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AVB teaching how to spin in Maxim

Armin is in the new US Maxim (feb. issue pg. 42) showing us how to mix and scratch. How great of a magazine is this.. reaching all boundries!!

stuff armin. show us the Maxim chicks!!!

US or UK version of Maxim? If it is in US version - definitely deserves "WOW". And of course, who else is better for the role than the posterboy of Trance - Armin or PVD (definitely more photogenic than Tiesto).

This definitely beats the article in the back of the X-Mass issue describing how to become the next "50 Pesos" rap artist. They even recommend Event monitors... ugghhh...

But I've yet to see a single trance/prog/house music record reviewed in Maxim. The only thing I saw that was remotely close to that was review of the "Underworld" album and "Massive Attack". The rest is crappy alt-rock/death mettal/ghey indie music/gangsta rap.

That's cool news. Should be gettin' my new issue any day now...

i'm surprised armin knows how to stratch...maybe he knows how to actually dj he just doesn't do it a lot...

Armin isnt who you want to learn from.

BRING IN JAZZY JEFF!

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Originally posted by Floorfiller i'm surprised armin knows how to stratch...maybe he knows how to actually dj he just doesn't do it a lot...

maybe he can dj but you just dont like what he plays

No, he can't DJ. I wish they had Jazzy Jeff instead. Then we might have actually learned something useful or interesting.

He's hardly the best person to teach, the bastard mixed out of the best bit of 'nebuchan' at sensation 2002

As for scratching, i'd rather see one of the true legends like the D&B Djs like Hype & Old skool djs like Sy or the turntablists than Armin. As for Mixing, guys like Tony De Vit would've been better, teaching how to mix a track without having to adjust it at all, making yourself 'that' perfect each time, there's far harder styles to mix than trance. Guess it's all part of armins 'get me to number 1' trip, watch out for him in playgirl and top shelf mags for t he ladies next as well as gardeners worlds showing our parents how to grow good veg

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Originally posted by Ian^ As for Mixing, guys like Tony De Vit would've been better, teaching how to mix a track without having to adjust it at all, making yourself 'that' perfect each time, there's far harder styles to mix than trance.

that would be quite difficult since he has been dead since 1998

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Originally posted by Ian^ He's hardly the best person to teach, the bastard mixed out of the best bit of 'nebuchan' at sensation 2002 As for scratching, i'd rather see one of the true legends like the D&B Djs like Hype & Old skool djs like Sy or the turntablists than Armin. As for Mixing, guys like Tony De Vit would've been better, teaching how to mix a track without having to adjust it at all, making yourself 'that' perfect each time, there's far harder styles to mix than trance. Guess it's all part of armins 'get me to number 1' trip, watch out for him in playgirl and top shelf mags for t he ladies next as well as gardeners worlds showing our parents how to grow good veg

Isn't Tony De Vit dead? If so, he's hardly an option.

Armin is a pretty good mixer, regardless of opinion of his style. I've never heard him perform any turntablism and don't think he should be involved in scratch clinics, but who knows.

They should have someone like himself, Digweed, Sasha, or Sander K do a segment on mixing and a Swamp, Cubert, Craze, etc... for scratching and turntablism.

IMO.

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Originally posted by RebeL9 that would be quite difficult since he has been dead since 1998

I know but it was an example of the kind of person who should give a mixing tutorial

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Originally posted by NiteMer Isn't Tony De Vit dead? If so, he's hardly an option. Armin is a pretty good mixer, regardless of opinion of his style. I've never heard him perform any turntablism and don't think he should be involved in scratch clinics, but who knows. They should have someone like himself, Digweed, Sasha, or Sander K do a segment on mixing and a Swamp, Cubert, Craze, etc... for scratching and turntablism. IMO.

I'd rather ask someone like Umek, Varela, Hype, Slipmatt, Sasha, Zabiela for mixing tips than armin tbh

As for TDV, he taught fergie how to mix, and whenever fergie had to correct a record, tony threw it off and made him start again, great attitude to have

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Originally posted by Ian^ I'd rather ask someone like Umek, Varela, Hype, Slipmatt, Sasha, Zabiela for mixing tips than armin tbh As for TDV, he taught fergie how to mix, and whenever fergie had to correct a record, tony threw it off and made him start again, great attitude to have

You may be right, but most people, in the world, will only know Sasha off that list. Varela is sick, but techno has such a minor exposure and most, especially Americans, won't know who he is. Armin is, IMO, the best mixer in the trance genre (out of big djs), and recognizable enough. I understand why they chose him, though there are many more solid mixers/entertainers out there. I heard Zabiela can be very sloppy though, indicating that he may not be the best person to use as a reference point.

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Originally posted by NiteMer You may be right, but most people, in the world, will only know Sasha off that list. Varela is sick, but techno has such a minor exposure and most, especially Americans, won't know who he is. Armin is, IMO, the best mixer in the trance genre (out of big djs), and recognizable enough. I understand why they chose him, though there are many more solid mixers/entertainers out there. I heard Zabiela can be very sloppy though, indicating that he may not be the best person to use as a reference point.

I can understand that, but believe me, Armin is on a huge press bandwagon this year to try & win 'number 1'. He thought he'd done enough last year but Tijs did the olympics and beat it all, i'd rather see a guy who can mix as well or learn from someone who can, but is not the big name, as the whole point of a DJ is to see them mix, not to read how to do it or to see them making more public appearances in the quest of a popularity contest etc

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Originally posted by Ian^ I can understand that, but believe me, Armin is on a huge press bandwagon this year to try & win 'number 1'. He thought he'd done enough last year but Tijs did the olympics and beat it all, i'd rather see a guy who can mix as well or learn from someone who can, but is not the big name, as the whole point of a DJ is to see them mix, not to read how to do it or to see them making more public appearances in the quest of a popularity contest etc

I agree completely, but I'd rather have Armin teach than Tijs. Tiesto is a sloppy, uneven, inconsistent dj, versus Armin, who at least mixes pretty solidly. Granted I'd rather have one of the solid prog djs there.

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Originally posted by NiteMer I agree completely, but I'd rather have Armin teach than Tijs. Tiesto is a sloppy, uneven, inconsistent dj, versus Armin, who at least mixes pretty solidly. Granted I'd rather have one of the solid prog djs there.

Yeah, I wouldn't ask tijs, he's never mixed like others, but he's had a knack of playing energetic tunes to make up for it.

YEAH I WISH TURNTABLISTS KNEW HOW TO MIX!!

IN FACT THEY SHOULD HAVE A SEGMENT WHERE SASHA & DIGWEED TEACH Q-BERT & MIXMASTER MIKE HOW TO MIX RECORDS THE CORRECT WAY!!!

NICE, which broad is gonna be on the cover??

i'd rather see them have john 00 fleming as teacher. that guy have been djing for over 20 years.

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Originally posted by greeko NICE, which broad is gonna be on the cover??

Brook Burns

Get a clue with this thread. Start your post with 'I'd rather...'

Armin? Scratch? When, where and how?

screw armin ask john digweed

Digweed for mixing indeed. For scratching, well, I don't know...

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