I know some djs who claim to do mixes at home and then play them at nightclubs (i guess under the pretence it is live mixing). Does anyone know if this practice is widespread / ethical?

LMFAO.. how can they call themselves DJ's?

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Originally posted by nankervis I know some djs who claim to do mixes at home and then play them at nightclubs (i guess under the pretence it is live mixing). Does anyone know if this practice is widespread / ethical?

It's not live mixing because they get as many chances as they want to get a mix right at home. If a dj is actually playing live then he only gets one chance to get it right.

People who do this sort of thing are idiots. I bet they stand there pretending to mix, sad ****s. NO talent and NO guts to do it right!!

ive heard plenty of times that oakenfold has done this

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Originally posted by Nou the milli vanilli of djs?

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who cares. if it gets the crowd going then its fine in my books. DJs = entertainers first and foremost. if it entertains - good job. if it consistantly doesnt - please do consider another profession.

the only downside to pre recorded or pre configured sets is that you cant play to the crowd. if they like it you are lucky. if they are starting to turn off the vibe then theres no way to change direction unless you get down and dirty and change it live. in most cases you wont always get away with running off ready made sets. although if you do pull it off then fair enough.

the other thing is standing around looking like a lemon. if you are gonna pre record a set at least be seen to do something. if you dont need to actually mix records then get a keyboard out and layer some synth hooks over the top. do some crazeh shat with some effects units. just do SOMETHING that

1) doesnt make you look like a lemon
2) doesnt give off the impression that you dont have an ounce of talent.

i also tend to feel that theres a distinct lack of 'energy' if its recorded. it generally sounds it although i have been proven wrong in some cases. hearing some of dark angel's full on psy sets on mp3 was mindblowing. i guess if it was as well constructed as these sets (even though they are performed live) i wouldnt mind so much if it was just the record playing back because it sounds PHAT.

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Originally posted by Derivative DJs = entertainers first and foremost. if it entertains - good job. if it consistantly doesnt - please do consider another profession.

there not djing though

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Originally posted by Derivative who cares. if it gets the crowd going then its fine in my books. DJs = entertainers first and foremost. if it entertains - good job. if it consistantly doesnt - please do consider another profession.

oh dear - what are you talking about

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Originally posted by Derivative who cares. if it gets the crowd going then its fine in my books. DJs = entertainers first and foremost. if it entertains - good job. if it consistantly doesnt - please do consider another profession.

I can see where this is coming from and I guess it would be alright for them to do it if they didn't bill themselves as a live DJ. If they billed themselves as the DJ with the pre-recorded sets then by all means go ahead. It's just the fact that everyone thinks they're mixing live and they're not. IMO it's no better than Milli Vanilli or Ashlee Simpson.

i saw DJ EZ do this once, he pretended he was mixing and got paid 2 grand for it!!! things like that really piss me off, especially someone like him who is actually a really damn good dj (technically, not necissarily my kinda music)

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Originally posted by Wraith It's just the fact that everyone thinks they're mixing live and they're not. IMO it's no better than Milli Vanilli or Ashlee Simpson.

exactly, its the pretending that makes these people wankers, not the fact that theyre using prerecorded sets

It's the things are going with us dj's...
Most of us think of it as a job not a way to express yourself threw music...
Anyway being a dj meens that you express yourself threw music how can you do that by using a recorded set???

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