female dj back in the forums! - dj forums

niquee · 03-09-10, 09:57 AM

hola! been busy for quite some time, ive been disconnected from the people here

im niquee from manila, philippines.. been spinning for a year already, but been a musician since i was 6.. i started spinning house music, though i got inclined to hip hop more.. i dig any kind of music, as long as its good music.. most of the things i learned i owe to djf, its really awkward to ask someone to teach me personally at first so i always read here

besides any book or vid, this is the place to start.. i must say, more power to this forum!

Allensmusic · 03-09-10, 10:00 AM

Welcome back!!

Do you spin in clubs or at parties?

**KLH** · 03-09-10, 10:04 AM

Welcome back rep!

-KLH

bzbatl · 03-09-10, 10:41 AM

Watch out for leg humpers!

niquee · 03-10-10, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Allensmusic

Welcome back!!

Do you spin in clubs or at parties?

my first gig was a school event, i mostly spin @ parties and like a few times in local bars here.. i think i need a lot of experience and superb crowd reading skills before i invade the club scene

niquee · 03-10-10, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KLH

Welcome back rep!

-KLH

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Originally Posted by bzbatl

Watch out for leg humpers!

cheers for the rep!
haha, yes i need to watch out.. thanks for the concern

Dub Chick · 03-10-10, 02:35 AM

Yay another girl!!! It took me 6 years to work up the courage to play infront of people. small gigs to start with are good.

Welcome back

niquee · 03-10-10, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dub Chick

Yay another girl!!! It took me 6 years to work up the courage to play infront of people. small gigs to start with are good.

Welcome back

hello! nice to hear from you!

haha, i know exactly how you feel.. i think a year is still very young so id rather not rush things, how did you learn the craft? and what's your favorite genre?

Dub Chick · 03-10-10, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by niquee

hello! nice to hear from you!

haha, i know exactly how you feel.. i think a year is still very young so id rather not rush things, how did you learn the craft? and what's your favorite genre?

I was studiing sound engineering and a local dj school offered the college a discount, and i had always loved music and partying so thought why not try it. I offically learnt the basics on vinyl in 2003, playing hardstyle. Then moved over to funky about a year later, then got my own turntables in 2006. In 2008 i moved over to CDJs, borrowed my bfs. Then I entered a dj comp at the end of 2008 and forced me to play in front of people. Also meet alot of other DJs and promoters. It was through the comp that i got my first gig in 2009, at a dodgy small club where no one knew who i was and i played for 4 hours coz the next dj didnt pitch.

I am gonna be playing at SAs biggest Day/night party in less than 3 weeks. They normally have between 10 000 to 18 000 ppl at the event between 5 floors. Very stressed but cant wait. Also i am playing with my BF who is an awesome DJ

I play jacking, fidget and electro.

niquee · 03-10-10, 05:11 AM

whoa! great! the actual preparation for the gig is much more tidious than the gig itself! hope everything goes well with your big event. great lessons are actually learned during a live set with people there. ive quit instrument playing but decided to keep the passion for music, lol i honestly dint grow. some djs will actually tell you their secrets, but some will just hint for you to learn or not mind at all. others are intimidated with a fellow dj's presence. im kinda learning backwards, turntables are rare here in my area. technics knocked off distribution and moved it to singapore (as what ive heard from veteran djs), so vinyl enthusiast either hook up used or have them shipped. got some cheap cdjs off someone quitting the hobby feb of last year so i started there. but i really wanted to get my hands on turntables so im learning them now too. besides cueing and beatmatching on tables. im working a bit on scratching too.

hows the scene there @ SA?

Dub Chick · 03-10-10, 05:41 AM

The scene here is very small, especially in EDM, and run buy a handful of promoters and Managers so if you not all buddy buddy and kiss a** with them you struggle to get gigs. Also there are so many guys trying to make it that they all play for free, so that also harms the rest of us who charge to play.

Also there was a huge fidget/electro movement about 2 years ago and now the promoters and managers all want tech and prog, they dont like how fidget attracted so many younsters...

top 40 clubs are everywhere, but i just cant play that sh1t

And there by you

ctrudiva · 03-10-10, 01:46 PM

welcome to another girl in the forum!!

niquee · 03-11-10, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ctrudiva

welcome to another girl in the forum!!

hello! thanks for the greeting!

Raman · 03-14-10, 08:58 AM

sup welcome

Luconia · 03-14-10, 10:08 AM

medical student...interesting

welcome to the forums
i'm from neighboring country Malaysia

all_but_one · 03-14-10, 10:21 AM

another girl (+me) woo,welcome :p

+1

Luconia · 03-14-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by all_but_one

another girl (+me) woo,welcome :p

+1

where have you been all this while? i remember you're the one whose into Schranz last time

we need more schranz head here

(if you still into it)

all_but_one · 03-14-10, 10:32 AM

yeh I havent hadt he net for AGES and my laptop bust so im back now WOOO.

and schranz? i LOVE schranz!!!!

03-09-10, 09:57 AM	#1
niquee Beginner DJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 128 Track: Anything goes	female dj back in the forums! hola! been busy for quite some time, ive been disconnected from the people here im niquee from manila, philippines.. been spinning for a year already, but been a musician since i was 6.. i started spinning house music, though i got inclined to hip hop more.. i dig any kind of music, as long as its good music.. most of the things i learned i owe to djf, its really awkward to ask someone to teach me personally at first so i always read here besides any book or vid, this is the place to start.. i must say, more power to this forum! __________________ NIQUEE ALCANTARA medical student / entrepreneur / female dj beginner setup (2) technics sl-1200mk2 (2) shure m44-7h (2) pioneer cdj 100s (1) numark dm1050 (crappy) (1) sennheiser hd205

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03-09-10, 10:41 AM	#4
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03-10-10, 05:11 AM	#10
niquee Beginner DJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 128 Track: Anything goes	whoa! great! the actual preparation for the gig is much more tidious than the gig itself! hope everything goes well with your big event. great lessons are actually learned during a live set with people there. ive quit instrument playing but decided to keep the passion for music, lol i honestly dint grow. some djs will actually tell you their secrets, but some will just hint for you to learn or not mind at all. others are intimidated with a fellow dj's presence. im kinda learning backwards, turntables are rare here in my area. technics knocked off distribution and moved it to singapore (as what ive heard from veteran djs), so vinyl enthusiast either hook up used or have them shipped. got some cheap cdjs off someone quitting the hobby feb of last year so i started there. but i really wanted to get my hands on turntables so im learning them now too. besides cueing and beatmatching on tables. im working a bit on scratching too. hows the scene there @ SA? __________________ NIQUEE ALCANTARA medical student / entrepreneur / female dj beginner setup (2) technics sl-1200mk2 (2) shure m44-7h (2) pioneer cdj 100s (1) numark dm1050 (crappy) (1) sennheiser hd205

03-10-10, 01:46 PM	#12
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