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I was looking through my cd's(Paul Oakenfold) (pg. 4)
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| dj tek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
I'm sorry to have to say this to you, bro - but that was pretty much the way it was in '99 as well.
One of the main reasons everyone was so excited by Oakie back then was because you never knew what track he was going to drop next - and many of them you had simply never heard before. |
i know that, you didnt get my point.. i wasnt talking about what oakey played or plays, i was emphasizing on mp3 whoring by non-big name djs. read my post agian im sure youll see it.;) |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj tek
i know that, you didnt get my point.. i wasnt talking about what oakey played or plays, i was emphasizing on mp3 whoring by non-big name djs. read my post agian im sure youll see it.;) |
I was simply replying to your comment, | quote: | | now the djing world has become somewhat like, 'who can hunt down the latest "hot" new choon' |
I've only seen a couple of DJ's use mp3's (none locally), so due to my ignorance on that topic I'm not getting into it.
For as far back as I can remember it's been about hunting for the newest and dopest possible, so perhaps I simply misunderstood what you were trying to say. |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
For as far back as I can remember it's been about hunting for the newest and dopest possible, so perhaps I simply misunderstood what you were trying to say. |
I'm guessing you were not a dj pre 2000. At the time when there were no mp3's not everyone had access to the same tracks.. It was easier to developed your own unique style.. Now with mp3's everyone is drawing from the same pool... Now the only way to stand out is to have the newer stuff faster. This is why the top dj's are still top. They get new tunes before everyone else... If you think about it was seperate tiesto armin or any of the tope dj's from someone on this forum? It sure isnt mixing ability. |
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| Miss Bliss |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I'm guessing you were not a dj pre 2000. At the time when there were no mp3's not everyone had access to the same tracks.. It was easier to developed your own unique style.. Now with mp3's everyone is drawing from the same pool... Now the only way to stand out is to have the newer stuff faster. This is why the top dj's are still top. They get new tunes before everyone else... If you think about it was seperate tiesto armin or any of the tope dj's from someone on this forum? It sure isnt mixing ability. |
I LOVE YOUUU!!!!
[/embarassing fr0st in front of all NYTA] |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I'm guessing you were not a dj pre 2000. At the time when there were no mp3's not everyone had access to the same tracks.. It was easier to developed your own unique style.. Now with mp3's everyone is drawing from the same pool... Now the only way to stand out is to have the newer stuff faster. This is why the top dj's are still top. They get new tunes before everyone else... If you think about it was seperate tiesto armin or any of the tope dj's from someone on this forum? It sure isnt mixing ability. |
Well, I'm not even a DJ now. ;)
I just know a few of them, and their styles range anywhere from Tech-step to Baltimore House - I've always been an advocate of diversity.
From the get-go the top DJ's were obtaining the latest tracks via limited promo releases, just as they are now. The labels want people to hear their respective tracks from the top (usually meaning most popular) DJ's, and the top DJ's want to be the first ones to be playing the freshest so that they can remain in the spotlight and hence retain their positions as top DJ's.
It seems to be a vicious cycle - the same one that is prevalent in much of the business world - which is basically what this amounts to. It's the business of selling tickets, filling venues, and creating a buzz about one headliner or another. It's almost as if it's that necessary evil that keeps the entire scene thriving. If it wasn't for the business aspect of it we would all still be relegated to the warehouses and underground parties that were originally laid as the foundation of our EDM scene. Not that I don't miss those days, but I sure as hell would rather be able to dance in the sanctity of a nice, clean club, with a professionally installed sound system, without the worry of whether or not the cops would be cruising up in a paddy-wagon :nervous:
I understand what you are saying about everyone having access to the same tracks now, and the only thing I can really suggest to you - that would help set yourself apart from everyone else, is to start producing. That's the way Gabriel & Dresden did it, and whether you like them or not, it seems to have worked. |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I'm guessing you were not a dj pre 2000. At the time when there were no mp3's not everyone had access to the same tracks.. |
As a side note, I was downloading mp3's in 1999. That's how I found TrancEaddict.com in mid 2000 (from one of Swampers ID3 Tags) |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
As a side note, I was downloading mp3's in 1999. That's how I found TrancEaddict.com (from one of Swampers ID3 Tags) |
im guilty aswell......... Was a pvd set aswell ;)... And no. your wrong even the biggest dj's did not have access to all the tunes.... You could dig in a record store and find little gems noone knows about.... Where a big dj for the most part was limited to what was giving to him. Though some dj's were diggers....... Nowadays jz is the onlyone that is big and still digs... |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
Nowadays jz is the onlyone that is big and still digs... |
Don't forget Desyn Masiello ;) |
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| fr0st |
niether him of paolo are big as of yet but all three of them are part of a new breed of dj...... That arent afraid to edit and play a track they like. |
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| fr0st |
| I guess im just one of those people....... Ya know i never thought id say it but im turning into my parents..... I remember how they used to say the music of yester year was much better... Now here i am saying the same thing.... |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I guess im just one of those people....... Ya know i never thought id say it but im turning into my parents..... I remember how they used to say the music of yester year was much better... Now here i am saying the same thing.... |
Most of the old people I know just listen to talk radio :nervous:
LOL
For the most part I just make my own mix CD's. I get tired of listening to just one genre, so I mix it up with breaks, house, trance, tech-trance, electro, d'n'b, hip-hop, trip-hop, etc., anything that takes me for a good ride. |
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