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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