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Originally posted by Andrieux Ditto. Had a bad experience with him in LA. Was with a few LATAs and were talking with him after the show, and the second thing he says to me after I shake his hand and say thx for the set, he randomly starts talking to me about my ethnicity and then goes off about people who want to take a picture of him just because he is Andy Moor, and not just another DJ spinnin. Anyways, I told him I flew down from Sacramento and just wanted a quick picture. Here is the result...

Sounds like you got the worst of him then I did.

PRO TIP:


Don't ask to get a fucking napkin signed.


Thats just sad.

I remember about 4 years ago I was photographing Judge Jules (btw he is probably the nicest of all the UK dj's)and some girl hands me a $1 bill to get it autographed by Judge Jules. So I handed the $1 bill to get it signed and he was like "Oh please tell me I'm worth more than that!"

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Originally posted by bas Wow what a douchebag. You should poop in a FedEx box and send it to him.

LOL!!

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Originally posted by Hypersky I don't think i could support a rude DJ.

that's b/c our favorite dj, jOOf, is the NICEST guy ever!!!!!!


i've been pretty lucky and about 98% of the djs i've asked to take pics with, sign stuff, talk to have been nothing but gracious and kind and thankful for the compliments.

and yeah, i was there when andy moor was a dick to matt. we were like whatever. but then i saw him (moor) outside of Space during conference and he comes over to me and starts talking to me and showing me these texts from sander on his phone and i'm just looking at him like, what is this crackhead talking about???? lol!!!


the first time i ever got the chance to meet lawler i was nervous as hell b/c i had heard he can be moody, or whatever but he was nothing but kind and sweet and every time after that he has been the exact same way.

like what the guys are saying in this thread, know when to ask for stuff, stay out of their way, don't bother them when they're mixing, etc.

i mean, i always wait until after i've slept with them before i ask them to sign anything lol, totally kidding about that!! but unfortunately that assumption gets made about girls who like djs way too often, but that's another thread.................

and piet from Rank 1, what a fucking dick, i mean really! he will actually stand outside and talk to his fans and entertain us and ask us sincerely what we thought of his set and which tracks we like and even play our favorite songs, etc. i mean come on

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Originally posted by Andrieux Not friendly convo at all, really rude and he was being an ass. Michelle and a few other TAs heard him.

I think Andy is just like that tho.. Halloween last year when his CD skipped he came over and cracked it over my head.

Kinda random... I was like HUH!???!

Then when he was out last month, after his set I asked him for a photo and an autograph on the flyer and he doodled all over it and said "There, now its custom". He did sign it tho..

Dude I derno maybe he just doesnt like to autographs?

The napkin thing? Was probably because there were no flyers or they didnt bring a CD or Vinyl for him to sign Clovis..

It was kinda funny when PVD came out. He was kinda sweating so I got him something to wipe his head with, Then people were rushing for Autographs... He had a stack of things to sign, and I threw in a CD cover from POD2 in there.. I handed him a napkin to wipe his head.., and asked him if he could make out one of the Autographs 4 Lynn.

He ended up Autographing the napkin, with 4 Lynn on it, under it says Paul Van Dyk.... haha he did sign my cd cover tho too.

An awesome DJ momemnt

WHen Ferry played here last I must have laid 50 lovefest flyer in front of him for him to sign at the beginning of his set. But the time he was done, there were less than 10 left. He signed that many during his set and handed htem out. How awesome.!

I'm not really into autographs in general. I mean, it's cool on a record or CD, but otherwise pretty pointless. Theres other ways of remembering a night, or how fun a particular DJ was...

THe only time I ever took pictures of Ferry DJing, he was getting bombarded by people with everything and anything to sign. Napkins, flyers, ticket stubs, crumpled plastic cups, bills. It was just out of hand.

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Originally posted by DaveT An awesome DJ momemnt WHen Ferry played here last I must have laid 50 lovefest flyer in front of him for him to sign at the beginning of his set. But the time he was done, there were less than 10 left. He signed that many during his set and handed htem out. How awesome.!

Yeah, to go along with my post under yours, he signed EVERYTHING they gave him, mid-set too. I thought that was very nice of him, hes a genuine guy, but I think its ridiculous that people thought it was a good idea. IMO the DJ should be left to concentrate on the music, not have to play super-star autograph machine...

OMG SIGN MY CELL PHONE BATTERY COVER!!!1111ONE!

Hahah there were people like that During Armins set..

Sign my TIE!!!

Someone threw a sock on stage..

I saw numberous jackets signed.. tshirts... Cups, Water bottles.. Random shit...

I read this in a local DJ's blog. It may not apply to top DJ's however we don't have the luxury of always listening to world class DJ's spin.

NEVER SAY THIS TO A DJ


1. PLAY SOMETHING GOOD...SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO! The D.J. has to play for more than one person...so, what you may hate may be another's favorite song and EVERYTHING played here can be danced to one way or another.

2.WOULD YOU PLAY SOMETHING WITH A BEAT? BE SERIOUS! We know of NO songs played in a club that don't have some sort of a beat!

3. I DON'T KNOW WHO SINGS IT AND I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG, BUT IT GOES LIKE THIS... Please don't sing for the D.J.! They have to put up with smoke-filled rooms and dangerous decibel levels all night. Do them a favor and DON'T give them a rendition of your favorite song!

4. EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR IT! Oh sure, you polled EVERYONE in the club and, as their spokesperson, you are requesting the song.

5. I CAN GET LAID IF YOU PLAY IT! If you are GOOD ENOUGH, you can get laid to anything!! (also been known as "buy the album and get laid for a month!"). If you need ME to play you a song so that YOU can get laid, you've got problems. Besides, point your girl out to the DJ and I will play it for her after you get wasted and pass out.

6. I WANT TO HEAR IT NEXT! The only people who can get away with that statement write the D.J.'s paycheck! Plus more often than not, the dj has the next song already cued up and ready to go, and does not have time to find your song, get it on the decks, and get it cued up in time to be next.

7. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANNA HEAR...WHAT DO YOU HAVE? It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the D.J. to recite the name of EVERY record in the booth! Also don't ask for a songlist! I don't know of any club dj's that actually keep a printed liist with them! We keep it in our heads or sometimes in a database!

8. HEY YO, NOBODY CAN DANCE TO THIS! It is not advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but, some people do anyway)! However, even if there is only ONE person on the floor, it STILL contradicts the statement. You're just being rude. Have an open mind about music.

9. EVERYBODY WILL DANCE TO IT IF YOU PLAY IT! The D.J. won't...I guess that blows a hole in that theory! Plus half the time I hear this, no-one goes to the dancefloor except for the person that asked for it, and when they realize they're the only one that wanted to dance to it, they bail. If you ask the dj for a dance song and don't dance to it, expect the dj to ignore your requests the rest of the night. However, if we play your song and you dance and have a good time, even if no-one else does, we'll still take your next request seriously. We like to please, even if it's one person at a time.

10. MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!! If your at a club or event that doesn't play any Rock, don't ask "you got any Rock"? Just go outside to your car and turn on the radio or go home and listen to YOUR old LPs.

SOME EXTRA ASSORTED THINGS NOT TO SAY

If you ask for a song and the D.J. says he just played it, DON'T SAY, "Well, I just got here." It makes absolutely no difference. None at all. If you want to be sure you hear your favorite song at the club, you better be there when the dj starts his/her set. We don't have a flashing red light in the booth that tells us that you're there and we can play your song now.

DON'T SAY, "Is this the only kind of music you play?" If you go to a Chinese restuarant, you wouldn't ask for Italian food. Rock clubs play rock, alternative clubs play alternative, discos play disco, etc., etc., etc...

If you ask for a song, BE SPECIFIC. DON'T SAY, "I wanna hear something, anything but this!" Try going to the bar and saying, "I wanna drink something, anything but this..." You can't complain if you're not SPECIFIC. HOWEVER, if you ARE specific and the D.J. says he doesn't have the song, DON'T SAY, "What?!! What do you mean you don't have it? What kind of d.j. are you? Why don't you get into the wonderful world of fast food! You obviously don't know what you're doing as a D.J.!"...
We may reply with "I don't come to your job and SMACK the DICK out of your mouth when your working."
THE DJ MAY SHOOT YOU!!! OR DROP KICK YOUR ASS MATRIX STYLE! Or just have you escorted out of the club. We can do that. Trust me. DO NOT BE AN ASS.

Special Note
A nightclub D.J. gets very little respect. They are expected to play everything for everybody. It is impossible to satisfy all to the people all of the time, yet club jocks are expected to do just that. If a radio jock tells his listeners a song is a hit, the majority of the people think it must be "because they said so on the radio." However, 80% of the time that same song was being played in a club long before the radio "DISCOVERED" the "NEW" song. So give the D.J. a break! The next time you request a song, stop and think before you speak. Remember a request is just that... a request!! It's not a guarantee your song will get played!! Ask once for your song and the DJ will try and play it. Keep asking and you're being a pain in the ass!Don't send all your friends to request the same song hoping to get it played. DJ's aren't that stupid!! They get dozens of requests in a night and there isn't enough time to play them all.

If you have a cd that you want the dj to play, and the dj agrees to listen to it, they're ALREADY DOING YOU A FAVOR BY TAKING THE TIME TO DO SO. If they don't play it don't be pissed, they made a judgement call that the music wasn't the right type to be played. If you wanna hear only songs that you wanna hear, STAY AT HOME AND LISTEN TO YOUR CD'S.

If you DJ or MC (or just say that you do) DONT ask me if you can "dj/mc for a little bit" AT MY GIG especially if I dont know you! If you wanna spin/mc at a club, talk to the owners and give them a mix tape! No one will take you serious without one. Of course unless you already have paying gigs (in which case you wouldnt be tryin to do it at my gig). They're paying us to play music and make announcements, not to host open mic night.

My booth is not a "Coat Check" So don't come up in it asking me if I could watch your coat/purse. If that shit is to much for you to handle you should have left it in your Damn car!!!

Also don't come up in the DJ booth and just hover around!!!! A DJ needs space to work.You don't see me coming into your work and standing over your computer, or looking over your shoulder while your trying to work. That would just be plain Fucking rude!!

And if I do decide to let you hang around in the both, NEVER EVER set your BEER/Drink down around my VERY EXPENSIVE equipment!!!!! If that spills I'm out Thousands of Dollars!!!!! You don't see me and my girlfriend hanging out on the hood of your car. So PLEASE show me the same respect for something important to me.

And above all and !!!Most Importantly!!!, if the DJ has one hand on the mixer, one hand on a turntable and is wearing headphones, DON'T BUG US unless you know us!!!!!!!

Oh, I almost for got one more thing. Don't flash us any money for your request unless your "DONALD TRUMP"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a hard job being a DJ. Our work most of the time goes very much unapreciated. Think about it, we are the only people in the club who don't get a chance to actually just sit and hang out with our buddies. If we stop to take a break, the whole club and the music stops with us. We spend sometimes 6 to 8 hours in a booth, STANDING the whole time. We are lucky if we get a chance to find a second to take a bathroom break. Cause when we screw up and the music stops everyone starts yelling and complaining. "No one ever remembers when we are doing a good job, but screw up even once, and everyone notices"

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Originally posted by skwallie Andy Moor has to be the rudest one I've met so far, but I heard he was pretty tired from traveling so much before his set at 1015. However, I still love his music though and will continue to play it. I know next time to never bring him anything to sign and ask to take a picture with him. I'm surprized Armin didn't sign your stuff. He's signed nearly ALL of Lexxx's records everytime he's came out.

Andy Moor--OMG, will never see him again! Will buy tracks but will never see him live again.

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Originally posted by Yookeroo This would be my read on the situation. I'd cut them some slack, they have great demand on their time and attention. But if they're habitually rude...

Very true I understand the amount of pressure and stress from traveling and so forth. However there are some DJs that handle it better and are nice no matter what. Yes everyone has their off days and I am all about second chances and not labeling someone just off a first impression, I do agree that if their habitually rude then it's time to stop supporting them.

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Originally posted by DaveT That's funny. Because if I were to make a list of DJs of who could be totally cool and laid back one time you meet him, and different later, even on the same night, they'd be near the top of the list. Dave

We're not saying that, it's what we heard. Never met Sasha (he doesn't let people that close when he's spinning) or AVB. We love both these DJs and personally will still listen to and buy their music ************.

clovis the whole laying out thee flyers for him to sign was somethibg I did as kinda a joke...it was a "while everyone asks you to sign their stuff, will you sign all these for me?" type of thing...but ferry still did it, lol.

I rarely gett a dj pic anymore. my facination with that was over a few years ago. and honestly dont't see why I need a new autograph from a dj everytime I see him or her and thus got just about all that taken care of long ago lol.

a never ask for a dj to play a certain track. I used to all the time...type a track into my cell and show the dj...but i've learned over time that's for the most part bad ettiquette (i botch that spelling? lol) and never do it anymore as I try to show the dj as much respect as possibe. I know plenty of TAs who do...and I just go ugh lol. let the dj program the set the way he sees fit.

when a dj is playing I try to give them their space. yeah ill somewhat hover sometimes but I try not to directly talk to them during their set and 90% they start talking to me first.

and true about sasha not letting people too close while he plays. same with diggers. often have the jovb of making sure no one bothers then.

posted from my treo

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Originally posted by Clovis I'm not really into autographs in general. I mean, it's cool on a record or CD, but otherwise pretty pointless.

I so agree.

And the taking pictures w/the cell phone thing can get out of hand. Especially when they are in front of you blocking your view with their phone.

Me I just like to go relax and enjoy. I keep the memorabilia in my head.

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