Emma Partnow

After a few Years of Succesful Club DJ’ing with Pioneer CDDJ’s; 2 Cassette Decks and a 2 CD Drive’s my Husband said to me that it was ‘About Time You Had A Kid’; and it wasn’t long afterwards until that happened; and so I became a Mother; (and my Husband put All my DJ Equipment in the Attic – 12 Machines in Total); but after a Couple Of Horrific Incidents and a Number Of Years Recuperating; I found myself Alone with just a Laptop;
I had Ableton Live but had no way of figuring out How I could use it to DJ; so I investigated ‘other’ DJ Software such as VDJ; Traktor; and Deckadance; these were Cool; but having been DJ’ing with up to 6 Decks when I was 15; I needed ‘More’; and so after 12 Months of Remixing I decided it was Time for me to Learn How to DJ Live with Ableton;
It took me a good 4 months in all to Understand it; but now I do;
Of Course; ‘All I Wanted’ were my Pioneer Decks back; but due to my Physical Health I had to Accept that it wasn’t Possible for me to get up into the Attic to get them;
And so; Due to Circumstance; I found myself DJ’ing Digitally; and I ‘Enjoy’ it; but Greatly Miss the Tactile Feelings of ‘Hands On Manipulation Of Audio’; maybe a DJ Controller would ‘Bring Some Of Those Feelings Back’; but for the Foreseeable Future I Could Never Afford One;

TheShard, post: 3829 wrote: << Ill be the one to kick it off basicly.

If you are the DJ to ‘Kick Off’ the Night (maybe Early Evening); then as has been mentioned; a Track that would
‘Allow People To Continue To Mingle And Chat’ would be Best; but this doesn’t mean that it has to be ‘Boring’ as you could be Building Your Whole Set On This Opening (as I would); like ‘Telling A Story’; with your Opening Track you could get Everyone’s Attention and Make Them Stop Talking 🙂
However; if it was an Evening or Event where People Have Already Gathered; and are ‘Waiting For Something to Happen’; then an Uplifting Track (within the Expected Genre) would be the Key;
I do a Number of Radio Shows; and if I don’t ‘Grab The Audiences Attention Immediately’; they will just ‘Switch Off’;
And so; although it is ‘Recommended’ to Hold Back ‘Killer Tracks’ until Later In The Set; in my case I will ‘Always’ Open With A Track that Will Make The Audience Stick With Me; rather than just ‘Turning The Dial’ to Another Station;
I Don’t Think Any Of Us Will Become a Carl Cox etc – If We Don’t Break The Mould And Do Something ‘Different’ 😎

This is Awful Rob; I am So Sorry :(;
It is a Long Time ago now; but did your Girlfriend keep the Email saying you Won the Competition ?
That would have been Something to have as a Fantastic Image; had she done so :);
But; I am So Pleased you Looked After Her After Her Operation; that is Lovely 😎

jezalenko, post: 3792 wrote: Ahh well, may as well see what the hype is about. Another marketing oppurtunity for me, right? 😉

Oh Yes; Definitely 🙂
The Minute you Log On you have Music playing in the Background (from a DJ Show); and you can Change this to something else if you please; and of course there are going to be Many Opportunities to Contact People and send MP3’s; a little what I used to do on MySpace (which worked Really Well – I asked if they wanted the MP3 first of course:)); but to have people like Green Velvet; Danny Rampling; Nick Warren; and Pete Tong following you was Cool; it is a Shame that MySpace basically ended up like an Advertisement Board in your Local Supermarket 🙁

jezalenko, post: 3788 wrote: Is it worth it?

I am not sure yet my Friend :);
But is is Easy just to Delete the Profile if it not for us;
I think it is just the Beginning of things (like a Beta); so they have Many things Planned 🙂

That is a Fabulous Video you have within the Article Phil :);
But it looks So Traumatic that once the Volume has been Turned Right Up (in the 2006 Version); that the Original Peaks are Lost :(;
This is another Subject maybe; but is there No Way of getting that Original Crispness back ?

This is Absolutely Superb my Friend 😎 😎
I Wish You The Very Best Of Nights Next Saturday; and will Support You From Afar 🙂 🙂