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chrissundive
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Registered: Jan 2010
Location: Dunstable, United Kingdom

Playing trance "LIVE!"

I was talking with my mate, and we came to the conclusion, that DJ culture killed a lot of potential in electronic dance.

Why ? Because its cheaper to hire a DJ than pay someone to play live. Not to mention you probably need more than one person to perform on drum machines, synths, sing and what not.

So would it be a good idea, to actually form a trance band with 2 other dudes and try to play out live ? I know there are some trance live acts etc. but what about something major ? With a full on singer etc.

Just an idea .. : ) but if anyone from UK, London / Bham area wants to try, I'm up for that

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Feb-09-2010 20:22 United Kingdom

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KilldaDJ
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: tranceaddict wants to know your location

i sing when im there spinning deep progressive uplifting tech house

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idoru
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia

A.) EDM got to where it's at because of "DJ culture". Do you know what went on in the 80's and early 90's?

B.) Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Hybrid, The Prodigy, Orbital, The Orb, Rabbit in the Moon, Kraftwerk, Rank 1, Nu NRG, etc.

Feb-09-2010 23:12

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boris_the_bear
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Registered: Oct 2008
Location: Lower Chernobylstan

because studio production allows for a better result than a live performance.

Feb-09-2010 23:14 Ukraine

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Mr.Mystery
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa

quote:
Originally posted by boris_the_bear
because studio production allows for a better result than a live performance.

Just stay in the COR. Please.

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infiniteJEST
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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: frolicking w/ minstrels, online.

Any rock band can play recordings of their songs & effectively have a DJ set, but a live performance is all the more spectacle.

Granted, if it's a single artist & not a group, then a DJ set holds roughly the same amount of showmanship as an individual performance (there are exceptions, such as Michael Jackson singing & dancing).

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mehta
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Registered: Sep 2008
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the point is that it's not a spectacle or concert. it's party music. people are entertained by eachother.

playing live is really fun & can sound great. go ahead and form a band.

your conclusion is total bullshit though. I've spent most of my musical career playing live & it's really fun but DJs are much better suited to club environments than bands.

Feb-09-2010 23:53 Canada

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SYSTEM-J
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester

quote:
Originally posted by mehta
the point is that it's not a spectacle or concert. it's party music. people are entertained by eachother.

playing live is really fun & can sound great. go ahead and form a band.

your conclusion is total bullshit though. I've spent most of my musical career playing live & it's really fun but DJs are much better suited to club environments than bands.

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Banora
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Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Sushipunk Army HQ

I sing when I spin (luckily no one can hear me)

Feb-10-2010 02:15 Denmark

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Trance-M
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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Limburg, Netherlands

Even these old guys still play live sometimes ,but it's more house than trance of course. People seem to like it a lot.

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i'm not an expert by any means, but big name djs and guys who do live PA's charge similar prices.

Today a live PA is pretty much just a guy throwing pre made loops into ableton anyways. A Dj set of your own stuff does not make it live.

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