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Who's your DJ mentor?
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| JohnSmith |
I'm curious to know who influenced you all as DJs?
personally, the first set i ever downloaded was PVD - live at gallery turnmills, and i was blown away, that was what made me want to be a DJ. then i started listening to some other big names, like Oakenfold (back in 1999-2001 when he was good) and Tiesto.
I really dug their track selection and the way they build up their sets, but it wasn't until i started getting into the deeper stuff, that i realized that tiesto and oaky really aren't the best mixers.
Sasha absolutely blows me away, his mixing is flawless, as is his partner in crime, John Digweed. Really digging the prog stuff right now, like Gabriel and Dresden, Sander Kleinberg etc.
And one other DJ who really influenced me, came from tranceaddict, DJ Rapture. I don't think he posts much any more, but he is a truly awesome DJ, and i highly reccomend you check him out: www.djrapture.com |
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| webbie |
For me its not been anyone special, but certain DJs like Deep Dish,
Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg, John Digweed and other progressive fanatics
helps me find tunes I like and more important, tunes that might be
similar to what they spin.
I have a firm belief that you cant be entirely happy with your record
collection until you have discovered some of it yourself, so sure im
happy when a new Kleinenberg remix comes out and Im happy when i get
a track that Sander usually plays, but im even more happy when i find
a track that Sander MIGHT play but havent, a track that hasnt gotten
any attention, altho it rocks. (hope im making sense here)
But for the moment i would say its Kleinenberg, Maas and Deep Dish
that has influenced me the most when it comes to the teqnique of mixing
and my evolvement in music. |
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| Arsalan |
| first time i heard DJ tiesto - live @ energy 2000 , i just knew. |
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| unclejunior |
| have to admit it was tiesto, i borrowed a friends copy of revolution and loved his selection. that first track got old quick though - that delerium mix... probably because i listened to it like a billion times. still think the utah saints track is bangin' |
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| Project T |
| used to be ferry corsten, but i don't really have one anymore... i just enjoy everybody's sets on their own merits |
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| Pointy |
| quote: | Originally posted by JohnSmith
And one other DJ who really influenced me, came from tranceaddict, DJ Rapture. I don't think he posts much any more, but he is a truly awesome DJ, and i highly reccomend you check him out: www.djrapture.com |
Man....RAPTURE IS KING!! Seriously talented, plays the sweetest trancey prog, it's bliss!! Haven't got my decks yet, but Sasha pretty much got me wanting to DJ :cool: |
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| P`zazz |
hmm, noone influenced me towards djing I think, I remember I wanted to be a dj and a producer since I was a kid, before I wver knew what djing and production ment :D
I remember I used to dream about making my own tracks and playing them to the crowd :D |
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| sektile |
| i don't really have any 1 dj to thank that got me into it, but after ive been mixing for 2 years, i now realise just how incredibly talented sasha is.. regardless of dj poll, he's #1 to me, absolutely incredible mixing skills and set flowing, just unmatched by anyone imo. |
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| Blithe |
| Paul Oakenfold - Millenium Eve Essential Mix. I had no idea even how the mix was created at the time, (that it was spun by a DJ using turntables) But I really dug the music, and started downloading his other EM's and got hooked. :tongue2 |
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| DJ_NRG |
Well, personally, I took a much different road to get here. The very first DJ that I ever listened to was Bad Boy Bill. From there, that introduced me to Bobby D, who quickly became my favorite DJ for YEARS. It wasn't until about the last year or so, that I've really gotten into the Trance scene. And I can honestly say that I don't have a favorite as far as that genre goes. There's so many great ones out there, that it'd be impossible for me to pick one.
*Edit* I can't spell today :) |
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| JohnSmith |
OMG, i forgot about Bad Boy Bill. this guy can mix like a MOFO! i think one of his CDs has 37 tracks in 62 minutes or something?
one thing that BBB does though, (i've heard anyway) is get all his vinyls repressed at the same speed, so he doesn't have to beatmatch. still, his style is wicked, i love his skills.
never heard of Bobby D, i will have to check him out. |
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| Scottaculous |
PvD
He gotz mad skillz. His Okyo set pwnz me with all his dj tricks. |
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