i made an attempt to play along side a DJ once....but when practicing for the set, the twat was trying to give me orders on what sounds he thought would fit!! he thought it was as easy as dialing a preset (bass hoover) or something!
over here ive made a few CDs for a couple of DJs...just dub plates and remix sections for the tracks they play.....im not gunna play live along side a DJ again unless they are turntablists and they want to scratch and mix along side my music..not the other wqay around.
in ausi there was a great club that would open once a month, just with live electronica and hybrid groups...me and another guy (who was playing in a rock band at the time) were starting to get things ready, but then i got offered a job over here, so that fell thru!
to setup was a bit of a bitch.....
we linked up to cubase with a few simple midi lines for the drums....he had his sampler set up so all the drums were in the same tempo, plus the snares, bass kicks, high precussion and effected stabs were all on the same triggering notes...that way he could change and layer his sample sets live as the track/set was going, so the drums would change without a hiccup...then all the rest we would play live or trigger synced loops from other samplers and the like......sooo much fun!! but unfortunately we never got to try it out in a live situation...just jamming!