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Kranic, post: 9064 wrote: You had me at 😉

I can totally understand it, because to some degree I think it also goes into the very essence of Hip-Hop…
I think Guru explained it in the outro of Loungin’, but then again… (and I realise I’m preaching to the choir here as well :p) shouldn’t your choice in technology be disregarded as long as you remain true to that creative spirit? I mean, creating a whole new sound from 2 (or more) records instead of focussing on the turntables.

Sometimes in order to see the point in something and be able to look beyond the technology, they need to see the motivation and respect behind it. Instead of turntables, you’ve got the jogwheels on your controller, and as you said:
, the software doesn’t pick records, scratches, or mixes it. Plus, you get extra creativity! Different tools, same platform. It’s not pre-recorded; you don’t do DAT, you do it live!

(Sorry for putting up another bit of text, but I hope this might help you out as well. This is just how I tend to look at it.)

It’s not the size of the tool, but how you use it! 😉
(Haters compensating much? ;))

(And props btw, I’ve always had huge respect for the hip-hop community for that “hackers”-mentality, taking something and combining it to something new. The only limit being your own creativity and imagination. Especially with some of the intelligent lyrics, using it as an expressive means. Kind of reminds me of Capoeira, but that’s a different story.)

i find it funny cause up untill 10 years ago it was the hip-hop dj/turntablists that the world looked to for dj innovations but over the last decade its been the edm/trance/house djs that innovate. i would love to see hip-hop djs bring in the crowds that a deadmou5 or skrillex does but im sad to say the creative shows arent there anymore. the only hip-hop djs that still bring in a big crowd are kid capri and jazzy jeff.

ok time for some “my life is worse than yours” banter lol. if you guys think you got it bad try being a hip-hop digital dj!! most hip-hop purist belive if you dont have 2 turntables and a mixer your a fake dj PERIOD!! they dont care if you are good at what you do or how long youve been djing,you need to have 2 turntables and a mixer. serato,vdj,torq,as long as its on 2 decks your golden. imagine the looks i get when i show up to a gig with my vms4 or even worse my typhoon,and how much worse it gets when i actually get the spot jumpin with my “toys” and yes i use sync but people forget that sync ONLY matches up the bpms of 2 songs,the dj has to make them sound right

Nitronic, post: 9031 wrote: I hate to burst Icemans bubble but thats the template i used from my last card. its a predesigned one on vistaprint

also I dont know how I feel about Nick C on there, I’d really prefer not to put my full name on the car but at the same time, I dont like N or Nick C, and I dont want it to have no name at all

you didnt burst my bubble,the thread is titled “what does your business card look like” and thats my business card. it didnt say did you make it,or did you design it.just what does it look like. ive gotten around 30 jobs with these cards so i cant complain and all i paid was $3.95 shipping so i say i came out WAYYY ahead lol a good card can go along way no doubt but it is possible to over do it. my card is straight,simple and to the point.

its one of those things that happens.ive been “dj iceman” for 29 years (since 1985 if your keeping score) and ive see about 30-40 dj icemans since. luckily i just got my “grandmixer” title in august so im safe at lease for another 30 years lol

*Otter*, post: 8543 wrote: Big Ice Man! You DA MAN Homie!!!

thank you

i would say either the mixtrack pro or the vestax typhoon [media=youtube]G_SkFOzAvp4[/media]

i cant really say anything on this but “we all gotta start somewhere” i started djing when i was 9 and my son when he was 7