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| Originally posted by dj chex But back to the main point, Everyone is a dj. I just want to be a drummer. :P |
I DJ but I am not a DJ.
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| Originally posted by dj chex One thing i do wish i can take back... The DJ thing in front of my name. I've been called that for years, and it's really old. I'd rather be called just chexican. But i don't want to create a new sn, b/c people here may not know im the same guy. i guess that's 20/20 hindsight. |
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| Originally posted by dj jasonF + the funny thing is that when i started 2 of my friends did too. we bought our stuff together. i was playing with crappy mp3s for 2 months and they had already quit (and their father owns a record shop). i got my techs... and i was playing with 10 vinyls for another 2-3 months... 10 vinyls = 10 tracks.. 2 months... lol |
Well i did send a Letter the the Canadian Government to establish Hit sqauds in dealing with this new national security threat... have yet to hear from them. 
BUT I WANNA BE A DRUMMER!!! haha j/k
Heh. My sister who's in high school was telling me about this dumbass mofo who has sony turntables. I don't know about you guys, but I don't think they make turntables. Anyways, he brags about how good he is and then he pops out a tape, and he can't beat match.
The DJ moniker is often overused by people who are not DJ's but are music enthusiasts(mostly). It does get annoying and rather misleading when you realize that the so-called DJ does not even know how to turn on a turntable , forget playing a record.
I guess I would qualify as a DJ? I'm a club resident and I play out twice a week. Ah well who cares, the boundaries of being and not being a DJ are so blurred now.
Around here the DJ's at dances (not raves or parties) dont even use turntables or cdjs. All they do is find a part in the song, press a damn button and then the mc says something stupid and then BAM its into another overblown hip-hop/rap song. It pisses me off how those idiots can call themselves DJ's.
i have been making my own music for a couple of years now with programs i.e ACID and FRUITY LOOPS,And now i am just starting to learn how to spin trance but i don't call my self a DJ. I hope people don't think i am being a poser but then again i don't care what people think. I am doing what I love to do and thats all that matters.
Yes that is how it is here with the club DJs, I'm in a small city & the clubs won't try anything new. Here's what the "DJs" do:
- get on mike and tell people to buy a drink
- throw on a CD with an old top-40 tune (club can't afford new tunes)
- when song ends, get on mike, tell people they're rednecks.
- throw on another old top-40, usually rock, maybe hip-hop
- get on mike and scream "ARE YOU READY TO PAAARRTTYYYY!"
- throw on another old top 40 tune
- get on mike and tell people to buy another drink
- etc etc
They actually get a few people dancing with this! And they have those 10 "regular" customers coming in often and buying a few drinks, now that is real clubbin' - don't mess with this, we got a good thing going here! LOL And that's why anyone with house, trance, beatmatching, mixing skills need not bother trying to get a DJ job in these parts. LOL it's a pathetic scene I'm afraid, you people in the big cities are much better off, at least some of the working DJs have skills.
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| Originally posted by s3nate Around here the DJ's at dances (not raves or parties) dont even use turntables or cdjs. All they do is find a part in the song, press a damn button and then the mc says something stupid and then BAM its into another overblown hip-hop/rap song. It pisses me off how those idiots can call themselves DJ's. |
lol, those mobile dj's don't really beatmatch
they just fade from one song to another, its sooooooooo funny to listen to if you actually know how to beatmatch
when i first got my setup my friends were like whats your dj name?
dj _____ names are really amateurish imo
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| - when song ends, get on mike, tell people they're rednecks. |
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| Originally posted by mndeg when i first got my setup my friends were like whats your dj name? dj _____ names are really amateurish imo |
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| Originally posted by b i n k u n the majority of the people who pick up dj'ing drop it within half a year because they realize that 1) they didn't know you actually had to beatmatch and 2) moving the record back and forth doesn't sound the least bit like Qbert or whatever. these people don't bother me...they just tend to disappear and sell their decks on ebay. |
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| Originally posted by mndeg lol, those mobile dj's don't really beatmatch they just fade from one song to another, its sooooooooo funny to listen to if you actually know how to beatmatch when i first got my setup my friends were like whats your dj name? dj _____ names are really amateurish imo huh? lol moving the record back and forth doesn't make you sound like QBERT LOL! that was funny |
I hear people knocking the commercial club DJs...
In our world yes they would crash and burn, but think for a minute. A lot of those guys actually really know how to read a crowd (can't speak for example mentioned earlier).
Remember, we are fanactics pure and simple. If there was a DJihad our record boxes would not be filled with records I promise you.
We can't keep making comparisons like that as we are not talking like for like.
Have an open mind and see what they are doing right and also learn from what they do wrong.
Cheers
Nem
let's also not forget that a club dj is very limited in the styles of music and ammount from each gender that he can play...
the promoters and club owners write the dj's cheque therefore they simply demand the music they want...and force them into playing the radio garbage found in the north american continent (i'm speaking purely in regards to the western north american continent)...
i know a few djs that are forced into playing top 40 and other genders, although they much rather play house, trance...in short edm. so before we pick on them let's not forget they're getting paid to do what we are dreaming off (play out)
In holland djing is too popular...
And btw I'm playing guitar too but djing is easier and more fun!
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| Originally posted by alligator i know a few djs that are forced into playing top 40 and other genders... |
I think the word you are looking for is Genre... at least I hope it is. He he
that is what i was looking for...i guess i should definetly re-read what i write and spell check it...thanks
I've been playing guitar for about 6 years, but once upon a time two years ago my roomate has a set of turntables where i learned how to beat match and shit, This doesnt make me a DJ by any means, but it's definately something i would want to explore :P
I remember BeatMatching songs together in Acid, and I thought I was way 1337.
It's fun to experiment with. But really, the people who truely love it keep doing it.
Lol... genders. I <3 brainfarts.
I have to agree that here in the US, that problem isn't really prevalent. I've played guitar for 8 years now, drums as well for 10 years, and I've been into many different kinds of music, primarily metal, the guitar virtuosos, and jpop. Of course I went through the indie scene phase as well (saw some shows kids would kill for nowadays). Its interesting how I got into trance though, since I've always hated electronic music. It always sounded extremely repetitive to me, but once when I was under the influence of something I'm not going to mention specifically, a friend of mine put on Oakenfold in Ibiza, Part 1, the one with Nalin and Kane - Open Your Eyes to start, and I was hooked, straight up.
Even then, I never wanted to satrt DJ'ing to be Paul Oakenfold (which wasn't even that bad of a thing back in those days), but I did want to start DJ'ing. I think its true that 'everyone' is a DJ, in the same way 'everyone' plays guitar, but also in the same way, I think DJ'ing was never meant to be exclusive. A lot of fun can be had with a couple of guitars and friends, even if there is alarge disparity between skill levels. DJ'ing should be even easier, because even if the mix is bad, the song still plays.
I have to agree that here in the US, that problem isn't really prevalent. I've played guitar for 8 years now, drums as well for 10 years, and I've been into many different kinds of music, primarily metal, the guitar virtuosos, and jpop. Of course I went through the indie scene phase as well (saw some shows kids would kill for nowadays). Its interesting how I got into trance though, since I've always hated electronic music. It always sounded extremely repetitive to me, but once when I was under the influence of something I'm not going to mention specifically, a friend of mine put on Oakenfold in Ibiza, Part 1, the one with Nalin and Kane - Open Your Eyes to start, and I was hooked, straight up.
Even then, I never wanted to satrt DJ'ing to be Paul Oakenfold (which wasn't even that bad of a thing back in those days), but I did want to start DJ'ing. I think its true that 'everyone' is a DJ, in the same way 'everyone' plays guitar, but also in the same way, I think DJ'ing was never meant to be exclusive. A lot of fun can be had with a couple of guitars and friends, even if there is alarge disparity between skill levels. DJ'ing should be even easier, because even if the mix is bad, the song still plays.
I've always wondered how people can refer to dj as a verb.
You dont dj, you mix, as dj is a noun.
Perhaps you jd (jokey discs)?
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