A great DJ can change the meaning of such songs entirely though context alone. This is an extremely subtle skill, and because of this inherent nature is easy to overlook - but impossible to perfect. If you can't understand the connection and inherent artform behind DJing and production you have no right doing either. Producers that don't respect the art of DJing make songs that are single serving and trite. DJs that don't respect the songs end up playing everything the crowd wants - and not what they need.
Evolve140
well said. keep in mind i meant most djs, here and in the larger El Paso, TX area. not so much Juarez, MX, but close... reibers :)
meriter
hey if you're in el paso go see Zechs Marquise sometime they are awesome
Evolve140
I live in Las Cruces... rarely go to EP anymore. I'm actually moving to san francisco on tuesday :) but i'll check it out and possibly advise my friends
J.L.
Lol I found this kinda funny... Although I'm somewhat in the middle ground b/w this debate
Beatflux
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Originally posted by J.L.
Lol I found this kinda funny... Although I'm somewhat in the middle ground b/w this debate
Go yourself, please!
Normie
Been following this thread a while now as it's been an interesting read.
But I gotta admit that I don't think I'm ever gonna wrap my head around a DJ giving a crowd what it 'needs' and not what it wants.
Picture Billy and Jean Clubber heading home at 4 am, half wasted and ass dragging. On the way home in the taxi the conversation goes something like...
"You know, this set really wasn't that good. I just wasn't into it at all. But you know something Billy? That's what I needed right now. I mean, DJ Mindreader could have played stuff we like...enjoyed and stuff ... and the $500 we just blew would have been enjoyable...but we didn't need that. Thank God he was there to play what we really 'Needed"
Now outside a skit from Saturday night Live or Kids in the Hall, I really don't see this play what they 'need' concept as being a part of any reality I'm familiar with.
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Originally posted by Brick
A great DJ can change the meaning of such songs entirely though context alone. This is an extremely subtle skill, and because of this inherent nature is easy to overlook - but impossible to perfect. If you can't understand the connection and inherent artform behind DJing and production you have no right doing either. Producers that don't respect the art of DJing make songs that are single serving and trite. DJs that don't respect the songs end up playing everything the crowd wants - and not what they need.
meriter
Anyone heard Monolake's 'Silence'?
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Every high-end audio equipment showroom ought to have a few Monolake CDs on hand.
Having absorbed and enjoyed the new album ‘Silence’ from Robert Henke as Monolake, he was obliging enough to satiate my curiousity about his commitment to produce this album employing absolutely no compression.
Now, it seems compression is considered by some, perhaps many, audio engineers as a vital recording audio sculpting tool alongside EQ and reverb as the most used (and perhaps misused) processor especially in our prevalent in your face pop/electronic music production styles.
Hence, I was eager to enquire the story behind making an album without using compression and what Herr Henke’s intentions were. I found this album an elegant production with certainly a softer feel than most electronic music productions though still with enough presence to enchant the listener.
I haven't heard this yet but it got me thinking.. if you are a producer/DJ why not make versions of your tracks that have less or even zero compression for when you play out? Of course it has to be crushed into commercial volume to sell and be a part of the loudness war pissing contest but for playing out I don't see much of a reason for it aside from aesthetics. Anyone here do this?
cryophonik
I haven't been following this thread, so I hope this hasn't already been mentioned, but here you go:
dj ryan's already lining up and he doesnt know where it is even.
Raphie
Did he take his bandana with him?
Raphie
The worlds greatest sync button pushers.
All new generation laptop DJ's are stupid.
What? even all CDJ sync DJs are stupid.
If you can count to 16 and you don't have any weird spasms in your fingers then you can DJ. And even if you do, then you still can go crazy on them many stutter and FX buttons.
give any of the new generation a track that the beat detective can't deal with (i.e. 24th rhythm, drum&bass or a swagger hiphop beat. the're ed basically, they can't mix it.
only thing they can mix is "progressive" "minimal techno" and "electro"
as long as it's 4/4 somewhere between 120-140.
DJ'ng is IDIOT PROOF nowadays. and the rest is bull. just rate you tracks and use automix to generate a night filling playlist. sounds a lot better and is a lot cheaper :D douchebags....... and if like most of you, who can't even align 2 tracks manually and keep them in sync, don't even bother to comment. (for the few who can, you don't need to comment.......)
So "Slippery Jerry" is right :D bunch of ing iPhone posing wannabee DJ punks... :D
