Ever wanted to be a DJ?

IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

Have you ever listened to the radio and thought to yourself, "Hey, I can do that!" Here's your big chance! We are now accepting applications for a chance to produce your very own "DJ set" for DDR Freak Radio. If you've got the creative knack for picking and mixing songs or the comedic clout to banter up a storm, we want you! Chosen applicants will be given a chance to audition by submitting a mix at a later date. Top judged submissions will be put into rotation on DDR Freak Radio! PM IguanaGrrl with your qualifications and a general idea of what you would do on your show to apply.
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mobius9 · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: San Diego

nice. I wish I wasn't so poor, then maby I could get some tables

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xybur · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject:

dj xybur.... its got a nice ring to it, and you can dance to it.
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LOKI · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Folsom, CA, USA

eh... been there, done that...
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DynamiteRaveNotDead · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:24 pm Post subject:

do they want an original song mix or jus a bunch of Bemani songs trasitions together?

MokonA · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:44 pm Post subject:

Well my uncle is a D.J. So I know a few tricks. It just sucks that I i'm not in St.Augustine right now, otherwise i'd pm iguanagirl.
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Setzer · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 6:45 pm Post subject:

does it matter where you live to be a dj? its online radio so im guessing not, but wanna be sure.
and what do you want, just a set list of songs we'd play?
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IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

I'll just post more information here to give everyone a little better idea what I'm looking for, since I've received several emails of people who didn't seem to know what I was looking for.

My dream for DDR Freak Radio is to have a large variety of content, while still remaining in one genre of music (bemani). I want a little bit of everything here.

I'm looking for people who are good at mixing and can handle doing an hour long nonstop megamix of their own.

I'm looking for people who are good with introducing songs and help to make the music more interesting through witty banter.

I'm looking for unique programing concepts.

Obviously, since this is an online radio station dedicated to bemani, I'm looking for people to submit their bemani related work electronically (during the interview process) - whether it be a talk show, a radio-style DJ set, or mixing and such.

I'd like to open up DDR Freak radio a bit more and bring in you, the users of the site, to help me make it an even better station.

I know we have a ton of talented people out there and I'd love to be able to showcase that talent to a worldwide audience!
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Now on the applications - I'm looking for any experience you have with your section of expertise (whether that be doing a talk show, a DJ set, mixing, whatever) and then what you will bring to DDR Freak radio. Try to give me a general idea what you would do with your time on DDR Freak radio.

Also, keep in mind that this might be a one time (non-paying

) gig or, if you do really well, possibly a regular (non-paying) gig.

I hope that helps y'all a bit. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask in the thread. You never know if someone else might have the same question.

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Medieval · Trick Member Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Location: Antioch, TN

What kills this for me is that I would have to 1. break into the music and actually talk (I don't mind talking on the air but for this kind of music its lame) and 2. use bemani almost exclusively (or so it seems)

I am a trance/house DJ, I have the best vinyl collection of any working DJ I know, including the classics (Urban Train, Binary Finary, etc), today's UK hits, and some uber-rare vinyl and white labels. I don't like to break into my sets and talk, and I don't like to play bemani (for the most part, although I do have a 3 pack of Drifting Away remixes, the So Deep vinyl, and the original Dutch Force - Deadline on vinyl)

Maybe next time.
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~Reign~ · Trick Member Joined: 16 May 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA

LET ME SHOW YOU THEM · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 1:46 pm Post subject:

I've been looking for some bemani vinyl (mostly happy hardcore stuff like waka laka, cartoon heroes, etc.) and it is a total pain to find...would using songs by bemani ARTISTS work? (ie. jenny rom has way more songs then just what i've seen in ddr...) Btw, I think this is a great idea too...
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Stern vs The DDR FCC · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: AZ

They have tables that emulate vinyl very well..vinyl is not necessary anymore.
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IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

If you would like to use other songs from bemani artists outside of the bemani realm, I think that would be ok.

Just please try to keep it as pg-13 as possible - Let's avoid the super risque Captain Jack stuff, ok?

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Stern vs The DDR FCC · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: AZ

Oh IguanaGrrl Please Not So Quick
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~Reign~ · Trick Member Joined: 16 May 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA

Stern vs The DDR FCC · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: AZ

It's not necessary, but suffcient.

Note: why is it spelled suffcient...and not suffceint? Isn't I before E except after C?
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chewonmynipple · Basic Member Joined: 05 Sep 2003

Why would you want to start having DJ's? There's already a Bemani internet radio station on LIVE365 that has DJ's and talk shows. Are you just copying them? How lame. I'm especially not listening if you're gonna DJ or have your own talk show, Iganagrrl.

JustJeff · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:02 pm Post subject:

Stern vs The DDR FCC · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: AZ

mexpsychic · Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Location: SD, Cali

man... wish I could.... best I can do is to make a nonstop remix of bemani and non-bemani using computer software... nothing more but basic DJing, and still horrible at it... no tables to practice on either... but if everybody else turns down, I'm there... (BTW, where does dis apply 2? i live in SD, CA...)
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