Nightlife Recap and Playlist

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Albatross

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Sep 7, 2016
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I had A BLAST last night at one of my regular spots.

A lot of times I play Capo on Fridays. And while I always really enjoy the place, on Friday I normally worked all day in the office and then have to get myself wound up for a long night. I enjoy the DJing, but it's always a little squeezed in. I normally don't have quite as much time during the week to mess with music, or whatever. But last night I got to play the Saturday night slot and it was on fire.

There was a private party in the space with no DJ going on when I got in. It looked like a birthday party, but they had a fun playlist running and already had the sound system decently loud.

So when I went on at 10, the energy in the room was fairly good already versus a totally cold start. I threw on a mix for about 15 minutes while I got myself settled and after that... hit it.

We ended up having a line to get in until a little after 1:30 (I was told, I can't see it). And basically a capacity crowd almost all night. Really amazing energy and it let me mix and keep it moving even faster than I normally would for that long of a set. Setlist below:

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artistsongstart time
1-4-20 City Tap Live9:41:30 PM EST
Billie Eilish Everything I Wanted (PeteDown Remix)10:19:00 PM EST
Janet JacksonControl (Clean) (Extended)10:21:09 PM EST
TuxedoDo It (Cutdown)10:23:12 PM EST
Pet Shop BoysWest End Girls (SE) [VM EDIT]10:24:53 PM EST
The Weeknd ft Daft PunkStarboy (Kue Remix / Dirty)10:27:34 PM EST
The Chainsmokers & Bebe RexhaCall You Mine (Strip Frankenstein Transition 122-104)10:29:03 PM EST
RihannaRude Boy (Kay Stafford 2017 Mix)10:30:59 PM EST
Charly Black & Luis FonsiParty Animal (Intro)10:33:23 PM EST
Tones And I Dance Monkey (PeteDown Remix)10:35:21 PM EST
Kygo & Whitney HoustonHigher Love (Intro)10:37:58 PM EST
Ja Rule ft CaseLivin It Up (Dirty)10:40:58 PM EST
Mase Feel So Good (DIRTY) (SE) (Kutt Edit)10:43:40 PM EST
OutkastRosa Parks (8b Intro Dirty)10:44:59 PM EST
T PainBartender (SE) (Phase Edit)10:46:24 PM EST
Adina HowardFreak Like Me (Naxsy Nu Disco Remix)10:48:09 PM EST
Kanye West ft Lupe FiascoTouch The Sky - McFly Groovy Edit (Dirty)10:49:45 PM EST
ODESZA x BlackstreetSay No Diggity (The White Panda Blend)10:50:33 PM EST
Sam Feldt ft. RANIPost Malone10:52:26 PM EST
DJ Khaled ft. Beyonce & JAY ZShining (Intro - Dirty)10:54:31 PM EST
KelisMilkshake (SE) (Kutt Edit)10:57:31 PM EST
Ciara ft Missy Elliot1, 2 Step (Danny Diggz Moombahton Mix / No Jazze Pha) - 6A10:58:18 PM EST
Justin Timberlake ft. TimbalandSexy Back - DJ Smerk Coco Puffs Bootleg (Dirty)10:59:25 PM EST
Lil Baby & GunnaDrip Too Hard - Bonics & Trayze You're The One For Me Bootleg (Dirty)11:01:06 PM EST
Bruno Mars24K Magic (Kue's VIP Remix)11:02:10 PM EST
Throttle & Earth, Wind & FireSeptember (Remix)11:04:00 PM EST
AbbaGimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - Freejak Remix11:06:02 PM EST
Fifth Harmony feat Gucci ManeDown (PeteDown Transition) 124-98 (Clean)11:07:36 PM EST
Jay-ZI Just Wanna Love You (ACAPELLA OUT - It's About To Go Down )11:09:41 PM EST
50 Cent ft The Game How We Do (DIRTY) (Marty Mar Edit)11:10:58 PM EST
T.I.Bring 'Em Out (Intro - Dirty)11:12:15 PM EST
Jermaine Dupri ft Jay-ZMoney Ain't A Thang (Quick Hit Dirty)11:14:14 PM EST
Chris Brown ft Juelz SantanaRun It (CK Intro - Clean)11:15:35 PM EST
Jackson 5ABC (Deville Remix) Intro - Clean11:17:10 PM EST
Jason Derulo Swalla (Toob Moombahton RMX / Clean / Short Edit) - 1A11:19:18 PM EST
Nelly ft. City SpudRide Wit Me - Lemi Vice & Action Jackson 2016 Remix (Dirty)11:21:54 PM EST
RihannaB#tch Betta Have My Money - KidCutUp Get Money Bootleg (Dirty)11:23:42 PM EST
RihannaB#tch Betta Have My Money - KidCutUp Get Money Bootleg (Dirty)11:24:29 PM EST
Ol' Dirty Bastard ft Kelis vs DazzGot Your Money (Club Killers 103-125 Trasn) Dirty11:24:55 PM EST
Dua LipaDon't Start Now (Intro)11:26:01 PM EST
Estelle ft Kanye West vs Dua LIpaAmerican Boy x Don't Start Now (Scooter Bootleg / Clean)11:27:58 PM EST
Seal PaulTemperature - Anthem Kingz Weekend Bootleg11:29:49 PM EST
Tiesto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post MaloneJackie Chan (Intro - Dirty)11:31:02 PM EST
Mark Ronson and Bruno MarsUptown Funk 28 Broiler Remix11:32:10 PM EST
Cee-LoF#ck You (Joe Maz Remix - Dirty)11:33:37 PM EST
Flo Rida ft. T-PainLow - D'Maduro Remix11:34:57 PM EST
Don OmarDanza Kuduro11:36:42 PM EST
Cardi B ft Bad Bunny & J BalvinI Like It (JD Live All Star Transition 128-68) Clean11:37:55 PM EST
Kanye West & Jay-ZNiggas In Paris (Intro - Dirty)11:39:56 PM EST
Fetty WapTrap Queen - Chris Villa Hype Edit (Intro - Dirty)11:41:33 PM EST
Trey Songs Ft. Nicki MinajBottoms Up (Dirty / Cutdown)11:43:40 PM EST
Nicki MinajMegatron - Tall Boys 75-94 Transition (Dirty)11:45:13 PM EST
Mr. VegasHeads High (Diggz 2017 Short Edit) - 5A11:47:39 PM EST
Daddy YankeeGasolina (Rowshay Edit)11:48:35 PM EST
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Cardi B, & OzunaTaki Taki (Intro - Dirty)11:49:56 PM EST
N.E.R.D. ft. Rihanna & DrakeLemon - Drake Remix (Intro - Dirty)11:52:30 PM EST
Lizzo ft. Ariana GrandeGood As Hell Remix (Intro - Dirty)11:53:23 PM EST
JUVENILEBACK THAT AZZ UP (EXPLICIT LYRICS) (ALBUM VERSION)11:56:26 PM EST
Sage The Gemini x Ying Yang TwinsGas Pedal x Salt Shaker (Salva RMX / J. Espinosa Twerk Blend / Dirty)11:58:45 PM EST
D4LLaffy Taffy - Richastic Remix (Intro - Clean)11:59:49 PM EST
Travis Porter feat. TygaAyy Ladies (Explicit Version) [Explicit]12:01:36 AM EST
Fetty Wap ft. Montana Buckz679 (Remy Boyz) (Intro - Dirty)12:02:55 AM EST
Loud LuxuryBody - Tall Boys 102-122 Transition12:04:10 AM EST
Calvin Harris ft Dua LipaOne Kiss (Denis First & Reznikov Remix) 12:06:14 AM EST
Shawn Mendes & Camila CabelloSeñorita - Anthem Kingz Escape Bootleg12:07:41 AM EST
R3hab x A Touch Of ClassAll Around The World (La La La) (Extended Version)12:09:45 AM EST
AviciiLevels (Willcox 2k17 Re-edit)12:12:27 AM EST
Billie Eilishbad guy - Tiesto's Bigroom Remix12:14:10 AM EST
KeshaDie Young (Mike Gloria Remix)12:15:05 AM EST
Flo Rida ft. Sage The GeminiGDFR - Davey B 129-73 Transition (Dirty)12:17:12 AM EST
Sheck WesMo Bamba (Intro - Dirty)12:19:09 AM EST
Baby Bash ft T-PainCyclone (CK Intro - Dirty)12:20:28 AM EST
T PainBuy You a Drink (SE) (Phase Edit)12:22:42 AM EST
UNK vs Zay Hilfigerrr Ft. Zayion McCallWalk It Out Juju (Segue / Clean / Short Edit)12:23:35 AM EST
Portugal. The Man vs Salt-N-PepaFeel It Still vs Push It (CK 1986 79-128 Trans) Clean12:25:09 AM EST
RUN DMCIT'S TRICKY12:26:45 AM EST
The OutfieldYour Love (Redrum)12:28:26 AM EST
Pitbull ft. KeshaTimber (Intro)12:31:01 AM EST
Alexandra Stan/Greedy Swede/Enur/DJ DEVILLEMR. SAXO CALABRIA - Short Edit No Hype12:32:20 AM EST
Major Lazer ft. J Balvin & El AlfaQue Calor (Intro)12:33:56 AM EST
Cardi B ft Kodak BlackBodak Yellow (Remix) (CK Intro - Dirty)12:35:39 AM EST
Waka Flocka Flame ft Roscoe Dash & WaleNo Hands (Intro - Dirty)12:36:22 AM EST
Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz & Kanye WestMercy (Intro - Dirty)12:38:44 AM EST
Post MaloneWow (Transition 75-100 / Dirty)12:39:59 AM EST
City GirlsAct Up (Intro Dirty)12:41:48 AM EST
DMXParty Up (Dirty)12:42:41 AM EST
Crooklyn Clan (feat. Fatman Scoop)Be Faithful (Dirty)12:43:49 AM EST
Notorious BIGMo Money Mo Problems ((SJ Only BIG Hype Redrum)) dty12:45:30 AM EST
Too ShortBlow The Whistle (Dirty / Short Edit)12:47:43 AM EST
Lil Jon & Eastside BoyzGet Low (DIRTY) (Aca Out) (SE) (Snow Edit)12:49:33 AM EST
Marshmello, Tyga, & Chris BrownLight It Up (Intro - Dirty)12:51:20 AM EST
Jason Derulo ft. 2 ChainzTalk Dirty (Intro - Dirty)12:53:06 AM EST
Pitbull ft. Ne-YoTime Of Our Lives - DJcity 100-124 Transition (Dirty)12:53:48 AM EST
Martin Solveig & GTAIntoxicated - Strip Remix12:56:10 AM EST
Martin Solveig ft. Sam White+1 - Satoru vs Tujamo Acap Intro12:56:48 AM EST
Bingo PlayersRattle (Short Edit)12:57:51 AM EST
Lady GagaBad Romance (Chew Fu Mix) (DIRTY) (Acapella In) (Diggz No Rock Quick Hitter)12:58:57 AM EST
Michael Jackson vs Afrojack & Martin SolveigBlack Or White - John Marr Hello Edit1:00:28 AM EST
Kid CudiPursuit Of Happiness (DIRTY-Steve Aoki Dance Remix) 1:01:56 AM EST
PitbullHotel Room Service (SE) (Kutt Edit)1:04:52 AM EST
Sir Mix-a-LotBaby Got Back (Bingo Players Bootleg)1:06:26 AM EST
Jay Z x Linq x Marty Mar99 Problems (Transition 126-93) (Marty Mar Edit)1:08:20 AM EST
Fall Out BoySugar We're Goin Down (Scooter RMX / Acapella Out / Short Edit) 1:09:57 AM EST
50 CentIn Da Club (CK Intro - Dirty)1:11:59 AM EST
Major Lazer ft. 2 Chainz, Bruno Mars & TygaBubble Butt - DJ Smerk Twerk Bootleg (Dirty)1:14:43 AM EST
City Girls ft. Cardi BTwerk - PeteDown Hype Edit (Dirty)1:15:30 AM EST
T-Pain ft. B.O.B.Up Down (Do This All Day) (Intro - Dirty)1:16:27 AM EST
LizzoTruth Hurts (Transition 100-79 / Dirty)1:18:39 AM EST
Rihanna ft Chris BrownBirthday Cake Remix (Intro - Dirty)1:20:04 AM EST
Yung JocIt's Goin Down (Intro - Dirty)1:20:54 AM EST
Kelis ft Too ShortBossy (Dirty / Short Edit)1:22:05 AM EST
MagicRude (DJ Scooter Remix)1:22:55 AM EST
DrakeStarted From The Bottom (Intro - Dirty)1:24:18 AM EST
ABBADancing Queen1:26:20 AM EST
Miley CyrusParty In The USA (Intro) Britney Loop1:28:02 AM EST
Britney Spears...Baby One More Time1:30:05 AM EST
Daft PunkOne More Time (PB)1:31:56 AM EST
Kungs vs G-Eazy & Bebe RexhaMe, Myself and This Girl (Donk Bootleg)1:32:47 AM EST
Bingo PlayersCry (Just A Little) - A-Trak & DiscoTech Remix1:33:41 AM EST
BeyonceFormation - Reid Stefan Remix (Intro)1:35:23 AM EST
A$Ap Ferg ft A$Ap Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James & Schoolboy QWork (Remix) (DIRTY)1:36:55 AM EST
Ayo & TeoRolex (Chorus 2x / Clean / Super Short Edit) - 12A1:38:53 AM EST
Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus Old Town Road (Diplo RMX / Drum Intro)1:41:28 AM EST
GinuwinePony (8b Intro Dirty)1:42:08 AM EST
Kanye West ft RihannaAll of The Lights (Dirty / Cutdown)1:43:22 AM EST
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi BFinesse Remix - Satoru 70-105 Transition (Clean)1:44:45 AM EST
Blueface ft. YGThotiana Remix (Intro - Dirty)1:45:51 AM EST
Lil KimThe Jump Off (8b Intro Dirty)1:48:23 AM EST
EveTambourine (Dirty / Short Edit)1:49:25 AM EST
Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil WayneTruffle Butter (Intro - Dirty)1:50:31 AM EST
J Balvin & Willy William ft. BeyonceMi Gente Remix (Intro) *Beyonce Verse*1:51:09 AM EST
Wiley, Stefflon Don, & Sean Paul ft. Idris ElbaBoasty (Intro - Dirty)1:52:02 AM EST
DaVidoFall - Kleancut Re-Drum1:53:00 AM EST
DJ SnakeMagenta Riddim (Intro)1:54:09 AM EST
Future ft. DrakeLife Is Good (82-71bpm / Dirty)1:56:00 AM EST
Megan Thee StallionBig Ole Freak (Intro - Dirty)1:58:56 AM EST
Juicy J Vs Dillon FrancisBandz A Make Her Dance (Club Killers Blend) Dirty CK Cut2:00:31 AM EST
Diplo, French Montana, Lil Pump ft Zhavia WardWelcome To The Party (Transition 70-86 / Dirty)2:02:37 AM EST
JAY Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye WestRun This Town - Dawg 2017 Remix (Short Edit - Dirty)2:04:06 AM EST
Kanye WestGet Em High (I Miss The Old Kanye Acapella In / Dirty / Super Short Edit) - 11A2:04:30 AM EST
Cam'ronHey Ma [Album Version (Explicit)]/Album Version (Explicit)2:05:53 AM EST
Biz Markie x Dj KoolJust A Friend (Re-Drum with Hype)2:07:56 AM EST
J KwonTipsy (CK Intro - Dirty)2:08:59 AM EST
Terror Squad ft Fat Joe & RemyLean Back (Dirty)2:11:07 AM EST
DMXRuff Ryders Anthem (8b Intro Dirty)2:12:29 AM EST
Jay-ZLa-La-La (Dirty)2:13:44 AM EST
StormzyVossi Bop (Intro Dirty)2:14:56 AM EST
Big Sean ft. E-40IDFWU (Intro - Dirty)2:16:04 AM EST
Pitbull ft. Jennifer LopezSexy Body - DJ Smerk 100-122 Transition2:16:57 AM EST
OutKastThe Way You Move (Fear of Dawn Remix)2:19:17 AM EST
R3habIcarus (Black Caviar Remix) - 12A2:20:12 AM EST
CazztekCame To Get Funky2:22:05 AM EST
Green Velvet ft Walter PhillipsShake & Pop (Clean) (Short Edit)2:24:02 AM EST
Eric PrydzCall On Me2:25:15 AM EST
Jax Jones ft RAYE You Don't Know Me (Denis First Remix) 2:26:45 AM EST
Madison Avenue Vs. Crizibiza Vs DJ FabianDon't Call Me Baby 2011 [Fabian's Bootleg Remix] Short2:27:58 AM EST
QueenBohemian Rhapsody - Anthem Kingz Losing It Bootleg2:29:05 AM EST
Michael JacksonMan In The Mirror (In Too Deep Remix) - 9A2:30:03 AM EST
ModjoLady (Hear Me Tonight)(Hey Lady) - Giorgio Gee Remix2:32:19 AM EST
RitonRiton - Rinse & Repeat (Sammy Porter's Warehouse Bootleg)2:34:42 AM EST
Robin S.Show Me Love (Tommy Simone Edit)2:36:52 AM EST
Eurithmics vs Drop DepartmentSweet Dreams in Mahala (PBH & Jack Shizzle Mash-Up)2:41:04 AM EST
Zedd ft Hayley Williams (of Paramore)Stay The Night (Hook first / Clap Intro)2:42:59 AM EST
Ghost Town DJsMy Boo - Tom Budin Remix2:46:39 AM EST
Ummet Ozcan ft Robin ValoI Don`t Care 2:47:53 AM EST
 
Bouncing off of Chuck's post...
did you ever get a request during one of those quick-in-and-quick-out mixing sessions
and the requester got pissed cause you only played one minute of the song?
Not being snarky, or cutting on your mixing style...
I just never did many club gigs.
 
Bouncing off of Chuck's post...
did you ever get a request during one of those quick-in-and-quick-out mixing sessions
and the requester got pissed cause you only played one minute of the song?
Not being snarky, or cutting on your mixing style...
I just never did many club gigs.

I don't take a ton of requests (I'd prefer 0) at a gig like this. But when I get a few, I've never had anyone complain about that.

I think there are a few keys that make this all work:

First and foremost - doing it smoothly. If it just sounds like you're cutting off the music constantly... the experience is awful. The transitions have to be smooth, the phrasing has to make sense. You shouldn't ever be cutting things out in the middle of a verse.

It also helps to know what verses people really like. For example, the song Bottoms Up (played around 11:45) - everyone seems to love the Nicki Minaj feature. I always have girls sing along to the "All around the world - can you hear me?" line. So I make sure to leave that song on through that verse instead of cutting it after the first verse and chorus.

There were also a couple times where I transitioned a song but I left the same beat on underneath.

For example at 11:26 I played Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now, and then slid into American Boy over the same Dua Lipa beat. So literally the rhythm stays identical, but instead of a 2nd verse of Dua Lipa you hear Estelle's vocal come in and everyone sings along to it. Unless I make a bad mistake doing that... people would barely know the song changed.

I did the same thing going from Bubble Butt to Twerk by City Girls. Both of those are the same underlying beat. The flow on the dance floor never shifts when you do it, it just adds a little bit of a change vocally. So it's almost like playing a track with a hype intro on it to get 8 bars of Bubble Butt, and then slide right into the real song.

Finally - the song you're coming into needs to be just as exciting as the one you're leaving. When all of these songs are coming on, I want a bit of that "Oh S#!*" moment of a reaction. If the crowd is excited about the next song, it doesn't matter if they liked the song before it.

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This place is in a decent part of town, but there have been some issues with a fight from time to time. But I think mixing at this speed helps to keep that activity down. I'm never at one tempo for more than 20 minutes, and you just don't have time to get into that rut where one group dominates the room. The mixture of house, hip hop, throw backs, a few crazy sing alongs... It should be moving fast enough to be exciting and also keep shifting the energy. That also keeps the bar rocking all night. The hip hop crowd dances for a few tunes and when I crank it back up to house music they go to the bar.

I try to do it all in a way that is thoughtful and creates a really fun night for a huge chunk of people at the same time. Which... I think is why I hold such a good crowd in there. My name isn't a draw on a flyer, but if the room fills up I can keep them happy.
 
I don't take a ton of requests (I'd prefer 0) at a gig like this. But when I get a few, I've never had anyone complain about that.

Your explanation does make sense.
Being a small Pennsylvania town...I think it's just a different "club mentality" around here.
We don't really have a lot of places where it's non-stop NEW dance music all night.
The ones that have dance music, usually have totally different music the rest of the week.
 
I don't take a ton of requests (I'd prefer 0) at a gig like this. But when I get a few, I've never had anyone complain about that.

I think there are a few keys that make this all work:

First and foremost - doing it smoothly. ...
I'd suggest it is being delivered smoothly & artfully...and I concur.