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Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-09-2009 21:37:

You know... i used to be very opinionated, strongly too.

however, i wish to no longer partake in politics... in fact i am turned off by politics...

politics are the reason good dj's don't get booked and crappy ones still play gigs 4 times a month in good hollywood clubs.

i say, blah blah blah...

just play good music. hehehee.

and now... here's some comic relief!

Posted by Sadface on Nov-09-2009 21:42:

I'm surprised that so many people here are giving so much attention to BPM when it has a relatively small bearing on the heaviness of the track. If I got on at 10:30 and started blasting techno bombs at 125 bpm i'd be doing a terrible job regardless of how "fast" the beats were. Obviously BPM is important, but its far from being the most significant way to judge the "appropriateness" of a track at a given time slot. A peak hour trance tune pitched down to 130 is still a peak hour trance tune, it's just being played a bit slower than the producer intended.

Posted by djjoshuaallen on Nov-09-2009 21:44:

quote:
Originally posted by Victor Dinaire
Great topic

The best act to open for hands down is Infected Mushroom. There is nothing you can play that will out-do their intensity lol

so true for Astrix too. I got to open for him 3 times at Miki's old psytrance parties, and I knew that the biggest tracks I had would not stand anywhere near what he was going to play, Those were hands down the hardest sets I ever got to play in a main room.

Posted by R!CH on Nov-09-2009 21:58:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
Doesn't this thread pop up every couple of months? Maybe that's just in the music discussion forum, but I feel like this has been said so many times. Which leads me to ask the question, why are there still shitty opening DJs?

ya it does, but being an opening dj isn't about being any good at djing. far too often it's about how many people from your guestlist show up before 11 and buy drinks at the bar.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Nov-09-2009 22:12:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
why are there still shitty opening DJs?

quote:
Originally posted by Junior Chavez

however, i wish to no longer partake in politics... in fact i am turned off by politics...

politics are the reason good dj's don't get booked and crappy ones still play gigs 4 times a month in good hollywood clubs.

i think Mr. Chavez says it the best

Posted by DaveT on Nov-09-2009 22:27:

It sometimes comes up in a thread for an event, which I'm sure a lot of peeps here never clicked on (like no reason most LA folks will click on SF event threads). This is prob the first general thread regarding the subject...

A good topic. :-p

Posted by Jim Carson on Nov-09-2009 23:07:

quote:
Originally posted by MikeLord
good article. i think this one should be posted at circus instead of the la weekly one and distributed to all opening dj's in the future

Agreed.

Posted by Victor Dinaire on Nov-09-2009 23:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Sadface
I'm surprised that so many people here are giving so much attention to BPM when it has a relatively small bearing on the heaviness of the track. If I got on at 10:30 and started blasting techno bombs at 125 bpm i'd be doing a terrible job regardless of how "fast" the beats were. Obviously BPM is important, but its far from being the most significant way to judge the "appropriateness" of a track at a given time slot. A peak hour trance tune pitched down to 130 is still a peak hour trance tune, it's just being played a bit slower than the producer intended.

Your 100% right. I meant to mention that too and it slipped

Posted by bigperf on Nov-10-2009 00:10:

grammar police!

Roll- some of you eat them
roll around in the grass
roll call of Ta's going to an event.

Role- a behavior you should exhibit. "everyone should play a role in making our community a better place.

dj openers have a Role, not a Roll.

Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-10-2009 00:16:

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
grammar police!

lol. hobby police.

Hobby- Get one... so you don't pester people on TA.

Posted by bigperf on Nov-10-2009 00:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Junior Chavez
lol. hobby police.

Hobby- Get one... so you don't pester people on TA.

tons of hobbies, no pestering either. saw it was incorrect by a couple people, so i pointed it out. and done so in a non-abrasive manner.

if you get butthurt from a correction then i'd hate to have been one of your teachers growing up, since i'm sure you made mistakes.

Posted by bigperf on Nov-10-2009 00:23:

my .02 cents on opening dj's

isnt the goal for many to be a headlining dj? and opening is just the natural progression?

perhaps thats why some try to one up the headliner....

just like many people want to be major league baseball players, but they first have to go through rookie ball, low A ball, high A ball,AA, AAA before getting the call up to the big leagues.

Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-10-2009 00:46:

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
tons of hobbies, no pestering either. saw it was incorrect by a couple people, so i pointed it out. and done so in a non-abrasive manner.

if you get butthurt from a correction then i'd hate to have been one of your teachers growing up, since i'm sure you made mistakes.

4.17 gpa so the mistakes were minimal.

As for your pestering people... yes you were. you were being a smart ass and attacking people for their grammatical error... which of course you have never done in your life. you are perfect.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Nov-10-2009 00:54:

Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-10-2009 01:00:

lol. sorry billy. ok i'm done. bye now

Posted by Nerologic on Nov-10-2009 01:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Junior Chavez
you were being a smart ass and attacking people for their grammatical error...

This happens a lot.

Its the g damn internet for Christ sake, stop taking shit so personal. For having a 4.17 gpa you were acting pretty stupid.

bleh.

Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-10-2009 01:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Nerologic
This happens a lot.

Its the g damn internet for Christ sake, stop taking shit so personal. For having a 4.17 gpa you were acting pretty stupid.

bleh.

agreed. i'm out of line. i'm gonna shut up now. =]

Posted by gerard6975 on Nov-10-2009 01:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Nerologic
This happens a lot.

Your not the first target nor the last, don't think your so special.

Its the g damn internet for Christ sake, stop taking shit so personal. For having a 4.17 gpa you were acting pretty stupid.

so that junior doesn't feel special...

i think you meant YOU'RE = YOU ARE and not YOUR (possessive)

Posted by Junior Chavez on Nov-10-2009 01:12:

lol franco. i wasn't going to say it, but i guess you did. lol.

It was cool saying hello to you at vagaurd man. i hardly go out now since i work a lot.

Posted by Jim Carson on Nov-10-2009 01:15:

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
grammar police!

Roll- some of you eat them
roll around in the grass
roll call of Ta's going to an event.

Role- a behavior you should exhibit. "everyone should play a role in making our community a better place.

dj openers have a Role, not a Roll.

LMAO!

Posted by gerard6975 on Nov-10-2009 01:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Junior Chavez
lol franco. i wasn't going to say it, but i guess you did. lol.

It was cool saying hello to you at vagaurd man. i hardly go out now since i work a lot.

good to see you man! it's been a while. oh, and we also met back at tentation and you were with Roman S.

Posted by alan on Nov-10-2009 01:37:

So lets have a clear understanding who are the DJs that are guilty of playing peaktime banging sets during opening.

1) Who specifically that regularly play at Circus are at fault?
2) Eye Candy Twins who usually open at Ecco
3) Reza

Posted by DaveT on Nov-10-2009 01:52:

I don't want to hurt anyones feelingfs so I ain't saying shit, lolz.

Posted by Randy S on Nov-10-2009 01:59:

quote:
Originally posted by djjoshuaallen
That is a big reason why i moved into playing progressive. I built my sound around setting up The big DJs cause I knew that opening slots were the spots I was aiming to get in the club scene around here. Progressive is perfect because the build ups are not to crazy, and the BPM's are completely flexible and can be progressed accordingly. With the absence of the big build ups, for trance crowds its perfect for setting up because they are eagerly awaiting those big trance buildup tracks by the time the headliner gets on. Additionally, progressive sounds have such a wide variety that you can pick stuff to set up a headliner's sound but still remain consistent with your own sound at the same time.

I like what you are saying here Josh.

Posted by Randy S on Nov-10-2009 02:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Victor Dinaire
Great topic

I have to say, I love opening almost as much as headlining because I get to play a ton of tracks I love that don't fit in my trance / techno sets

The best act to open for hands down is Infected Mushroom. There is nothing you can play that will out-do their intensity lol

You beat me to it Victor Not only is opening for Infected awesome due to the flexibility they afford you (they don't give a shit what you play because they know they'll still destroy the place), they are all around amazing dudes, and great people to play with. I love all sorts of house and progressive, so opening for Infected is a very fun time, I can really build a set...from deep, chunky funky to progressive and even Psy.

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