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Originally posted by squeak_D:
What I think is so often overlooked here on this forum regarding DJ's is that they're just like any other performer. You have your good ones, and your poor ones. Same can be said for keyboard players.

The problem I notice is that quite a few here have reduced the modern DJ to someone who just essentially presses, START, STOP, PAUSE, and NEXT. That's not the case at all. Many of today's DJ's are actually quite skilled. How many of you guys here can "scratch" and do it well..?? Have you ever tried it? (it's not as easy as it looks). How many of you guys here know how to take ANY song out there..., chop it up.., add your own flavor to it, and turn it into a dance hit? Better yet.., how many here consider themselves skilled enough to even run a modern sampler, turn-table, or groovebox?

Before you guys trash the DJ.., first try and do their job and see if you can keep up. You'd be surprised how many DJ's are REAL musicians too.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 08-09-2010).]


Good post Squeak...funny a DJ post brings you out of hiding ....one of my my sons is a very popular "Drums & Bass" style DJ who performs at Mega Raves and Hugh Events in many major cities on the east coast let me tell ya....you better know what your doing when there are thousands of people dancing out there......it takes alot of experience and talent to be successful.



[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 08-09-2010).]