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Are there any DJ's around that don't play the same genre at every gig? (pg. 7)
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| RapidFire |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Lol, who the does that?
No one anymore. Or very, very few DJs do.
My comment was also mainly aimed at the commercial/top40 circuit which is just about everywhere, everyone has the same music, a PC could probably do a better job of play listing things based on the venue, crowd, etc. Text in selections and if it's not been played that night or isn't on some blacklist your tune gets played too. PC could prob mix better too.
For your super cereal underground story telling nights you can still hav your DJs. But really where are they? Either in deserted little doss holes or they are super huge festival type events, either way no one is telling a story or reading the crowd there.
Yes there are successful underground clubs about, but they are few and far between nowadays. |
pretty ridiculous to throw a blanket statement like that, then. especially if you're only talking about the mainstream aspect of the culture...one which is as formulaic in DJing as it is in any nearly every other artform. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| don't bother with it. |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
pretty ridiculous to throw a blanket statement like that, then. especially if you're only talking about the mainstream aspect of the culture...one which is as formulaic in DJing as it is in any nearly every other artform. |
Okay, who is weaving these legendary tales of music? |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| u mad? (at dried up ovaries.) |
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| Rodri Santos |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
pretty ridiculous to throw a blanket statement like that, then. especially if you're only talking about the mainstream aspect of the culture...one which is as formulaic in DJing as it is in any nearly every other artform. |
He is right on what he says about top 40. A pc could surely do better because with his several limitations is smarter than famous top 40 jocks.
You are right that considering this djing is laughable when i think of a dj i don't imagine a big arena. It pictures in my mind a dj spinning vynils in a dark and wet small venue.
What is funny is that rather big djs like the top 50 have less twitter followers/likes on FB than most spanish local bands for example so djing is still very very underground even at the commercial level.
I find hilarious that a guy that is playing in festivals across the globe like Digweed is less followed than a band from my half a million inhabitants city that struggles to play out of the city. |
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| sg_57 |
| quote: | | Originally posted by Guest Which pro dj's out there have a music collection that is so deep that they can play different sub genres of EDM from week to week and still keep the fans coming back? |
After seven pages, things have predictably gone way over there..
Personally I would say that I was suprised no one mentioned people like Gilles Peterson, who exactly fit the bill... Tom Middleton can also shift gears between lots of genres and remain very entertaining. Laurent Garnier as well.... There are many more that come to mind, including young'uns like Joy Orbison. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
c'est de l'or
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| Ishkur |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay
If the DJs all sucked, why did you keep going to events with DJs? |
Cuz it's not about the DJs and never should be. |
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| Psyshell |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ishkur
Cuz it's not about the DJs and never should be. |
Obviously sometimes people goto music events for the people/vibe, but what's wrong with going to music events for good music sometimes? |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| so why not just go to a college pub and make vomiting teenage women deep throat you. it's cheaper. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
i agree with him to an extent though. people make the party, not the dj. that being said, why waste time and money going to events you are sick of? if i'm not working, i rarely go out. why? because i've seen enough people dancing like beaker of the muppets to last a lifetime.
a good dj can make the good party great. that is why they are still relevant. |
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