David Guetta..Your Opinion!

98 Percent Chimp, post: 6658 wrote: EDM has been “Techno” for as long as I can remember.

Well, the term EDM is notoriously new. I believe it was Mr. PvD who started saying that his music was EDM, and then everybody looked at that term. Although, I’m not sure if he was the one who coined the term.

Now coming back to the thread. Guetta, not only have open the ear of the North American, he also opened the ears of most of the American continent. If you take a look in Mexico, he won a Gold Record with his last album. So, taking this in cosideration, you may say that he is doing something good. He is spreading the EDM to the people, which is the best in all cases

He’s basically dance-infused pop though, isn’t he? He’s pop first and foremost. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but pop has always borrowed from purer genres. It’s a big melting pot – that’s what makes it transcend its influences I think. http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/08/crossover-dj-tunes/

Jordan, post: 7232 wrote: I think what Guetta is doing is an absolute insult to anything electronic. He’s a pop star for gods sake. Four-to-the-floor doesn’t belong with urban music. Then he gives everyone the wrong idea about what dj’ing is and what good music is.
For years, he was just a record player, he only recently learned how to produce music, correct?
Everyone is being played, and when i find him, i shall break his fingers.

People tend to forget that some are in this game to make money and if they are going to do it by “commercializing” their music then why not? In any creative industry be it music or art or film, the watered down easy to understand in my comfort zone things sell. what gets me is that the so called “purist” or “real music lovers” hate on these people:rolleyes:

hahahaha yeah , that good shit and that other shit! lol

Thank God taste differs, or else it would be a pretty boring world!

In my opinion David Guetta is a pretty cool cat. I have to say I give the guy credit because unlike some in the music industry, he actually cares about the music. Yeah so his stuff tends to be more mainstream. I think what he’s trying to do is what we’re all trying to do. Turn people on to a new style and have fun with music. I’m an 80’s New Wave and Rock aficionado and I want to bring my love of Yaz, The Cars, and Icehouse to the world (as well as newer stuff). So I give credit where credit is due. He’s an introduction to House music, and more power to him for broadening people’s musical tastes.

EDM/House is all about the music for me… So if people will only listen to it because Usher or some other momo is on the track they shouldn’t call them selfs fans of House music. For instance when someone tells me they love house and i throw out names of a few djs and producers and they look at me sideways until i say Guetta or Afrojack