BT uses his MAC G4 Powerbook these days to play a "Laptop Symphony" set. He uses a program called Ableton Live 2.0. It's a very cool program and he showed a select few people how he performs using this program @ Remix Hotel Miami during the WMC this year. You have to see it to understand it basically. Essentially, he plays songs that he recorded from vinyl or whatever medium he recieved it on... then as he plays it through the laptop on Live, he can add to the song, such as loops, efx... etc. The possibilites are endless. He can perform 2wice playing the same set, but with the effects and "remixing" that he can do on the fly, they could be 2 totally different sets. He was saying that he played at a poolside party and this one song he played went off. Someone came up to him to ask him what remix it was and he said that unless he was recording the set, he'll never hear it again because it was done on the fly and would almost be impossible to recreate in a sense. BT says he's not only striving to be different with these performances but embracing technology. I admire his thinking and would like to try this myself although I still love vinyl. Here's a pic of him performing @ New Years here in Chicago with Ferry Corsten. Notice he's also using a M-Audio Oxygen 8 to control different things in the Live program:
Here is a link to the rest of the pictures from that night:
BT is good, but from a DJ perspective, he is no where close to Oakenfold!
That is a cool concept he uses...that would be something neat to try and get into.
Sep-21-2003 20:05
vtec junkie
slave to the dark beat
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: In the zone, chief
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Originally posted by Evil_Gnome
BT is good, but from a DJ perspective, he is no where close to Oakenfold!
you cant even compair the two...where the f$%# did that come from
Edit: ive seen bt live once and seen his dj set once. i personally think hes much better live....but that might be because Jan Johnson was singing live vocals
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Sep-21-2003 21:31
Nell
sure thing
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Newcastle , England
quote:
Originally posted by vtec junkie
you cant even compair the two...where the f$%# did that come from
because thats what the guy who started the topic wants to know!
idiot, read his second post.
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Sep-21-2003 21:35
vtec junkie
slave to the dark beat
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: In the zone, chief
quote:
Originally posted by Nell
because thats what the guy who started the topic wants to know!
idiot, read his second post.
my bad Nell and to Evil_Gnome. i simply missed your second post Evil_Gnome. but still...you cant even compair the two.
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Sep-21-2003 21:39
DaveSZ
When The Levee Breaks
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: ATX
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Originally posted by SENECA
Here is a link to the rest of the pictures from that night: