DJ Xfactor [the official thread]

Do any of you remember that show with p diddy making the band or something like that

cant wait if they invite Tiesto too to become the guest judge :P

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Originally Posted by Luconia

cant wait if they invite Tiesto too to become the guest judge :P

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My take on the potential judges (guest or not), judging by what Cowell will want to achieve:

Guetta
Tiesto
Pauly D
Judge Jules
One or more of Swedish House Mafia
Armin
Deadmau5
Rana June (first ever ipad dj) (joke ;) )

Judges I would like to see to give some sense of perspective:

Richie Hawtin
Carl Cox
Frankie Knuckles
Sasha and/or Digweed
LTJ Bookem
Q-Bert
Spinbad
Skream
Dave Seaman

Anybody remember the joy of decks? that was a good show and it had a little credibility though it was on a small scale

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Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle

This will fail.

- somebody said the average singing spot in x-factor is 5 minutes. It isn't. It's about 90 seconds. The only thing you can demonstrate in 90 seconds is cue-point juggling and FX. I'm starting to get a migraine thinking about it

- people don't really understand DJing. They won't be able to tell the difference between playing a mashup with minimal DJ interaction, and DJs getting busy and mashing things up themselves. Consequently they will be given 2 top40 songs to mix and won't be allowed to use anything else. The audience will hate it because it is repetitive and boring. DJs will hate it because the music is awful

- the only thing that might save it (as a spectacle) is the fact you'd have to be unlikeably egotistical or naively delusional to want to go on it. The unlikeably egotistical will make good car crash viewing. The naively delusional will play obscure music that the audience and the judges can sneer at

What's the winner going to get? A residency at the Roxy?

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^^ This pretty much says it all.

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Originally Posted by ChadimusMaximus

5) Skrillex is another one I would love to see probably because of his history with multiple genres. He was the guitarist, and later singer, in a screamo, emo-type band called From First to Last back back in 2004(under his birth name Sonny Moore.) Only after leaving in 2007 due to issues with his voice did he focus on his solo career in Dubstep and glitch music. Now the kid is performing sold-out shows with his signature screaming bassline shooting into the ears of millions of fans. His resume in the music field is pretty broad considering the kid is only 23-years old. He career in music started when he was around 15-16. The Dudes has enough experience to run his own record label. In fact, he runs his own record label called OWSLA Records which signed acts like Porter Robinson and Zedd.
We started hearing about Skrillex after Deadmau5 signed the dude to Mau5trap Sonney is a lot like deadmau5 more ways than one. Instances like interests in music, millions of fans, have a cigarette in their hand everytime you see them. Along with that, he also dropped his own record label like Joel did. Which means That means Sonney was pretty busy last year and 2012 may be no different. He might only be for one episode if he did it and it would probably be as a Celebrity Judge. He has a record label, a new EP that dropped last year in 2011 after Xmas, and making more music for us to enjoy.

And that's how you make a tv show for DJs that people will love. Your welcome DJTT.

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as soon as i read this name, it made my swallow my gum.

skirillex? really?

the guy that just clip launches pre rehearsed sets in ableton? that guy?


i mean you wrote a very thought out response. but after reading deadmau5 and skrillex in there. the only thing i can think of as a dj of 20 plus years is...


we



are



fucked

p.s.

jeff is WAY more than just the guy from the fresh prince. he's an innovator and inventor of the transformer scratch. man learn your history

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Originally Posted by Fyoog

My take on the potential judges (guest or not), judging by what Cowell will want to achieve:

Guetta
Tiesto
Pauly D
Judge Jules
One or more of Swedish House Mafia
Armin
Deadmau5
Rana June (first ever ipad dj) (joke ;) )

Judges I would like to see to give some sense of perspective:

Richie Hawtin
Carl Cox
Frankie Knuckles
Sasha and/or Digweed
LTJ Bookem
Q-Bert
Spinbad
Skream
Dave Seaman

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not sure if this even serious...

http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl...Factor_For_DJs

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UPDATE:

Well, a weird story just got weirder. According to dance music messiah Perez Hilton (we think?) and this typo-riddled site, Khloe Kardashian (!) will host and the panel will include Steve Aoki, Paul Oakenfold and Jamie Jones. Apparently house legend Frankie Knuckles is also on board as a mentor. We don’t know what to believe! Has 1 April come early?

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Oh well, just contributing for the sake of the lulz. heck i would watch the show just for shit & giggles

turn your tv's off.

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Originally Posted by Fyoog

Rana June (first ever ipad dj) (joke ;) )

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Oh god don't remind me of her.

Love how people diss skrillex and deadmau5 haha.... yet we are sit here and they are loaded doing what we all wish we could do.... back to the main topic though... because 100,000's of people apply for xfactor they barely get a chance... for a dj xfactor I cant imagine too many people applying... so it should give them more time... granted its hard to judge in even 6 mins unless its like a dmc style battle which is a skill in its own compaired to taking people on a journey for a couple hours. Dying to see how they go about it to be honest and see what stuff people are rocking... if there are any digital djs on it (havent checked the rules or anything) I wonder if you'll see the odd midi fighter.