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Has Nick Warren ever spun in Texas?

Hi fellow Texas TAs. I don't post very often, mostly cuz I'm busy and I don't know any TXTAs. But it would be cool to see some of you guys at the events. Anyways, has Nick Warren even spun here? If not, how the heck do we get him down here. The DJ I'm really interested in seeing, but haven't eighter because I haven't heard of them ever coming down here, or came down before I liked em:

Nick Warren
Sasha
M.I.K.E
Flutlich

So that's my 2 cents for rightnow.

I forgot to mention Way Out West, Don't Look Now (Mix CD) was brilliant!

i don't think so i want to see nick too and hear his progressive sh*t

well, I've seen him spin in Houston, so I'd say yes, Nick Warren has played in Texas. It was back in 2004 when he came with Jody Wisternoff and did the WOW show. I know he's been here on his own too, and it's been way too long since the last time. Nick is amazing, loads better than Tiesticles or Ferry Corsten or so many other talentless DJ's that people drool over.

Nick has played in Texas a couple times.. Both at Hyperia in Houston.

He makes Ferry sound like a fairy and you can't compare him to Tiesto or Oakenfold, b/c Nick plays proper music.

Jody is an excellent dj as well'

Lance

Sean Carnahan's booked him quite a bit in Houston. Sasha in 2004. It 's nearly been 2 years since I've seen Way Out West and wouldn't mind seeing them back in town again.

At rich's they had an amazing 3 part performance. 1st was a progressive breaks DJ set, a live performance with a female vocalist I can't recall, and ended it with a progressive house/trance dj set. As far as 2004 events at 2401/Rich's went, that was probably my favorite next to Digweed in Jan and Sasha later on that year.

2004 had a TON of talent come through Houston.

Agreed, it's sad how the quality of certain DJs like Ferry, Tiesto and Armin has dropped dramatically, considering these guys got me into Trance/EMD in the first place, back when they were amazing. Their recent sets tend to just bore the crap out of me and I'm tired of being disappointed by these guys. Armin and Ferry still spin some good sets every now and then though. I hate cheesy vocal tracks. In my opinon, vocal are usually best when they serve more as an instrument than forced lyrics (not that some vocal tracks aren't good). Which is why I'm glad I discovered Nick Warren & M.I.K.E. I probably would have lost interest in Trance/EDM if it weren't for these guys. Thanks for the promt, well thought out responses guys. It's good to see the COR rambling and immaturity is ususally limited to the COR. Another DJ/Producer I didn't mention, Yves Derueyter. I got one of his recent live sets from DJMixes2K. Pretty solid set with tracks I'd never heard before (except I think a remix of one of his older tracks). Not only were the tracks refreshing, but they were pretty damn good and alot more "trancey" and reminiscent of old school trance (think 1995-2000 era), which was nice.

Armin and Tiesto were never on that level to me, but Ferry pwns me every time.

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Originally posted by davemolina Armin and Tiesto were never on that level to me, but Ferry pwns me every time.

Speaking of Ferry pwning, I went to see him at Sky this Spring. He threw down some great tracks towards the end.

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Agreed, it's sad how the quality of certain DJs like Ferry, Tiesto and Armin has dropped dramatically, considering these guys got me into Trance/EMD in the first place, back when they were amazing. Their recent sets tend to just bore the crap out of me and I'm tired of being disappointed by these guys.

The quality has not changed... you tastes have improved

-LC

I like Nick Warren's style and yes I agree with outgrowing sounds like Ferry, Tiesto,etc. But how does Nick Warren make Ferry look like a Fairy? Style? Ability?
Ferry Corsten has no problem Djing, sometimes Nick Warren's mixes sound a bit off imo.

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Originally posted by Slow Motion The quality has not changed... you tastes have improved -LC

exactly

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Originally posted by Ricky Tan I like Nick Warren's style and yes I agree with outgrowing sounds like Ferry, Tiesto,etc. But how does Nick Warren make Ferry look like a Fairy? Style? Ability? Ferry Corsten has no problem Djing, sometimes Nick Warren's mixes sound a bit off imo.

ON the Progressive tip...
I think Nick is more forward thinking than Ferry... To me Ferry is bubble gum electronic... Meaning you can take your little sister or someone else who might not have been exposed to much electronic to a Ferry show... Nick is a bit more edgey and plays a little harder... think of him as a beer. When you move to Sasha... a little more refined and harder. Then you get to guys like Digweed, Howells and James Holden types who simply don't fuck around. Especially John. The man plays tough house fuckin tripped out techy stuff (given, if you are in the right venue and city... as that is the key with John)

As your tastes become more refined and you get older... you might listen to the more techno based stuff like Swayzak and M.A.N.D.Y.... maybe Luciano, Ritchie Hawtin... Burridge. I'm not big on Desyn.

You start looking out for the exciting talent coming in off the peripheral edges of electronic. That is where its AT.. IMO

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Originally posted by Slow Motion As your tastes become more refined and you get older... you might listen to the more techno based stuff like Swayzak and M.A.N.D.Y.... maybe Luciano, Ritchie Hawtin... Burridge. I'm not big on Desyn. You start looking out for the exciting talent coming in off the peripheral edges of electronic. That is where its AT.. IMO

True. I find myself looking at minimal techno sometimes and its good to see different genres influencing each other.

Nick is fuckin class and a nice guy. His attitude is still good as well.

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Originally posted by Slow Motion The quality has not changed... you tastes have improved -LC

I know my taste has improved, but I still think Tiesto did a good job with Magik 1-5 and ISOS 1-3 (3 being the weakest, one bing alright, 2 being awesome). Plus, some of his older Forbidden Paradise/Lost Treasures mix cds are pretty interesting and I don't see anything mainstream about those (Forbidden Paradise/Lost Treasures that is).

Ferry, can't say I've really heard too many of his older sets to properly critique those (Armin was good back in the day, but not great). Ferry did remix/produce some great tracks though. Nowadays I don't care much for any of their work (especially Tiesto).

Nick Warren is in a class of his own in my opinion, and I can't say that about many DJs. I'm not too familiar with his productions though (except Way Out West ofcourse). But I'm not always in a mood for deep/progressive stuff. I still like having some good uplifting trance to listen to aswell (or something a little less deep with more melody, but preferably a rawer sound), and it's most stuff from the older days. It all depends on my mood really. Although, I'm moving further away from most Trance nowadays and listening to more Nick Warren/Sasha.

Oakey is still the DJ I by far have the most respect for (based on his work in the past, not the present). He's had several different styles and mixed some of the best sets ever. I wish we could have the old Oakey back , and by old I don't mean him not changing his style and growing as an artist, but rather, not remixing/mixing crap like Justin Timberlake and Madonna .

Another thing, I think Oakey's old sets had all the elements a good Trance (with some other EMD) should have an original style, melodic, hard, euphoric, uplifting, and even deep sometimes. And most importantly, no cheese!

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Originally posted by Slow Motion The quality has not changed... you tastes have improved -LC

truer words have never been spoken

also, about Oakey in particular: whatever he was doing, Sasha and probably John Digweed had done it better a year earlier. Except maybe 1999, which was Oakey's definite high point. He used to be good, not great and nowhere near the best, but unfortunately now he's crap.

if T. Raumschmiere played a dj set in TX i think id die. must make a&b....

God Bless Nick Warren

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Originally posted by Slow Motion ON the Progressive tip... I think Nick is more forward thinking than Ferry... To me Ferry is bubble gum electronic... Meaning you can take your little sister or someone else who might not have been exposed to much electronic to a Ferry show... Nick is a bit more edgey and plays a little harder... think of him as a beer. When you move to Sasha... a little more refined and harder. Then you get to guys like Digweed, Howells and James Holden types who simply don't fuck around. Especially John. The man plays tough house fuckin tripped out techy stuff (given, if you are in the right venue and city... as that is the key with John) As your tastes become more refined and you get older... you might listen to the more techno based stuff like Swayzak and M.A.N.D.Y.... maybe Luciano, Ritchie Hawtin... Burridge. I'm not big on Desyn. You start looking out for the exciting talent coming in off the peripheral edges of electronic. That is where its AT.. IMO

every thing in this post is better than i could of ever put it from the standpoint of progressive....it is simple to see that the ones moving forward, henceforth the "progressive bread" of djs, as to aformentioned are key...the rest as lance so elequontly put are playign bubbleum...and to the topic, nick warren is one of the best, as well as jody, as well as many others, mentioned above, at this and are great guys to boot as being able to speak with them some at wmc...true definition of the progressive style!

You guys have to Remember that ATB, Ferry , Tiesto, and Paul Oakenfold were the Dj's that we all started listening to when first started listing to EDM ..so i give them so much respect .... You have to understand they are in the Top 10 because they have style that the average person can listen .....if really havnt been introduced to EDM...i had some Guys and girls who came to the Ferry show who mostly listen to Hip/Hop and top 40 and when they saw Ferry they were amazed on the energy at the show...something caught there attention they were asking were can i buy a cd of this guy ...and the next few weeks they came to the Hernan show ....but.. if it was a real Progressive dj say like Danny Howells...i believe it wouldnt of had the same affect on them.... they wouldnt understand just the beats and sounds ... the vocals do draw them to the dance floor and thats why the Trance djs do have the bigger audience...so trance and house are the gate way for most ppl to get into the many styles of EDM .. well thats my 2 cents

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Originally posted by Eternal club You guys have to Remember that ATB, Ferry , Tiesto, and Paul Oakenfold were the Dj's that we all started listening to when first started listing to EDM ..so i give them so much respect .... You have to understand they are in the Top 10 because they have style that the average person can listen .....if really havnt been introduced to EDM...i had some Guys and girls who came to the Ferry show who mostly listen to Hip/Hop and top 40 and when they saw Ferry they were amazed on the energy at the show...something caught there attention they were asking were can i buy a cd of this guy ...and the next few weeks they came to the Hernan show ....but.. if it was a real Progressive dj say like Danny Howells...i believe it wouldnt of had the same affect on them.... they wouldnt understand just the beats and sounds ... the vocals do draw them to the dance floor and thats why the Trance djs do have the bigger audience...so trance and house are the gate way for most ppl to get into the many styles of EDM .. well thats my 2 cents

Yeah, they are what I consider farm DJs or feeder DJs... meaning that their music is accessible to the mainstream. They are vital to the electronic scene in the sense that they bring new heads in. Then, your tastes become different. Sure Natual Light was good when I was in high shcool... But now I drink premium vodka and good wine. So it goes with music. Keep in mind, someone has to turn you on to the deeper shit. If no one is there to introduce you to the good stuff... you'll prob stick with what you know.

Would I consider Tiesto, Oakey of Ferry "forward thinking" DJs? NO. They do have a purpose. I was never into any of those guys. I was into Kimbal Collins, Icey and Chemical Bros (when I started going out in Orlando in 1993)... As soon as I heard Sasha and John play one night at Firestone.... I was done listening to those guys, My friends were Oakey fans... Playing Trance with a big "T", I was into Sasha and John playing trance with a little "t"... u get me?

Forward thinking music from the edge.... Pushing forward... I said it once, I'll say it again... "Progressive" is not a style of music, its the state of mind of the DJing playing it.

-LC

ps. Joseph gave me my 1st gigs in Austin 7 years ago.... that is forward thinking.

See you at proton sessions on Sat 4.22 (shots for the TAs)

@ Slow Motion: So what do you think of guys like M.I.K.E and Oliver Prime? Or is Trance just not your cup of tea ?

hmm... no response

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