The reason so many producers are turning dj is not through some
"ego" but because of necessity often. As you say it is a way to
promote their music but also the sad fact is that people are
not willing to pay for live bands.
I get asked often to play - but most venues can't take a live
outfit so I get asked to dj even though I've never considered
myself a Dj.
I agree that technical skills are important too - however just
mixing beat after beat is not difficult. The problem comes when
the mixing side becomes more important than the song selection
side - i.e. you end up with same old beat after beat after beat
just because it flows well!
The truely great Dj's can mix a variety of styles and rhythms
seamlessly (like Tom Middleton) - and those are the one's I
give respect too.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Witherspoon [mailto:arzachel@speakeasy.org]
> Sent: 24 July 2001 01:19
> To: milkweed; 1
> Subject: Re: skills?selection?both
>
>
> At 4:49 PM -0700 7/23/01, milkweed wrote:
> >sorry, i still think its all equal.
> >selection is subjective
> >the order they go in is intuitive
> >putting them together artistically takes practice
> >if you skimp on any of them your set suffers.
> >i'm not trying to be a jerk. i just think that you can be
> good at all
> >of these things with a little effort.
>
> I agree-- why not try to be good at all of 'em.
>
> Still, I don't feel how one gets "artistically" from one song to the
> next is all that vital. And-- dare I say it-- *that* portion of the
> show tends to be more about the DJ's ego than a lot of other factors.
> I'm there to hear/play music, not watch/practice gymnastics. Call me
> selectah if ya will, that's just how I feel.
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> Jason Witherspoon
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