| When you perform as a laptop DJ, the biggest | | | | Due to their portability, laptop DJs are in great |
| challenge that you may have to face is how to | | | | demand at many private functions like wedding |
| manipulate and control the crowd before you. As a | | | | receptions, anniversaries, birthday parties, pool parties |
| DJ, you should keep in mind that you are rendering a | | | | and engagements or in public and community events |
| live performance to satisfy the musical thirst of a | | | | like open days and fund raisers. Laptop DJs are also |
| large audience. | | | | regularly involved in charity events, or in corporate |
| There are many musical genres and the music may | | | | events like staff parties and in dance and dinner, and |
| be in many forms, such as Dance, House, Hip Hop, | | | | so on. |
| Drum & Bass and other music including many | | | | When performing at larger venues you can expect a |
| more traditional forms of pop and rock and other | | | | larger audience, especially when you include special |
| contemporary genres. You may perform as a single | | | | effects like lights, lasers, inflatables, elaborate props, |
| DJ on vinyl turntables, CD decks or a laptop | | | | pyrotechnics, smoke machines and so on. These |
| computer or - in some circumstances - you can be | | | | effectively increase the amusement and excitement |
| accompanied with a live band, an orchestra or live | | | | among the spectators as well as the overall |
| percussionists and vocalists. | | | | experience, while making the gig a memorable one. |
| For well established DJs the concert, or gig as it is | | | | While on tour, you can make good use of inflatables |
| commonly known, may be held in various international | | | | and some stunning props to attract the crowds. |
| venues, such as Stockholm's Ice Stadium or Tokyo's | | | | When crowd surfing you can invite and encourage |
| Big Egg, but you can just as easily do it simply in a | | | | the spectators to dance and sing along with you and |
| bar, club or pub. DJs have also been known to | | | | maybe draw people into the mosh pit with you. As a |
| perform in barns, theaters and outdoor spaces. | | | | highlight of your DJ show, you may also include a |
| While some of the DJ concerts sell tickets, other are | | | | drummer or similar musicians to help manipulate the |
| kept free to attract a larger crowd. As a DJ | | | | crowds before you. |
| performer, you may have to often go on tour to | | | | While giving your performance before a huge crowd |
| render DJ concerts in various cities and in countries | | | | you'll need to await their reaction to your music |
| and gives you a good opportunity to perform before | | | | during the event. You have to literally read the crowd |
| a live crowd and establish a nice rapport with your | | | | and analyse the reaction of the dancers on the floor |
| fans. Using a laptop to store your music and use in | | | | and the people who tap their feet, standing and |
| some of your performance will allow you to set up | | | | sitting around the venue. You may use a microphone |
| your gig quickly and with little effort, whereas other | | | | to motivate the crowd to dance to your music and |
| types of equipment can be much more cumbersome | | | | encourage the guests of your clients to participate in |
| and require more man power to transport and set | | | | the mega event. |
| up. | | | | |