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Posted by thernan on May-01-2006 14:41:

Speech about the art of Dj'ing

Hello.
I'm about to have a speech in school and gonna talk about Dj'ing, the problem is that i don't have so much vital information and history about it, which I probably must have...
Now i ask you guys where I can find some nice info etc, about this wonderful culture? Haven't find anything on the net yet...

Thx in advance!!
Thern

Posted by XoxidE on May-01-2006 14:48:

since when has DJing been an art?

Posted by XoxidE on May-01-2006 14:49:

this should help...

http://fusionanomaly.net/philosophicaldjing.html

Posted by jun139 on May-01-2006 15:16:

isn't the art of djing controlling the crowd with music .. hahaha ?!?!? im not sure if i m right...

Posted by Zild on May-01-2006 15:56:

Watch some documentaries like Pump Up the Volume, and Maestro.

Posted by Tony Morello on May-01-2006 16:26:

watch scratch as well

and find a copy of "last night a dj saved my life"

Posted by Trogdor on May-01-2006 17:25:

Read two books, both by Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster:

Posted by jun139 on May-01-2006 18:18:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_palm
haha the art and science of playing a record. "put on the needle, press play, oh wait theres is more: select 33rpm or 45rpm, thats the trickiest bit."

LMAO! hahahahahahha

Posted by blacknoizybox on May-01-2006 18:34:

tell em that djing is a martial art performed only with supervision of buddist monks and a holy grail. that should keep em with their mouths open. then you tell em a story about a guy who tried to mix 2 vinyls and went fking insane...hadd some dj's brain disorder muhahaa
muhhaa

..whatever

Posted by Timski on May-02-2006 02:14:

quote:
Originally posted by XoxidE
this should help...

http://fusionanomaly.net/philosophicaldjing.html

Soooo wanky...

Also one of the best pages to show someone in a "what not to do" in web design...

Posted by stevieboy32808 on May-02-2006 02:45:

quote:
Originally posted by jun139
isn't the art of djing controlling the crowd with music .. hahaha ?!?!? im not sure if i m right...

Yes exactly. I'd also like to add the ability to take people on a journey. That's something you cannot learn technically. You either have it or you don't.

Posted by T-Soma on May-02-2006 11:11:

Well think of some topics.

Eequipment used and developed would be a great one.
Start of with the first mixers and turntables right up to serato, midi conrollers, xone3d etc etc.

Well known djs and such.
Tiesto (wether you like him or not, he was the first dj to have is own concert and play at the olympics, wether they are good or not its up to you it doesnt realy matter right now, we TAs get sidetracked and hijack threads to easily... im doing it right now )
Grandmaster flash! Oaki etc etc

Maybe talk about djing coping stuff from rock bands and performers and such.

Scratching.
I hope these help abit.

Posted by blacknoizybox on May-02-2006 11:48:

and Fatboy Slim who's f$$ing in heaven!

Posted by Zild on May-02-2006 19:12:

Yeah get the clip of Armand Van Helden saying "It ain't about popping an E, it never has been..." something like that.