Originally posted by sleepydragon
thats not true of course u need to be good at beatmatching how do u think these guys made it?
the trouble is when djs make it big they just grow lazy its not that they cant do it its just that they cant be arsed anymore.
I seriously don't think that you need to be good at beatmixing to become big. some people use their charm and some even use their looks. a good example of that is the swedish female dj Anneli. She is hot but her mixing and track selection is horrible. Still she gets to play lots.
To go the one step further to the superstar DJ, you need to also know your music inside out and must be able to read what people want. You need to know what tracks to drop and when and for how long for. You dont wanna make the crowd lose all their energy 30 mins into a set, but you dont wanna bore them either.
Feb-25-2005 16:31
sleepydragon
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: doncaster, england
quote:
Originally posted by RebeL9
I seriously don't think that you need to be good at beatmixing to become big. some people use their charm and some even use their looks. a good example of that is the swedish female dj Anneli. She is hot but her mixing and track selection is horrible. Still she gets to play lots.
mixing and beatmatching r 2 different things
u need to able to beatmatch but good track selection is the most important thing to learn.
Originally posted by sleepydragon
mixing and beatmatching r 2 different things
u need to able to beatmatch but good track selection is the most important thing to learn.
yes. but still I am amazed that some djs play so horrible tunes right through their entire sets and still manages to get more gigs.
i believe decentness is all that counts
Originally posted by RebeL9
yes. but still I am amazed that some djs play so horrible tunes right through their entire sets and still manages to get more gigs.
i believe decentness is all that counts
lol i know what u mean
there is also the other type of dj that has only made it cose of good tunes they made and living of the back of those
can someone refer to my last post about equipment here in this thread?
Feb-25-2005 17:56
Seany_G
Suspended User
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Canada!
YOu shouldn't set out to be a DJ for life as a job. It takes so much luck and so many connections to make it.
Just do it for fun at first and see where it goes. I've been DJing out for only a year and I'm playing all the big parties/club inghts in the city. I've been lucky, most people have not been.
TO do it for a living you HAVE to produce beacuse you can't make a lot of money playing in your own city. People will get tired of what you play and how you play after seeing you play for like 3 years.
Also, with all of the changes in technology (ableton live) the job of a dj might just change a little. Don't bank on doing it as a craear. YOu might be terrible...:P
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Feb-25-2005 18:26
RebeL9
The Digital Blonde addict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
yeah another thing that amaze me is if a bedroom producer gets his song on ASOT and it turns out to be tune of the week suddenly he gets dj gigs. And in one month you can see the flyers "DJ ENVIO (ASOT)". Just because some people are producers doesnt make them good djs.
