I'm really curious on peoples opinions, and not looking for the opinions of 3/4s of the st-leo kids on my fb who found out what house was a year ago...

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i personally thought it was great especially the quote danny mentioned a good dj has one foot in the dj booth and the other on the dance floor. oh can't forget to mention the Sound system aspect

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Originally posted by Maher Daniel i personally thought it was great especially the quote danny mentioned a good dj has one foot in the dj booth and the other on the dance floor. oh can't forget to mention the Sound system aspect

honestly that's what hit me the most out of the whole interview. find too many DJs lack that. i had started writing a response to the video on fb, but erased the whole thing as i didn't feel like getting annoyed with responses you could expect on fb.

one thing I REALLY appreciate about DT (making him my favorite DJ, is the ability to play (and want to play) various styles within one night, meshing them all together seamlessly. I remember nights of his where I'd be dancing, stopping, looking at a friend and being like, "do you realize he's straight up playing disco right now?".

I find too many people think they have "evolved" musically, rather than just becoming music snobs, or genre sheep. i've had one too many arguments with people telling me this style sucks, that style sucks (although to this day, and i will never be able to stand/stomach breakbeat/electro/whatever the fuck you want to call that garbage), and then asking them, "but weren't you listening to this exact style (or this exact dj) 2 years ago? Your taste has simply changed, not evolved."

I think evolution is what guys like these can do, take what you had (a past style), throw in what was cool yesterday, play what's sick now, while showing me what will be mental in the future. THAT is skill. THAT is an educator. THAT is a DJ. Wasn't house music/parties about just that, the music??

I saw guys like these because I hadn't realized something about Seth Troxler. I had not seen him live before igloofest. Had never heard a full set of his, only some compilations, and snippets here and there. I personally loved his style at igloofest because of just that, such a mix of styles nicely brought in together. he shot up a bunch in my books - and honestly, I hadn't realized that until listening to him speak into the interview. I see that connection between the two, and that's something that I appreciate immensely.

Another thing as well was when Seth mentioned DANCE (i believe he said DANCE) music being in a Renaissance. I have been saying that for the past year, no shit, and it was one of those "DUDE, I'VE BEEN THINKING THE SAME THING" moments. I remember having to fight to hear 3 house tracks in a club a few years ago. i remember being rediculed for listening to house and going to afterhours/raves. now look around. Not only clubs, but BARS... and even RESTAURANTS are throwing HOUSE NIGHTS. I almost feel lucky to be witnessing this (yet sometimes upset, as I feel there's a lack of "PLUR" (to keep it simple) and respect to the genre).

Think of the last time the city had a UN? (although I totally have a different opinion on what happened with the Creator night, but I'll keep that for another thread) I mean we've had all the mini venues like Pearl, Stereobar, Cherry (which I think might of slowly sparked this renaissance), etc., but something this big, that came and WORKED. (I'm counting Opera out of this group, because I didn't necessarily consider them a part of the scene, nor really ever liked the place). House is "in" again, and house is respected again.

I just seriously thought this was a really cool interview, made me happy to hear that I shared opinions with some of the greats, and that some people still are about the music. it gave me the warm PLURy feeling all over again that I feel is getting lost.

That and the NYLX confirmation had me pretty stoked, as DT and VIBE are probably my favorite DJs, and by favorite, I don't mean that one that changes every week, I mean longest running. (on another note: Wtf has been Vibe's problem at ((())) lately? Why has he been SUCKING?!? anyways, story for another thread aswell.)




ps. by house, i meant edm.
im not excluding techno here, before the sheep come after me lol i fucking love techno too.

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sorry if that got complicated or confusing to read, it became ranty and I got lost in my thoughts and decided not reread it. lol

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Originally posted by Maher Daniel i personally thought it was great especially the quote danny mentioned a good dj has one foot in the dj booth and the other on the dance floor. oh can't forget to mention the Sound system aspect

i actually added the quote to my fb quotes, I loved it.


also the part about the DJ being in the booth with bottles, fiesta, bla bla,
"The party is on the dancefloor, the party is not in the DJ booth."

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Originally posted by portugzMTL [...] Your taste has simply changed, not evolved.

You're focusing on the subjective implication of "my music is better" in the word evolved. I think the important part of that word is the order of progression of preferred genres...

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Originally posted by portugzMTL I mean we've had all the mini venues like Pearl, Stereobar, Cherry (which I think might of slowly sparked this renaissance), etc., but something this big, that came and WORKED. (I'm counting Opera out of this group, because I didn't necessarily consider them a part of the scene, nor really ever liked the place). House is "in" again, and house is respected again.

I think you forgot to talk about one bar he help in #1 position to prepare the renaissance you talk about my friend.... Le Salon Daomé is The Bar and The vibe where the House music on each genre are the best every week since more than 8 years !! Help with a lot of great international booking every week and mostly by the amount of amazing dj set produce by the many residents dj's there !!
Finally with help of the UN, the montreal club scene going better :-) Finally, With Stereo, Circus, Mutek and Piknik, i think the electronic scene are better than ever there in montreal :-)

feet on the floor back to the booth

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Originally posted by Maher Daniel i personally thought it was great especially the quote danny mentioned a good dj has one foot in the dj booth and the other on the dance floor.

That quote has stuck with me for years.

Ya, love that one foot in the booth one foot on the dancefloor quote! The dancefloor perspective is so key. You see it from watching the crowd, but you *get it* from being the crowd.

Also the stuff about the fiesta in the booth. I mean good energy is good energy, I'd rather see a DJ look like they're having fun than look bored. And after all we're in entertainment, we're not doctors, gotta love what we do! Keep a fun vibe and don't take yourself too seriously. But there is something to be said about respecting DJing as a job, like DT said. You're not paying to party, you're being paid to show up prepared, sharp, and to make sure the patrons party, so you gotta focus on them. When you're having too much fun yourself, you stop being a good critic and you enjoy whatever you drop cuz you're having a blast - then you're playing for you, not the crowd - and that's not what they're paying you for. That's one of the things that's making everyone wish they were in the booth instead of the floor, and become DJs themselves, so they can get hammered in the booth and feel glamourous, thinking it's all play and no work.

really great interview
danny is probly one of very few dj's who if they had a weekly residency it would be something different music wise each week
guy can pull out a 1980's italian house track out followed by a 1990's acid house track and somehow make it work
from disco to tribal he has it all and makes it work

i do find it a lil weird about his comment about partying in the dj booth, while dt doesent have a whole posse of peeps in his booth he still manages to do his own antic's (speaking,flashlights,wearing costume's etc etc) so is it a double standard? he's def haveing alot of fun thats for sure lol

but yea the interview was great and for club's not being what they used to be...in nyc it's been like that the past few years
very few big rooms...alot of smaller and underground parties
which i personally dont mind, but the whole old school club/show's/performance etc etc vibe where alot of nyc clubs started is pretty much gone

his bday party should be one for the books tomarrow night
cant wait

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