setting up a DJ "Playlist"

[DJ_Vu]

i guess you would call this music theory, as it relates to the proper definition of theroy (not 100% true but just a theroy)

anyway

does any good dj have a method of setting up a dj playlist (the songs that one will play at their set) could you tell me how you would usually setup a playlist (have bangers, then slow, then bangers) or have songs that or emotional or create emotion straight after a banger or vice versa.


does a dj always have to have songs crossfading to one another (i.e at the end of the song (say the last 10 seconds) would gradually fade out while another song comes in at the same time they are playing) or do you sometimes like to create tension
(a good example would be the part in party rock, where the guy says "everyday im shuffling!" its split by a 5 second gap before the music stops and he says the quote, this gap seems to create tension. my point is would it create tension if one was to end the song wait 5 seconds and play a song with an ultimately recognizable intro?? (kinda waffled there but anyway

any other tips, that keep the dance floor interacting with the music?

thanks, any info given will be gladly appreciated

[jancivil]

theory -
-noun, plural the·o·ries.
1.
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
2.
a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact. Synonyms: idea, notion hypothesis, postulate. Antonyms: practice, verification, corroboration, substantiation.
3.
Mathematics . a body of principles, theorems, or the like, belonging to one subject: number theory.
4.
the branch of a science or art that deals with its principles or methods, as distinguished from its practice: music theory.
5.
a particular conception or view of something to be done or of the method of doing it; a system of rules or principles: conflicting theories of how children best learn to read.

[risome]

I usually use about a minute at least to crossfade tracks together at other times build new stuff from playing two tracks together one filtered hi to sit on top of another.Abrupt changes are good but in the context of a track not that good in between.
Check this site out in regard to choosing tracks that might go together.
http://www.mixedinkey.com/