anyone here DJ?
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i used to think that way amongthemasses
Turntable djs - if you are doing more than JUST djing: like cutting and scratching - then there is a lot of skill involved.
I used to look down on dance music dj's because to me there seemed no skill in that whatsoever - ok, maybe a little, but certainly not as much as trying to DJ with breaks.
But nowadays i wouldnt preach that - each to their own. a good dj is a good dj regardless of what they are playing on.Its not the equipment that matters - its the DJ
Nothing pains me more than having to listen to the same kind of music played by a dj all night - to me these sort of DJs have no takent.A good DJ to me, is someone who is dropping tunes that make you go "no way!", unexpected tunes, tunes completely outwith the genre he/shes been playing up till that point, surprising people and keeping them on their feet and in wonderment.
If someone was doing that with C90 tapes or a Laptop or Turntables id be a happy bunny whatever it was being played on!!!- keep living that auto beat matching dream:)amongthemasses
- but yeah this point is sticky among dj's. I do agree with some points in your post.amongthemasses
- keep wasting your money on vinyl dude23kon
- yawn. it's not a waste. I have 2,500 records you can't get in cd or mp3 format.amongthemasses
- it's all about the music remember?amongthemasses
- you know tunes that make you go no way. I haven't heard this on Beatport:)amongthemasses
- thats cos they just sell dance pish23kon
- my 70's funk and soul collection would disagree with you.amongthemasses
- oh and my 80's hip hop....and I could go on forever.amongthemasses
- i was meaning that BEATPORT didnt have other genres other than dance. not YOUR collection23kon
- and Beatport is honestly useful to me. They have good music from major labels in al genres.amongthemasses
- yeah I know Kon meaning got lost in translation.amongthemasses
- like I said earlier it's a sticky topic.amongthemasses