James,

I agree with you. However, you shouldn't quit something you love so much. Being a deejay should not limit your views on music. I hope you don't get the impression that just because you're a dj, you have to play only club records.

Right now, with so much software going around, I feel you can be a tad more creative than with turntables. However, when playing at clubs I do prefer the cdjs.

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Originally posted by diggerz James, I agree with you. However, you shouldn't quit something you love so much. Being a deejay should not limit your views on music. I hope you don't get the impression that just because you're a dj, you have to play only club records. Right now, with so much software going around, I feel you can be a tad more creative than with turntables. However, when playing at clubs I do prefer the cdjs.

I haven't quit yet! It's something I will definitely get back into in the near future. I guess what I was trying to explain was what pushed me to take a break from it, and how I've grown since then, which I think will drastically change why and how I'll mix when I do start up again. So yeah, what you say is most applicable Enrique

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technology has definitely helped my expansion. with the advent of CD players/Ableton/Digital downloads/Soulseek as a viable alternative to spending more money than I have on vinyl, it's massively expanded the amount of music I have available to choose from when I make a mix.

as for musical taste, I started out playing progressive house and the occasional trance (but progressive trance, never hard trance or cheesy vocal shit), occasional tribal house, occasional tech house. As time has gone on, Trance has gone from being something I would sometimes play, to being something I can only sometimes tolerate let alone play. What I play has slowly slid from what I described before, to really being just House of various types (especially prog and tech). I discovered that Techno kicks ass a while ago, and now I play mostly what I'd call tech house and techno with the occasional progressive house. It's been several years since I've played a song that I'd call Trance.

I prefer vinyl over everything else so far, I'd rather use CDJ's than Ableton when I can, but Ableton is a solid choice when there's nothing else readily available or at college (where bringing my turntables would be impractical, and I'm too poor to buy my own CDJ's).

Others have posted this, but my take on it is that the longer you listen to electronic music and experience other genres, you will naturally start to branch out to other stuff you enjoy listening to as well.

I brnached from trance into progressive when I started hearing more and more tracks that caught my interest. I can't forsee myself ever branching into house, not that I don't enjoy it, but I've concluded it isn't for me. I can't get into it like others can and its one of those things that comes down to individual preference.

As far as maturity goes, experience does play a part. The more experienced of a listener you are, the more subtleties in the music you prefer you will be able to discern that define your style.

Bottom line, play what you feel vs playing what is popular. The more personal enjoyment you get out of something the greater chance you'll have at being successful with it. 0.02

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ I haven't quit yet! It's something I will definitely get back into in the near future. I guess what I was trying to explain was what pushed me to take a break from it, and how I've grown since then, which I think will drastically change why and how I'll mix when I do start up again. So yeah, what you say is most applicable Enrique

Can you at least quit breathing?

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Originally posted by Matthias The more experienced of a listener you are, the more subtleties in the music you prefer you will be able to discern that define your style.

I've found this to be very true as well. I'm easily 10x more picky with how I select tunes now than I used to be, because I hear differences in them that affect the overall style or the flow of the mix that I didn't used to hear. Guess it's sort of like how people who don't listen to EDM think it's all just the same, but once you start listening you realize how much variation there is.

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Originally posted by djjonas Can you at least quit breathing?

not a chance... I don't even stop breathing when your Mom queefs in the middle of a sixty niner

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ not a chance... I don't even stop breathing when your Mom queefs in the middle of a sixty niner

thats so disturbing.

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Originally posted by Slow Motion the key..... durty beats....... sound better when you make'n a DURTY face Lance

Quoted for truth, truncated for space.

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ not a chance... I don't even stop breathing when your uncle queefs in the middle of a sixty niner

Hahahah sick. That nigga gots bad gas too.

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Originally posted by jonas Bring lots of friends, a preist and a sack lunch. You'll need all three.

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Originally posted by Zild I can understand people wanting to tech up their house since Techno is the shit, but please don't house up my Techno.