I was lucky enough to be blessed with an older brother who had very good taste from a stupidly early age and has actively been on the scene for 40+ years so, most of what I learned I got from him, the over riding theme is to get to events get to see DJs like Dave Evison, Ted Massey, Mick H, Dave Rimmer, Sean Chapman, Nige Brown, Kev Roberts, Martin Calderbank, Martin Stanford, Jordan Wilson, Andy Smith, Kev and Denise Draper there are tons of others I could name but, these guys know their stuff, play OVO, are approachable so, will answer questions and it's the quickest way to hear how approximately 150 tunes in a night, 500+ plus tunes at a nighter sound, what people respond to and most importantly what you like. The sound of something through the speakers in a packed hall surrounded by passionate people dancing versus playing it in your bedroom or through earphones on your ipod is the difference between day and night.