On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 04:27 PM, John Howell wrote:
A co-worker insists that a deejay is a musician. I say that is a load, that at most he is perhaps an editer or producer.
Can a legitimate case be made in his defense?
Absolutelyl not! He does not create or recreate music, he uses other people's music.
John, I'm afraid you don't know what you're talking about. We're not talking about Clear Channel radio DJs and such, we're talking about serious turntablists like DJ Olive and Q-Bert and Kid Koala.
I'm happy to accept Darcy's correction, given that I've never heard the term "turntablist," don't recognize a single one of those names, and am very unlikely ever to be in a location where I would run into one of them. I know, ignorance is no excuse, but in this case it may be closer to bliss!
John
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