On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Randall Roberts wrote:
quoted 11 lines George Williamson wrote:> George Williamson wrote:
>
> <Surely the point of being a good DJ is to know what you're
> playing before you play it?>
>
> Wrong. I don't know song titles on half of my instrumental records. And I'd
> hazard a guess that it'd be tough for you to match titles with the actual music,
> as well. It's got nothing to do with being a good DJ. Which isn't to say I'm a
> good DJ -- though I do make every effort to provide accurate information so
> listeners can track down the music for themselves.
>
i hardly ever know what i'm going to play for a given set/broadcast/
whatever until i get to the track right before it. i've found that
i do a lot better if i just know my music well in general and go with
the flow. i tend to remember things like "track 7 has that bleepy
sound that my pal jon hates but i really like, and matches with that
other track, track 4 on the cd with the brown cover that is about
*here* in my cd suitcase..." and so on.
it helps to have a case that is easy to distinguish from others in
my suitcase, but other than that, i care little about art or whatever.
-rachel (aka dj pie)
piesarenice.net
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