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Posted by Irishaddict on Aug-18-2008 14:05:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
how is that?

because it would hurt to start the night with my hands in the air.

totally appropriate for him to play house and move into trance the last 2-3-4 tracks as a lead in. menno that night didn't even start with trance - he started with fall to pieces by jonas steur.

Posted by CAKE on Aug-18-2008 14:09:

MO's openers rarely impressed me but he's always been a solid closer.

Posted by LKD on Aug-18-2008 14:11:

opening DJ's job....being meh
headliner...omgwtfbbq
closer...u thought the headliner was good? now ur all whacked so imma kill u all wid choons

Posted by FunkyCrew on Aug-18-2008 14:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Irishaddict
because it would hurt to start the night with my hands in the air.

totally appropriate for him to play house and move into trance the last 2-3-4 tracks as a lead in. menno that night didn't even start with trance - he started with fall to pieces by jonas steur.

I'm not saying it should be hands in the air right away..

Posted by Orko on Aug-18-2008 14:56:

Are people in here really saying that the opener's set just has to be ok? You can have a slower, less intense good set. There is no excuse for playing bad music to open the night, regardless of what your role is, or what time of night it is. Get people excited and having fun without destroying them.

Mark has two main problems:

1) He plays way to loud. No matter what time of night, what song, what headliner, what style, the volume is always cranked. You can hear the best DJ's raise the volume through a set, something Mark does not believe in.

2) He does not flow into the headliner. He just plays what ever, and it usually ends up sounding like a jukebox rather than a programmed set. Sometimes the songs he plays back to back are so different you may think different DJ's are playing. Pick a mood/style/direction, and run with it.

Posted by Ozmozis on Aug-18-2008 15:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko

2) He does not flow into the headliner. He just plays what ever, and it usually ends up sounding like a jukebox rather than a programmed set. Sometimes the songs he plays back to back are so different you may think different DJ's are playing. Pick a mood/style/direction, and run with it.

I think the fact that he plays different styles is what makes him such a unique DJ...

Posted by Time2Burn on Aug-18-2008 15:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Wurm
What was the rave company he was part of?

I do believe that was Exodus. We're talking 1992 here.

/oldman

Posted by junkie_vince on Aug-18-2008 15:17:

I find it funny that masterm5 registered on TA two weeks ago & started a thread about the Toronto scene/some local dj�s that same day. Now Nocturnal_66 makes an account & starts this thread about MO.

Posted by Nocturnal_66 on Aug-18-2008 15:25:

So? I've been living in the GTA for 11 years now and know the EDM scene very well. Just because I wasn't a member of TOTA doesn't mean I don't know what i'm taking about.

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Aug-18-2008 15:35:

He thinks you're the same guy as masterm5

Posted by junkie_vince on Aug-18-2008 15:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Nocturnal_66
So? I've been living in the GTA for 11 years now and know the EDM scene very well. Just because I wasn't a member of TOTA doesn't mean I don't know what i'm taking about.

I never said you don�t know what you�re talking about� read my post don�t just pick out a few words & hit reply.

I said I find it funny. Both new threads by very new members & both basically putting local To. dj�s down. I could be wrong & one may not have anything to do with the other but its still a bit funny... at least to me.

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Aug-18-2008 15:41:

Posted by Jem_hadar on Aug-18-2008 16:38:

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Aug-18-2008 17:18:

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar

+1

Posted by flavor on Aug-18-2008 20:32:

I find MO boring, esp when he plays open til close. I like the idea they had before with either the roaches, the junkies or m&s coming on halfway thru the nite BUT 4am is too late, maybe 2:30 or 3ish would be better

Posted by activate on Aug-18-2008 21:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Tordan
i can only base my opinion on events or nights when there's a headliner or two... i've not really enjoyed mark's opening sets lately. maybe the z103 live to air has something to do with it. but he's delivered on every closing set, so no complaints here.

During his live to air portion of the set I'm pretty sure he's provided with a set list that he has to work from. And I know that there has to be a certain amount of Canadian content.

either way, Mark Oliver is GREAT DJ and a great guy!

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Aug-18-2008 21:41:

quote:
Originally posted by activate
During his live to air portion of the set I'm pretty sure he's provided with a set list that he has to work from. And I know that there has to be a certain amount of Canadian content.

either way, Mark Oliver is GREAT DJ and a great guy!

I would agree...I am sure he has to play along the lines of what the live to air audience wants to hear.

Posted by VDub on Aug-19-2008 00:32:

Posted by teufel-man on Aug-19-2008 01:01:

quote:
Originally posted by VDub
How many ass kissers do we have on this forum????

Especially when it comes to defending anything the guv does!

Posted by flavor on Aug-19-2008 03:47:

quote:
Originally posted by VDub
How many ass kissers do we have on this forum????

let add one more to the list.. what do u think about MO?

Posted by Shaya007 on Aug-19-2008 03:50:

I see this thread at least once a year for the past 10 years...

who's lookin' for a job?

Goldfinger maybe?

should I name names?

makes it more fun...

Posted by Halycon on Aug-19-2008 03:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Shaya007
I see this thread at least once a year for the past 10 years...

who's lookin' for a job?

Goldfinger maybe?

should I name names?

makes it more fun...

names are fun

Posted by Shaya007 on Aug-19-2008 03:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Halycon
names are fun

I'm accepting book offers...

Cash only!

Posted by kotsy on Aug-19-2008 04:00:

quote:
Originally posted by activate
he's provided with a set list that he has to work from.

That's disappointing. This is what I was scared of happening when Z started to do their live to airs from guv. I was hoping it'd be a night from Guv on Z103.5 but instead it's a night from Guv with Z music on Z103.5

quote:
Originally posted by activate
And I know that there has to be a certain amount of Canadian content.

The 35% cancon rule ends at midnight from what I remember

Posted by ItalianPoiSon on Aug-19-2008 07:40:

the last good mark oliver set i hered was back when benny was here early summer........but im not one to chill and listen to more then a 1/2hr - 1hr of his sets......

i wouldnt lose sleep if he was replaced thou.....

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