Hi ppl, --- FRED MCMURRY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This hits upon a problem in many "DJ communities": > > >Newcomers let the quality of the set fall ENTIRELY > on their records, > >instead of using their SKILLS to pump up the crowd. > Give some people > >nowadays a crate of records from just 8 years ago & > they wouldn't know what > >to do with themselves. > > Who is teaching these skills to the newcomers? In my > town (not Detroit) most > DJs are so concerned about getting recognition and > respect, and keeping it, > that they don't share what they know (if they know) > with others. The local > DJ crews are impossible to break into... I have a > friend who gave a tape to > this guy in one collective. The entire collective > loved it but my friend was > bullshitted about being able to spin with them. > Promises unfulfilled. He's a > good DJ and has skills to share as do the guys in > the collective but since > they are so selective (rejective?) there is no > chance of cross-pollination > of ideas. Where do many newcomers learn to spin? I'd
Well, I'm noone special and I haven't been djing properly too long either so I'll explain how I did it. I listened and watched others, no one helped me but I pushed it in their faces if I wanted to get out there.. I played on pirate radio once, I was made friends with one of the guys on it. I was awful but the people in the "studio" (a bedroom actually:) respected it totally... Made a change from the usual trancy kids that they let play:) > say from listening to > mix CDs which are usually made to shift product > which means they let the > entire song play out and use computer programs to > mix. Only recently has > there been a fair amount of CDs that have the "live" > sound (short mixes, > spinbacks, hard cuts, mixes that aren't seamless). I used to buy live mixtapes not mix cd's... Most "mix cd's" you could get around here were crappy charty stuff... I have spent my whole life looking for music... but even within the "underground" there's still a lot of crap about... I used to try to filter the best out, this is why I wanted to dj... to play the music I like all together:) > So I guess the point is > established DJs need to share skills with others, it > worked for jazz. These guys that won't share... Forget them... It's gotta be in your soul... bubbye, Nick (Dj Pacific:) __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
