Re: skills?selection?both

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Tue Jul 24 2001 - 10:30:19 CEST

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    i also think a combination of skills and selection is best, but with the
    main focus on selection....at least that's what i am trying to do ;)

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: milkweed <chetpeng@yahoo.com>
    To: 1 <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 12:46 AM
    Subject: Re: skills?selection?both

    > we had a certain esl group come dj at a party and they sucked. thet
    > where the oppisite thou, producers gone dj to cash in on their fame.
    > good selection but bad skills...alot of people left cause it was just
    > so so. the truth is they played alot of songs the local talent would
    > ply, dope stuff, but couldn't mix the stuff.
    >
    > good selection, bad skills = less than great party
    >
    > i have experience the flip side, no skills, good selection = rockin
    > party
    >
    > i still think both is best.
    > why strive for one of the two when both are attainable?
    > the only reason i see for not working on skills is laziness.
    > i'm not trying to call people w/o extrodinary skills lazy, just those
    > who don't work on thier skills and say "selection is all thats
    > important".
    >
    > brad
    >
    > > a DJ with no technical skills but with good track selection can still
    > > make a
    > > party rock, while a dj with great technical skills (ie beatmixing,
    > > EQ;ing,
    > > etc.) but a bad trackselection can really freez the floor..... look
    > > for an
    > > example at the producers turning DJ to promote their stuff...
    > >
    > > Olaf
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: milkweed <chetpeng@yahoo.com>
    > > To: 1 <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    > > Sent: maandag 23 juli 2001 19:07
    > > Subject: skills?selection?both
    > >
    > >
    > > > i've been thinking.
    > > > i keep hearing a large emphasis on track selection.
    > > > it would seem to me that song selection is a nobrainer. i don't
    > > know a
    > > > dj who isn't always looking for new interesting music to play.
    > > > not one who would subscribe to this list anyway.
    > > > i also sense that alot of people have a negative idea about people
    > > who
    > > > focus on skills.
    > > > i liiked essentials analogy to the dj being like a mc freestyling,
    > > on
    > > > the fly.
    > > > if i make the parrallel to mcing again i would have to point out
    > > that
    > > > the mc who knows a plethora of 50 cent words is good, but if he has
    > > no
    > > > delivery it's worthless.
    > > > if he has delivery but says nothing, also worthless.
    > > > i think we can all agree the key is balance.
    > > > brad
    > > >
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