DJ Stone Crazy
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October 23, 2012 at 10:45 pm in reply to: Would You Consider This DJing? Put It On Playlist and Leave. #30658
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ParticipantTerry_42, post: 30742, member: 1843 wrote: It largely depends on the event and venue. I would not consider hiring a DJ that is only using the iTunes DJ to fade between songs.
But for example at a wedding, when you play your “dinner music” while everyone is eating (sometimes including you) then I have put my DJ software on “automix” while eating or when I need to run to the bathroom etc.
Of course when the wedding party starts (after the silly games people play at weddings) I am again fully mixing my party set on my own.Also many people do not care, which is sad. For example I DJed at a bar on Sundays for the whole summer. Sundays are usually slow, but thankfully when I played it was mostly packed and people seem to enjoy themselves, so I was happy.
Now in winter, due to the bar having a huge outdoor place, but small indoor facilities, I have been axed. As the owner says: I can fill up the indoors easily and put my laptop on iTunes Genius… Happens… I am not even mad at him, since he does not comprehend… maybe when the next 2 sundays his bar is again empty like the last one, he will come around…When I moved on to another venue, I decided to update from iTunes to Virtual DJ. Looking at your comment, I guess I did the right thing.
October 23, 2012 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Would You Consider This DJing? Put It On Playlist and Leave. #30642ParticipantNewportdj Drew, post: 30797, member: 244 wrote: Back in the day I used to make mixes to tape, that would be my ‘start of the night auto list’ alas i still had to mix it manually.
I screwed up. I meant to say we had NO CHOICE but to play manually. Still, you’re right.
October 23, 2012 at 6:59 pm in reply to: Would You Consider This DJing? Put It On Playlist and Leave. #30632ParticipantMike Check, post: 30783, member: 1342 wrote: Short answer, yes I would consider them a DJ. Like anything there are varying degrees of talent but even if you’re at the very low end of the range you’re still considered a DJ. A lot of DJ’s say that if you’re not beatmatching you’re not a real DJ but to me that’s as wrong as a DJ/producer saying that you’re not a real DJ if you don’t also write the song that you’re beatmatching/mixing.
I might have to agree with you. Back in the day, there was no playlist technology like we have now. So, we had no choice to play song after song manually. Also, the people may have put some thought in their playlist selection.
October 23, 2012 at 3:32 am in reply to: Would You Consider This DJing? Put It On Playlist and Leave. #30581ParticipantDJ Psychotrance, post: 30736, member: 3792 wrote: Well alot of mobile dj’s cannot beatmatch if their life depended on it, so just running a playlist and walking away suits them as it leaves time to chat on phone and other things, now i can accept this kind of dj’ing if it’s top 40, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s music being played, but when they play EDM music and do not make an attempt to beatmatch then i really do question whether they are a proper dj who can beatmatch and phrasematch. I started off dj’ing as a hobby playing trance, happy hardcore and other EDM genres and learned to beatmatch and phrasematch, then i started doing mobile gigs and when i do my mobile gigs i never move from my laptop and controller as i use traktor and always have to load the next track…..i do my best to mix or blend 60’s, 70’s and any other non EDM music, but when i do play some EDM i sure as hell show off my mixing skills to show my audience that i am a proper dj who can mix tracks and not just do easy things like blending and cutting or even worse using an automated playlist………mobile dj’s who just play a playlist should in my opinion not be paid as much as us dj’s who can mix properly and put on a good show for their customers.
I really don’t care if a dj has spent thousands of pounds on an awesome sound system and light show, if he or she can’t beatmatch and phrasematch then in my eyes they are not a pro dj….letting a laptop play through a playlist is not dj’ing it’s exactly what it is…..PLAYING music from an automated PLAYLIST.What ticked a bartender off was one of the two calling themselves a DJ.
October 22, 2012 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Would You Consider This DJing? Put It On Playlist and Leave. #30578ParticipantKent Sandvik, post: 30733, member: 3967 wrote: Maybe it’s time to re-define what the term DJ means. To start with not walking away from the booth.
I’ll be honest. That’s the problem I have, folks walking away from the booth.
ParticipantI stay away from draft beer. Usually, I can go six bottles of Bud Light. Also, I wouldn’t recommend hard liquor. One night as I played Daft Punk, I kept using swear words about current dubstep artists. Not a pretty sight.
Participantdjsubculture, post: 23084, member: 156 wrote: Mind if I borrow that?
No problem. That’s why I made it, for folks to share it.
ParticipantOops, I posted it too many times.
ParticipantYes, they are annoying. (And I’m 43 by the way) What’s annoying is you figure they would have better taste in music. What’s even more annoying is when they carry an attitude with their requests. Another annoying thing is when I’m rocking the joint with one genre, someone attempts getting me to change the music. I feel like strangling them when they do that. As for losing gigs for being a snob, it depends. If the agreement is playing a mixture of music including songs with lame rap lyrics, I’d go ahead and the play song (even if I didn’t like it). If the agreement was a particular genre, but someone asks for music outside of that genre? I would politely refuse the request. Then, I would write a nasty blog about how stupid people are. Now, let’s bring up something D-Jam talks about sometimes. Let’s say you agreed to play house. Yet, some trixie comes asking for Britney Spears. Plus the owner or promoter tells you to play it. That’s when your snobbery is truly justified and if it meant losing gigs with the owner, so be it. Plus letting the customers dictate over the DJ is just plain lame. Age isn’t your problem. You just have good taste in music.
ParticipantDJ Stone Crazy, post: 21044, member: 79 wrote: Nice to see the blog going. Coming from someone who got into words before becoming a DJ, you’re a fine writer.
I always screw up on your posts. I’m referring to myself as the word person and I like your writing.
ParticipantNice to see the blog going. Coming from someone who got into words before becoming a DJ, you’re a fine writer.
May 8, 2012 at 10:31 pm in reply to: Lets all "Like" each others Facebook Fan Page. Post your links here! #1004149April 17, 2012 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Any strip club DJs out there? What's it like being one? #18707ParticipantPhil Morse, post: 18702, member: 2 wrote: It might be dispiriting to know that nobody has come for the music!
I never thought of that. Yet, one local celebrity DJ does a Monday night in one. Sometimes, I think people pay more attention to “the scene” than the ladies.
ParticipantHere’s my two cents: The owner of my residency runs into DJs and friends of DJs just like you all the time. All promising to rock the house. And what does she tell them? “I already have a DJ.” The only time I don’t DJ is during a Latin event, a Latino DJ does that. I’m with D-Jam (as usual), many people in that spot may not have a problem with “No Talent”. In fact, he’s doing exactly what I started out with, iTunes. The reason I went Virtual DJ? I wanted to look legit. In my humble opinion, your first approach was the wrong approach. Think about it this way. You have a DJ everyone seems to be happy with. Then somebody comes along and says they have skills. So what is this person trying to say? Your DJ sucks and he or she thinks their better? That comes off as looking cocky and insulting to the owner’s business decisions. Your second approach was the right one. I did just that. I approached a bar that didn’t have a DJ.
Participantkubin, post: 18634, member: 1600 wrote: How do you do that? Since harmonic mixing doesn’t have to do anything with the tempo? Please tell me if I’m wrong : )
I shall explain: First, you don’t always have to follow the rule about tempo. Yes, you can go from 120BPM to 110BPM with the right song. If the notes perfectly match, most people won’t pay any attention to it. Some would enjoy a tempo change.
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