Hey man, sorry if i gave the wrong impression. You may want to end up on the big stage but for now just take it one step at a time. The tried and tested method to get some experience playing to crowds is to throw house parties, get known by the local scene, always carry some tunes and then whenever a club night finishes and you hear someone say : "all back to mine" you jump in the taxi and make sure you get a go on their decks. It's just a different buzz playing to people. Start with small rooms of 10-20 and build yer rep, we've all done it. and sorry Gremm1s, but IMHO you are coming from a professional but commercial kings cross point of view. What you say is true to you and to me when I do mobile work. But I think drak0sp is coming from the artistic and expressive side of DJing which I am also lucky enough to indulge in at festies over the summer. On this side of the fence you play what you want and see how people react, then you react to their reactions and build a mood and atmosphere... you don't bend over and give the people what they want, you give them what they need. If they don't agree they can go somewhere else and you are better of without them. If he just tries to keep people on the floor like you have to, then he will end up sounding like you and 90% of commercial EDM club DJs today. If he stays true to his sound and starts building a following... he may just get lucky and fire up his own little scene and following. Maybe. Thanks for the advice overit, my bad if I came across abit overzealous. One small baby step at a time.