My departure, as supported and told by many of my friends, from Blue Orion Radio this past Saturday may have been the best thing I have done to try to branch out in different directions.
Quickly, Stryke, picked me up and offered me a spot to DJ in his
CLUB GLOW, nka as
CLUB MYSTIFY, lounge beginning on Monday (which is now yesterday)...and, Diva, offered me a guest DJ spot on her
SUNSET CAFE lounge on Sunday, which I thoroughly enjoyed spinning tunes. Both lounges offer a variety of DJs and members and it was interesting to cater to slightly differing audiences while not deviating too much from my playlist that I had loaded up.
My playlist has been typically a bit of a mix of genres - soft & classical rock, country, rhythm & blues, humor, soul, indie, light metal, new artists, forgotten artists, top 40 artists, artist from UK & Australia as well, etc.
This morning, it was sealed, with the Master DJ @
CELL BLOCK 69, that I would DJ with them as well. They are a bit of a different breed that I am used to -- bit heavier rock over all than I am used to -- so I am thinking that (while they say just be me) I probably should expand my library a bit to include some harder rock tunes as well to help blend in with their genre theme a little better. If you have any ideas or suggestions on some viable artists that I could take a look at in adding, please (oh please) offer them in the comments here.
Between these three lounges, I think I will close out my search for DJing homes, as my current schedule stands as --
CLUB GLOW, nka as
CLUB MYSTIFY -- Mondays-Fridays 5-7pEST (4-6pCST)
CELL BLOCK 69 -- Thursdays & Fridays 2-5pEST (1-4CST)
SUNSET CAFE -- no set schedule at this time (although I have been told that no matter what happens, I will always have a home there).
ALL HITS RADIO -- also no set schedule at this time. (Not a fubar lounge site, but it is an internet radio site and another means to explore.)
As such, that is 16 firmed up hours DJing time and will provide me some experience in diversity of audiences and tunes to spin. I always love challenges.
Other lounges have talked to me about joining up with them - and perhaps they will let me guest DJ with them from time to time as time permits. I don't know. All I do know is that I do need to keep things into perspective -- time for my r/l job, friends and family, as well as other social interactions while I have fun expanding my horizons with the DJing experiences, as well as exploring other possibilities of video designing, tag designing and more. :D
What is that addage that we heard growing up??? "An idle mind is a wasted mind." or, something like that!! lol...
I do sooooooo look forward to my family, friends, and fans to come listen to me DJ and grow into a bit more diverse of a DJ without having to give up my values (such as playing the "bad mouth" rap tunes). Do make sure, though, that you let the folks know that DJ Devine sent you there!!! :D
