3 hours sets

[Tony P]

I've just found out that when in Poland i'm playing two 3 hour sets. I've never actually played a set in a club that long (2 hours is the most i've played).

anyone ever played this long before and you got any pointers for uncle Tone?...like what about if i need the loo ...................

[Aaron]

i've done four hours, if i need to go off somewhere i either stick a long record on say about 9 /10 minutes, or i used a track off a CD that i prepared. Each track contains two tracks that i mixed together, thus giving about 12 minutes or so to go and do whatever!

Edited May 12, 2004 by Aaron

[Vince]

QUOTE (Tony.P @ May 12 2004, 13:57)

what about if i need the loo ...................

bottle?

[Stu]

QUOTE (Aaron @ May 12 2004, 14:01)

i've done four hours, if i need to go off somewhere i either stick a long record on say about 9 /10 minutes, or i used a track off a CD that i prepared. Each track contains two tracks that i mixed together, thus giving about 12 minutes or so to go and do whatever!

[Aaron]

ha ha ha, if only!!

[russelldust]

take a minimum 50% more records than you would normally...

[Lisa]

QUOTE (russelldust @ May 12 2004, 15:08)

take a minimum 50% more records than you would normally...

yeh doh!!

[Tony P]

cheers aaron.

as i'm playing funky house i think i'd better search through what i got as don't know if i have many that are that long....

just hope i don't need a pee

[Aaron]

Have a drink afterwards and not before

[LiamStyles]

The fact that you are playin funky will work in your favour, alot of scope to play around and "do more" with your set. What time are you playin Tony?

 

My advice would be to start of with a bang (but obviously not your best tracks) just to get the dancefloors attention, then take it in another direction once youve got them with you, take in some differetn sounds to keep them interested and show them a diverse sound that you capable of pulling off, then bring the final hour to a climax with all the belters.

 

Is the entire night funky? Or will it build up to something else after your set?

 

You'll find you will have to "work" alot harder with a 3hr set, its not like a 1hr hard house set where you stand back and bang it out to the dancefloors delight (im sure you are already aware of that fact) but if you do the business you will feel so good after the 3hrs mate. You will get the long set buzz like I did and want longer and longer.

 

next you'll be doing 6-7hr sets like me

 

As for needing a piss, it can be done (just run). But I tend not to drink much when im playin long sets and i find that helps.

[Tony P]

cheers Liam sound advice... the night is progressing into Progressive trance, so really gives me alot of scope.... don't really have to stick to funky house, but will definately use that as a starting block and foundation....probably play some house and deep house even stretching to some prog trance.

 

as you say i think i'm really gonna enjoy it.

 

thanks mate

[power_slough]

Just imagine if you had to do a 3hour set back to back with that Ben Wong.

 

You'd probably get about 25mins on the decks!!

[russelldust]

I can lend you Now 25 if that would help?

 

 

 

[Lisa]

QUOTE (power_slough @ May 12 2004, 15:55)

Just imagine if you had to do a 3hour set back to back with that Ben Wong. You'd probably get about 25mins on the decks!!

[LiquidEyes]

I'd love to do a 3+ hour set!

 

2 hours flies by once you're "into it"...