DJ Contest
Friday January 27th, 2012
at the American
Tango Institute (Google
Map)
325 N. Hoyne
Suite C-404 (Top Floor)
Want to compete at the Blueotpia DJ contest? Here is the info you will need.
- * Send an email to info@chicagoblueotpia.com.
- * You will recieve an invite to Dropbox.com.
- * Log into the Dropbox and upload a one hour set by January 14th.
- Please submit an hour-long set and arrange your songs in the order that you would play
them during an evening. You may include a note as to what time-slot your set is designed for,
but it's not required.
- * Fill out the signup form in the dropbox and email to info@chicagobluetopia.com
- *Judges will notify 3 finalists who will compete at the January Bluetopia.
Bluetopia DJ Guidelines:
- As Bluetopia is a Blues event, DJs are expected to play music that people can Blues dance
to. Your music can cross a wide variety of blues-related genres, but it should be rooted in
Blues. Going outside the genre for more than a song or two constitutes justification for
Bluetopia Organizers to ask Djs to rein it in.
- When you are DJing, please remain attentive to your equipment, especially during song
transitions. While dancing an occasional song isn't a problem, if you put on a playlist and
dance during your whole set, you won't be asked back.
- Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your set. If you play the opening set, be mindful
of the type of music the instructor played during the lesson and modify your song selection so
that the students can practice what they learned for a majority of the first hour of
dancing.
- Please be flexible to changes to your time slot and accommodate jams, announcements or
any other changes the organizers need.
