Gerry Villareal (gerryv@massive.com)
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:48:54 -0400 (EDT)
>What do you look for in a live dj set?
>Do you have different preconceptions of dj's who spin one form of music
>from another.
>Do djs always have to spin the latest cool releases?
>Beat mixing or a selector is more important.
>CD or vinyl? Why?
>Are djs paid enough?
Looking for good music (nice assortment of new and classic and "digging
in the crates" selections) presented skillfully (beatmixed when
appropriate, but not mono-tempo). Beatmixing is good; selection is better;
selection + beatmixing is best. CD or vinyl? Yes, and more - whatever it
takes. See below. As for getting paid, maybe try structuring a fee based
on a specific number of heads through the door (example: 30 people x door
charge).
>The New Pioneer 2000 Bollocks Millenium CD mixer with realtime speed dial
>that actually spin the same speed as a vinyl...
While something like that seems cool (FinalScratch gets you there part
way), a turntable emulation interface, that seems initially great for
weaning people from 1200s, is not necessarily the best interface for
current and future non-turntable DJs. I think we could use a new creative
mixing paradigm. Maybe some controller/interface to imaginatively handle
various digital and analog sources. DJs should benefit from Moore's Law.
Hit these links to see some of the starting line. I am a big proponent of
technology, but believe the tools are only effective in the hands of
skilled artists/operators/technicians.
Virtual Deejay <http://virtualdeejay.dhs.org/>
Motion Dive 2 <http://www.motiondive.com/>
Coldcut's VJamm <http://www.ninjatune.net/coldcut/vjamm/>
>I'd heard about a reel-to-reel tape dj a few years back who was supposed
>to be a real star. I think he was from an Eastern Bloc country and
>developed a whole tape based technique because that was all the gear he
>had.
DJ East Bam? I think I remember reading about this in the Face way back.
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