i was recently listening to a mini disc i made about a year ago and i was more than impressed with it.
however recently i couldn't mix cement. i find it hard to concentrate past 15 minutes on the decks and my changeovers are flat and basically all the same. i put this fact solely down to the fact that every weekend for the past half a year i've been hammering it, taking copius amounts of ecstacy which i am now begining to sort out.
this is a warning to all you wannabe dj's, drug abuse fucks with your level of concentration and this for me is proof enuff to stop taking pills (so much) .
Jun-03-2003 16:03
jp
Retired tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Holland
Just ask Sven Väth for some advise
Jun-03-2003 16:18
Dublin Guy
your ole one
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: downstairs in berghain
quote:
Just ask Sven Väth for some advise
went to see sven @ the wkend and he was pish poor
Jun-03-2003 16:35
DJ Mikey Mike
Your mum's face
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: I'm at your mums'
whatever Many of the big DJ's do them whilst they are DJing in clubs.
Jun-03-2003 16:36
tu_face
No Known Cure...
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Sheffield, UK
Re: drugs and dj'ing
quote:
Originally posted by chesco
i was recently listening to a mini disc i made about a year ago and i was more than impressed with it.
however recently i couldn't mix cement. i find it hard to concentrate past 15 minutes on the decks and my changeovers are flat and basically all the same. i put this fact solely down to the fact that every weekend for the past half a year i've been hammering it, taking copius amounts of ecstacy which i am now begining to sort out.
this is a warning to all you wannabe dj's, drug abuse fucks with your level of concentration and this for me is proof enuff to stop taking pills (so much) .
i find that not to be true.. ive caned pills for ages (since before i started djing) and its never affected my mixing, unless of course you are on them at the time, then it can go either way lol (usually better unless ive done more than 2 or 3)
cannabis however leaves u unable to mix for shit
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Jun-03-2003 16:38
QuickStep
Coming back to the music
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Philly
Yeah, I gotta agree with tu about this.
I've done pills for almost 7 years now. And it all comes down to moderation. You can't go out every weekend and get completely mashed, you WILL burn out.
You take a few for parties occansioanlly. I'm doing tech and integration, so it must not of wasted that many brain cells.
As for concentration, I've always had a limited concentration. But doesn't everybody?
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Jun-03-2003 18:32
hangover
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: TLV
Re: Re: drugs and dj'ing
quote:
Originally posted by tu_face
i find that not to be true.. ive caned pills for ages (since before i started djing) and its never affected my mixing, unless of course you are on them at the time, then it can go either way lol (usually better unless ive done more than 2 or 3)
cannabis however leaves u unable to mix for shit
well duh..., if you started taking em before you started djing f'course you couldn't notice a difference. But maybe if you hadn't taken them at all, YOU would be the #1 DJ in the world, rather than one of those fairy f0ks
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Jun-03-2003 19:07
mr_sick
iBiZa aDDiCTeD fOr LiFe!
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Braine, Belgium
I don't take drugs anymore since about 4 months, but before that I found it easier to mix while I was on E, music feeling is so great when you popped just before mixing!
But now I stopped all those nasty things Just mixing, sometimes a little bit drunk
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Jun-03-2003 21:30
Frost_Melt
Suspended User
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Melb
well once my friend from new zealand went to see paul oakenfold live (never again) he was so drug fcuked on tha night that he passed out behind tha decks while mixin , it farked up everyones night ... lousy a-hole
Jun-04-2003 05:30
magnasoma
TSN - The Gamemaster
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: London
everything in moderation. i wonder how much producers listen to their work under the influence to bring out the kinda frequencies u instantly pick up on when ur feeli' it.
i remember that prodigy's second album - a lot of the tracks were made under different drugs like pills n amphetamines n coke to bring out the lil' enhancements the chemicals make to the brain.
kinda interesting, spinning tho, i'd think if dj's are taking anything at the time it'd be coke. shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp.
Originally posted by Frost_Melt
well once my friend from new zealand went to see paul oakenfold live (never again) he was so drug fcuked on tha night that he passed out behind tha decks while mixin , it farked up everyones night ... lousy a-hole
listen i never put this thread up so people could start naming and shaming dj's so don't do it.
it's just my opinion that my levels of concentration have been severly affected by pills. it may not be the case for everybody but hey, i've got to blame this terrible dj'ing streak on something.
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Many of the big DJ's do them whilst they are DJing in clubs.
ive caned pills for ages (since before i started djing) and its never affected my mixing, unless of course you are on them at the time, then it can go either way lol (usually better unless ive done more than 2 or 3)
