixing

Programming, flow and being able to read a crowd and crowd interaction all play a major part in being a successful DJ.

Good luck to all the people who enter
just the kickstart you'll need!

hahaha, harry hardhouse by far, is one of the easiest genre to mix.. fact.

but yeh, guessing hardhouse isnt a genre that pratty requires at this point with the clubs he promotes.

advice for entrants: have a few drinks before, not to many, unlike me, get some sleep the night before and try and practice your set atleast once, and enjoy yaself - if your cut out for the job, the rest should come naturally!!

Pratty, happy to help where i can here mate

if the winner plays techno ill book them as a guest to a ATM vs Tekstyle night!

well done pratty helping the newbies out.


like a big brother episode "rock out witn ya cock out"

Top work Pratty
I was only thinking the other day this must nearly be due again.

Big ups to Pratty for his support in giving ther bedroom DJ's a chance to be heard.

Anzac.. wise words mate

Pratty loves being heard in the bedroom

Pratty can mix believe it or not.. for someone who doesn't own decks I'm quite impressed. Maybe you should enter the Lockdown DJ comp Pratty

Maybe i should have a go... Im pretty new to it all but ya never know hey... Any other ladies gonna have a go at this?????

Get on the Tech House tip renz.

SOMEBODY GET ON THE TECH HOUSE TIP PLEASE!!!

Also wheres all the Garage lovers. *looking at you skippy and co*

Got alot of DnB entries so far.

Come on all you bedroom stars. Get crackin on this one!!!

can i enter?
i will play german beer drinking songs and slap my knees

yeah why not. As long its below 140 should be fine

ok... wanting to know if im eligible for this...

doubt id spin trance, ppl get bored of that lol... probably the funky / techy / electro house sort of thing if i can.. just hope we can get some cdj 800s or 1000s in at feva or mojos :P

can i have a go? I've only got two records, but i can mix them really well!

ill play some yoji

haha

"applies"

my application is in

Good work boys. Benny bring Cloe. I want her

seconded!!!!

bring her... itl only do good things for your chances, surely..

and a robot dance on stage please!

Hell yeah!

She was the best thing to come out of last years competition.

lol

You still got that sign Ray. 'we dont want to dance but get your boobs out' hahahah!

Vote 1 piney

[quote Raver 1`s sig]"She's like.. the mucas an aboriginal woman discreets after giving birth" [/quote]

bwahahaah just noticed that!!

*high 5`s brad*

dont forget to get a haircut borelli
djing is half hair style, half mixing and quarter wristies!

some cdj800's or 1000's would be good for the comp seeing all the other clubs have them

They would be nice but it doesnt matter what the gear is, ya gotta be able to adapt to whatever the club offers.

for those guys making that first transition into a club you atleast want decks that u can mix accurate with that dont have somethin like .5% pitch. was just a suggestion.


anyway no matter wat they there to spin on, b a good comp

funny shit

man with comments like that, every promotor in town must be after this super robo dj

"A tradesman is only as good as his tools"

you forgot....
Savy, Garage, Rapture, Rise, Loco, Marble Bar, Vodka Bar, Elysium Lounge, Church, The Marion Hotel The Vic Hotel and Im sure HQ will be fully loaded.

Viva la révolution!!!!

sooooooo

whats happening with this, when will we know the ppl involved, dates etc?

Who gives a fuck?

Sure, i'd prefer to mix on an 800 too...but if one isn't available who fucking cares? If you can't hack it either:

1) Don't mix off CD that night
2) Learn to mix on a 100 (the theory is the same, you just have a jog wheel instead of the platter...)
3) Stick to mixing at home where you feel nice and comfy

Jesus.

lol It is said if your a good dj you can mix on anything......... If your a good dj you can demand what equipment you want and trust me the club owner or the promoter will get it.

maybe some ppl like to do a lil more than mix 2 tracks in together????

so are there going to be any future comps for the harder styles?

well if pratty accepts my application i kno ill be trying to do more than just mix :P

the "Benny Blanco tells it how it is" thread?

that would be more suitable yes

a couple of thoughts:

equipment should be industry standard or equivalent. bollocks to shitty gear especially when its a dj comp. if thats the case than it becomes a competition about who has worse gear at home and can adapt to slightly better gear at a club.

technically being able to adapt is a small but vital part of djing. thats why having decent equipment to start off with will enable all contestants to focus on the more important aspects of djing which every man and his monkey can't do: programming.

this is more critical rather than just being able to mix any 2 records but to create something new and exciting by choosing the right tunes rather than literally be a human jukebox and churning out the hits. as a judge in pratty's comp last year that was the primary criteria i looked for as well as competent mixing not fancy tricks and string after string of bombs.

No system is gonna be like what you play at home - Hence you are in a club - You just have to adapt to the conditions, the sound and the crowd.

Tis what being a good dj is about!

I think the real point is... the people arguing against it have played out once, maybe twice and mostly in comps *whistles*

fuck me..

shut the fuck up and deal with what your given!

Benny - if that IS your real name :p - u know how this scene works bro, u know it has probably 50% to do with mixing and technical skills.. the rest, good PR, being nice and adaptable.. sad but true.. we`r entertainers = regardless of genre, ego`s etc - we are there for the punters - they dont give a fuck if u find it hard to mix!

sorry to call it early - but you`v dug yourself a big hole here.. move to sydney where theres a subsub sub culture of music where mixing is the main part of the night.

Love always,

slide

likes shooting him self in the foot doesnt he

wah wah wah.

if it's too hard to mix under a bit of pressure. you probably shouldn't be entering the comp in the first place.

you should be excited to test your skills against stuff you hardly use, it makes you a better dj.

it's as good an argument as saying i can't mix right now because i can't beatmatch very well on these decks. i'm not used to those ones, and they don't hold the same accuracy as mine do at home.

If you need your 800 or 1000 that badly bring your own one, if i wanted to use my sampler/looper that badly id bring it, and not try to do the same on the 800.

Fuckin hell you lot can whinge a lot.

How about you worry more about what tunes you're going to play and how you're going to play rather than the equipment supplied.

Remember this competition is not to find the next DMC champion. It's to give you a set amount of time to show Promoters and experienced DJ's what talent you have and if you could adapt and fit in to play at their clubs.

From last years competition Pratty drilled into the contestants heads that this is to be treated like any regular club night. Keep the music flowing and use what resources you have to play to the best of your ability.

Things won't go perfectly! Your CD may be scratched, your record may skip, a needle may shit itself halfway through your set, this shit happens and it's your ability to deal with it, fix it or work around it so the people paying to go to the club don't know this.

One piece of advice for all those entering;

If you fuck up, move on...forget about it. Standing up on stage shaking your head everytime a beat is out isn't going to help you win. By making your mistakes obvious to the crowd you're only making things worse for yourself, pointing out where you've fucked up to the judges who may not have even noticed it and made the crowd think you have no idea what you're doing.

Just relax and have fun. Those that forget that it's a competition and just enjoy themselves are the ones who interact better with the crowd, READ the crowd and play the music they are reacting to.

Good luck to all entrants. I hope to see a few of you play and all the best for the future.

Now quit ya fuckin' whinging

VERY WELL SAID RAY!!!!!

Yes ray very well said. And Benny they arent 100's!!!!!

Further more I think youve completely missed what this comp is about. As for your so called professional DJ's saying ask for your own gear ask them how many comps they have run and what were the bondries. DJ's like

ATB
MR S
K2
Oddy
Quantum
Cheeky
Professor x
Switch
Patch
John Doe
Fiction
gees teemor from carbon based ever jumped up there and mixed to perfection!

and I could go on all day have NEVER had any of these request anything else. They have experience with what ever the club has which is what this comp is about...... Offering you some 'club' experience so you can can play anywhere.

If you ever actualy get a set in a club its gunna be pretty funny to see you rock up and say ooo sorry I cant use dennens (spl?) or 100's . They arent acurate enough for me. they may be ok for some of the best DJ's in town but I must demand you put 800's in there cos im so tight with my mixing and everyone is here for me and I dont want to play on substandard equiptmernt.

Wake up Benny. Your like a dog with a bone. Its not a DJ equipment comp its a dj comp. Everyone uses the same gear mate therefore the comp is about you!!

can i enter pratty ive never mixed in my life it will probably be one big train wreck but i will use what ever you put in front of me . put a turn table from the 1970s ill still be stoked

Dont worry about what ya gotta play on...
Just plug an ipod in like I did last year. Got me through



Get that date crackin Pratty, wanna get there and show some support. Big Ups 1nce again!!!

A couple of points that i'll make

Benny: Accuracy? Knob head. If it starts to fall out then correct it. IF you're good enough you'll hear it before 99% of the crowd does and the 1% that do hear it (maybe 1 or two judges) will go "it was ever so slightly out and he corrected it straigtaway, this motherfucker can mix"

(just something to think about mate)

Quazza: "I noticed that when I was MC'ing to Carl Cox" <---- One of the funnier things you've said in your life...and you've said a lot of funny shit.

ProfessorB: You've been owned!

Ray: "If you fuck up, move on...forget about it" spot on.

In my heats in the Soda Room comp a couple of years back I locked in my first mix then bumped the deck hard with my hand, knocking it out by like, fuck...probably 16-20ish bars...absolute mess. I dropped the master, yelled out "Fuck!! Sorry!" pushed the master back up, back spun out of it.

Sounded like absolute shit. But had a big grin on my face and kept doing my thing.

Sometimes these things happen (equipment or human error...whatever).

I won my heat and finished 3rd overall (the 3rd placing having a little something to do with a 'journey' I went on mentally ( ) during the day of the final and during the final itself.... (those that know, know...hahahahaha)

My point being:

If you want to be successful in a comp like this, get up there and mix. Feel the music. Convey how you're feeling to the judges and to the crowd. Make the crowd feel what you're feeling - take them with you where you're going musically.

That is all it takes

I'm a picky cunt when it comes to mixing and shit, but you forgive a couple of mixes being slightly out if the DJ is making you feel it.

So stop the bitching and bring the badness.

Nuff said.

after reading that i want to plug a ten pack grab some headphones and bang it out plurred up to the dancing massive..C'MON~~!

Vintage comedy

very few people can take a thread on RA and turn it onto something of class, witt and romance.



excelled yaself James

Well it depends on the comp. if you are there to be judged on how much fun you can have behind two decks the equipment inconsequential. But if your looking for DJ sikills then it becomes more important. If you were to say to DJ Brendon and Angu$ that the equipment didnt matter when they won DMC I think you would get quite an educated argument. Really for this kind of comp. blah blah

Sounds sweet. Have sent details today.

Get ya entries in guys. Especially House, electro breaks and so on. So far its a DnB fest!!!

I'm goin to the snow from the 17th to the 21st of aug and i'd hate to miss this. Any chance of making sure i compete on any other of the comp nights? Or is it not likley to be held over that weekend at all?

Sent my details the other day :P

awesome, well I look forward to hearing the winner strut his/her stuff on the radio.

Hi all, I'm new to the forum.

I've entered into the comp playing house. Can't wait to jump on the decks.

Do you know what time in August the comp will start?

welcome Element - p-ratt will release details im sure!


beenny blanco for the win!!

Adelaides a small place, some ppl need to chill it out abit!

re: the comp, definetly check this out, see what Adelaide has to offer

Winner here for sure Only scratched one record What a memory

Dear god!

what sets hahahah! get to bed already!!!

just stick at getting work. harder you work the more luck ya have.

then again, prattys looked after me

You just gotta keep plugging away at getting work and if it appears that you have a real passion for what you do, that will help.

Last years Dj comp was the first overage gig ive played at, and since then ive managed to get sets at winter and summer enchanted, Karma@Earth, Trance Anthems, Flavour@mojo west and Club Feva. There is definately some massive opertunity if you play your cards right in this competition.

Slide now is resident at earth and gateway and plays at the Queens arms weekly too. This competition is well and trully worth taking seriously.

when do entries close?

"The Comp will cover House, Electro, Breaks, Techno, DnB, Trance and RNB dare I say it!!!. Basically if you play a style that is away from the ‘hard dance’ feel then feel free to enter. "

why no hard dance?? (sorry if u already explained why prev)

I'm all for underground. In fact I rep it as much as possible.

But to get ya name up in this town and for that matter any other town sometimes you have to play to the promoters whim. Hell he/she are paying you. Ahh now I hear the ringing voices of " sell out". Well if you want to play week in weekend out you have to play to the punter and what he/she wants, right. its not a matter of being a "yes man" its a matter of providing entertainment for what the promoter has briefed. In the forsight(sp) of an up and coming DJ to a scene (that is very fucking clicky and prone to a downward spiral for DJs) this is whats relevant.

Dont get me wrong I'm all for progression in the music landscape of the scene but to be a DJ on the circuit unfortunately you gotta lick some arse. Then when ya names up...hell, go for leather.

I hope that makes sense and wasnt too aggressive.

Totally understand where you are coming from Anzac.

Cheers mate, sick booty on myspace by the way. Big uckin Up.

Cheers,
check when i play out, bootleg and acapella mayhem!

any room for late entries?
not sure if you'll like my style tho?


I mix UK Power 8-step carport liquid techy house with a touch of dutch speedthrashcore and italian carnivore

lol ill play the slip mat

or the DnB i have whatever

well if you stopped bein retards,that wouldnt happen

Its not fkn rocket science

Anyway back to the comp,lookin forward to it.Its always good seein the new talent comin through.

glenn benny stop whinging and let your performance do the talking in the comp, its that simple

if you are good enuf you will be chosen the winner, no matter how much of a annoying cum stain you might be to pratty

Gold star for Harry

im not retarded im special

Yeah your spot on anzac.

The best way to get regular gigs is to play what the promoter wants.

But it comes back to why you got into djing in the first place. I originally started out as a commercial house dj and i still consider myself as one today to some degree, so i do really love some of the big tunes and thats what i like to play. However if you are a dnb lover and you started out as a dnb dj, i don't reckon you should have a crack at being a commercial dance dj just to break into the scene. If you don't really enjoy the music you are playing chances are you won't put the effort into learning more about the genre and your sets probly will be quite boring. I experienced this when i began djing as i tried to have a go at playing rnb/hip hop so i could cater to a larger audience, my heart was definately not in it and it showed in my sets and in my opinion, cost me my first regular gig. I don't care if somone 'sells out', but what i do care about is people who sell out and don't do the music they are playing justice.

Shes a friend of yours and bens, of course shes going to back you up, im standing up for what i said, why should i get flamed when someone is way off track, i know a lil agressive... apologies for that, but when ppl jump the gun soooooo many bloody times when they dont know whats going on, or doesnt concern them, i get a lil annoyed.

you of all ppl should know ive worked hard, hell.. me n james showed you the ropes

to summarise:

I said there is a certain degree of luck getting sets from afresh.

You said, yes, for some there is a lot of luck.

Many of my friends have, as did i, taken this meaning you felt that i am lucky to get sets. I know this is not what you meant.

My friends are standing up for me. Your post was somewhat open to interpretation and some have taken it as a post against me.

Dont blame them. Its just a misunderstanding.

yeh i know... but i said 1 or 2 times before that it wasnt aimed at you or anyone.... if they had read enough to quote other posts, they would have read that... so clearly they didnt take into account it was a misunderstanding... they still wanted to carry it on

meh

so.... more news on this comp

to some its a job.. to others its a passion, i know who i respect... ohh tune into fresh now, theres one of them

gold mate :P

anywhos... this is sounding a lil like " is ra going to the dogs " thread ... partly responsible here (raises hand)

any news on judges and the lot... if i get a slot, ill ber cranking out the tech / electro prog house

yeah, and this comps not about finding someone who plays killer tunes in their basement. its about finding new djs to be considered for jobs.

Heres a Summary of Dj'ing from what ive seen through a large portion of my friends mixing, and all of them well:


Mass Skill : Probably wont get Job, too cut throat (Unless u produce and people like ur shit)

Mass Skill + Self Promotion + Good Employee = Play out locally, be loved locally

Moderate Skill + Self Promotion + Good Employee = See Above.

No Skill + Self Promotion + Good Employee = See Above, you'll get better

No Skill + Wanker + Dickhead Employee = No Play Out, just sit in your room and whinge all day, talking about how 'underground' you are


You need to sell yourself and play what OTHER people want.

Dj'ing = Overdone ..


Ps good luck to all the new people

well put

edit: first somewhat intelligent thread in a while

why don't you all let the cheese do the talking instead

that too

i prefer to eat cheese

How Hard is to hard.......?

All styles of Trance and DnB good under 150 bpm.......

I woulda thrown up not long ago,at the thought of playin commercial RnB but ya know what,i play it and dance floors have fun to it?Isnt that what its all about??

I still get to play bangin tec wit the likes of Devious and Fatal Dose on specialist nights(ie E N C H A N T E D and Tekstyle)and i love it!!But playin that commercial stuff is MY JOB!Hmmmm play that shit for a few ours to a real pretty crowd,or work in a factory,shaving off bits of metal...


gee,let me think.....

why is this shit so complicated?
we play other peoples music on turntables.. period.

am i still up and coming... yes, so is your beloved slide, hes been in the scene only a short period of time and can still be classed up and coming .... it doesnt say "bedroom dj" comp does it

beloved slide? wtf?

Its one thing to be a dj and one to enjoy mixing at home and at a mates. Just cos someone can mix, or are attempting to on their turntables, does not mean they are a dj. I love mixing, and find it even more enjoyable to do to a crowd of dancing people. End of the day, a DJ is a person, paid to play tunes, that people will like and dance to. make the night at a certain location more enjoyable.

This competition isnt about finding someone who can mix their favourite tunes. It is about finding a few people who can be trusted to rock up at some club, empty or packed, late at night and play the tunes that people want to hear, regardless if the promoter is there or not. It involves getting out of bed to go out at 3 in the morning, it involves spending a lot of time buying and listening to the newest tunes around, it involves taking the shit from the people that think they are better than you, from both clubs and clubbers. This competition is about finding someone that will look after a crowd week in week out, not themselves. In my opinion this is what passion for Djing is: still wanting to do it although not playing your personnal favourites.

u cunts are still reading into it all too much.

playing in this town has very little to do with mixing.
its marketing, pr and sucking good wang is pivitol.. period.

i make a good living from it.. choose your path: be nice, play crowd pleasers and earn an extra few hundred a week, or be underground and play to ya mama - both good options.. but up to the individual as to which route to take.

end of the day. its lil old adelaide, australia...

Im out ;p

cant wait to see some dates for this!

why is the sky blue?

So impatient you clowns

All will be announced this Friday. DJs will receieve their email explaining everything the following week and judges will be contacted on the Tuesday of the week of each round.

Entries close pretty much next Friday.

1 day till all is revealed

im getting twitchy!!!

Me too. Im hoping my preffered entrant gets a spot. Little nervous tbh. Bought dex and has practised for 20 hours this week alone to be ready for the comp Will be a rocking set if they get in too....

I've got some ideas for fine tuning the judging this year Pratty.

Will chat to you about it when you're free

he mentioned they have practised 20 hrs alone this week, didnt say they got decks just this week

the way you wrote it, it comes across as " they bought decks (didnt specify a time), and have practised 20 hrs this week in preparation "

At last count ive had 30 people enter. Im going to structure the comp in such a way that everyone gets a run. The way I see it is that if youve made the effort to enter you deserve to get a run.

Well done to all people that have entered and entries close real soon. Prolly by mid next week otherwise ill have a comp that goes for a year!!!

Really looking forward to this guys. Bring It!

So far we have DnB, Tech, Electro, House, Breaks and a couple of trance from memory. Good to see a broad group of entries.

30 Entrants=8 heats?

Is there going to be an 8 way final or what?

30 entrants and 8rounds
how long sets we talking about....

The heat sets last about 30minutes each. The final heats last 45 minutes. That said, there were 4 finalists last year.

30 min set sounds like alot of fun!
External equipment.. alowed to be brought into the competition?

Have fun guys, nothin better than hearing ya tunes on a club system. BIG UPS PRATTY for continually discovering new talents and making the older guys work harder for their jobs:)

The list of whos playing and where finallised
or is it going to be up later on today.


think every ones got itchy fingers

Just thinning out the whos who right now and if they qualify.

I will be releasing the round 1 date and time and venue today but ive still got a few sponsors who are getting back to me in regards to prizes and so on so yeah gimme about another 30 minutes and round 1 will be anounced.

"begins to nervously twitch"

nah, this is gonna be a great comp... and with around 30 ppl in it, were sure to have some quality acts down

vote 1 - borelli

Its BORRELLI!

"exits thread"

"re-enters thread"

Ok. Round 1 of the lock Down DJ Comp 2006 starts on Friday September 1st.

Night - Fridays
Time - 10pm
Venue - Club Feva main room. 279 Hindley street in the west end. Above marcellinas.
Set times - half hour starting from 10
DJ's - 4 per night

Details in regards to sponsors, prizes, judges finals and so on will be posted next week.

All successful entries will be emailed and smsed one week prior to their set with a detailed description of what to expect and how the night works.

Thanks to everyone who has entered and once again to the general public who have shown their support and interest in the lead up to the comp and I look forward to the same show of faces last year which really set the scene for the night.

BRING THIS SHIT OOOON

Yeah, i know. Was just being stupid

Just let us know Pratster and we will be there. Definitely having to look over the shoulder these days. You unleashed some fine young punks last time.

Thank God, im having enough trouble with the last lot:)

apparently this dude called tom entered, sounds like a bit of a poser tho

lookin great!! will be there for round1!!

gday ppls, just tryin to enter this lockdown dj comp, ill be playin breaks and maybe some techno if allowed to?

breaks into techno in 30 mins?

I hope it's not too late and i need practice something chronic but i put my application in

looking foward to the atat of this comp...

any news on whos playing the first round???//????

Yeah mate a post will be up later today when i sober up A new thread will be started with all the prizes and sponsors listed.

wickid only 1 week to go

is this the 3rd year this comp has been on? i've supported every one of them anyway by turning up, having a few drinks, bit of dancing and of course photos for raveadelaide

Ok guys this thread is now Locked Down

Go http://www.raveadelaide.com.au/forum/index.php?showtopic=11591&pid=1068037754&st=0&#entry1068037754 for all comp details.