Murad Sensus
Hi everyone, I didnt know where to ask this question to get a certain answer, and I decided to post a topic here. I always wondered why djs at Tomorrowland mix songs so simply and primitively?They just mix in the second track when the outro of the first one starts, I have never seen any of them show some skills, the only thing they can do is just to play acapella of one song with instrumental of another one, but this is quite rare as well!Why dont they show some creativity?
Posted Mon 16 Sep 13 @ 5:58 am
RileyTheLifeStyle
alot of those guys are more so producers than Djs i believe.. mainly playing there own records and a few other BIG Tracks. So them being producers i guess they dont really work on mixing records since they get paid to produce new ones, but idk lol..
puzzles me also.. lol
a few of them prolly can Dj tho i wont say none of can
puzzles me also.. lol
a few of them prolly can Dj tho i wont say none of can
Posted Tue 17 Sep 13 @ 6:02 pm
Vernski
I'm a pretty big Markus Schulz fan and he did a 12 hour set there a little while ago. I only listened to the podcast, so that's 2 hours out of 12. Being that the podcast is only one sixth of the set, I couldn't really comment on the entire set. He does use several of his own tracks, but he did break out some classics as well.
I'm still very new at it all, but I really enjoy his intro part of his sets - he slowly builds over an hour or so before throwing in some more well known tracks. As to how simple of complex his techniques are, I could not comment, but his transitions are smooth and he does take his audience on a journey. Lastly, i believe a twelve hour set takes quite a lot of planning and a heap of stamina and concentration to pull it off.
That's my 10 cents worth....
Vernski
https://soundcloud.com/vernon-jairo-jones
I'm still very new at it all, but I really enjoy his intro part of his sets - he slowly builds over an hour or so before throwing in some more well known tracks. As to how simple of complex his techniques are, I could not comment, but his transitions are smooth and he does take his audience on a journey. Lastly, i believe a twelve hour set takes quite a lot of planning and a heap of stamina and concentration to pull it off.
That's my 10 cents worth....
Vernski
https://soundcloud.com/vernon-jairo-jones
Posted Wed 18 Sep 13 @ 7:47 am
Murad Sensus
Then in my opinion DJ Mag rating should be held not as among dj's but as among producers,cause there is no djing at all in their sets
Posted Sun 22 Sep 13 @ 4:57 am
groovindj
Murad Sensus wrote :
there is no djing at all in their sets
If they're playing pre-recorded music for the entertainment of others, then they're DJing.
You DO NOT have to mix to be a DJ. DJing does not = mixing.
Mixing is one of the skills that a DJ may have, but it's not a requirement.
Posted Sun 22 Sep 13 @ 5:35 am
J-Snip
Are you implying that in order to DJ they have to showcase skills such as scratching, etc?
If it is a "house/dance/club" event then rarely is scratching involved. I've only seen a lot of scratching and "dj tricks" with the hip-hop genre.
I don't scratch whenever I play a constant dance tempo set (128-140bpm)...heck I don't even scratch when I play "open format"...heck I don't scratch at all...my ears hate it but I AM a DJ.
If it is a "house/dance/club" event then rarely is scratching involved. I've only seen a lot of scratching and "dj tricks" with the hip-hop genre.
I don't scratch whenever I play a constant dance tempo set (128-140bpm)...heck I don't even scratch when I play "open format"...heck I don't scratch at all...my ears hate it but I AM a DJ.
Posted Wed 25 Sep 13 @ 3:24 pm
groovindj
JayMSY wrote :
Are you implying that in order to DJ they have to showcase skills such as scratching, etc?
Me? No - I didn't mention scratching, and I wasn't implying it either.
I was just saying that you don't have to mix to be a DJ. You don't also don't have to scratch!
Posted Wed 25 Sep 13 @ 5:23 pm
J-Snip
Naw not you...sorry that question was for Murad.
Posted Wed 25 Sep 13 @ 9:53 pm