Yeah, that's why I like clubs with dj booths, I don't really want to know
how the sound is being made, I just want to enjoy good djing, whether its
vinyl, cd, mp3, etc...
On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Omar Hackett wrote:
quoted 80 lines Where do you begin when the discussion has taken many directions....
> 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....
>
> >>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.....
>
> >>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:
> > 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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> > eggytoast.com
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> > with lather thingy
> >
> >
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