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be a DJ. However, IMHO, this is not a bad thing, because there will
be new ways for DJ's to express their art. They can concentrate on
musical selection more, can pay attention to the crowd 'vibe' more,
and will probably be able to do real innovative stuff with new techie
equipment. None of this would require physical prowess though, as
DJing does now.
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I agree with this completely. Right now, beat matching is a very
mechanical (humor me, if you will) skill. There's a lot more to it
than just matching beats, but this is what must occupy most of your
time while you're mixing. If I don't have to concentrate on keeping
2 discs or records playing exactly in sync for 3 or 4 minutes in a
row, I can concentrate on other things that make a world of
difference. Things like measures, key, chord progressions, etc. that
make DJing more of a musician's skill than a beat matcher's skill. I
can see the day when you'll be able to have 6 different discs
spinning at the same time, and an intelligent programmable mixer that
lets you grab different parts from each of the 6 sources. Then it
will be true composition, and the DJs that don't have musical
knowledge to keep up will be left behind.
A lot of DJs I know started DJing before they had any knowledge of
what makes up the music they play (measures, chord progressions,
etc.), and they later had to learn how to count measures to figure
out how to build the energy from one song to the next. I came from a
musical background before I ever was a DJ and this has helped me
immensely. If you ever have the chance to take a music theory class,
I strongly suggest you do so; it will help you too.
Luke