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What happens when the DJ's not in sight?
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
Posted this in another thread, but I thought it could use its own. Just an idea I had:
Paul van Dyk or Armin or Tiesto or Oakenfold or any of those big famous guys go to a club to play a big set, but the catch is this: they go out on stage and greet the crowd, but then they play their set in some little back room out of sight of all the attendees. Maybe they could have a video camera set up so as to watch the crowd without being seen, just to see how people are reacting to tracks they play. But the crowd never sees them at all after the initial greeting.
This would never actually happen, but I'd like to see how the crowd at a big event would react if it did. Would be an interesting experiment.
I think that quite a few people attending would lose most of their energy and would probably go home early. If they did, what would that tell you about why they're there? |
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| RJT |
Danny Howells played the best live set I've ever heard in my life on Saturday night in Chicago and I didn't see him once.
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| iammesol |
| lol... i thought this thread was about coke. :disbelief |
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| Aquarian |
| Answer: They start being actual DJs and not pop stars. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| That's what I'm thinking, too. |
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| Push2005 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
Answer: They start being actual DJs and not pop stars. |
Actually I enjoy music in a club/event much more when I see an enthusiastic Dj in front of me... It's all part of the vibe that makes your night. Music is only one aspect.
What if the dj plays in front of you but there are no lights; or all the lights are on like in your room... Would be boring as , wouldn't it ? Even when the music is awesome.
A Dj Vs. popstar discussion is inappropriate here. |
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| basd |
| quote: | Originally posted by Push2005
Actually I enjoy music in a club/event much more when I see an enthusiastic Dj in front of me... It's all part of the vibe that makes your night. Music is only one aspect. |
| quote: | | A Dj Vs. popstar discussion is inappropriate here. |
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A DJ is there to play music, be it his or other people's music. That's it. Everything more is a step further towards him / her being a popstar. |
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| Omega_M |
People who have house parties minus DJs simply play recored CDs and have a great time.
People who listen to ASOT or downloaded live sets basically do the same thing...although not exactly in the same sense; nevertheless the DJ is no where to be "seen".
Don't think it's a big deal. |
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| lücid |
i don't think it's a "requirement" for the DJ to be visible... but go see Lee Burridge, Eddie Halliwell, Donald Glaude, Junkie XL, or many of the countless others who are completely ing ridiculous entertainers behind the decks, and tell me it would have been the same had you not been able to see them.
it doesn't neccesarily make them pop stars like you guys are saying. i just think there's a higher level of DJ-crowd interaction, and it maybe feels a little more personal when you can see the DJ rocking out behind the decks just as hard as the crowd is rocking on the dancefloor. in my eyes, it's just one more aspect that can add to the overall experience of being out a club. if all you care about is listening to the music, why don't you put on a liveset on your system at home instead of paying the $20 cover to go out to a club?
to me it all depends on the venue and the DJ. i've been out to shows where i never saw the DJ (Howells a few nights ago... and Oakenfold twice, surprisingly) and had the time of my life. then there have been other nights where i've been bored to death, regardless of how good the set was, because the DJ just stood there looking pissed off and bored out of his mind.
the combination of a killer set + a DJ who looks like he's having the time of his life = a pretty awesome scene to witness. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
the combination of a killer set + a DJ who looks like he's having the time of his life = a pretty awesome scene to witness. |
I think the same is true of any concert. If you go to a rock concert, and the entire band is immobile and has blank expressions on their face, it's not going to be all that fun. I've been to several concerts like that, and it wasn't worth the money. I would have been far better off to just throw a CD in my car stereo and drive around for two hours.
But when you get a charismatic band, or DJ, it makes the experience all that much more enjoyable. That's why groups like The Rolling Stones and U2 are legendary live acts. It's nice to know that someone is enjoying producing the music as much as you enjoy listening to it. |
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