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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