DJing is only a bit of fun when all's said and done.
I'm a punter like any other. I don't consider myself a DJ and I certainly couldn't promote. Jeez... Pete Lawson's do nearly killed me!
DDA is just good fun and half hour spots seem to suit... even the guests enjoy them.
Last month Gaz Simon said he liked it cos it allowed him to play a more 70s orientated spot for his first set and then 60s in his second.
And when Mick H came it was with the intention of his first set being stuff that we had never heard before and that's what he did. And believe me... he loved it as much as we all did.
Like I said... not for every venue because each one is different.
One thing I will say though is when you have top quality residents, like for example at Lifeline, with one hour spots there is no escaping the fact that some will get a not so great time.
Perhaps a rota would be a good idea... where one month a DJ did 11 - 12 and the next month 12 - 1 and the month after 1 - 2 and so on. That way all DJ's get the chance at the different times and also, we the punters, get the chance to hear them at different times also.