Originally posted by Tonewheeldude:
I holded off posting to see what you guys thought. And its the same reaction here as everywhere else. For some reason musicians have a lack of respect for D.J's. Maybe its because the 80s and 90s saw musicians being pushed out of WMC and function rooms in favour of more up to date sound and light shows by some guy with a turntable or two, a volvo estate and 4 lights who would do the gig for half the money.
But the truth is many DJs these days are at an advanced level where they not only out shine a guy with an arranger keyboard, they are being truly creative. There is so much more to a DJ than playing and merging tracks. Some have a library of loops and effects to help with their task, they not only skilfully merge tracks, but remix, loop, add samples, voice over and work the audience all in real time. And then there are studio DJ's who take a piece of original material, dissamble and remix into something completely original.
The question is realy - are D.J's artists? and should they be respected as such?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegxzljHu1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drGUsHAFLEA
As it happens I don't know any DJ that would call himself a musician, however they do want to be respect as artists. By the way, the myth that musicians union is not for DJ's is untrue.
[This message has been edited by Tonewheeldude (edited 12-14-2010).]At least someone makes sense here.
Become a DJ in 15-20 minutes? Yeah, right! I'd love to see that. In a club setting, of course!
I have yet to see an arranger player fill up a dance floor like is shown on these video clips or at least get such a reaction from a crowd. Want to fire up a crowd like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUCdDzfEsF4&feature=fvsr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6TIEkB4_F8 Then become a DJ or a rock artist. Not as easy as it appears to be. But don't despair, not even Michel Voncken and Peter Baartman get such reactions. Even if they cater to a young audience. I wonder why...not!
Taike
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[This message has been edited by Taike (edited 12-15-2010).]
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