33.Is warm-up set 𝕯𝕰𝕬𝕯?
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Why is it that just a few years ago, I could dance all night without any breaks, yet when I compare that to some of the events I attended post-lockdown, my legs feel exhausted after just a few hours?
Sure, some fell a bit out of shape not being able to party frequently in lockdown, but still?
On this matter, a dear person to me commented “parties are now (feels like) without warm -up sets, it is high energy from the moment the venue opens its doors”.
When I think about it.. It seems so, yes.
I remember when I was fresh on the party scene, events would mostly have an introduction, main plot and closing. It would be so nicely put together with the meaning and the music would drive you through the night. The night was one as a whole and every part of the night was important.
Not everyone got off the rails, there are still parties happening with nice warm-ups and the feeling of night as a whole.
However, it seems like this type of organization is not important anymore or not much valued by the crowd like before.
This brings me to one interesting opinion I stumbled upon.
First let's talk about the importance of the warm-up set and the DJ who is in charge of it. Creating an atmosphere that naturally draws people toward the dancefloor, warming their bodies up for a long night ahead of them - this skill should not be underestimated or ignored. Quality, creativity, skills (important components in determining one's career) of a DJ can also be recognized by how he plays warm-up sets. The real knowledge is how to adjust yourself and your style of music to the opening slot and at the same time, 🆃🅾 🅷🅰🆅🅴 🅸🅽 🅼🅸🅽🅳 your listeners, your fellow DJs, organizers who booked you and the whole night in general.
🅷🅰🆅🅴 🅸🅽 🅼🅸🅽🅳 by playing crazy fast openings, where the floor is challenged to move "high speed" without any "cardio"- it can come forward as a negative thing and ultimately kill the vibe from the start. At the end of the set, the floor is left with mixed up vibe and with a challenge for the next DJ to clean up the mess.
Another important thing would be that the whole party acts as one and equal. This looks like it is slipping away with the new generations.
My theory as to why this is possibly happening.
We have a bunch of new kids hooked up on making their professional careers in DJ-ing. The industry is big and popular now, and you can actually live a very good life if you push your name hard enough. The standard for playing at events and touring is lower itself, which means it is also easier to squeeze yourself someplace even without years of practice and good skills. So you can get to your goal faster and that's for sure one of the reasons why this career is so attractive at the moment. Also, important to highlight how you can discover all of this on the internet, so there are kids trying out DJ-ing without much of a background on just partying as a dancers.
Competition is high and drags with itself this mindset "I need to show all I can". On top of that, hard music genres are a huge trend lately, so they must keep their performances on a hard level at any cost. That created this environment where DJs just come to play to have their concerts.
It is accepted by their friends/ fans at the moment until they grow out of their rave hype and start turning their main focus towards music.