Cybertrash

djsubculture, post: 4524 wrote: One word:
Unprofessional!
We as DJ’s get crazy, whack, lame requests all night, every night we play. Most of us (I would hope) just politely smile and keep doing our thing. But to stop the music and put someone on blast?! 😮
It’s not like she touched his equipment or tried to yank on a cord.

But since it’s Kid Capri I guess he can get away with such behavior.

Well, you know what the say, the more famous you become, the more leeway you have to act like an asshole

Phil Morse, post: 4064 wrote: God, been there. Someone didn’t talk to me for 2 years after I threw him out of my DJ box. Fellow DJ, too!

Wow, two years? That’s harsh. One would think a fellow DJ would have respect for your wish to not be disturbed whilst playing… But then again, Vodka n Redbulls are not known for improving someone’s judgment.

Luckily (or maybe not) I haven’t had the opportunity to throw someone out of a club, on account that I’ve never played in one (still being in the pre-larval state of beginner bedroom-DJ), but if I ever rise to the skill level that I am capable of playing out, I’m sure this situation will arise.

I think that it’s inevitable, if it’s from drunk friends, or even sober strangers; requests, fiddling with knobs, distractions etc. will happen. I think it is because not a lot of people really understand what the DJ does. With a band, it’s different, they play music by doing… stuff with instruments, in general, I don’t think you’d see someone try to snatch the guitar from a band and start playing their own tune (there’s always exceptions to the rule, of course).

But a DJ? What is that the DJ is doing behind those turntables, how does it work? Hell, I thought the DJ was somehow responsible for the music production (having only seen EDM-DJs) a few years ago, but then I decided to read up.

I’ve got a pair of Stanton DJ Pro 2000 (ridiculous name, I know), they were recommended to me by an ex-DJ at the local guitar center. They’re alright, could be a bit more comfy, and the bass is kinda mellow, but they’re alright for the price.

Frankly. I don’t know. For some reason, a couple of months ago, something about DJing piqued my interest, what, I cannot tell. I ended up downloading Mixxx, and started reading around on various DJ forums, watching videos, trying to learn everything there is.

Next thing I know, I’m failing horribly at beatmatching, but I’m having a blast doing it. Those few months ago, I knew shit all about music. Sure, I listened to it, knew my way around my preferred genres, what distinguished them, notable producers n such, but very few technical details. Now all of a sudden, I know about BPM, bars, EQing, filters, beatmatching and I have a Mixtrack Pro ordered and on the way.

I did not expect to become seriously interested in DJing, and even less did I expect understanding anything about it. But here I am, unskilled, but definitely not lacking in motivation.