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Let's talk Technical Skills for Dj's (pg. 2)
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| torontotrance |
But danny tenaglia's mixing skils are amazing. You never see him trainwreck, you never really see him mess up. Yes he might play 15 min records but his mixing is quality and that is what I thought a technical deejay was all about.
Or are you trying to tell me that someone who mixes records in fast and does it well rates higher in the rating of technical deejays. I thought this was technical, not about the type of music they played because if you go by mixing records in quickly and doing seemlessly then you would have to add the turntablists like mixmaster mike, q-bert and kid koala. |
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| Biggy |
Well, when we talk about great technical skills, it come closer to the talent of turntablist. Because if we are only talking about mixing 2 records, 2 mnay dj's can do it perfectly, it has to be more difficult than that.
What I mean is if you try to mix like Ben Sims, you will have to practice 1000 times more than to mix like Danny T.
So imagine with Qbert? But it's no more dance music so it's not comparable.
my 2 cents. |
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| alec |
| quote: | Originally posted by KrinKer
Believe me .. if someone knows what he's talking about here ... i'm the one, i've heard soooo many dj's, and heard |
Ya, but you're also biased and hate trance, soo... |
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| DJ A.i |
im a huge fan of trance.. but the best TECHNICAL dj are(IMO)
1.bbb(badboybill).. this guy can do it all.. juggle beats,scratch..etc.
2.dave clark(he used to do some crazy with the sampler)
3.carl cox ...very technically sound.
4.PVD... hehehe.. i had to throw him in there.. lol.
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| ZinG |
Interview with Ben Sims on Aria
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Do you think it's essential for a DJ to produce?
I think now it is essential for DJs to try and make music, or at least be more involved than just playing records, maybe years ago it was ok to just spin but now everybody can mix and you could probably teach a monkey to DJ, so it's hard to break through unless you have something else to offer like your own style or sound, and it's far easier to stand out if you've made records or done remixes that display what you're about...it's like an advert for what you do as a DJ.
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| DJDan-B |
| No one tries to think about that most of those djs traveling 24/7, playing gigs all over the place on different setups. Not everybody can quickly adapt themselfs to new setups to be able to give the crowd the best of them. But more often, people don't think that some djs get tierd from previous gigs and might feel not that good, or just not in the mood... and all those things can be a reasonable factor in making little mistakes during transitions... But it doesn't mean they suck, infact PVD plays very well. And playing well doesnt mean that you have to pull ur fader and effects every 2 seconds. Infact, the less you notice the tansition, the more complicated it gets. Being able to play neat requires skills and precision. |
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| Jpx |
you just can't compare a trance dj to a techno dj. You can't do with a trance record but with a techno or house record you really have a lot more versatility. Try to spin 3 trance tracks at the same time:eyespop:
Thats why i got more interested, as a dj, into techno, house, everything that is not trance |
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| mastercongo |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJDan-B
No one tries to think about that most of those djs traveling 24/7, playing gigs all over the place on different setups. Not everybody can quickly adapt themselfs to new setups to be able to give the crowd the best of them. But more often, people don't think that some djs get tierd from previous gigs and might feel not that good, or just not in the mood... and all those things can be a reasonable factor in making little mistakes during transitions... But it doesn't mean they suck, infact PVD plays very well. And playing well doesnt mean that you have to pull ur fader and effects every 2 seconds. Infact, the less you notice the tansition, the more complicated it gets. Being able to play neat requires skills and precision. |
djdan, we are not comparing for them being tired or not. but also remember no one tries to think about those djs that travel 24/7 and getting $35,000+ salary per night,limos, etc.but has nothing to do with the this topic. |
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| morsy |
u abviously didnt have him in ur clubs dj booth to notice and catch what kind of work this guy does and know why this guy is called a musical genius
| quote: | Originally posted by Biggy
Well, when we talk about great technical skills, it come closer to the talent of turntablist. Because if we are only talking about mixing 2 records, 2 mnay dj's can do it perfectly, it has to be more difficult than that.
What I mean is if you try to mix like Ben Sims, you will have to practice 1000 times more than to mix like Danny T.
So imagine with Qbert? But it's no more dance music so it's not comparable.
my 2 cents. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
with danny tenaglia being able to spin all kinds of music and being able to carry out his sets for extremely long he must have extreme talent.. then again it depends what you define as a technical genius?.. being on cue.. harmonically matched? scratching skills? improvisations?
alot of hip hop djs can scratch like crazy (as well as other djs) but cant beat match at all
what about james zabiela he can scratch for the longest amount of time and make it sound good with the music he spins.. hard techno djs are very good at layering tracks.. and quick mixing
so all in all it depends on what defines technically best
personally all djs have their good days and bad days.. im sure tenaglia train wrecks sometimes.. all djs do... layering 3 tracks will also turn out bad sometimes..
its a tough desision.. i dont know who to vote for.. but tenaglia would definately be up there |
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| KrinKer |
| quote: | Originally posted by alec
Ya, but you're also biased and hate trance, soo... |
I don't hate trance as much as i say it ..
I have time that i listen to trance ( yeah ... but not often don't go havock )
I prefer house and techno for sure !!
But still
Technically speaking
No ones .. beats techno dj's ... ( yeha ok turntablist ... but it's not mixing anuymore ! )
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| Ortemy |
From what I've seen:
Sander K and Deep Dish - best house DJs
PVD - best trance Dj
Marco Corola - best techo DJ
And I agree with Dj Dan that mixing is not how many effects u're able to pull off, but how smooth the transition is. Another thing is that all those effects u can pull off on house music - there's no way u can do that in trance, trance is not made so that u can play on 3 turntables or put in different acapellas and sounds all the time, b/c it just gets messy! |
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