Photo: djmarkknight.com
Photo: djmarkknight.com

DJing for long shifts – like 6, 7, or 8 hours – can either make you or break you. And I’m not even talking about the physical stamina that working a shift like that requires. You can read more about keeping in top shape here.

Entertaining a crowd for a long session like that puts pressure on your DJ know-how. Do you know how to structure your playlists so that you’re not peaking too early or too late?

In advance of his 15-date tour, DJ Mark Knight is using his Toolroom Records to release a film, Odyssey, that focusses on a series of DJs – like Roger Sanchez and Danny Tenaglia – who describe what playing long sets is like, and what you need to do to be successful at it.

Check out the interview here and the movie trailer below: