Come and get the building buzzing with your flavour.
We have loved connecting with local DJ’s through the last few years and are always on the look out to support more.
For this event we have a variety of slots available and you can choose to be considered for one or more. Some of the slots will be more about supporting acts with their chosen tracks and mixing more bespoke sets and some will be for you to have more of a free reign.
Maybe you have lots of experience and are also happy to host on the mic or maybe you are fairly new and are looking for that chance to play at a live event.
See the descriptions below and let us know any more details on your application form.
Open mic – approx. 60 minute set. Hosting and introducing open mic artists, playing your own mix in between artists and supporting them if they need live music. We are looking for someone who is confident talking to the crowd and getting everyone in a celebratory and party atmosphere as well as considerate to champion the open mic artists. This will be for a family friendly audience as some under 18s may be attending the theatre show after.
Interval DJ– Own mix to play a approx. 30 minute set in the show interval and first 10 minutes after the show comes out of the main theatre. Not much audience interaction required necessarily but we are open to your style if you do. (Family friendly audience as some under 18s may be attending the theatre show.)
Fashion Show – The community steering group wanted to offer this to someone that might be interested in DJ and technical (sound) theatre. You will be partnered with a sound technician from Derby Theatre and make a play list depending on what the tracks are that are provided by each group and if there are any gaps to fill. Staging details are TBC but you will be inside the theatre auditorium. Approx. 1 hour
Post Show party – An experienced DJ to fill approx. 1 hour set and celebrate the event and communities of Derby. We want this to really celebrate creativity, culture, people and joy and any style is welcome. This will be 16+ guidance for audience.
During this time there will also be a community paint and share event in the space next door which we will ask you to encourage people to participate in and every now and again call out raffle ticket numbers for the next set of participants to join.
(Times of DJ set’s are subject to change but will roughly be as stated above. Once the group have decided on the artist applications we will be able to confirm the timings with you.)