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Fake DJing BUSTED...tell the truth..sometimes ya'll pretend to turn knobs just to look busy
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I've seen it a lot, especially EDM DJs. HipHop DJs are watched too critically and they know better. You get checked for your trainwrecks!
i use to do that shit though at kids parties. i'd make 4 5 hour mixtapes for parties at home, get there and hit play on that bitch
but that dude doing too much
lol
fucking frauds
fucking frauds
The DJ was never needed anyway Anyone can play fucking records.
THANK YOU FOR ADMITTING THAT
i use to do that shit though at kids parties. i'd make 4 5 hour mixtapes for parties at home, get there and hit play on that bitch
but that dude doing too much
You see cats turning knobs every 3 seconds but don't hear any change in the sound coming thru the speakers
lol
I disagree. Every crowd is different.
There is a psychology to playing records. For example, the same records you play for an older black crowd are gonna be different than the records you play for a younger black crowd. Imagine throwing on some Frankie Beverly and Maze in a club full of cats who are 21-22 years. It will go over their heads.....Ironically enough, that same record will work wonders in a venue full of folks in their 50s and up.
You gotta know whats hot in each specific demographic that you provide services to, so you can maximize the experience of the patrons.
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Well because, there is nothing to do lol.
Just got to look busy, especially for EDM.
Just got to look busy, especially for EDM.
Last year, I stepped out to some old club haunts. I started seeing videos of the songs the DJ was "playing." I thought...hmmm, that's kinda cool. Then I noticed the video would fade just like the song and thought, this DJ ain't doing shit but pressing a play button. 
I get what you are saying but famo..that is common sense.
If you throw on some oldies for 21 year olds...you are just a dumb ass.
Knowing what's hot is simple...just pay attention..thats all.
DJ'ng is some easy ass shit...why do you think these celebs are disrespecting the craft and scooping all the money from it?
Mmmhmm, I always wonder about them EDM DJ's. They be up there looking busy as hell. I went to an EDM festival last month, that's all they do. Push a button, turn a couple of knobs, then throw their hands up, clap a couple of times & point @ the crowd.....rinse & repeat for an hour & them CAC's loved every minute of it. That shit was some goofy bullshit...
You are absolutely misguided if you believe that shit. These celebs you see jumping in and suddenly becoming DJs are spinning EDM which typically has a BPM range that does not change more than 10BPM per song. That shit is easy to sync up especially when they just use the sync button to line up the song for them. Put them in front of a setup that varies much more in tempo like hip hop, rnb or caribbean music and they'll be lost without that sync button.
Now as far as those knobs you see them EDM DJs twisting, they're actually not twisting anything in most cases. Those knobs are controlling the highs, mids & lows for each channel. If you twist any of those knobs you should be able to hear a difference in how the song sounds but in many of these cases there is no change to the sound. Those fools are just trying to give off the impression that they're actually doing something.
Real talk here. I have been to sets where the DJ had no idea how to connect the music to the audience.
Sorry man...the shit is easy as hell to play some fucking records.
Fuck all that syncing bullshit...with today's technology you don't have to do that shit manually.
DJ were never needed man...they were just the homie that you let eat by assigning something to do just to get some of that budget.
Did you know that Eric B. didn't know shit about the wheels of steel?
Now I will admit that scratching was some dope shit that required skill but tell me if that shit is still cool now?
Until you are behind a setup and have to play in front of the crowd, I will continue to say you are very much misinformed if you believe it's easy to DJ. Anyone who has a semblence of sense knows a DJ will make or break a party. If you don't think so then you try opening up a club and just have a damn juke box set to auto select and see how long you'll be open. There's a reason why greats like Kid Capri, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Scratch, etc still command a huge following. And yes scratching is still very much alive. It all depends on the vibe at the venue to determine just how much scratching is done.
I agree..but it's not the DJ..it's the music on the "playlist".
Scratching is still alive in that community...the masses don't give a fuck bro!
80's and 90's DJs had a place...now they are really not needed. All you need is an image and some "turntables" and you are a DJ bro.
You still don't get it. Having a playlist isn't enough. You can put every popular song together in a single playlist but knowing how to put them together to keep an audience entertained for hours is an art. Keeping the crowd focused on the vibe you're creating is an art. A playlist means nothing if you don't have someone capable of putting it all together to have a flow. That's the job of a DJ & until you have done it yourself or been around people who do, you'll never have an idea of the work that real DJs have to put in to keep you entertained at any party, corporate event, wedding etc that you've ever attended.
I have been playing 6 years. The only times I have used a prerecorded mix is when handling the cocktail or dinner portion of a wedding. I use that time to eat or solve issues with the wedding party or other vendors. likewise, If I'm providing music for the ceremony and the reception. I'll play a mix from an old android in case the guests get to the reception area before I can.
In a a club, bar, private party, or dancing portion of the night you NEVER want to do this. Your client can make money putting a jukebox in the corner. Why should they pay hundreds of dollars to hire someobe to do the same thing with less function?
In a a club, bar, private party, or dancing portion of the night you NEVER want to do this. Your client can make money putting a jukebox in the corner. Why should they pay hundreds of dollars to hire someobe to do the same thing with less function?
Agreed. I was unprepared for a crowd that wanted reggaeton last weekend so now I'm taking the day off my day job to track down and build a 200 song set so that it never happens again. This involves scouring record pools, studying charts, listening to hours of internet radio, figuring out which hip hop songs can transition in and out with them and eventually making a five minute mix so I can sell this skill to new clients.
This has been going on for a good while, there are YT vids...brb
got 'em
got 'em
Try spinning a few minutes of reggae for a mixed African crowd. They may know the songs better than most Americans but even then I had to be very particular with what songs to play especially coming off of an Afrobeat set done by the previous DJ.
Speaking of which, Afrobeat might be the most difficult genre of music to find. The record pools I managed to find don't have large libraries and had none of the songs I've noticed are extremely popular. I actually found myself having to rip tracks from YouTube & hope the audio quality wasn't shitty when it was 1st uploaded.
Everybody's comment's in this thread are valid, some more than others. Yes, knowing what to play and who to play it for is a basic element one needs to understand when you're in this craft, and yes DJ'ng is simple if these two principle elements are the only thing you bring to the event. However, DJ'ng is not a passive art form. Anyone can bring two music sources to a place and play music tracks one after another, radio stations have been doing this since there conception, but when "Flash" (Grand Master Flash) and OTHERS like him created the Hip Hop DJ, that was the "Big Bang" that spawned all of the creation we see today. Consequentially ALL RECORDS or MUSICS becomes relevant, and not what's just hot at the time. So along with "scratching" catching a record / music track in "the Break" and manipulating it to produce a different sound or sequence to the original music became one of the first principles of the Hip Hop DJ, and you have to have an ear for this!!! Drum machines and sampling would later change the game again!!! So because of this you can play those oldies for these young heads, if you have a good ear, some rhythm, and imagination, and get the entire place, old and young, "head nodding" to the beat of your work, as the DJ.
Please don't take what I've said as being in any way supportive of this fake shit being discussed here. Thanks for gaming an ole'head up. I mean fake DJ'ng I never thought of it, because that's just some shit you just don't do, now that is some heresy and some kind of swift punishment is needed. Wow "Ghost Writers" for Rappers, now "Ghost Music for DJ's, we are in the last days!!!
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I can say the same thing about "real MC's" bro.
Times have drastically changed...none of that shit matters anymore and you and I both know it.
It's all about image and hype now...point blank man.
dis nigga should be fuckin shot
She basically got away with playing a pre-recorded mix. Only of her 2 decks were actually playing yet she was messing with the level settings for a totally different channel. Completely fraudulent. This is the kind of disrespectful shit that gets me so vexed.
If that's what you want to believe. I know the work I've put in and the work the people in my circle as well as others in the industry I've followed have put in. We all hate these other so called DJs that fake the funk disrespecting the craft
I have about 5 GB of some older stuff (Tony Allen, Fela Kuti and the like). Let me know if you want a share,but yeah, newer stuff is harder to get. PM me some artists or songs and I will search them out on the Franchise record pool.
Youtube and soundcloud ripping is a tricky last resort. If I have to go that route I will hook my H4N Zoom recorder up to my computer's audio to stop the sound from degrading further.
Definitely! I appreciate that. I use Franchise Record Pool as well for the majority of my music. The newer stuff isn't that hard to find for me. It's the older music from prior to me getting my own equipment. It's especially hard for reggae & soca cuz of the quantity of songs & riddims that came out prior to everything going digital & me not having them on wax.
Indeed but you know just like I know we have entered an era where work is not what gets you forward(as far as the entertainment industry goes).
People are idiots bro...hype and image is all you need to take over an industry that use to require skill, dedication and hard work.
I don't like it...you don't like...but it is what it is!
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