How Pro DJs Keep The Dance Floor Full ALL NIGHT

Summary

本视频脚本由知名YouTube编辑Hillier Smith分享，他将视频编辑技巧与DJ混音艺术相联系，强调音乐能量的高低起伏对于观众体验的重要性。他比喻音乐能量如同过山车，需要有高低起伏才能保持兴奋和新鲜感。视频中讨论了如何根据不同场合和演出顺序调整音乐能量，以及如何通过过渡和曲目选择来控制现场氛围。此外，还提到了DJ的舞台表现力对观众情绪的影响，以及如何使用软件如rekordbox来辅助DJ混音。

Takeaways

• 🎥 视频剪辑和DJ混音都需注意节奏变化，避免全程高能导致观众疲劳。
• 🎢 音乐能量应像过山车一样有高低起伏，以保持听众兴趣和情感投入。
• 🎧 音乐能量不仅提升氛围，还能激发听众的各种情感，如快乐、共鸣甚至回忆。
• 🎛️ 俱乐部DJ需根据演出顺序和目的调整音乐能量，如暖场DJ不宜超过主DJ的能量水平。
• 🕒 演出时间点对音乐能量的控制至关重要，不同时间段应采取不同的能量策略。
• 🔄 接替其他DJ时，需考虑前一位DJ的能量水平，合理过渡以维持或调整现场氛围。
• 📈 学会观察和适应现场情况，通过观察观众反应来调整音乐能量。
• 🔧 利用音乐结构的四个元素（维护、提升、冷却、冲击）来规划DJ演出。
• 🎧 音乐选择和过渡技巧是控制现场能量的两大关键，包括曲目选择和混音技巧。
• 🎤 DJ的舞台表现和与观众的互动也是影响现场能量的重要因素。

Q & A

为什么在DJ表演中需要有低能量时段？

低能量时段可以让听众在高能量时刻感受到更大的冲击，就像过山车一样，有起伏和转折才能保持观众的兴趣和兴奋。

如何理解音乐能量在DJ表演中的作用？

音乐能量不仅仅是让人群兴奋，它还可以激发各种情感，如快乐、同情甚至回忆。DJ可以通过选择合适的曲目和能量水平来影响这些情感。

在俱乐部演出时，如何确定需要创造哪种能量？

了解你在演出阵容中的角色很重要，比如热场DJ通常不应该播放比主DJ更高能量的音乐。

当你接替另一个DJ时，如何处理能量水平？

有两种情况：一种是前一个DJ保持了较高的能量水平，你接替时应该先维持这个水平，然后逐渐降低；另一种是前一个DJ能量水平较低，你可以选择立即提高能量或慢慢提升。

为什么说DJing是一种艺术而不是科学？

DJing需要根据现场情况灵活调整，没有固定的规则，需要DJ根据经验和直觉来控制音乐能量。

如何通过观察来提高DJ表演的能量控制？

在演出前观察现场人群和DJ的表现，了解音乐的走向和人群的反应，可以帮助你更好地控制演出的能量。

在DJ表演中，有哪些方法可以用来提高、降低或保持能量水平？

可以通过音乐过渡、曲目选择、舞台表现和与观众的互动来控制能量水平。

为什么说在DJ表演中使用混音过渡是一个好方法？

混音过渡可以帮助保持能量水平，因为它允许音乐逐渐叠加，给观众一种旅程感，适合旋律性较强的音乐。

在DJ表演中，如何使用曲目选择来控制能量？

选择具有不同能量水平的曲目，并根据演出的需要进行播放，可以通过能量标签来帮助你在演出中快速选择合适的曲目。

为什么说DJ的舞台表现对能量控制很重要？

DJ的舞台表现和与观众的互动可以直接影响观众的感受，如果DJ看起来无聊，观众也会感到无聊；相反，如果DJ表现出享受，这种能量也会传递给观众。

Outlines

00:00

🎧 DJ音乐能量控制技巧

本段内容强调了DJ在表演时如何控制音乐能量的重要性。提到了YouTube编辑Hillier Smith的观点，他将视频编辑的技巧类比到DJing中，强调了音乐能量的起伏对于观众体验的影响。他比喻音乐能量像过山车一样，需要有高低起伏来保持观众的兴趣和兴奋感。DJ需要根据不同的场合和时间来调整音乐能量，比如在俱乐部中，暖场DJ不应该播放比主DJ更激烈的音乐。还讨论了如何在接替其他DJ时维持或调整音乐能量，以及如何通过观察观众反应来调整音乐。最后，介绍了几种DJ常用的音乐能量控制方法，包括维护阶段、提升阶段、冷却阶段和惊喜阶段，并强调了DJ的表演技巧和与观众的互动对音乐能量的影响。

05:00

🎛 DJ混音技巧与舞台表现

第二段内容继续探讨了DJ如何通过混音技巧和舞台表现来控制音乐能量。提到了混音过渡、音乐选择和DJ的舞台表现是控制音乐能量的三大关键因素。详细讨论了不同类型的混音过渡如何影响音乐能量，例如使用渐进式混音来维持能量，或者使用突然的切换来提升能量。还提到了使用循环和人声来增强音乐的能量。此外，强调了DJ的个人舞台表现，如表情、动作和与观众的互动，对音乐能量的影响。最后，建议DJ录制自己的表演并回听，以更好地理解和控制自己的音乐能量。

Keywords

💡能量

在视频中，'能量'指的是音乐和DJ表演中的情绪和氛围强度。DJ需要通过音乐的选择和播放来控制这种能量，以保持观众的兴趣和参与度。例如，通过在音乐中加入高潮和低谷，DJ可以创造出像过山车一样起伏跌宕的体验，使观众在音乐的高潮时感到更加兴奋。

💡DJ

DJ是'Disc Jockey'的缩写，指的是在视频中讨论的主体，即负责播放音乐并创造特定氛围和能量的人。DJ通过选择合适的音乐和播放技巧来影响观众的情绪和体验。

💡剪辑

剪辑在视频中指的是视频编辑或音乐混音中的快速切换。Hillier Smith提到，如果所有的视频剪辑都很快，那么它们就会失去效果，这同样适用于DJing。DJ需要在快速和慢速剪辑之间找到平衡，以创造动态和有趣的表演。

💡过渡

过渡是指在DJ表演中从一个曲目到另一个曲目的转换方式。视频中提到，过渡可以用来提高、降低或保持能量水平。例如，通过将一个曲目的尾奏与另一个曲目的开头混合，DJ可以在维护阶段保持能量水平不变。

💡曲目选择

曲目选择是DJ根据能量水平和观众反应来挑选音乐的过程。视频中强调，选择合适的曲目对于创造和控制能量至关重要。DJ需要根据场合和时间来选择合适的音乐，以确保能量水平与观众的期望相匹配。

💡暖场DJ

暖场DJ是在主要表演者之前为观众热身的DJ。视频中提到，暖场DJ不应该播放比主要表演者更高能量的音乐，因为他们的角色是为即将到来的表演设定基调，而不是超越它。

💡能量图

能量图是DJ用来规划和调整他们表演中能量变化的工具。视频中提到，DJ可以使用能量图来决定何时提高或降低能量，以及如何通过不同的音乐段来管理能量。

💡舞台表现

舞台表现指的是DJ在表演时与观众的互动和他们表现出的能量。视频中提到，DJ的舞台表现可以极大地影响观众的感受。如果DJ看起来无聊，这种情绪会传递给观众；相反，如果DJ看起来很享受，这种积极的能量也会感染观众。

💡标签

在视频中，'标签'指的是DJ为他们的曲目库中的音乐添加的元数据，如能量水平。这样做可以帮助DJ在表演中快速找到合适的曲目，以适应当前的能量水平和氛围。

💡混音

混音是DJ将不同曲目融合在一起的技术，以创造流畅的过渡和连续的听觉体验。视频中提到，混音可以用来维持能量水平，也可以用来突然提高或降低能量，以创造惊喜和兴奋。

Highlights

视频编辑中的剪辑节奏对DJ混音的启示：需要高低能量的交替，以保持观众的兴趣。

音乐能量的高低变化可以激发观众的不同情感，如快乐、共鸣甚至回忆。

理解自己在演出阵容中的位置，比如暖场DJ不应播放比压轴DJ更高能量的音乐。

作为开场DJ，应从低能量开始，随着演出进行逐渐提升能量，但不要过高。

接替其他DJ时，要维持前一个DJ创造的能量水平，至少在开始时不要降低太多。

如果前一个DJ让人群昏昏欲睡，你可以选择慢慢提升能量或立即切换到高能量音乐。

与主办方沟通可以帮助你了解观众的预期和对其他DJ的反应。

DJing是一门艺术，需要时间学习和适应，而不是一成不变的科学。

成为积极的观察者，观察人群和DJ，了解音乐的走向和人群的反应。

维护阶段是保持当前能量水平的时间段，无论之前是高、中还是低能量。

提升阶段是从低能量状态向高能量状态过渡的时间段。

冷却阶段是从高能量状态向稍低能量状态过渡，让人群喘息。

冲击阶段是从低能量状态直接跳跃到高能量状态，以惊喜的方式提升能量。

过渡和曲目选择是控制DJ套装能量的两大方式。

混音是一种保持能量水平不变的过渡方式，适用于维护阶段。

快速切换（Cuts）是一种提升能量的有效方法，可以激发观众的多巴胺。

循环和人声片段可以用来提升能量，给观众提供可以抓住的东西。

曲目的能量水平是影响你创造的能量类型的重要因素。

舞台表现和与观众的互动也会影响能量水平，即使是在大型音乐节上。

录制并回听自己的DJ套装，可以帮助你更好地理解自己的能量图。

Transcripts

I want to share something that stuck

with me it's from this guy Hillier Smith

he's a pretty well known YouTube editor

but what he said really applies to DJing

as well he said if you do all your video

editing at a turn really fast Cuts

fast-paced stuff it actually stops being

a 10. you need periods of lower energy

so that the audience can actually

recognize when you turn it up this

allows it to deliver its intended impact

at the right moment think of Music

energy like a roller coaster when the

energy is high all the time it's like

being on the main drop for a whole hour

it can be exhilarating at first but over

time it becomes exhausting and loses all

its impact on the other hand when the

energy is varied it keeps the ride

interesting and exciting there are ups

and downs twists and turns and the

audience never knows what to expect the

high points feel even more thrilling

because they're contrasted with lower

energy moments of course when we talk

about music energy we aren't only

talking about getting the crowd hyped it

can actually stir all kinds of other

emotions that DJs can tap into with the

right tracks and energy level you can

influence things like happiness empathy

even memories so how do you know what

kind of energy you need to create if

you're playing in a club one way you can

do this is to understand your purpose in

the lineup for example a warm-up DJ

generally shouldn't play anything that's

higher energy than the headliner would

play I know I've been to plenty of

events where the warm-up DJ has been

absolutely rinsing it out where people

are just trickling in and getting their

night started it's completely the wrong

Vibe let me explain this chart on the

left here we've got energy going from

low to high and then along the bottom

we've got time which represents the time

of your set if you're the opening DJ

generally speaking you want to start a

relatively low energy level and slowly

bring up over the course of your set not

too high though remember you're not the

headliner and the night's only just

getting started one of the trickier

moments to deal with is when you're

taking over from another DJ there are

two main situations you can encounter

this one I call the wok this red line

here represents the previous DJ who's

kept the energy level pretty high they

perhaps rinsed a bit too hard for their

opening set and you want to take over

for them but what you don't want to do

is kill all the energy they created on

the dance floor it's a good idea to try

and maintain that energy level at least

for a little bit before lowering it to a

more appropriate level towards the end

of your set try and raise the energy

level up a little bit more before you

hand over to the next DJ the second

situation is if the crowd is half asleep

when you jump on the decks there's two

approaches you can take here if the DJ

before you has been keeping that energy

level pretty low you want to start a

similar energy level and then slowly

raise it up over the course of your set

very similar to the opener the second

approach I call the water balloon this

one can be a little bit more risky but

it can work really well if it's quite

late on in the night and the DJ before

you is not quite got the energy level up

enough what you can do is instantly

switch it up with your first track this

signals to the crowd though it's time to

wake up and get partying you start your

set at a much higher energy level before

cooling things off a little bit during

the set remember you're still not the

headliner so you don't want to be at Max

Energy by the time you hand over if you

still aren't sure what to do try talking

to the promoters before you're set the

chances are they know what kind of crowd

to expect and what they respond to they

can also give you some Insider info on

the other DJs on the lineup which can be

really helpful you can get familiar with

them and the kind of music and vibe that

they play of course these templates are

just guides and over time you'll learn

to adapt naturally to the situation

you're in DJing is an art not a science

one way to get better at this art is to

become an active Observer if you can

make sure you leave a bit of time before

you're set to go into the club observe

the crowd and the DJ what direction is

the music heading and how are the crowd

responding to it there are four high

level elements I use when planning my

set structures they've really worked for

me in the past and hopefully they will

for you too think of them a bit like

building blocks for your sets you can

use as few or as many of them as you

like this segment I call the maintenance

phase it's basically where you found an

energy level that seems to be working it

doesn't matter if you're coming from a

high medium or low energy place the goal

is just to keep the energy level the

same this segment I call a riser all

you're doing is moving from a lower

energy state to a higher one this

segment can actually last an entire set

in which case it's pretty similar to the

opener that we looked at earlier the

next segment I like to use is a cool

down phase this is simply moving from a

higher energy place to a slightly lower

one if you've been rinsing hard this can

be as easier just letting a breakdown

play from here once the crowds caught

their breath you can either raise the

energy back up try and maintain it or

keep them on a cool down depending what

your goal is this segment is probably

the most fun one to use but use it

sparingly I call it the shock anore and

it's basically moving from a low energy

State straight to a high energy State

the key here is surprising the crowd and

getting that sweet sweet dopamine out of

their brains if you've ever seen people

suddenly hitting the Dance Floor this is

probably what the DJ is doing it's more

effective when you use it from a low

energy state but it can also work if

you're in the medium level of course no

DJs are standing behind their decks

drawing little graphs over time you'll

learn to do it intuitively and your

energy graphs will actually react to the

crowd so how do you actually control the

energy in your sets the two big ways are

transitions and track selection let's

look at transitions first and I'll give

you a few ideas how you can use to raise

the energy up lower it down or keep it

the same one of the first transitions

most DJs learn is to mix an outro with

an intro before you fall asleep on me

it's actually a really good way for a

maintenance phase of a set that is where

you want to keep the energy the same as

it was previously because the

transitions tend to be longer it means

the crowd has less of a surprise when

the new tune drops it can be really

effective on more melodic kinds of music

like trance because the tracks slowly

layer on top of each other which takes

the crowd on a bit of a journey although

Cuts might seem like a bit of a cop-out

mixing wise they're actually one of the

most powerful tools for controlling

energy in your sets surprising people

with something musically is one of the

quickest triggers for dopamine in

people's brains that's the pleasure

chemical but you don't only have to use

cuts for bringing up the energy they're

also really helpful for when you've been

rinsing out bangers and you want to

quickly call the crowd down sometimes I

use them to quickly enter a breakdown

after a period of Hardcore rinsing

another trick that can be really handy

is using loops and acapellas sometimes

all it takes is a well-known sample or

vocal to raise the energy on an

otherwise boring track you can turn a

low or medium energy track into a high

energy track simply by giving the crowd

something to latch onto the tracks you

actually play are going to have a big

impact on the kind of energy you're

creating you might think just sticking

to a similar BPM and genre is going to

maintain a pretty similar energy level

in your set but that would be a mistake

energy level is one of the first tags I

add when I put new music into my library

this really helps me control my sets on

the fly without having to overly plan

them in advance if you haven't got your

tracks tagged by energy level I highly

recommend that you do so if you aren't

sure how to do that I've got a full

video which I'll link to in the

description there's one other part of

this equation and that's you more

accurately your stage presence and how

you interact with the crowd the layout

and size of the club can impact how

important this is if you're in a smaller

Club the crowd is going to be much more

in your face and your energy level is

going to have a bigger impact on them

versus a festival where you might just

be a tiny dot on the horizon but

generally speaking if you look bored

that's going to filter down to the crowd

conversely if you're obviously having a

good time behind the Decks that energy

is going to be transmitted to the crowd

like some sort of infectious disease

there's a lot to unpicker around a DJ's

role as a performer too much for this

video but don't underestimate the impact

that you can have on the energy level of

your sets if you're struggling with this

one tip I have is to record and listen

back to your own sets as you listen to

it try and map your own energy graph you

might be surprised at the energy in your

set EBT and Float of course we're only

just scratching the surface of what can

be done here if you use rekordbox

there's actually a ton of features built

right in that can help you control the

energy of your set but they aren't easy

to find so if you enjoyed this video

check this one out next where I share

five record box features that you may

not know about