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Who's your DJ mentor? (pg. 2)
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| Technaut |
I think it was old Pete Tong that got me into the whole 'idea' of mixing tunes. I heard an essential mix of him and then i got a seb fontaine tape from cream years ago. Thats when i first started actually listening to the mixing and not just listening to each tune. Hearing Sasha mix also done it for me.
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| trancearmada |
| used to be Tiesto, later PVD, now it's Marco V... now I want to discover my own tunes, so I just go with what I like. |
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| DJ_NRG |
| quote: | Originally posted by 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. |
As far as Bad Boy Bill...he actually has MORE than 37 tracks on a CD. He mixes like MAD!
As for Bobby D, if you're checking him out, he is a Chicago/Progressive House, and Hi-NRG style DJ. Stay away if that's not your cup of tea! LoL I have a ton of his CDs, though. If you're on the hub, PM me, and we'll work out a time so you can check some of them out. |
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| benoitfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Scottaculous
PvD
He gotz mad skillz. His Okyo set pwnz me with all his dj tricks. |
yep PvD all the way here. Love that set too :) |
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| sebjr |
overall id have to say sasha
his mixing is seamless, tune selection superb. when i saw him live however, i wasnt quite blown away (i think he was having an off day). in terms of being technically perfect, he is what i model my own mixing on. some of his live sets ive listened to are unbelievable uplifting and driving, brilliant.
in terms of pure entertainment, junkie xl or lucien foorte, both kings behind the decks, great stage presence. junkie xl is absolutely amazing. |
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| Endlesswave |
| Ever since Tiesto Trance Energy 2000 and Innercity 2000 I fell in love with the music but what got me into thinking about mixing was hearing PvD all last year (and from the first time I ever saw him, was my first real big party in 2001). Just how certain things he does like time the bass of an incoming track EXACTLY onto the bass/beat of the track currently playing as a tease. I LOVE it when he does that. Or mess with the buildups so that when you think it's coming, he messes with you to only play that buildup or bassline a few seconds afterwards. He did this constantly that night I caught him.;) Sasha is also really good but when I saw him live I also believed it was an "off day". Timo Maas live is just wow!!!! I want to spin like that! lol Also for pure entertainment I'd have to say Sander K is good, Ferry Corsten (last time I saw him, wowz! Way better than even the first or second times I've seen him). I'd say though without a doubt it's PvD who gets me to constantly get me thinking about mixing and building a set. |
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| DJ LIQUID |
Bobby D aka Edit Crazy got me hooked on house....back in the day he could throw down some killer house sets :p ...now he's changed to that high energy commercial crap :whip: :whip: :whip:
Also Bad Boy Bill...OMG HE IS THE KING!!!! :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :D
I luved listening to BBB on B96 back in the days...it was like heaven :eek: ....these 2 guys are the reason I wanted to become a DJ :cool:
Steve Smooth is off the hook too :D |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ LIQUID
Bobby D aka Edit Crazy got me hooked on house....back in the day he could throw down some killer house sets :p ...now he's changed to that high energy commercial crap :whip: :whip: :whip:
Also Bad Boy Bill...OMG HE IS THE KING!!!! :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :D
I luved listening to BBB on B96 back in the days...it was like heaven :eek: ....these 2 guys are the reason I wanted to become a DJ :cool:
Steve Smooth is off the hook too :D |
If you mean by high energy commercial crap ie circuit house w diva vocals etc? I CANNOT STAND THAT! :( I saw BBB at a party we threw here called iDance (basically a protest trying to stop the Gov from shutting down parties/raves. We were somwhat successful for the parties @ clubs but at huge parties of 10,000 ppl etc on Gov propery were allowed but only under strict regulation and a lot of $$$$ which the promoters couldn't afford). Sorry to get off topic but yeah, that type of house is decent. Hard driving, banging, mixed up goodness BBB style american house. |
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| Seany_G |
Well I think the first good mix I ever heard was from PVD. A ministry of sound session from like 98 or something, way back in the day. Thats what introduced me and made me fall in love with the music.
Then I was ata big local party and heard a guy by the name of Kyle Joygazm spin. He was just a semi local DJ. Nothing huge, he travels around the world but I guess he would still be considered a local dj. He spun stuff like "never look back" by Dumonde and PUnk by Ferry. I had never heard tunes like this before and I fell in love with them, the new age trance. After the set I approached Kyle and talked to him about how he started. He envited me over and showed me what it's all about.
Now the person i sort of model myself after is Tiesto. ALthough there are other Dj's who are much better at mixing, I see Tiesto as having the entire package. The thing that draws me to him is his track selection and I find myself relating to him because he plays different types of trancy stuff in his sets (they can range from dreamy trance, to hard house, to techy stuff). His track selection just seems to move me, then again it could just possibly be because his sets are where I hear all of the new trance tunes. His sets just seem to make me want to dance no matter what. I look up to PVD's mixing abilities and style but Tiesto does something for me that most other DJ's Ive heard can't do.
This doesn't mean that Tiesto is the "be all and end all" of trance, buu I just respect him for what he does.:) |
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| venomdx |
| I would have to say mine is PVD |
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| jonnycarcinogen |
| There have been lots of djs that I guess I could say influenced me, but for the most part from the first mix I ever heard (Tranceport) on through other styles of EDM I just wondered how they did it and decided to find out for myself. Every mix I've ever listened to from atmospheric dnb to banging techno to funky breaks and on through house and progressive has influenced me in some way. That's the way it should be I think instead of modeling yourself after just one dj in particular. |
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| silveride |
| quote: | Originally posted by webbie
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) |
Of course you make sense dude! thats the best! LOL
I started out in 98 - 99 with van Dyk.. that was the beginning.. back when I first heard about this IRC channel where you could download these music files called mp3's... mp what?!~?!~ hehe those where the days... |
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