Where do you begin when the discussion has taken many directions....
Jeff, gotta agree...and I believe Davis is making the same point on diversity....
THAT'S what makes a difference.......
To me, the Dj is a mere vehicle. He may drive a nice looking car but if his
car runs like shttt....who cares about the looks(save one or many who are
induced/enticed by the image of things). But what if his "vehicle" looks like
nothing but his engine purrs like a cat.....(Transliteration: What if the Dj doesnt
have all the latest gear, blah-blah but his music selection is perfect(subjective of course) and his mixing is good)?.....it would more or less be dependable on the crowd @ that this juncture I guess....but that's, perhaps why diversity is best....
quoted 1 line Kent W. said:
>>Kent W. said:
it really
is a trick to work a crowd with music, and an even bigger trick to keep a
crowd with you when you break out unfamiliar music.
Kent if this is the case, I am in for a rude awakening in a few weeks. Trying to
do a couple of things that'll bring exposure......I dunno how these people are
gonna react when they hear me drop some of this stuff.....
Davis: Gotta agree with a comment you made that I make all the time.....
quoted 1 line Maybe it's just time to move to a place that regards the music
>>Maybe it's just time to move to a place that regards the music
before the personality (or lack thereof).
Screw the Dj really, he/she could be a Martian from planet Tharnax spin'n......just
make it soulful and smooth, the mixing smooth and its true-n-good I say.......
Np.....SJU....
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Ross Davis
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 1:15 PM
To: EggyToast
Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] Hard disk DJs 'spin' MP3s
Unfortunately the larger percent of DJs nowadays with regular paying gigs
and huge egos are the ones who fit this description - i.e. not taking much
to be a DJ. Maybe it's just time to move to a place that regards the music
before the personality (or lack thereof).
m
craque.net
EggyToast(eggy@eggytoast.com)@Sat, Jul 27, 2002 at 06:58:54PM -0500:
quoted 29 lines At 06:26 PM 7/27/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> At 06:26 PM 7/27/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >revealing article
> >
> >http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/07/27/digital.disc.jockeys.ap/index.html
> >
> >my favorite quote: "It doesn't take much talent to be a DJ anymore. You
> >just have to have a good flow of songs."
>
> It's still sad that after all this time and despite the creation of
> documentamovies like "scratch," people still think DJ'ing simply involves
> playing one song after another, completely disregarding the personal input
> and skill fast mixing, scratching, and cutting involve.
>
> Ah well. From their POV, it's never taken much to be a DJ -- just records
> and the ability to tell a beat. Don't tell those "hipsters" (I thought the
> point of being a hipster is that you're hip?) that some dj's actually play
> with the records :)
>
> derek
>
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