Sasha uses Ableton Live, but hearing his sets is like seeing a zombie DJ - Sasha of The Dead, ha ha. I like what he did with Involver... It's not 'performing', it's 'communicating' maybe? Admittedly the DJs I have seen of late with laptops are quite reserved people in life, so maybe that's part of the attraction - creating a barrier.
> There is plenty technology out there for people to rock along with their > laptops - all kinds of controllers and gadgets that you can rock out with > if you are performing with, say, Ableton Live. I think it's more that some > just don't see themselves as "performers", don't want to work that hard, or > for some reason aren't considering all the possibilities available. > > David > > ---------- Original Message ------------- > Subject: Re: (313) iPod DJ > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:58:50 +1000 > From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 313 Detroit <[email protected]> > > > >> I have seen some pretty boring performances for both final scratch and >> vinyl... I don't think you can always say one is better than another. > >> Yeah, but 'tis merely the novelty of it all I imagine. Most big DJs who >> are playing out on Final Scratch probably haven't really had the gear >> for long, especially when you express the time they've had it as a >> percentage of their total time on the 1s and 2s. > > I agree, but for me the FS have been consistently disengaging even with > great programmers. > I think that's a good point on the adjustment process. But I miss the > physicality. There's little movement. > You may as well listen to a mix CD at home in some cases. I think it can > affect the atmosphere. Maybe some new technology interface will allow for > more movement - or free the DJ from having to watch a screen. > >> It's the perennial challenge, IMO - how do you turn an electronic music >> performance into a 'show'? And furthermore, ought you to? > > Interesting point. Show or not, I want to sense a presence. > I am not feeling that with the screen - it is a barrier. The programming > opportunities are incredible but the physicality of the experience has been > sacrificed. > > No wonder that even Sasha - yes, Sasha - who has eschewed vinyl says he > hopes that Mills never gives up vinyl because he has so much presence behind > the decks. > > >
