There are 3 Types of DJ's...

Re: There are 3 Types of DJ's...

Call me a prius! Cuz I'm s hybrid...but really don't mention Steve Aoki, it's like saying beetle juice. Once you say it three times on the forums all hell breaks loose!!!

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Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct

I'm picturing a character building screen for something like "DJ: The Mixing" or something. Those are the three careers you can choose. :p

Breakout a dungeons and dragons character sheet?

There are 10 kinds of djs, those who understand binary and those who don't :p

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Originally Posted by Stumpy

There are 10 kinds of djs, those who understand binary and those who don't :p

Actually, 11, you forgot those who only spin Vinyl. Let confusion ensue, lol

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Originally Posted by rdej47

I'm not talking about vinyl, CDJ, or digital DJ's. In my opinion there are 3 kinds of DJs that exist.

The Promo DJ, The Tastemaker, and the Technical DJ.

The Promo DJ has built a career through creating there own events and popularity. They do a hell of a job getting people hyped for their events and they all the sudden seem to be everywhere. They can give anything a buzz.

The Tastemaker has some skill but is more popular for breaking new music or bringing in that old track at just the right time.

The Technical DJ is focused on solid skill and very complex sets to generate a crowd. It usually takes a bit more knowledge of DJing to appreciate their kind of shows.

My point in this post is not to say any one is better then the other. In fact I think it's good to see this distinction because it means you can choose your path to success. Think of your favourite DJ's and they likely fall into one of these categories of even a hybrid of all of them. Steve Aoki comes to mind for me. I wouldn't say he's the most technical DJ but he breaks new music and does a hell of a job of Promotion. A-Trak technical back in his scratch days and a tastemaker for sure.

I think for success you have to have a balance between all 3 of these.

HEHEHEH...cool!

I am definatelly the technical DJ.
My sets are usually pre-selected tracks (usually unreleased or REALLY new...to be sure no one else will play it), but I do bring a contingincy plan JUST in case SHIT.

I am booked to play a certain time of the night and to play a certain style that fits the lineup.They know what they gonna get from me. A very techy darkish relentless set. But you NEVER know....i like to be safe and have some sort of backup in the way of a few more tracks of either HARDER or more chill.

I don't ever play old tracks....but have been talking about playing a set of ALL my favs over the years......hasn;t happened yets.

:)

I like to think that I educate the crowd....by bringing them the best quality produced Psytrance IMHO that they have not heard before but will love!

Its also helps that I been round this scene for the last 10 years and kinda know what the scene or crowd wants when i play.

I have never arranged a party or anything like that. I hardly help my crew when they throw parties!

HEHEHEHEH:D

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Originally Posted by DJPhaidon

Actually, 11, you forgot those who only spin Vinyl. Let confusion ensue, lol

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binary vinyl scratch

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Originally Posted by djalexlaine

if you want to be successful, you have to be able to do all of those to a degree. if you cant market yourself, no one cares what music or how well you play. if you play bad music, no one cares and if you have no technical skills, you wont go anywhere either.

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