Category: <span>DJing</span>

Showcases can be a big highlight of swing dance events – a chance to see the teachers and other great dancers showing off their amazing skills.

And there’s usually someone sitting in the background playing the music. This sounds so easy – just sit there, start the right song when they’re ready, stop it when they’re done, surely? In actual fact, it can be surprisingly stressful, and there’s any number of things that can go horribly wrong. So here are a few of my hard-learned tips on how to make sure they go right, and how to add a professional touch to your show DJing.

DJing DJing Tips General rambles

It’s been a long ten weeks, putting together this set of blog posts – and I can barely believe I’ve reached the end of it. Here then, is the last installment. As ever, all the songs can be heard on a MixCloud mix, and on my now complete(ish) Spotify list. Enjoy!

DJing Music Set Lists Swing Top 100

Blues DJing Music Top 100

DJing Music Set Lists Swing Top 100

Blues DJing Music Top 100

DJing Music Set Lists Swing Top 100

Blues DJing Music Top 100

Week seven brings us into the top forty! Silly fun fact – if I total all the plays of all the top 100 songs up to this point, that’s 6,608 total plays. Which feels like quite a lot. As a little icing on the cake, you can listen to this week’s instalment on MixCloud!

DJing Music Set Lists Swing Top 100