Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread mee-thod
fab: think its just the appealI mean it obviusly appeals more to men than women. So considering that female djs are already scarce, couple that with the macho appeal of technothere you have it! No women djs! nick: So you're saying that girls like soft, girly music instead?

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread glyn
On Thu, 5 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For alot of women, techno is just bang bang bang repeatedly. With house its slower and they can actually groove their thang to it. House or (Trance) do have a softer, happier edge which doesn't feel threatening. Not me though, bang bang bang

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread WiKidfLaVa313
I really just think it has to do with the way most males look down at woman in general, and how some woman don't take how society wants them to look act and everything eles into consideration. I currently am the only girl out of 16 guys to be taking a Cisco networking class at my high school.

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread TekHitsHarder
does trainspotting = trainwrecking?? im from jerzee..never heard trainspotting.

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread Kent williams
PROTECTED] To: fab137 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music So you're saying that girls like soft, girly music instead? Maybe girls just aren't as creative, or are concerned with other

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread Steven T Lammers
I also think women should use a little of that sexuality God gave us in the sets. Well I can say I have my crush's on certain femmes in the DJ trade, but I'm not gonna say who. ;P It's not necessarily because of any shakin' but it's more of the whole aura. Clinging to the topic by a

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-06 Thread Steven T Lammers
I received the best compliment about my spinning anyone could ever dream of from a woman when I played in Finland at Koneisto last month. Women are quicker to give compliments, in my experiences, while alot of guys feel inferior giving them. I'm going to stop posting about this I promise. Steve

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread Revaron
In a message dated 05/10/00 15:49:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From just reading the list, there are a lot women DJs out there. I haven't heard of all these women but I'm about to log on to the sisterdjs.com list. Speaking of women techno DJ's, whats become of Gayle San?

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-06 Thread Nick Walsh
See what I mean? --- Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok... I have been trying to avoid making a post, but it seems i can't hold myself back. I would like to comment on a few things mentioned here today as well as relate some of my own experiences. I think Holly is making some

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-06 Thread Nick Walsh
see what I mean? --- Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok... I have been trying to avoid making a post, but it seems i can't hold myself back. I would like to comment on a few things mentioned here today as well as relate some of my own experiences. I think Holly is making some

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-06 Thread Nick Walsh
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Holly is making some interesting points but based on my own personal experiences I can't get my head around this notion that women aren't into abstract ideas. But the fact that I think you work in computers Holly means you must have the kind of

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread Nick Walsh
I currently am the only girl out of 16 guys to be taking a Cisco networking class at my high school... Not only am I a girl but I'm also 17 so I get looked down upon by other woman a little bit older. Yeah, I'm doing Computing at college and there were only like 4 girls when we

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread Nick Walsh
trainspotting Knowing all about each and every tune... ever.. in the history of time... trainspotters are the fanatics... like me really... trainwrecking messing your mix up and losing the flow completely thus getting your crowd peeved so they all go to the bar instead... also sounds like me...

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-06 Thread maldita
the fact that there were only 4 girls willing to try should tell you something about the way things are. i won't bore you too much with things, but we don't live in a vacuum. societal norms, rules, laws, etc. influences everything and everyone. 2 girls dropping out of the class when there were

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-06 Thread Glyph1001
Well of course, it was just something that I mentioned that she can try. In a message dated 10/6/00 9:35:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One tip my brother has taught me is if once you mix one record into another and you hear it goes off beat, it means the record you mixed in is too fast and

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
Hi ppl, As to why more women aren't doing it, it beats me. Sexism is a factor everywhere One thing I've always noticed is the abnormally high number of males compared to females in techno clubs worldwide. I think its just the appealI mean it obviusly appeals more to men than

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Jan Claeyssens
: fab137 [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:25 PM To: Kent williams; 313@hyperreal.org Subject:[313] R: [313] women and electronic music As to why more women aren't doing it, it beats me. Sexism is a factor everywhere

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread D . J . Butler
williams; 313 Subject: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music As to why more women aren't doing it, it beats me. Sexism is a factor everywhere One thing I've always noticed is the abnormally high number of males compared to females in techno clubs worldwide. I think its just

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread b3kka
means...or this notion of girly music. bekka. - Original Message - From: Nick Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fab137 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music So you're saying that girls like soft

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
BIOLOGICAL bullshit. From just reading the list, there are a lot women DJs out there. I haven't heard of all these women but I'm about to log on to the sisterdjs.com list. The music industry like everything else is male dominated. That's probably why we/I don't know about these

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread b3kka
u really think it's a question of obsessiveness?! what about the gatekeeping factors and everything else that women have to endure to make it in a predominantly male scene. i can't believe u just said that! or the fact that technological has predominantly been seen and treated as part of the

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
IOLOGICAL bullshit. From just reading the list, there are a lot women DJs out there. I haven't heard of all these women but I'm about to log on to the sisterdjs.com list. The music industry like everything else is male dominated. That's probably why we/I don't know about these

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread maldita
i was very intimated during the very few times i've djed in public, and i'm still intimated when i have to prove to other djs, usually males, that i know what i'm doing. at times, i feel as if i can be nothing more that the dj whore trailing all the djs. i get really self-conscious when i'm the

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
--- b3kka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: k, u didn't just say women are less creative now did you. cuz i don't think that's the case at all. hence my project, to dispell such myths and get to the real issues...of which i believe there are many practical and theoretical aspects. but not the

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
thanks for sharing that Maia. Let us know when you are spinning again. I hear you. Five

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
Sexism says that women Djs are not real Djs. I don't think so... They have women's football... that's a male dominated scene. If they wanna do it they can, the likes of K.Hand prove this. They just don't get involved, they're in no more danger in the dj box than if they were on the dancefloor.

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Diana Potts
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 15:32:22 +0100 One major biological reason seems to be that women simply aren't as obsessive as men (sure, there are exceptions as with all things). Obsessiveness (hmm, my

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i was very intimated during the very few times i've djed in public, and i'm still intimated when i have to prove to other djs, usually males, that i know what i'm doing. at times, i feel as if i can be nothing more that the dj whore trailing all the djs. i get

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Jan Claeyssens
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:51 PM To: fab137 Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject:Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music i was very intimated during the very few times i've djed in public, and i'm still

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
you know some nice guys.

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Todd Gys
Walsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music Sexism says that women Djs are not real Djs. I don't think so... They have women's football... that's a male dominated scene

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread D . J . Butler
] Sent: 05 October 2000 14:48 To: 313 Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music u really think it's a question of obsessiveness?! what about the gatekeeping factors and everything else that women have to endure to make it in a predominantly male scene. i can't believe u just

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread D . J . Butler
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music i debate. As I sit here and listen to this CD i got asked to review (St.Germain,Tourist) my FIRST instict was that i wanted it on vinyl. when i hear a track I have to stop my

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
quality, not quantity. hehe, well you always have something clever to say, LOL;) It is true that there are loads of ppl on this list that never ever make a contribution. I don't know how this is related to girls djing and producing and getting involved in the scene tho. l8r, Nick:)

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread arora
hmmm... sisterdj's. if you are on 313, chances are.. you won't really dig sisterdj's. it's a girl power list. which is ok, but get's old after a week. at least that was my experience for the week i was subscribed. not too mention majority of the content revolved around jungle. (no disrespect to

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Nick Walsh
Nothing to do with the famous ele-mental crew? I heard they're kind of open minded. I (indirectly) know Titonton... Really nice guy... Anyway, I prefer the equality stance as opposed to the one is better than the other way of thinking which seems to be so popular these days... l8r, Nick:)

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Peter B Leidy
://www.mp3.com/DanButler http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html -Original Message- From: b3kka [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 October 2000 14:48 To: 313 Subject:Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music u really think it's a question

R: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread fab137
in day out. cheers, Dan http://www.mp3.com/DanButler http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html -Original Message- From: b3kka [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 October 2000 14:48 To: 313 Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music u

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread arora
: fab137 [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 October 2000 15:25 To: Kent williams; 313 Subject:[313] R: [313] women and electronic music As to why more women aren't doing it, it beats me. Sexism is a factor everywhere One thing I've always noticed is the abnormally

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
hm is that right?

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Fiveorange
yeah I read Artbyte and I liked their issue on Wired Women. Five

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Cyclone Wehner
I disagree very strongly - when you say worldwide how extensively have you travelled? One thing you have to consider is the geographic variations. In Melbourne techno events pull a very balanced crowd and there are some very good female DJs. I hear countries like Spain and Portugal are very good

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2000-10-05 Thread Holly.C.MacDonald-Korth
Ok... I have been trying to avoid making a post, but it seems i can't hold myself back. I would like to comment on a few things mentioned here today as well as relate some of my own experiences. Gwendal wrote: I've always wondered why I couldn't get any of my girlfriends to listen to hours of

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-05 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Ok... I have been trying to avoid making a post, but it seems i can't hold myself back. I would like to comment on a few things mentioned here today as well as relate some of my own experiences. I think Holly is making some interesting points but based on my own personal experiences I can't get

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-05 Thread Holly.C.MacDonald-Korth
I think Holly is making some interesting points but based on my own personal experiences I can't get my head around this notion that women aren't into abstract ideas. But the fact that I think you work in computers Holly means you must have the kind of mind usually accredited to males -

RE: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread armin holzgethan
spiral tribe had some cool female djs (ixi...) that introduced me to techno in 93. in the first couple of years, and 93 may already be late, the techno/rave scene in europe was also carried by the idea of a certain asexuality and the dissolvement of gender stereotypes... induced maybe partly by

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Glyph1001
For alot of women, techno is just bang bang bang repeatedly. With house its slower and they can actually groove their thang to it. House or (Trance) do have a softer, happier edge which doesn't feel threatening. Not me though, bang bang bang is the way to go! I love techno! Whoohoo! =) G

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - not that long

2000-10-05 Thread tristan watkins
I heard there is a new Red Planet record coming out called, Women Are From Venus. Seriously though. I think the most valuable parts of this thread can be taken from the anecdotes. These are the women of 313 for crying out loud! Listen to the authorities. As a rule I hate the biological

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-05 Thread tristan watkins
Oh, and to add more fuel to the flame, I seem to remember reading an interview with Christian Vogel where he spoke about women loving his music. The idea was that he recognized a better response to his music in women vs. men, and with women responding to his music versus other similar techno. It's

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music

2000-10-05 Thread Glyph1001
In a message dated 10/5/00 9:51:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i was very intimated during the very few times i've djed in public, and i'm still intimated when i have to prove to other djs, usually males, that i know what i'm doing. at times, i feel as if i can be nothing more that the dj whore

Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music - long

2000-10-05 Thread Glyph1001
I totally agree overall with your comments, Holly. I can certainly relate, it does get frustrating. One tip my brother has taught me is if once you mix one record into another and you hear it goes off beat, it means the record you mixed in is too fast and needs to be slowed down. Try it, hope