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| quote: | Originally posted by Hypersky
Five years from now it will all be lap tops. |
I'm not sure about that cuz I dont think the vinyl format and cd format will go away completely. There will always be some sort of market for vinyl for all the vinyl purist and people who cannot get digital masters of tracks on CDR.
As far as what is DJing, I dont think it has anything to do with format such as vinyl, cdr, laptop. I think the defination of DJing has to do with presence, sound, ability to be unique and create whatever atmosphere/feel the situation calls for. I find it funny when people think they are more of a DJ simply cuz they spin vinyl. If you look at the trends, hardly any of the top producers spin vinyl, if not 100% CDR, more like 80%.
I think DJ's that perform in club have a responsibility to interact with the club goers. I was very disappointed to see G&D use ableton and josh was zoned in to the screen. BT came out and he rocked the crowd and used ableton bundled with OZone I believe. So it just kind of depends on how DJ's use it. When Above and Beyond was here last week I asked them about ableton and they said they have only used it 3 times for shows but wont use it anymore cuz it doesn't look cool and takes the fun out of mixing sometimes. They are simply using only for CD compilations now for obvious reasons.
So to answer your question, yes, playing a laptop is still DJing. Is it cool?? I dunno about that.....
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