We are getting a point where people are just becoming bitter that you can do things easier now than you could even a good 5+ years ago. That's called evolution of technology, people. Get over it.

The future of DJing isn't about being able to properly beatmatch, but being able to program and make your sets your own style. The appreciate of old school DJs will always be there, though....but times are changing and they can choose to accept it, or be bitter. Up to them. DJ booths more than ever are being pulled away from the crowd, as the DJ is now the "star" of most nights, where the DJ booth is up high, front, and center (unlike the old days where the DJ booth would be up in the corner and out of the way of the crowd in venues). Crowds can't even see what the DJ is even doing that well overall.

Note - if your set is pre-recored altogether, that's a different matter.

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"Owned"? More like "bitter", as Dave T said.

If someone has an ear for music, and an ability to read a crowd and adjust accordingly, and the ability to manage the energy level throughout the night, who cares how they get their sets to come through the speakers? Vinyl, CD, MP3, whatever. Use whatever you want.

I don't see how people can watch a DJ play, love the music, love the set, but stand there with their arms crossed going "Nope, I'm not gonna let myself enjoy this because he's using a laptop". Get over it.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk At least last time you Brits got pissed off, we got punk music out of it. This time, it'll probably just end up being embers breaks

Are you kidding me!??

Of all people to be talking shit, it shouldn't be burger boy sneak.

I saw him twice in Miami this year nearly ruin a party simply due to him sucking and! not knowing how to beat match on cdj's.

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e: including most the DJs and artists in case this wasn't clear

e2: actually i hate people in general

I'd rather see/hear a dj that can properly use the sync button and build and program an amazing set than the dj's from the vinyl years who would fade in and out of tracks by cutting the bass. Those people used to get gigs all the time and they either faded away because they sucked or got better.

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Originally posted by bucky I'd rather see/hear a dj that can properly use the sync button and build and program an amazing set than the dj's from the vinyl years who would fade in and out of tracks by cutting the bass. Those people used to get gigs all the time and they either faded away because they sucked or got better.

Now a days it's all about marketing. Whoever has the biggest marketing machine will get the most gigs. Talent is no longer #1.

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Originally posted by bucky Intense marketing will get you in the door but if you don't have talent you won't make it very far.

And that's why a lot of DJ's rely on Ableton/Traktor (with sync) and preprogrammed sets. Take them out of their comfort zone and they don't know what the hell to do if their life depended on it. I've seen it a lot of times. That's one reason why many DJ's now a days play the same set over and over and over again.

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Originally posted by bucky Intense marketing will get you in the door but if you don't have talent you won't make it very far.

No.

There are tons of talentless people regardless of genre who make it far.

Marketing can do it definitely.

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Most people trainwreck on laptops anyway... how the fuck do people manage to trainwreck on software? No talent... that's how.

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We should all have landlines and use rabbit ears to watch tv. This is why our environment is going to shit, cuz everyone wants to stick to what they think it cool like gas guzzling "classic" cars and gas powered engines.
Get over it, technology is here! There is no point in trying to ignore this!!!!!

"But vinyl is the only way! It's so cool."

I get what people are saying, but they need to just let it go. Especially Sneak. STFU dude. No ones wants to hear you bitch endlessly!

Him and his fans talk about marketing that gets other artists fame.... Has no one realized that this is all a marketing ploy to get Sneak fame????