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Originally posted by Inconspicuous then we've talked to different people. Perhaps it's a genre difference. To me, that just wreaks of sloth & phoniness.

Who knows how much truth there actually is about that but still it seems to happen in various genres, no matter how "wrong" it sounds for a DJ's way of getting new music. There are too many "phony" DJs out there anyway who just do it for the fame, money and nothing else. Not that i would actually know of any.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Who knows how much truth there actually is about that but still it seems to happen in various genres, no matter how "wrong" it sounds for a DJ's way of getting new music. There are too many "phony" DJs out there anyway who just do it for the fame, money and nothing else.

well, the reason I'm skeptical of it, besides the fact that it detracts from half the purpose of the DJ (finding music), and that I've talked to others who enjoy finding new stuff all the time, is that, just from a logistical standpoint, that's an aweful lot of work to pawn off to somebody else. I mean, sorting through music is no easy task (hell, I'm on about hour 3 of it today ), and I can't really imagine somebody paying someone else to look through music for them, when it might turn out to be stuff they don't necessarily like, anyways.

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A good sign of a dj who actively seeks out records, is when you find that obscure b-side released in an unheard-of label in 1997, in his latest set.

In my opinion.

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Originally posted by Inconspicuous well, the reason I'm skeptical of it, besides the fact that it detracts from half the purpose of the DJ (finding music), and that I've talked to others who enjoy finding new stuff all the time, is that, just from a logistical standpoint, that's an aweful lot of work to pawn off to somebody else. I mean, sorting through music is no easy task (hell, I'm on about hour 3 of it today ), and I can't really imagine somebody paying someone else to look through music for them, when it might turn out to be stuff they don't necessarily like, anyways.

I see your point and agree 100% as i personally enjoy alot to browse through the endless record racks in stores (as i'm not into digital downloads much), when i have time, will and money to do that. I'd guess that wouldn't be too much different than working for a label and listening through the demos and promos that are being sent in every day. Obviously the "searcher" knows what kind of music the DJ likes and spins so he/she/they know what to look for to narrow down the spectrum. Ok, i'll stop talking about this NOW as i need sleep.

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Originally posted by meneedit I dont find it fun. I prefer to ask other people for recommendations/opinions.

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Originally posted by noikeee A good sign of a dj who actively seeks out records, is when you find that obscure b-side released in an unheard-of label in 1997, in his latest set. In my opinion.

That just means he looks through older, more obscure stuff.

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i think i remember an interview with pvd that talked about it and he said that every week he gets sent 100s of demos and promos and they go to the vonyc headquarters... then they make two copies, one goes to the vonyc shop and the other is compiled on a memory stick for pvd to play out.

with a dj like those at the top of the chain who tours almost 7 days a week (including flight time) they probably have no time to spend hours flicking through shops and just wait for the music to come to them. personally id feel a bit empty without having time to go out and look for something new and different, thats half the fun of djing when after hours of digging you find something cool and it goes down well....

i know 2 or 3 DJ's in the top 250 in DJ mag and i know that they download a bit from Beatport and various places like that but they do get a lot sent to them as well

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Originally posted by charlie lloyd i think i remember an interview with pvd that talked about it and he said that every week he gets sent 100s of demos and promos and they go to the vonyc headquarters... then they make two copies, one goes to the vonyc shop and the other is compiled on a memory stick for pvd to play out. with a dj like those at the top of the chain who tours almost 7 days a week (including flight time) they probably have no time to spend hours flicking through shops and just wait for the music to come to them. personally id feel a bit empty without having time to go out and look for something new and different, thats half the fun of djing when after hours of digging you find something cool and it goes down well....

That's why a lot of the bigger DJs spend a great deal of set time playing their own tunes. They don't have to spend as much time figuring out what to play when they can just whore songs that they are trying to sell to us.

You can say with some big names that they are more like "music salesmen" then DJs...

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Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs You think all the top rated DJ's still buy tunes, or just get everything sent to them for free via promos/record pools? It's hard for me to imagine them searching beatport...

I think both. I've personally seen Talla 2xlc and Kai Tracid get their vinyls at Boy Records in Frankfurt, Germany in several ocassions. Of course, both of the Andys were catering to them when each of them showed up and showing them Boy Records secret stash of vinyls that they haven't released yet. I wouldn't be suprised if they gave Talla and Tracid a discount of some sort.

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