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What makes a good DJ?
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lokus
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Posted : Dec 13, 2004 16:08
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yo 
for me a good dj is someone how really knows what he is doing behind the decks.
mostly you can recognize a skilled dj just by watching him.
then he must react to the people behavior.
sometimes you can beat them like hell but sometimes not...
it depends.
and unrl tracks are not the key to be a good dj.
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Shaqattack
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Posted : Dec 13, 2004 19:33
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well....
glad i came across this post...was like a test for myself.....
glad i passed it with flying colours....
i surely do think the DJ has to gel in with his own music and dance along witht he crowd and most importantly ENJOY the music hes playin...y..?? because hes playin it coz he enjoys it...simple as tat..
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Maska
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Posted : Dec 13, 2004 23:34
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Love
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sam i am
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 03:18
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for me mixing isn't such a big deal. As long as they aren't wrecking trains or leaving massive ambient gaps, it's all about track selection for me
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Sarasin
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 07:36
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True Sam.
A good playlist!
VERY IMPORTANT.
I do so hate it when i am really getting into a track...and it mixes into something totally unfitting!
Nice one Sam.....i was purely thinking on Technical terms.
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SoA
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 14:55
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A good Dj doesn t need unreleased stuff.......
Unreleased also doesn t mean that these tracks are better.....
A good Dj should know which track he can play on this and which not..... |
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CRX(HSS Records)
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 17:49
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the good dj is the one that has a plan in his/her head,musically or spiritually speaking.for more info about the above check max and mauro or gil when they come to town!
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Janux
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 18:56
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Zombizoola
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Posted : Dec 14, 2004 22:24
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On 2004-12-14 14:55, SoA wrote:
A good Dj doesn t need unreleased stuff.......
Unreleased also doesn t mean that these tracks are better.....
A good Dj should know which track he can play on this and which not.....
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agree with u mate!! and with most of the others
its all about track selection, and it doesnt have to be unreleased stuff! and mixing skills...the mixes doesnt have to be so clean and professionall but the minimum are required 
and when a dj is digging the music he is playing it gives a good feeling to the crowd...when im playing i dig and enjoy the music!   |
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blessed
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Posted : Dec 15, 2004 00:15
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Of course a good dj should be able to fuckin mix the trax properly? Thats the minimum for calling yourself a dj |
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Coomzy
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Posted : Dec 15, 2004 04:11
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On 2004-12-14 03:18, sam i am wrote:
for me mixing isn't such a big deal. As long as they aren't wrecking trains or leaving massive ambient gaps, it's all about track selection for me
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Seriously man, where is the skill in that???
Any one can get up there and press play and choose tracks they like and that work well on the dancefloor. Beat mixing is a minimum requirement in my book.
Transferring the energy from one track into another, while keeping the vibe and energy on the dancefloor is a skill...now I am not saying track selection is not important, but without having basic beatmixing skills you are severely limited in what you can do with your music in my opinion.
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sam i am
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Posted : Dec 15, 2004 05:19
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most of the time, if you look around, people can recognise the transitions in tracks. It's not a conscious thing, the artist writes a track with a certain flow & when that flow is dying away towards the end of a track, even if you beatmix in another track, there is still a lull where dancers will slow, unless you mix from peak to peak to peak, in which case we may as well go listen to NRG or something 
for me, "the skill" in picking the right tracks is in choosing tracks that don't require mixing in order to carry energy right through until the end. The music I'm interested in doesn't lend itself to mixing, because when you mix it you lose part of the song, which will conclude itself appropriately if left to do it's thing.
To be honest, I don't think beatmixing is very skillful at all. I learnt to beatmix within about 3 months of buying decks. It took me MUCH longer to learn how to create a magical journey (I'm still working on that more than 5 years later)
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Coomzy
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Posted : Dec 15, 2004 06:09
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Agree with you their Sam, some good points made. I forget we are on polar opposites in regards to our musical styles!
In regards to beatmixing, you are right it is bloody easy. However, the skill comes when no one can pick that you have changed tracks 
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Lepton
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Posted : Dec 15, 2004 10:58
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On 2004-12-15 05:19, sam i am wrote:
for me, "the skill" in picking the right tracks is in choosing tracks that don't require mixing in order to carry energy right through until the end. The music I'm interested in doesn't lend itself to mixing, because when you mix it you lose part of the song, which will conclude itself appropriately if left to do it's thing.
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I don't agree. You can mix ALLMOST everthing. For me the art and the skill is putting the wright tracks together so you can MIX without losing the energy and flow of the song.If you mix music that doesn't lend itself for mixing then you should try harder since it is more difficult. I don't understand that you claim beatmixin is easy and on the other hand don't mix the song becuz it doesn't lend itself to it? It is all about finding that particilar song that would make those unmixable songs mixable to create a flow wich connot be achieved without beatmixing. Offcourse there are exceptions. |
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sam i am
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Posted : Dec 16, 2004 06:38
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man, have you ever tried beatmixing Texas Faggott? Or even more difficult, Scozbor? Maybe Nam Shub? It doesn't work! There's no point anyway! The tracks are usually freaked out to the end! Beat-mixing Traunce on the other hand is easy - count the number of bpm difference between the tracks, multiply by ~0.7, pitch up / down by that amount then fine tune by ear & hey presto, we have a match! Even with the really nice melodic trance, why would you want to fuck with the pitch? I leave tracks in the key they're written.
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