How to handle a goth dj.... the do's and don'ts20:13 Feb 20 2006
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1. Buying the DJ a drink will get your request on faster, or this seems to work with most.
2. Don't request VNV Nation, when you know that the DJ just played them two songs ago.
3. No Skinny Puppy is not a new band.
4. Do not request Marilin Manson.
5. Don't whine when the DJ says that he/she doesn't have Peaches and don't just keep requesting it over and over again, if the DJ says they don't have it, they don't have it. It's not going to appear out of thin air if you keep asking for it.
6. Don't ask if you can lick the DJ's tattoos.
7. Yes, David Bowie can cover David Bowie.
8. Don't request Bauhaus "Bela Legosi's Dead". Most goth DJs don't even carry it with them any more.
9. Don't try to have a conversation with the DJ when they are mixing, this pisses them off. If you want to talk, wait untill their set is done.
10. No, you can't come into the booth.
11. There comes a certain time of the night that the DJ will play what he/she wants do so deal with it.
12. Don't hand an old DJ your mix cd to show off how good of a DJ you are. A lot of them actually find this insulting. It doesn't actually show your skills and just shows what you can do with a computer.
13. Just because you know the DJ doesn't mean that you get in for free.
14. Don't hand the DJ your demo cd for your band and expect them to play it then and there. Most will want to spend some time with the music before they spin it.
15. Club Courtesy is a very old tradition and there is honor in letting other DJs from other clubs in for free, but just because you DJ in your basement doesn't mean you get in for free.
16. Don't ask, "Who does this Donnie Darko remix" when the DJ is playing Tears For Fears.
17. Do feed the DJs.
18. If the DJ's hair is interesting, don't just grab it to see it when he/she is DJing.
19. Don't sing a song to the DJ and expect them to know who it is.
20. Don't ever tell a DJ that Avril Lavigne is old school deathrock.
21. Yes, sometime the DJ parents will show up to the event and dance like everyone else.
22. Sometimes the DJ is dating/seeing "that loser in the corner", so be nice to them. You never know.
23. Don't put your camera right in the DJ's face when they are working. Usually DJs don't mind when you take photos of them, but don't get in the way of the music.
24. Keep in mind that some DJs take requests and some don't.
25. Never give a DJ to much to drink because they can't always spin when they are drunk.
26. DJs do bite.
27. Just because you think that you're hot doesn't mean that you're going to get to go home with the DJ.
28. DJ groupies = good. DJ stalkers = bad.
29. There is more to being a DJ then just playing the music. There is a lot of things that you may never see.
30. Don't ask a DJ if you can get on the same bill as they are on just because you want to DJ at that event.
31. Even the DJ can have a bad day.
32. Sometimes when two DJs are tag teaming on the decks, it can degenerate into who can be the dumber DJ.
33. Yes, sometimes a DJ will trick you into dancing to The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.
34. No, Alkaline Trio is not The Sisters of Mercy.
35. Sometimes the DJ can get a hold of music that you can't because of knowing bands and getting their hands on while labels.
36. Some music that we all love hasn't been but on cd yet and some DJs don't have any wax.
37. Bad music is still bad music.
38. Don't request Sean Paul, you're in a goth club. You're not going to hear that.
39. Yes, that was Real Life and it wasn't "Send Me An Angel". They did make more music than that song. Hells, they have a new album out for the gods sake.
40. Some DJ will teach the trade and others won't.
41. Stop requesting prog rock, you're at the wrong place for that.
42. Kissing the DJ can be a good thing, but only if they are single or in an open relationship.
43. Just because you requested a song last week doesn't mean that the DJ remembers who you are.
44. Korn who?
45. A tip can go really far with most DJs.
46. Don't ask the DJ out on a date, just get in line. lol.
47. When the DJ is carrying gear/music from room to room, don't stop them. That stuff is heavy.
48. Even the best DJs in the world, mess up from time to time. No DJ is perfect every single time.
49. A lot of times, what you're hearing is a remix that the DJ is doing there live.
50. "Did you just ask me to spin Hanson?"
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