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Posted by Cyrus King on Oct-11-2003 17:14:

Jon O'bir - Best mixer?

Ive recently had the pleasure of listening to Obir's sets this weekend and was truly amazed at how smooth and clean his transitions were, and when the songs were mixed into each other. His beat matches were so dead on i couldnt tell when the song would end at some points. It was as if i was listening to a cd compilation of songs.

To me he is one of the best mixers out there, next to the GOD of mixing Paul van dyk. Truly underated in my opinion.

Anyone notice the same thing?

Posted by AntronVee on Oct-11-2003 17:20:

i wouldnt say he's underrated by any means, but yeah his mixing is mint. i still play the asot 100 mix of his a couple times a week...the mixing in that is prime like optimus

Posted by dj tek on Oct-11-2003 17:40:

Re: Jon O'bir - Best mixer?

quote:
Originally posted by Cyrus King
Ive recently had the pleasure of listening to Obir's sets this weekend and was truly amazed at how smooth and clean his transitions were, and when the songs were mixed into each other. His beat matches were so dead on i couldnt tell when the song would end at some points. It was as if i was listening to a cd compilation of songs.

To me he is one of the best mixers out there, next to the GOD of mixing Paul van dyk. Truly underated in my opinion.

Anyone notice the same thing?

where did you hear him ?

Posted by DjLiMZ. on Oct-11-2003 17:40:

This time last year jon was still a bedroom dj now hes gk resident! and to say hes only being in the biz about a year hes truly amazing heard the set he played on gdjb yesterday and i couldnt fault it one bit give him another year and he will be the cream of the crop :P

Posted by joeh on Oct-11-2003 17:49:

If anything I would say he was overated.

He is truly an excellent DJ, but he has only been mixing a short while and is still learning his craft. Being hyped up as 'god' is not going to help him one bit.

After all its when people/things are hyped up and then can't live up to the silly expectations people have, that they ultimately get put down.

EDIT:.. for Jon if he read's this (and he may well do). When I saw you in the booth last night towards the end of Ferry's set last night I was so hoping that Tall Paul had no-showed and they had got you there in his place. Sadly that wasn't the case

Posted by capricorn15 on Oct-11-2003 17:51:

quote:
Originally posted by joeh
If anything I would say he was overated.

He is truly an excellent DJ, but he has only been mixing a short while and is still learning his craft. Being hyped up as 'god' is not going to help him one bit.

After all its when people/things are hyped up and then can't live up to the silly expectations people have, that they ultimately get put down.

exactly

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Oct-11-2003 18:04:

He is not underrated at all. at least not in the UK anyway. Everyone is starting to realise his talent and fair play to him, he's made a name for himself in a very short period of time. Also, I think he said he's got his first 6 hour set coming up in early 2004, so congrats to him. I shall be attending that

Posted by torontotrance on Oct-11-2003 18:12:

Top mixing deejays are John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia and Dave Clarke. You can hate their music style or them personally but all of them are probably the smoothest mixers out there. You never see them fucking up (like tiesto).

Posted by TOR on Oct-11-2003 18:16:

Posted by joeh on Oct-11-2003 18:20:

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Originally posted by tor8024
don't forget Yves Deruyter as well!

throw in the bonzai reference there

Posted by Cyrus King on Oct-11-2003 18:35:

quote:
Originally posted by tor8024
don't forget Yves Deruyter as well!

Ive heard him fuck up.

Posted by TOR on Oct-11-2003 18:42:

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Originally posted by Cyrus King
Ive heard him fuck up.

i haven't.. the last time i saw him, technically he was perfect.

Posted by Divine9 on Oct-11-2003 19:22:

Lets just say every dj fucks up, but its minor for digweed, clarke, etc. and for topicstarter: PVD a king mixer? Please go listen to some more djs.

Posted by Stanza on Oct-12-2003 06:45:

So what does he spin?

Posted by DaveSZ on Oct-12-2003 07:15:

quote:
Originally posted by torontotrance
Top mixing deejays are John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia and Dave Clarke. You can hate their music style or them personally but all of them are probably the smoothest mixers out there. You never see them fucking up (like tiesto).

Errrr Sasha

quote:
Originally posted by joeh
If anything I would say he was overated.

He is truly an excellent DJ, but he has only been mixing a short while and is still learning his craft. Being hyped up as 'god' is not going to help him one bit.

After all its when people/things are hyped up and then can't live up to the silly expectations people have, that they ultimately get put down.

I actually agree with you...

I can't stand when people tell a DJ they are "god." That can go to their head.

Posted by keke on Oct-12-2003 11:23:

Re: Jon O'bir - Best mixer?