Stop Using This Outdated DJ Playlist Method

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Do you struggle to put together playlists? Or find it hard to use them creatively during your sets? In this video I’ll show you a new playlist method that reacts dynamically to the audience and your performance.

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📖 Contents
00:00 - Why Your Playlists Have A Problem & Part 1 of The System
03:29 - Part 2 of The System
05:04 - Setting Up The System
05:50 - Creating a Playlist Using The System
06:47 - Using The System During Your Set

🎧 Music

[ReallyChrisM]

Do you prefer planning your sets in advance, or do you trust your instincts and go full on freestyle?

[mairebain]

still giggling over the dripping thanks for sharing all the tips. Keep them coming!🤣

[Jacques.krause]

This is some valuable information that took me years to figure out by myself and that people don't really talk about. Golden stuff here, take notes.

[djpapakuma]

Great video Chris! I look forward to trying this out! Thx!

[franklemon]

I'm a DJ now for 15 years and host DJ course but I still get inspired by your videos every time. There's a lot of valuable information in them and I've even referenced your videos to my students.
I think the only thing that would add even more value, would be to use more examples and maybe even go through a small 10 minutes set with your techniques. Have you ever considered doing a patreon where you go a little bit more in depth?
Thanks for your work.
Much love and gunfingers from Austria ❤

[loovthejungle]

I have only one playlist with tracks I like in various genres and just go with the flow based mainly on key, works like magic almost every time

[petersmith]

“The recording of a dripping tap should do it” 😂😂😂

[justno]

This is exactly the video I needed. I’ve been trying to work on this a lot lately! Thank you!

[eespecialeventsdj]

Killer video brother! I had to mock up a flow chart for myself based on your model here. Genius!

[bfastier]

Mate.. well played.. these are things constantly hitting me.. stuck in a playlist, can't change quick enough, try to plan in advance.. but don't really know how it's going to work on the night.. the last set I did at a new bar.. . didn't want to go down cheesy bangers, but that's what worked.. and got stuck half way through .. because I had to back track to older gig playlists with more banger content, .. that I wasn't really happy with the suitablilty for that exact evening.. turned out all right in the end.. owner was happy.. but I knew I could have taken it to another level if I was prepared enough.. will go through this video again, and re-anylise your advice, carry on with the great work Chris 👌🏼

[helvastyle]

very veryy goood tips! you re best man ty!

[CallumStack]

Fantastic video, I’ve been using this method for a while but it’s nice to see a visual representation of what to look out for when playing, colours w/ intelligent playlists are just a game changer as well cheers Chris

[nickyruffcut]

I have no clue what genre is your thing, but I'm sure it's not prog house lol. Great vid, I learnt to beatmatch on belt drives back in 92 and this is some solid advice. Subscribed

[mikkliish]

wow... so impressed. this shows how much u care about putting on a good show. cheers for that

[BenCaesar]

Only thing I'd add is that 'Groove reset' track can also be way outside the genre - a kind of quirky throwback, these can go add a highlight moment to sets.
But that colour and smart playlist feature is a game changing idea 🔥🔥

[DaveCeeRocker]

Im about to start adding colours purely because ive changed genre to Techno, and i find the energy is totally different to my usual Tech house (sorry chris). good vid here 👍

[JohnSmith-knwt]

"Self combust" brought tears to me eyes.

[maximilianraschke]

Love your videos and how you always find ways to diss on house music.

[Fellolkek]

You can set the color much easier by double clicking on the color area in each song. It's a little finicky but you don't have to go into the info panel.

[ezedjay]

Awesome tips bro 🙏
My problem is the exact opposite though 😂 I usually loose interest in a making a playlist before it's finished...and even then I can't be happy playing a polished playlist more than once or twice so I always just wing tbh it using exactly the criteria you've described.
Tell you what though - colouring the could be a game changer for me. Out of 5000 odd DnB tunes for example it's not always easy to remember what the real energy of a track is - especially if you haven't played it for a long time.
I just need to put colours to what I already do🙏