Re: journey discs/dj skillz

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Mon Jul 23 2001 - 11:57:27 CEST

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    i stopped buying vinyl when i became a poor student, and started buying
    music on CD when i got a job and money again...i use CD players with pitch
    to do the mixing.... when i play out i am very happy i use CD's (and the
    occasional CD-R with unreleased or yet for me unavailable tracks) cause i
    can take a LOT of music with me..i NEVER plan out a set in advance, i hate
    doing the programmed thing..... i either take caselogic maps or a case with
    at least 240 hours of music on CD...

    i most of the time can mix from one style to the other....but a lot of times
    it's also nice to do just a crossfade or even better: use silence for more
    impact for the next style...

    beatmixing is just a technique, recordselection is much more important
    imho..

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Mark Turner <nugroove@pacbell.net>
    To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 3:41 AM
    Subject: RE: journey discs/dj skillz

    > > DJ sets. This brings me to my next question: DJing. I just picked up a
    > > couple 1200's and have been spinning a lot lately. I have realized which
    > > tracks I own that flow really well together. My question is: Do DJ's who
    > > perform already have a routine they're going to perform, or is it
    > > that they
    > > are really skilled and can mix anything superbly (from hip hop to
    ambient
    > > etc..). Or is it that only DJ masters can handle such a feat?
    >
    > This is all just pure speculation on my part, but from what I've seen over
    > the years, I think there are at least two types of DJs. One type tends to
    > work with a fairly small number of records which they become EXTREMELY
    > familiar with, and can mix in and out of pretty much at will. These DJs
    > probably only add a couple of new records each week to their box, but they
    > are well-chosen, and they also tend to mine one particular genre, or
    sound,
    > or category of music. These DJs can be quite impressive at first, but with
    > repeated exposure they can also become boring.
    >
    > The second type of DJ is constantly looking for/listening to new records
    and
    > incorporating them into their sets. This is where it is helpful to have
    > years of experience and/or a really good ear for music, so that the first
    > time you hear a new record you like, you can immediately think of other
    > records that would complement it. You might lose a little bit of
    > seamlessness in the mix, but that is hopefully compensated for by the
    > unpredictability factor.
    >
    > I'd be very interested to hear what other DJs have to say on this topic.
    >
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