Todd Oddity
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December 9, 2015 at 12:26 am in reply to: Are popular EDM DJ's really talented? Do underground DJ's deserve more credit? #2311621
Todd Oddity
ParticipantDavid Morales’s Facebook post:
“Why are NON PRODUCER DJ’s forcing themselves to make records? Why??? It’s the reason why there’s so much mediocre crap out there! It’s funny how a new DJ calls himself a remixer/producer w/o even making a record. But unfortunately DJ’s are “required” to have a record charting in order to get recognized and get gigs. WHAT A FARCE! There’s so many nn DJ’s getting paid just bc they made a record. NOT bc their a good DJ. The majority are crap! Can’t play beyond their programmed set. DUH!! And the REAL DJ that doesn’t care or doesn’t need to make a record is the one suffering. What has happened to THE ART???!!!! Does anyone care? Obviously NOT! Shame.”
ParticipantBahaha – that quote was me. Good to see my less-than-traditional business model is making an international impression.
As for rates (in general, not for New Year’s Eve) bar and club work varies wildly from one market to the next. $175-$225 is the normal range in my market. A city a few hours away in one direction is $300+, and one in the other direction, well, good luck getting anything over $100 (I saw an ad in that city offering minimum wage once).
If you are going to work in your market, you absolutely need to learn what the price range is. You don’t want to be way more expensive than everyone else, and you also don’t want to be known as an undercutter (the latter will kill any chance of making friends in the local DJ community – and friends are the best way to get new bookings).
We are a creative industry that requires a fair amount of business savvy to navigate. No wonder so many people both new and pro really want an agent to do it all for them.
ParticipantAny more word on the draw? We’re now a week past when it was supposed to be announced.
ParticipantYa, I loved my 400 and the “program it however you want to use it” mentality of the kit, but I can see how that kind of a blank slate scared a lot of people away. I knew the kind of work flow I wanted and was able to set it up accordingly, but anyone new to the business wouldn’t have known where to start – I mean it didn’t even have a marked play button! lol
I had to retire it with them going under though. Too bad – they were working on a firmware patch to give us control over the colours of the LEDs. Their customer service was really enthusiastic about the idea and it would have made the unit even cooler looking!
I’m just glad inMusic didn’t kill off the Denon brand or I would have lost the only two DJ manufacturers I ever buy from! lol
ParticipantSimply put, if your DMX’ed lights are boring – you haven’t programmed them properly.
ParticipantOne DJ related item…
All I want for Christmas this year is… The Pioneer DJ warehouse.
Imma gonna be rich suckkas!
December 2, 2015 at 6:34 am in reply to: How to differentiate between Various Genres (EDM, House, Trance, Techno, Electr) #2307941ParticipantWell now you just sound like my ex-gf Vintage! 😉
ParticipantIf you want multi-format decks to put on either side of that beautiful Xone 92, but not willing to drop CDJ kinds of cash, take a peak at the new units out by Reloop. Lots of controller features + lots of CDJ features, and I suspect they are coming in at a much more reasonable price. I haven’t personally seen them so I can’t really comment too much on the quality, but I think Reloop has been on point lately.
Or you could just give the Xone to me. That would be an excellent option as well. 😉
ParticipantA few thoughts for you…
Which Virtual is for you? Controller versions kind of replaced LE versions. They only work with one specific model of controller and that’s it. Forever. Get another controller? Have to buy it again. Want access to features not on your controller. Tough luck.
Personally, if Virtual is your weapon of choice I’d save up the cash and buy it. Depending what controller you end up getting there could be discounts on the full version. The full version works with everything without limitations, so once you buy it you have it for life regardless of hardware.
Now, if that is too rich for your blood or you aren’t sure how committed to the cause you are, subscribe. It’s a monthly fee and you get the full unlimited version for as long as you keep on renewing. Just remember, that doesn’t come off the purchase price later – so if after a month or two you are hooked, still better to buy it. Wait too long and you’ll end up paying for it twice over by accident!
December 1, 2015 at 9:20 am in reply to: How to differentiate between Various Genres (EDM, House, Trance, Techno, Electr) #2307481Participant^ ha! I love it Terry, I’m going to have to use that line.
I’ve always made up my own classifications so while I can discuss them very enthusiastically, nobody else ever has any idea what the hell I’m talking about. I kind of like it that way.
November 30, 2015 at 4:49 am in reply to: The age-old Digital DJ Gear question…. But with a twist #2306711Participant^ This.
Sadly the bulk of all-in-one controller fall into the disposable technology category. Even the “well built” ones seem to have a much shorter shelf life than more traditional gear. You can see it in the life span of models. A two year old controller model is considered old tech and not really recommended anymore, versus a four year old hardware mixer which is still considered top-tier and best-of-class.
If they don’t think they can push inventory of a model for more than a year or two, there is no financial incentive for them to build it all that well in the first place.
ParticipantI’m just going to quickly second what Vintage has written as I dealt with this exact situation last weekend.
Most of the bars and clubs around me long ago stopped providing equipment (or useful equipment anyway), so I normally have to cart my own gear around. Last weekend I played somewhere that had actually gone out and got themselves a full Nexus setup. Having not played on a Pioneer CDJ in years, the learning curve was still just a few minutes (and that includes figuring out how to plug in my laptop to them). I just had to reacquaint myself with the sensitivity of the jog wheel compared to what I usually use.
Fundamentally any controller is a set of buttons and a jog. Any mixer is a set of faders and knobs. The learning curve should be quick. Yes, each will have a slightly different feel to it, but it only takes a couple of mixes to get used to.
November 25, 2015 at 5:55 am in reply to: Sensations on a midi controller ? Internal mixer and sound ? #2304601Participantlol – any layer where something can go wrong is also a layer where you have the power to make something go right. 😀
Or maybe I’m just totally neurotic. That is a distinct possibility too. haha
ParticipantYa, I have to wonder a little about the test too. If Virtual’s detection was that bad the forums would be running hot with complaints, and I can’t recall seeing any at all.
Participant^ You still have to use a laptop with the s5 & s8.
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