The job of the DJ is not only to play music and keep
people dancing. Part of the job of the DJ is to take the crowd on a
journey with the music. This means taking the crowd higher and lower at
special intervals so that the crowd gets lost in the music and comes
under your control so they will just keep dancing.
- Set Composition is the art of arranging music based on speed, genre, and key so that it flows well and takes the crowd on that journey.
Basic Set Composition : The most basic set
composition used by a lot of High School and Middle School DJs is the
triangle composition. For this method the DJ will play three similar
songs, followed by three different songs. Always sticking to groups of
three to allow the crowd to enjoy the change. Here is an example:
- First set (Hip Hop): Eminem - Shake That, Akon - Smack That, Kanye West - Stronger
- Second set (Dance): Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger, DJ Alligator - Blow my Whistle, DaRude - Sandstorm
- Notice how Kanye West transitions into Daft Punk as Stronger uses samples from Daft Punk.
- Use a point where the third song is slower and you do not have an easy transition to insert a slow song, then right after the slow song start bringing them up with something in the middle and moving faster again.
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