in my defense

[Bware the DJ]

Try weed or xanax (sp?) Stress sucks, I agree, but for the love of music and dancing I think its worth it. I've never heard you spin but fuck all the naysayers. If you have a hard time beatmatching buy some cheap cd tables with bpm counters on it. They arent perfect but they are a gr8 guide. I personally am not totally satisfied with my beatmatching but I think the energy that you bring is more important. I hope to see you spin soon since I am new to the local rave scene.

[Deadly Zebra Army]

Originally Posted by Bware the DJ

Try weed or xanax (sp?) Stress sucks, I agree, but for the love of music and dancing I think its worth it. I've never heard you spin but fuck all the naysayers. If you have a hard time beatmatching buy some cheap cd tables with bpm counters on it. They arent perfect but they are a gr8 guide. I personally am not totally satisfied with my beatmatching but I think the energy that you bring is more important. I hope to see you spin soon since I am new to the local rave scene.

thinking like this is why there are so many shitty DJs playing out right now. It's like trying to get a job as a chef when the only dish you know how to make is scrambled eggs

[Bware the DJ]

Thats bullshit and stuck up assholes like you whose holier than thou attitudes is why the music industry sucks.

[Deadly Zebra Army]

Originally Posted by Bware the DJ

Thats bullshit and stuck up assholes like you whose holier than thou attitudes is why the music industry sucks.

You don't even know me well enough to call me an asshole. So, since you're so keen on being sassy, why don't you tell me why that's bullshit? To be fair, I'll share my thoughts on the matter.

I'm sick and tired of going out to parties and hearing DJs that can't mix for shit. It kills the vibe by clearing the dancefloor and prevents people from getting lost in the music because they're too busy getting trainwrecked out of their groove every 4 minutes. If you want to play out, that's great, but all of these trainwrecking noobs need to be patient and hone their skills before they get out there trying to be the entertainment for someone's night when you don't know what the fuck you're doing at all.

[tom white]

Originally Posted by BodyTech08

How about the 3 stooges, a.k.a the White trio just bring there A game and see if the red carpet they so called walk in on is worthy of their presence. Hopefully one of them can beat match.

lol, anybody who thinks i walk down a red carpet must not know me at all. i hate the color red. i would refuse to walk down it...and if it wasn't high quality carpet...man, i wouldn't even show up.

just come and find out, "BodyTek".

[selektron]

the "a" game was brought.

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by Bware the DJ

Try weed or xanax (sp?) Stress sucks, I agree, but for the love of music and dancing I think its worth it. I've never heard you spin but fuck all the naysayers. If you have a hard time beatmatching buy some cheap cd tables with bpm counters on it. They arent perfect but they are a gr8 guide. I personally am not totally satisfied with my beatmatching but I think the energy that you bring is more important. I hope to see you spin soon since I am new to the local rave scene.

"You can't break the rules unless you know them inside and out." - Charles Ives said that, I believe.

I don't care who you are or what you spin, if you want to DJ you better be able to beatmatch through at least 30 minutes flawlessly. If someone can't do that, they have no business playing live. It's really not that hard, just spin a few records every night and by a few months it will seem like nothing.

You can't just get up on the tables and hard cut between records all night, not caring about the beat, and then backpeddle with the "oh yeah that was just the energy I was bringing". That takes no skill at all, and it's quite annoying to hear gallops EVERY TRANSITION when you're on the dance floor. I'm all for bringing your own unique energy to a set, but I'm also a staunch believer that you have to learn how to play the turntables before you get up there and spin records.

You wouldn't get up on stage with a live band and play guitar if you didn't even know how to play simple power chords, would you? DJs get no breaks from learning how to master their instrument...

However, I think that idea of using BPM counters is pretty good. They're usually a bit off but they can at least tell you where you're going. The most accurate BPM counters I've seen are on digital solutions like Traktor or Serato Scratch. They can measure accuracy down to .1 BPM, and they have phase meters so you're not only aurally correct, you're correct down to the last frame in the waveform (if you want to seamlessly loop that is). Try not to look at the waveforms, though, because you'll forget how to beatmatch by ear!

[selektron]

my entire set was flawless, no shoes in the dryer over here, every mix was beatmatched to the t, and i had a hell of a fun time with the whole set. maybe to be ripped apart on here from a few shitty shows i did was exactly what i needed to laugh at the stress instead of choke on it.

the star of the show was mr. white though.

stunning performance from the 17 year old who deserved a better time slot.

keep your eyes peeled for andy white...the kid is a trance master.

[ondreyah]

i got alot more life obsicles but i'm still truckin.

[selektron]

you're only responsible for your own life, not a child. life changes then. no argument you have obstacles. everyone does. my kid and my real responsibilities come first, everything else is secondary.

[ondreyah]

Originally Posted by selektron

you're only responsible for your own life, not a child. life changes then. no argument you have obstacles. everyone does. my kid and my real responsibilities come first, everything else is secondary.

yea tru. so tru