The most hated part of DJing thread

[windspeed36]

Didn't see it around so I thought I'd make it. What do you most hate about DJing? At a guess requests and music quality are going to list pretty highly.

For me it's working out a highly detailed business plan - not just funding, tax and insurance but part numbers for cable gaurds and specialist power distro cables

What's yours?

[Schreiber]

For me, it's people knowing me only as "the DJ." Minor gripe, but it still annoys me sometimes. All the time around campus, I'll see people that recognize me from parties that I don't recall at all. If they don't know my name, it's just, "Hey DJ!".

[oliosky]

Venues not willing to take a risk and do something different other than the same shit mainstream crap.

[fueledbymusic]

When someone wants to take over me

[RDRCK]

For most of today's DJs... I'd guess track selection/hard work.

Yeah, I said it.

[Interracial Tea]

Other DJs.

[Somedj]

aside from some of those other previously mentioned things, I think I hate setup and tear down.

[DjDisArm]

Other DJs.
:lol:

[Raindance Rob]

Didn't see it around so I thought I'd make it. What do you most hate about DJing? At a guess requests and music quality are going to list pretty highly.

For me it's working out a highly detailed business plan - not just funding, tax and insurance but part numbers for cable gaurds and specialist power distro cables

What's yours?

bad setups are my main gripe. mainly the mixer being shit, the dex being fucked mainly pitch problems where even on Technics it makes ya life alot harder, needles jumping mid mix due to wooden flooring or similar & shitty monitors. oh & i also hate it when someone tries to talk to me when im mid mix & wont wait till im finished lol

[DjDisArm]

also a faulty stage/shakey table

[fueledbymusic]

Other DJs.

If you put 2 lady Djs together, what do you have. Lots of scratchin and hissing :lol:

[bernardgregory]

Other DJs.

THIS.

and promoters only interested in a DJs following, not his talent.

but thats music in general

[DJNR]

Other **douchey** DJs
People who don't give constructive criticism
Setting up + tearing down
Promoters

[Raindance Rob]

also a faulty stage/shakey table

haha yes somewhere i used to play you had to play on a makeshift table in a kitchen looking out of a window to your crowd & the table rocked like mad, in the end i stopped playing there lol plus there was no weight on one of the tone arms as someone stole it, so you can imagine how much of a nightmare it was

[DennisBdrmDJ 2.0]

Other **douchey** DJs
People who don't give constructive criticism
Setting up + tearing down
Promoters Especially,Promoters!:twhack:

[drzinc]

When a good gig ends. If a gig is going great I can play all night.

[Moss]

The fact that pioneer are making gear p*rn lol , I want some cdj's 2000 like never before :( . No but honestly the thing i hate the most is organizing my music. Every single tune needs to be analyzed by mixed in key , rekordbox & I also put a cover art for each track. But in the end it's worth it

[Unknown DJ]

Drunks with there crappy requests that they won't stop asking for and people touching my equipment.

[DJNR]

touching my equipment.

Yeah, I really hate that too.

[bernardgregory]

check out

www.twitter.com/TheHonestDJ
www.twitter.com/TheDJGospel

LOL funny complaints that we all get

[Nicadraus]

When someone hands you a CD or an iPod and ask to play their music.

[PONTUS.2]

i used to obsess over dumb shit like if both of my pitch faders were perfectly in sync with one another.

[fueledbymusic]

When someone hands you a CD or an iPod and ask to play their music. awww I hate that too! I get that so often. The ipod. Sometimes I feel I want to tell them, that the jack is broken, sorry.

[DjDisArm]

awww I hate that too! I get that so often. The ipod. Sometimes I feel I want to tell them, that the jack is broken, sorry.

http://forums.clubrsx.com/images/smilies/awwyeah.png

[the4thImpulse]

When I am spinging and someone comes up and says "Hey I cant dance to this, play somthing with a beat.." I tell them to just look at all the other people dancing.

[Alex Murphy]

I hate when kids come up to with a complete list of what should I play for the next two hours. Every single time it's the top 40 shite, along with a pirate CD full of 128 kbps shite or an ipod full of the same 128 kbps.

They try every way to have it their way until you have to explain them in detail the meaning of "no".


awww I hate that too! I get that so often. The ipod. Sometimes I feel I want to tell them, that the jack is broken, sorry.

That's easy, just tell them the volume output of any ipod is too weak to match the DJ's equipment. Which is actually true, works wonders. shouldn't plug a headphones out into a line in anyway, just saying.

[L2daGee]

People.

[Alex Murphy]

^^^ easily sorted, stay in the bedroom :P

[Marc S]

elitist dj attitudes,

[djkvg]

elitist dj attitudes,

:stupid:

[Quentin Legend]

Track selection atm.
Then the "DJ's" with huge ego's. :jerk:

[chrisfornow]

That's easy, just tell them the volume output of any ipod is too weak to match the DJ's equipment. Which is actually true, works wonders. shouldn't plug a headphones out into a line in anyway, just saying.

May I ask why you shouldn't do that?

[windspeed36]

The other one is DJ's that I meet who rave about their kickass sound system that is full of Skytec and Behringer shit...

[Era 7]

Venues not willing to take a risk and do something different other than the same shit mainstream crap.

+1

5char

[Mahatma Coat]

Actually getting gigs/trying to convince a venue to a put night on.

You give them decent demos, go down and talk to them, even hand them a business plan at the end of the day they're still like: No.

You've been there before, you know you can play better than other DJs they let play, and you can get a crowd in. But its still: No.

Who you know well works wonders.

Just how it is.

[Wakka]

Carrying my shit around. Seriously hate clubs that do not have their own setup.

[jaytoh]

Travelling, thats gets me every time then again I can be lazy

[wilson]

"That guy", that comes and requests the dumbest songs known to man every 5 minutes, and won't leave you the F alone.

[DJ Matt]

drunk people trying to help me pack up my gear even though i told them ten times i dont want any help

but actually i dont HATE it , it just annoys the hell out of me having to explain how to roll up a simple piece of cable

[Sigma]

Some things I don't like: -

Annoying drunken dickheads at gigs who want to look through your records, plug a mic in so they can MC etc.

Online competitions where the winner is dictated by the number of public votes which leads to endless "vote for me!" threads.

People on forums who have no passion for what they're doing and who put little effort in.

Bars/clubs that don't take care of their gear. No monitors/broken monitors is just the worst.

DJs that can't record a mix in half-decent quality. No, your 64 Kbps mono MP3 with humming all the way through it and 25 minutes of silence at the end doesn't sound good mate!

People who think scratching is easy, when in reality it's about as hard as learning to play a guitar.

SoundCloud's automatic anti-piracy bullshit - I know why it's there, but it still annoys me.

[DJ Donnie Lewis]

setup and tear down

oh and those random dance floor killer requests

[NickJames]

Online competitions where the winner is dictated by the number of public votes which leads to endless "vote for me!" threads.


I'm not a fan of the offline competitions either... Constant FB invites to "like my mix so I can enter this contest", "join my event page because it's 30% of the score" and so on.

[Adzm00]

Every single tune needs to be analyzed by mixed in key

No, it doesn't.




I hate other DJs (not all of them) but the shit ones who think they are amazing.

I hate the "you have to bring x amount of friends" that some promoters have.

Hipster DJs (they generally suck and are only there to attempt to look good in front of a crowd).

People now think electro hou5 is electro and the fact that there are so many people who think this that actual electro doesn't get a word in.

Clubs that finish at 3 or 4.

The amount of utterly gash music that gets released.

[Ferryman]

Lugging stacks of vinyl around. I bloody love playing it out, though - way more than CD's!

[DJ ATX]

Didn't see it around so I thought I'd make it. What do you most hate about DJing? At a guess requests and music quality are going to list pretty highly.

For me it's working out a highly detailed business plan - not just funding, tax and insurance but part numbers for cable gaurds and specialist power distro cables

What's yours?

PROMOTERS
CHEAP PROMOTERS
PROMOTERS THAT TRY TO BOOK YOU FOR FREE CAUSE THERE IS ANOTHER GIG THAT WILL PAY MILLIONS "NEXT WEEK"
PROMOTER WITH NO INVESTED CAPITAL IN THE EVENT
I FUCKING HATE PROMOTERS!! if it become legal to shoot them, I will be the first in line, AR15 in hand with a dozen loaded betamags

[Schreiber]

"You don't have that song? Just look it up on youtube!"

[c-hawk]

equipment failure (pauses suck)
hitting stop/cue on track that's playing over the speakers(again, pauses suck)
picking the wrong track that clears(or even mostly clears) the floor (get out of the track fast son!)

[fueledbymusic]

"You don't have that song? Just look it up on youtube!" Thats typical for me too. I feel like telling them, "Im not connected to internet" which I should anyway

[MeowMix]

the music, i just hate music

if only i could just jesus pose to silence for 4 hours in front of hundreds of people id be a happy camper

[NickJames]

the music, i just hate music

if only i could just jesus pose to silence for 4 hours in front of hundreds of people id be a happy camper

LMAO, nicely done.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to MeowMix again." :unamused:

[Raindance Rob]

Online competitions where the winner is dictated by the number of public votes which leads to endless "vote for me!" threads.

im not alone in hating them comps aswel then lol

[Andrew1207]

equipment failure (pauses suck)
hitting stop/cue on track that's playing over the speakers(again, pauses suck)
picking the wrong track that clears(or even mostly clears) the floor (get out of the track fast son!)

ditto

[login]

I hate when nobody offers you d's or drinks, not hot chicks in the booth, when the party gets boosted or when it can't continue up to 8 am.

[DJNR]

I hate when nobody offers you d's or drinks, not hot chicks in the booth, when the party gets boosted or when it can't continue up to 8 am.

Sounds like you should spend time at parties rather than DJing :P

[SWADE23]

the music, i just hate music

if only i could just jesus pose to silence for 4 hours in front of hundreds of people id be a happy camper

Holy crap I almost spit up my soda!!!!! That was too funny!!!! :lol::lol::lol:


I would say my most hated part of DJ-ing is packing up the sound at 4am after a 6pack and DJing all ll night... The set up i dont mind... but tear down/packing up is ultra wack

[bernardgregory]

I FUCKING HATE PROMOTERS!! if it become legal to shoot them, I will be the first in line, AR15 in hand with a dozen loaded betamags

I have a 12 gauge with a pistol grip just let me know when and where

[bernardgregory]

drunk people trying to help me pack up my gear even though i told them ten times i dont want any help

but actually i dont HATE it , it just annoys the hell out of me having to explain how to roll up a simple piece of cable

OH MY WORD. i HAAATE THAT because, i mean its not like i couldnt use the help.... but i like to pack things my own way. and it slows me down when people are like "Where does this go? where does this go? hey im just trying to help"
you want to help? carry this to the car.

[bernardgregory]

Online competitions where the winner is dictated by the number of public votes which leads to endless "vote for me!" threads.
.

"you must spread rep blah blah" but my thoughts EXACTLY.

[ae86touge]

I'm only new on this forum but i have a few gripes i've picked up since i started doing small parties:
- People asking 'can you play that Rihannah/Pitbull/Chris Brown/ Flo rida/David Guetta/Will.i.am song??' when i'm in the middle of a set thats not pop shite
- People asking if they can 'have a go on the decks'. Yes, because i'm going to just let you?
- People who stand in the dance area, but don't dance
- People who watch/leer over me whilst i'm doing my thing

On another note, a mate of mine took a picture of this sign whilst she was out.
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j467/ae86touge/sign.jpg

[DJ Matt]

- People who watch/leer over me whilst i'm doing my thing

totally agree


& especially when they start saying somethig like

"and what will happen if i press this button?":freak:

[ae86touge]

haha ive never had that, but i have had people randomly press effects buttons and stuff

[akillj]

Pretty sure someone said this, but when you're playing a gig with a wide variety of age groups, and you happen to play a song intended for teens / young adults, then that one old person comes up and is like "PLAY SOMETHING WITH A BEAT I CAN'T DANCE TO THIS".

Like the other guy said, I just wanna look at them and point to the DANCE FLOOR FILLED with people dancing and just be like "Lol okay..."

[alazydj]

I have a 12 gauge with a pistol grip just let me know when and where

awwwwwwwwwwwwwe yeeeeeeeah

RRkvg_LuZvk

I hate how critical I am about getting the 'right' mix...Really, I don't care THAT much about top40 choons...right?


Hopefully the Deep House night I'm gathering gets off the ground :teef:

[djscrizzle]

"You don't have that song? Just look it up on youtube!"

Quoted for truth.... I'm midly surprised that nobody's mentioned Craigslist's $200 all nite long Pyle of sh*t competition n drama.

[DjDisArm]

lolol fuuu

[Brian Sang Han]

haha ive never had that, but i have had people randomly press effects buttons and stuff



this...except i hate it when people mess with the filter/eq. its usually not a random person too, but other djs/friends.

[BuddyUK]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwe yeeeeeeeah




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FtRmTFxiU

[Rothgery]

People.

lol - what a hobby you chose :P

[ChrisHynds]

The Drunken retard that comes up at parties and says "hey mate, I used to spin, give us a go on your decks" then persists to bug the shit outta you for the rest of the evening!

[Austin GoGreen]

Former DJ's, wannabe DJ's, and shitty people in general...

Can't stand the tough guys who mess with you while DJing. I have a very short fuse for cocky, arogant, wannabe tough guys who come up and request songs and want to act bold if you tell them no. I've been know to toss a few guys around in the middle of my sets. I've actually broke two pairs of headphones fighting because I forgot they were around my neck.

Can't stand the annoying hot chick that wants to type on your keyboard to search for a song like you're some kind of jukebox or personal playlist. NO bitch, not happening.

Peak hour, full dance floor, shitty requests. GTFOH with that bullshit. Do you see my dance floor? Can you feel the energy? NO! Get out of my face.

[uncut69]

i cant hit on bitches when im djing, sucks

[fueledbymusic]

i cant hit on bitches when im djing, sucksAint that a bitch! :lol:

[Interracial Tea]

L



On another note, a mate of mine took a picture of this sign whilst she was out.
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j467/ae86touge/sign.jpg

Pro tip: unless youre being paid to play songs which youve produced yourself, you're a jukebox

[DJNR]

Former DJ's, wannabe DJ's, and shitty people in general...

Can't stand the tough guys who mess with you while DJing. I have a very short fuse for cocky, arogant, wannabe tough guys who come up and request songs and want to act bold if you tell them no. I've been know to toss a few guys around in the middle of my sets. I've actually broke two pairs of headphones fighting because I forgot they were around my neck.

Can't stand the annoying hot chick that wants to type on your keyboard to search for a song like you're some kind of jukebox or personal playlist. NO bitch, not happening.

Peak hour, full dance floor, shitty requests. GTFOH with that bullshit. Do you see my dance floor? Can you feel the energy? NO! Get out of my face.

What's wrong with former DJs?

[Finnish_Fox]

Pro tip: unless youre being paid to play songs which youve produced yourself, you're a jukebox

If you are playing your own tracks but aren't getting paid, does that make you a jukebox? What does that make the singer-songwriter that sits outside the coffeeshop?

[DJ ATX]

i cant hit on bitches when im djing, sucks

You're nto doing it right. They're suppose to be hitting on you when you're spinning. :lol:

[CC Ricers]

elitist dj attitudes,

What's worse is those "DJs" that got their equipment for the image more so than the willingness to actually get good with it. There's one guy I saw that has all Pioneer equipment- I have no problem with this other than that he always says "Pioneer is da best" and "You're all just wishing you had this gear" when met with criticism on his mixes.

Normally his style is trainwreck, but what was more cringe worthy was having his EQs all set to max and redlining his mixer. Someone pointed that out to him and he said, "Chill, fool, don't take it serious. I'm just doing this for fun!"

[Connor]

What's worse is those "DJs" that got their equipment for the image more so than the willingness to actually get good with it. There's one guy I saw that has all Pioneer equipment- I have no problem with this other than that he always says "Pioneer is da best" and "You're all just wishing you had this gear" when met with criticism on his mixes.

Normally his style is trainwreck, but what was more cringe worthy was having his EQs all set to max and redlining his mixer. Someone pointed that out to him and he said, "Chill, fool, don't take it serious. I'm just doing this for fun!"

Please tell me he didn't really have them turned ALL the way up...

[Interracial Tea]

If you are playing your own tracks but aren't getting paid, does that make you a jukebox? What does that make the singer-songwriter that sits outside the coffeeshop?

I was referring more to DJs. The singer-songwriter is a different story.

[jazzyj]

Well after tonight I'd have to say the most hated thing is drag queens behind me seriously freaking out yelling at people trying to find some hairspray and telling me to give her a second while i gotta room of over 300 people waiting for the show to start.

[Sigma]

Well after tonight I'd have to say the most hated thing is drag queens behind me seriously freaking out yelling at people trying to find some hairspray and telling me to give her a second while i gotta room of over 300 people waiting for the show to start.
Yeah, I always used to hate that too.








:uhoh:

[jamjam]

Kids! i hate them, I used to do alot of weddings and used to spend have the night telling kids to piss off as politely as possible.

I once had a kid sneak attack my cdj when i was mixing on the other in my headphones, he grabbed the cdj and scratched live everyone stopped and looked at me and I realised they couldn't see the kid behind the console! I was like WTF IT WASN'T ME. :lol:

[Era 7]

What's worse is those "DJs" that got their equipment for the image more so than the willingness to actually get good with it. There's one guy I saw that has all Pioneer equipment- I have no problem with this other than that he always says "Pioneer is da best" and "You're all just wishing you had this gear" when met with criticism on his mixes.

Normally his style is trainwreck, but what was more cringe worthy was having his EQs all set to max and redlining his mixer. Someone pointed that out to him and he said, "Chill, fool, don't take it serious. I'm just doing this for fun!"

:eek: like 5 o' clock "all the way up? :uhoh:

[Dj_4-$hure]

Kids! i hate them, I used to do alot of weddings and used to spend have the night telling kids to piss off as politely as possible.

I once had a kid sneak attack my cdj when i was mixing on the other in my headphones, he grabbed the cdj and scratched live everyone stopped and looked at me and I realised they couldn't see the kid behind the console! I was like WTF IT WASN'T ME. :lol:

That's a good one!I bet everyone was like WTF... It wasn't me I swear.

[Dave Daschofsky]

People who lean over your decks and bump the tonearm and still think you're going to play the song they requested. Or the ones who tell you your music sucks and then wants to request something. had one girl bugging me to hear a song I wasn't going to play, she was coming over after every song to ask in spite of being told no every time so I finally just deleted the song in front of her.

[CC Ricers]

:eek: like 5 o' clock "all the way up? :uhoh:

Yeah, check for yourself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZU7PA_nHg) :teef:

Note how low the upfader is to compensate :uhoh:

[Connor]

Yeah, check for yourself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZU7PA_nHg) :teef:

Note how low the upfader is to compensate :uhoh:

I just heard him mix, why why why why why why why is he doing this.

[Wakka]

Yeah, check for yourself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZU7PA_nHg) :teef:

Note how low the upfader is to compensate :uhoh:

That was hysterical thank you!

I like how he had rekordbox open but.... cant exactly use it with that setup :lol:

EDIT: Have you see the tags for that video??? LOL!!
Tags:
TIESTO ARMANI EXCHANGE PIONEER MIXERS NUMARK MIXERS GEMINI MIXERSSTANTON MIXERS BEHRINGER MIXERS DJ PAULI D MTV JERSEY SHORE PIONEER EFX 1000 DEMONSTRATION AKAI MIXER STANTON MIXER ELLASKINS BIGMILAN TIESTO DJM 2000 TENMINMIX

Armani Exchange!?? wtf??? LOL

Im sorry this is really like a comedy gold mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viecyhjxFtU&feature=related

Hes talking about sound quality.... the equipments not even on... amongst many other things.

OK last one i promise im in tears from this shit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h11jpOIWfc&feature=related

[Interracial Tea]

Oh yeah. This is my second most hated part of DJing: http://serato.com/forum/

[Somedj]

wow.... that dudes horrible....

I just got this one tonight....

Drunk broad - "Hey, can I put your headphones on and take a picture?"
Me - "No."
Drunk broad - "Please, it would be funny."
Me - "No."
Drunk broad - "You dont like me do you?"
Me - "No."
Drunk broad - "Can I take a picture with you then?"
Me - "Yes, as long as you go away after."
Drunk broad - "Ok!!!" (takes the pic, then goes away)

[DJ Matt]

Fixed


Drunk broad - "Can I take a picture with you then?"
Me - "Sure, wait for me after the gig"
Drunk broad - "Ok!!!"



actually one thing that comes to mind , is when i do the first gig in a bar there is often that manger/ess who feels obliged to tell me to turn off the music a few minutes earlier than expected just as a petty attempt to make sure she has the power LOL

[Jimanee]

Really needing to take a piss and realising you won't be able to go for ages due to the tunes/ crowd. And then when you finally get free some f*cker stopping you on the way to the toilet, or even worst some one stopping the tune or some other f*ck up forcing you to cut short your 1:30 minute piss and having to walk back to the decks through all teh jeering. That guy got some abuse trust me.

Equipment failures forcing you top play different tunes to the one you wanted to play, you've got everyones requests nicely lined up, its going to be great, then a USB stick f*cks up leaving you with 10 seconds till the end of the last track, play whatever is next on the cd, clear floor, ruin playing peoples requests, look sh*t and it wasn't even your fault

BTW half of what's been posted in this thread I actually enjoy, I gets pics taken with girls alla the time

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[Ignotus]

having to play this shitty techno music.... but, i guess it pays off when you drop this thing called "dubstep" and all the girls start flashing you :zany:

[peterwo2e]

setting up and tearing down, the tearing down is much worse cause now I'm very tire and maybe a little tipsy and is early in the morning and maybe hungry. in mobile dj that's the hated part.

[Era 7]

213

:eek: dear lord!

[KLH]

My most hated part of DJing is the perception that it isn't a performance art. Nobody seems to respect that DJs make music better.

Musicians don't like DJs. Most crowds, while they like DJs, want DJs to simply play Top40 songs that they know. In addition, music companies don't make their tracks available to DJs at drastically affordable prices or free.

DJs and DJing should be respected.

-KLH

[Somedj]

Really needing to take a piss and realising you won't be able to go for ages due to the tunes/ crowd. And then when you finally get free some f*cker stopping you on the way to the toilet, or even worst some one stopping the tune or some other f*ck up forcing you to cut short your 1:30 minute piss and having to walk back to the decks through all teh jeering. That guy got some abuse trust me.

Equipment failures forcing you top play different tunes to the one you wanted to play, you've got everyones requests nicely lined up, its going to be great, then a USB stick f*cks up leaving you with 10 seconds till the end of the last track, play whatever is next on the cd, clear floor, ruin playing peoples requests, look sh*t and it wasn't even your fault

BTW half of what's been posted in this thread I actually enjoy, I gets pics taken with girls alla the time

213

Shes a head monster for sure..... she definitely didnt get that way keeping her mouth closed.

[Atomisk]

Teardowns. Always the teardowns.

[M!TCH]

Drunk people coming close to my personal equipment with drinks in their hands. Or the typical asshole who is throwing liquid around on everyone.

[Jimanee]

Shes a head monster for sure..... she definitely didnt get that way keeping her mouth closed.

Well in her defense I think she was just 18 and back then I really was a stick insect, everybody looked fat next to me.

[DJ Matt]

I gets pics taken with girls alla the time

213

respect! all dj forums members should have one of these pictures LOL

[DJ D Reddi]

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[CC Ricers]

OK last one i promise im in tears from this shit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h11jpOIWfc&feature=related

I actually saw a guy yesterday on the bus with those headphones on... what are they? I wonder how good they are for regular listening.

[Dj_4-$hure]

My most hated part of DJing is the perception that it isn't a performance art. Nobody seems to respect that DJs make music better.

Musicians don't like DJs. Most crowds, while they like DJs, want DJs to simply play Top40 songs that they know. In addition, music companies don't make their tracks available to DJs at drastically affordable prices or free.

DJs and DJing should be respected.

-KLH

If I could, +1000 rep for this! Even our own peoples (Dj's) say... You're just playing music...GTFO. Much respect for this quote!

[DJ Weatherman]

aside from some of those other previously mentioned things, I think I hate setup and tear down.

especially after a 4 hour set, sucks.

[Hibbo]

So much truth spoken in this thread, i particularly hate venue's that dont keep the equipment on good condition, infact i had a bust up with a pretty big nightclub chain recently after speakig up to them on this, which has resulted in me leaving my friday gig of 2 1/2 years, got a new much much better friday gig starting in 2 weeks, so i've actually got fridays off the next 2 weeks, dont know what to do with myself!

Also have to say needing a piss, or worse, a shit mid set is an absolute nightmare, but i always keep a premixed 80 min mix cd ready to go in case of ermegencys, especially handy if i've had a pre work Nando's (half chicken, extra hot, chips and garlic bread) that likes to make it's way out usually at peak time in the club.
I actually keep a little pack of Andrex 'emergency' toilet roll in my dj bag, always be prepared!

[Hibbo]

Oh, and that fella on youtube HAS to be a windup surely, no one can be that bad yet think they are Jazzy Jeff.

[TheFrenchWay]

DJs bitching about other DJs instead of enjoying music.

[Dj_4-$hure]

Also have to say needing a piss, or worse, a shit mid set is an absolute nightmare, but i always keep a premixed 80 min mix cd ready to go in case of ermegencys, !

80 minutes huh!

[Chay]

Someone comes up to you and asks;
"Hey, can you play some good music?" (Meaning you want me to play your Top40, yet everyone else is enjoying the music)

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[epik1]

Someone comes up to you and asks;
"Hey, can you play some good music?" (Meaning you want me to play your Top40, yet everyone else is enjoying the music)


I hate this..... so much.
I don't consider myself to be able to read crowds well :S
Falling into the "traps" of spinning the same artist back to back.
Not having a large enough library.
Shite equipment.

[ae86touge]

I have paranoia that i'm going to put a track on and all of a sudden, everyone is just going to look at me like i'm dirt, and walk off the dance floor. I've done it at small social gatherings and even then it shits me up.

[Hibbo]

80 minutes huh!

Better safe than sorry, anyone who has had an extra hot Nando's shortly before a gig will testify to that.

[Nin]

1) Requests for shitty music
2) People who request shitty music in an annoying way
3) People who request more shitty music in an annoying way after you've already played some shitty music for them

[DJ A.Blatch]

Club DJs who touch the mic more than their mixers SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME HEAR THE MUSIC

[epik1]

I have paranoia that i'm going to put a track on and all of a sudden, everyone is just going to look at me like i'm dirt, and walk off the dance floor. I've done it at small social gatherings and even then it shits me up.

I fear this, as well.

[l0ckd0wn]

I hate manufactured controversy. It's a DJ specialty that goes along side their inflatable ego's.

[Phantom]

Other DJs who have more of a "I'm a cool guy who makes mixtapes from the virtual dj demo" vibe about them. They make some horrible, non-key matched, 128kbps "youtube rip quality", auto beatsynced "mixtape" where songs fade in and out of each other at random intervals, (most likely because counting 32 beats is too difficult), then who play their pre-recorded mixes with pre-recorded scratching samples (downloaded from torrents most likely) at parties and such.

THAT is what I hate most about DJing.
:D

[Era 7]

when you are playing and some "DJ" comes up to you and asks if you give them some of your tunes :argh: go fuck yourself!

[dlove]

the thing I dislike most is waiting to go on - it seems like an age, even if it's just half an hour.

[djworld22]

1. promoters who tell you to sell tix to your mates in order for you to get paid. no tix sells means u get pulled from the gig even thou they have done interviews and your name is printed on the flyers. absolute aholes!! common story in london...

2. pirate radio djs who keep saying 'big shout out to (a tosser)' just shutup and playthe tunes!

[Capitan]

Going home after the gigs and being unable to sleep due to still being on a high and buzzing 2-3 hours after the gig has finished.

[djworld22]

Going home after the gigs and being unable to sleep due to still being on a high and buzzing 2-3 hours after the gig has finished.
no thats the best feeling, not the worst! stay up and make a track and get all that left over excitement down into your own music. then after you made the track you will be on another high and be buzzing for another 3-4 hours.

so, basically dont sleep - just dj and make tunes:)

[Capitan]

no thats the best feeling, not the worst! stay up and make a track and get all that left over excitement down into your own music. then after you made the track you will be on another high and be buzzing for another 3-4 hours.

so, basically dont sleep - just dj and make tunes:)


For a while it was, but after 27 years I just wanted to go to sleep after a gig.

[Drewbdo]

For a while it was, but after 27 years I just wanted to go to sleep after a gig.

Wow... 27 years?! I thought an eight hour gig was too long! :D

I hate when I'm at a local club (whether I'm playing, or just there to listen, and the promoter gets on the mic and starts hyping the crowd, while the DJ is trying spin. He's yapping all over the tunes, while the DJ is trying to keep the energy level pumping...

Yeah!!! Where's all my sexy ******?
They stayed home when they heard you were going to be on the mic again, you fugly dork!

Come on up and dance!
We would, if you would STFU so we could hear the music!

Gotta get up in herre and get freaky!
I'm going to get up and shove that mic deep into a freaky place - SHUT UP, you stupid mook! :twhack:

[akela]

As a mobile DJ, I sure as heck did not like carrying huge speakers, heavy amps and boxes of vinyl to gigs. Tearing down was part two I really hated!

[akela]

The Drunken retard that comes up at parties and says "hey mate, I used to spin, give us a go on your decks" then persists to bug the shit outta you for the rest of the evening!

Yeah...I get that too sometimes. It gets worse. He will then proceed to say: "You should have put on this ______ because it will go so well with the previous track" or "Put in ______ and the whole crowd will love it. I used to to it and it will work dude!"

Honestly...sometimes...

[dlove]

If you put 2 lady Djs together, what do you have. Lots of scratchin and hissing :lol:

sexism in the workplace :P

[Marc S]

club politics,

[Ignotus]

club politics,

This.... and the ego maniac no name djs who blow smoke out their ass to you all night long...

[Era 7]

elitist dj attitudes,

:worship:

[bumpyjonas]

Setup, teardowns, venue owners/managers who think you are an assembly line and will not provide ample time to setup your mobile rig. DJ's who spin low quality digital music over professional sound systems.

[Sigma]

sexism in the workplace :P
Pipe down love. Men are talking.

[Dj_4-$hure]

^^ lol. Woman were made for one thing, oh cleaning and cooking too.





































J/k.

[contra]

^^ lol. Woman were made for one thing, oh cleaning and cooking too.

Is that one thing cuddling?

[djscrizzle]

This.... and the ego maniac no name djs who blow smoke out their ass to you all night long... Seconded.

[Dj_4-$hure]

Oh yeah...cuddling! :zany::dance::love:

[manoaboi]

"Oh you're a dj?"

"Yeah"

<looks at me like "oh you're soooooo original">

[dlove]

Pipe down love. Men are talking.

and they say wimmin talk too much!

[dlove]

^^ lol. Woman were made for one thing, oh cleaning and cooking too.





































J/k.

3 strikes and you're out, pal :P

[frandomeda]

Stupid idiots telling me how to do my job...

[tekno_violet]

Going deaf.

[DJ ATX]

Didn't see it around so I thought I'd make it. What do you most hate about DJing? At a guess requests and music quality are going to list pretty highly.

For me it's working out a highly detailed business plan - not just funding, tax and insurance but part numbers for cable gaurds and specialist power distro cables

What's yours?

Promoters...lazy ass promoters.

Promoters that will book 4-6 DJs with a following so that they don't have to promote and leave to the DJs and their following
Promoters who will not pay you but promise you more "paying gigs next time"
Promoters that require their DJs to sell their tickets and adjust the line up based on tickets sold and not the skill of the DJ

All these promoters should be cut by razor blades all over their body, rolled in salt and have lemon juice poured on them. Same goes for the DJs that supports these assholes.

It's simple:
Club owner provide the venue
Promoters bring people in
DJs entertain the people and keep them there

[Synergy]

Didn't see it around so I thought I'd make it. What do you most hate about DJing? At a guess requests and music quality are going to list pretty highly.

For me it's working out a highly detailed business plan - not just funding, tax and insurance but part numbers for cable gaurds and specialist power distro cables

What's yours?

paris hilton

[Dj jema]

Agreed!

[DJ Headkick]

Having Asperger's, I have an extremely anal-retentive audio-phillic approach to my mixes. I can't stand getting behind the decks, recording a good mix, and then flubbing up just a tiny bit with the EQs at the end. It usually results with me exiting audacity without saving.

Also, constantly being on the search for a mixer with "The perfect sound."

Anyone wanna give me advice concerning this stuff? It'd be appreciated. Maybe I could toss some rep in. :tup:

[thehadgi]

in unadulterated necro-spirit...

mine back when i DJ'd had to be watching white-girl-wasted chicks teeter over my equipment with open containers of alcohol [and then dump it on my laptop: seriously happened and killed my macbook at the time]

[Adzm00]

I am getting increasingly frustrated with the way DJing is going. Standards are LOW.

[Nicadraus]

I am getting increasingly frustrated with the way DJing is going. Standards are LOW.

Sadly, I agree.

:(

[alencr]

Not enough money for equipment. Working with old music. Crappy old music.

[den1213]

I guess for me, like others have stated, set-up/break-down, ESPECIALLY on Rainy or Cold Snowy nights:(

[ksound]

Long term back problems

[ERN]

Burning CD's and writing track list.

[The Blackest]

Burning cds or the sound guy not knowing about cdj2000s being linked. I bring an extra ethernet cord to gigs.

[DYM]

Outside gigs... Unpredictable weather is the worst.

[jz416]

Organizing music, putting it on usb sticks, songs not showing up on CDjs for no reason. urrggghhh.

[diceallion]

Im ready to add to this thread now..................

The most hated part of DJing....... NOT BEING ABLE TO DJ!!!!!

[diceallion]

...... Wrong thread.

[DJ Weatherman]

all the ******* :rolleyes::hump:

[ukpartydj]

People who ask - "Put some decent music on now" and when I ask "what do you like then?" they reply - something with a beat or something that we can dance to ... really helpful - thanks!

[b.ill]

Being blamed by the club owner for fights because I had them jumping up and down or grinding on the floor.

Being yelled at for throwing a few hip-hop tracks in because "You know hip-hop causes fights..."

[Interracial Tea]

politics r dumb

[Mixxed]

Being blamed by the club owner for fights because I had them jumping up and down or grinding on the floor.

Being yelled at for throwing a few hip-hop tracks in because "You know hip-hop causes fights..."

Can't stand this ignorance. They used to say the same thing at the venue I spin at... Anytime there was a fight inside the venue (which was rare), they would automatically attribute it to the music, to the point they said to play nothing that would "get people riled up". Stupid.

[Mixxed]

Most hated part has to be the constant barrage of dumb requests or questions that I get almost every other night... Young, dumb chicks coming up and "demanding" that I play a song... That's your one-way ticket to NOT hearing said song...

[gudy2shuz]

-The increasingly blurring line between NEW music and GOOD music. But "good" is subjective I suppose.... Which leads to:

-Playing for a crowd who refuse to get into a tune unless they have already heard it.

[diceallion]

-Playing for a crowd who refuse to get into a tune unless they have already heard it.

I do not have the experience playing to a crowd, but this I believe 100%, This is what happens to all the teens that only know top 40 and can't understand or appreciate new music on the fly. Fn Radiobots...

Edit, lol... Just realized your Avatar..

[Specialzed]

Loss of sleep my god.

[Mixxed]

-Playing for a crowd who refuse to get into a tune unless they have already heard it.

There are ways to educate the crowd... especially if you have weekly regulars. Sandwich the new tune between more well-known tunes, and try to play those new tunes more frequently. Usually if you have the trust of a regular crowd already, you should have less of a problem getting new tunes accepted...

[ksound]

gah, drunk people

playing records last night, the table was so wobbly you even looked at it the wrong way and the record skipped
this drunk chick kept coming on the stage and dancing, I yelled at her a dozen times to get off

then I had a boom stand hooked up with a condenser mic and camcorder, another drunk asshole decided to get up on stage and spin the camera around
I reprimanded him, then the dick came back two more times and started touching the mic, I got physical with that dude
I literally threw him off the stage, then he tried getting in my face, I sent him flying 30ft across the room
was kinda wishing he threw a punch, I really wanted to beat the piss out of him

[djtia]

-Others djs that wouldn't help me when I first started, they keep the djing like a secret or something… pisshh
-People that knows you and ask for a song that doesn't fit the actual vibe...
-People that say; put something a little faster, something to dance to, do you have this or do you have that…

Arghh!

[Liam]

The "play some good music" or "play *insert top 10 chart track here*" or "play something I can dance too" lines that I often get at 11:30 when the club just opens its doors. Usually by the two and only early birds we get before it fills up at 12:30..

[bogrob]

drunk beeatches. waitin 4 the last dj 2 finish his long ass set

[mke]

Finding that one song I'd love to add to my collection, only to find out it's almost $170 on discogs:(

[Finnish_Fox]

Finding that one song I'd love to add to my collection, only to find out it's almost $170 on discogs:(

:argh: