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Most unoriginal DJ names (pg. 3)
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| basilisk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
There is a Mistress Melissa too. |
If I had a dime for every female DJ who is Miss something or Lady so-and-so I'd be rich :) |
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| Nikitha |
You know.... i really don't think it matters if a name of a DJ is original (or a band for that matter!) the originality that comes out in the productions.. thats whats important
Nikitha |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nikitha
You know.... i really don't think it matters if a name of a DJ is original (or a band for that matter!) the originality that comes out in the productions.. thats whats important
Nikitha |
...except that DJs play tracks, they don't produce them, otherwise they'd be producers. So really, most of the credit for that should go to the people who produce the tracks, not the DJs who play them.
(Sure, if a DJ takes a lot of time to hunt down obscure and/or unsigned tracks then that counts for something, but they're still not *his* tracks) |
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| Nikitha |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
...except that DJs play tracks, they don't produce them, otherwise they'd be producers. So really, most of the credit for that should go to the people who produce the tracks, not the DJs who play them.
(Sure, if a DJ takes a lot of time to hunt down obscure and/or unsigned tracks then that counts for something, but they're still not *his* tracks) |
sooo then are we to say that Ferry Corsten isn't to be given credit for Rock Your Body, Rock?
basically what i'm saying is a name shouldn't matter.. if they spin and they are good and you like them..then who cares what their name is
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nikitha
sooo then are we to say that Ferry Corsten isn't to be given credit for Rock Your Body, Rock?
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What's all this then? |
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| Nikitha |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
What's all this then? |
oh i was just making a comment on Diginuts comment about DJs only playing tracks... i said that since Rock your Body Rock is Ferrys production then he should be getting credit for it as a producer as well as a DJ
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nikitha
oh i was just making a comment on Diginuts comment about DJs only playing tracks... i said that since Rock your Body Rock is Ferrys production then he should be getting credit for it as a producer as well as a DJ
Nikitha |
Gotcha.
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nikitha
i said that since Rock your Body Rock is Ferrys production then he should be getting credit for it |
Yes, but he'd be getting credit for it because he produced it, not because he spun it in a set.
Personally, I wouldn't want to take credit for the production of that track anyway. :stongue:
(I kid, I kid) |
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| Max Q |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
...most of the credit for that should go to the people who produce the tracks, not the DJs who play them.
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Amen, brotha. If it wasn't for all those producers out there, there wouldn't be any DJ's spinning tracks -- producers are soo underrated considering they're the lifeblood of everything... |
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| El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Yes, but he'd be getting credit for it because he produced it, not because he spun it in a set.
Personally, I wouldn't want to take credit for the production of that track anyway. :stongue:
(I kid, I kid) |
i'd give kid kenobi props for remixing it well and dropping it in all the sets that he does |
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| richard raiban |
| quote: | Originally posted by sufee_b
Thee Sasha calls himself dj sasha to distinguish at times (i.e. djsasha.com).. however there is a trance dj by the same name I believe in Belgium or Belarus or something like that |
source?
i know that there is a pop star in germany named SASHA and that SASHA & DJ SASHA (alexander coe) had an on going legal battle over the name "SASHA".
well, the german pop star won the name in his hometown and legally has the right to use "SASHA" but when he tours elsewhere he uses "SASHA ALEXANDER". DJ SASHA, when in germany MUST use "DJ SASHA", to the rest of the world he can legally use the name SASHA.
Sasha Vs. Sasha: Trance DJ Keeps Right To Name
Welsh trance DJ/producer Sasha (born Alexander Coe) and German singer Sasha (born Sasha Schmidt) have settled their dispute over domestic rights to the name Sasha, as the latter will release his U.S. debut under the name Sasha Alexander.
The two have been fighting over the name since early summer, when a dance remix of Schmidt's single "If You Believe" climbed into the "Billboard" Club Play chart.
"It was a complete mess," Coe said. "He was sending white labels out to these record stores with just the name Sasha on them, and it was this horrible, cheesy pop music. The guy has definitely tried to capitalize off my name. I've worked very hard to build my name. For some cheesy pop artist to use it is nonsense."
Responding to Coe, Schmidt said, "What can I say? I never met him. It was between our lawyers. It was a little bit strange for me because it's my name and it's been my artist name since two years."
Schmidt said he did not think audiences would compare the two artists because their music is totally different.
"Maybe the club charts are his territory," Schmidt said. "Maybe that's why he came in, because he never said a word when I was just releasing my singles."
Schmidt released his debut album, "Dedicated To...," in November of 1998. The record, which features a cover of the Commodores' "Easy" and the German top-20 hit "I'm Still Waitin'," went platinum in Germany and gold in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland. A collection of songs from "Dedicated To..." and new material was scheduled for release in the United States on Reprise Records this summer, but has been pushed back to early next year, according to his spokesperson.
Coe began his career spinning records at the London dance club Renaissance. In recent years, Coe and partner John Digweed have set the standard for mix-CDs with their acclaimed "Northern Exposure" series, and this summer released "Communicate," the first mix to debut on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart.
Both artists and their lawyers have decided the rights to the name Sasha should go to who had the name first in each country.
"The early bird catches the worm," Schmidt said. "He was there before and it's also his name, so he has Sasha in America and I will be called Sasha Alexander or whatever, just so we don't confuse people."
In Germany, Coe will use the name DJ Sasha, he said.
"It's unfortunate, but this guy has actually sold like a million records in Germany," Coe said. "In the States, he has absolutely no right to use my name. And we're still fighting to make sure he doesn't release any records in the U.K. It's very, very frustrating."
Schmidt, who sings entirely in English because, he says, "It's hard to sing love songs in German," said his grandfather named him after a '70s French singer named Sasha. "It's a Russian name that means 'the protector,'" he said.
[ October 19, 2000 4:20 PM EDT ]
Written by Corey Moss |
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| El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by richard raiban
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yea back in 98 they would play the pop star's tunes all the time on the telly and then when i actually started getting into EDM, i was under the impression it was the same guy for a year or so..lol |
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