Has anybody seen these? The look pretty cool, but are a bit pricey for me.
http://www.jorgepong.com/huboptic/masks.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ITm...ature=youtu.be
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Has anybody seen these? The look pretty cool, but are a bit pricey for me.
http://www.jorgepong.com/huboptic/masks.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ITm...ature=youtu.be
Cool?
I'd rather say douchy...
Why the hell would you want to wear something like that while DJing?
Hmmm wearing things on your head and face whilst DJ'ing......That'll never catch on.
I want one for the bedroom :tongue_smilie:
Maybe they have light-up "masks" for other parts of your body as well...:huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicky H
No.
me and my friend wear them when we play. People love it regardless of what some will say :thumbup:
we don't wear them the whole time, just the last 45 min or so when things really get tense
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...ar08/show5.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...ar08/show4.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...8/Photo4-3.jpg
Thats look epic Otacon! People might dismiss it as a bit 'Naff', But look at Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Bloody beetroots etc
All headgear wearers and it does add to the effect in rave/club as much as the Lighting/Lasers/smoke etc.
Forget the mask. I want the whole suit!
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Disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by DubluW
That looks hilariously awkward.
If you're selling out top tier venues with millions of dollars in lights and sound, and tens of thousands of people like Daft Punk and Deadmau5 then it's fitting. Seeing two dudes on what looks like a karaoke stage during a club night at a bar, play to like thirty people... I actually lol'd.
hate all you want man, we have fun doing what we do and the people we play for enjoy it. so lol'd all you want :D
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Originally Posted by Otacon
If it's fun, keep doing it, I'm just defending the people who laugh at you. Just don't call it "hating".... It's genuinely funny,.
well everyone has a right to their opinion :)
Every comment you've posted is so aggressive - what's wrong with you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Saurus
I personally don't wear anything on stage but Otacon, when I saw the pictures I was impressed. The look really cool.
haha that's douchey, and he's wearing beats headphones which makes it worse..
To each their own. Personally, I'd never want to where that stuff out of fear that I'm gaining fans due to a gimmick rather than what I am actually doing. For me, that isn't really satisfying. I want people to enjoy what I do for the music... not for the side show. That being said...
http://robcifre.com/2012/05/11/the-c...m-music-scene/
Disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saurus
I think it looks awesome. I lol'd at the fact you think playing to a small crowd is funny. Everyone starts somewhere, and regardless of how many people your playing to, the size of the venue or the Equipment your using it still has the same effect=''Jesus H Christ, there's a dude...with a glowing head''
The way i look at it, its not something people are going to come to see by itself. No one would come watch a dude in a mask stand on stage and twist knobs and press buttons if the music was horrible. I might not be the best dj, but people dance and have fun and we have fun doing it. The masks to us are really for our enjoyment. But like stated above, to each their own.
Oh nothing, I just don't care about offending people, so I don't step around it like most people do. If you're offended, that's your problem. If he has license to post about being silly, I have license to post about laughing at him. Just like you have license to get cranky about me laughing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilac
I think the effect is more often more along the lines ofQuote:
Originally Posted by DubluW
"Hey the bartender asked me to tell you that the bar patrons can't watch the football game on the TV screens with all the lights... could you turn those off? And could you announce over the mic that power hour is about to start... Also... are you going to play techno all night or are you going to switch to club music?"
Also you didn't lol. Liar
Good on you Otacon. Have fun, I think they're cool :)
@Octagon- That's pretty cool. That's all I wanted them for, for fun.
I did Lol. coffee on my keyboard an all. Anyway, Otacon, i believe you saw the Ravetrooper pic? Im all for Mask's.
With all due respect to OP and Otacon,
NO.
HELL NO.
^ hell yeah, i thought the ravetrooper thing was tight. and @MyUsername, its all good man, we've all got different tastes. Atleast you're not a dick about it :thumbup:
No, you're absolutely right. If someone does something, you have the right to laugh at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saurus
Regardless of the fact that Otacon is out there playing gigs and all I've seen you do on the forums is bash everyones views that don't agree with yours. Now it's my turn to laugh at you. You're pathetic.
Of course it depends on the scene you are in, but if you are playing to the general public, a majority of people are going to like stuff like that.
I started and sold a marketing firm so that's where my background is, and if a DJ came to me as a client I would say:
1) You play the same songs as everyone else
2) You play the same equipment as everyone else.
3) You play the same clubs as everyone else.
My advice: You need some gimmick to set yourself apart.
Honestly, if you are a DJ and hoping to become huge just based on your skills, good luck, you might as well play the lottery. There are tons of talented musicians playing in their parent's basement while Lady Gaga is walking around in a meat dress making millions cranking out garbage music.
Good marketing beats a good product any day. If two DJs play a club and their skills are similar, the crowd will remember the mask guy.
That doesn't mean you have to have a bad product if you happen to have a gimmick. If you have the skills and a gimmick, now the deck is stacked in your favor.
I'm not saying everyone should wear a mask, but since I recently got into DJ'ing I am realizing that people don't know the difference between promotion and marketing. Promoting is handing out flyers and getting gigs, the same way a plumber would find jobs. Marketing is honing your image and setting yourself apart, this is the artistic part and the part where you can be creative.
Well said.Quote:
Originally Posted by crakbot
seconded.Quote:
Originally Posted by MyUsername
Shit liek this is why everyone is talking about the "death of DJing".Quote:
Originally Posted by crakbot
DJing isn't supposed to be about promotion or marketing. The types of DJs you're talking about don't get famous because they're not supposed to get famous. Stupid shit like light up masks won't help that and SHOULDN'T help that. DJs should gain fame based on their performance ability. People who "play tracks" as you said it, should NEVER get famous, and basically never do. DJs get famous based on performance technique, which you CAN tell the difference between, or they get famous as PRODUCERS. Deadmau5 and Daft Punk would have NEVER gone anywhere even with their gimmicks if they weren't good PRODUCERS, not DJs.
Trying to use gimmicks to get famous as a DJ is both pathetic and more or less futile. Think of all of the *famous* DJs you know of who AREN'T producers. Can you name a single one that wears a mask?
You're right, in a just world we would be only as famous as we are skilled.
We, however, do not live in a just world. Anything that gets you noticed, that sets you apart from the pack, is a bonus.
A DJ is a sub-category of the entertainment industry. Our job is to do just that - entertain.
You could be the best magician in the world doing illusions other people can only dream of, but that alone is unlikely to get you noticed. It's all about the show.
A nobody DJ puttin one of those on while they're DJ'n would be one of the dorkiest moves out there. After deadmau5 did it(which was different and accepted at the time), all the ackward people tried to follow, so it's now a played out and dorky idea
this. Hype it up anyway you want but this is the truth. People come see a DJ to have fun and be entertained. Everyone has a different way of doing that. It doesn't change the music I play, or the way I play it. I'm just wearing a mask for the higher energy parts of the set. Its pretty funny some of you guys are getting all worked up about it. If you don't like it, dont do it. End of story :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilac
doesn't it hurt your eyes having super bright leds right on your nose?
@ Otacon, you really want to cry because we don't like some douchy 'light up masks'? I'm gonna put you in the same category as Pauly D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otacon
:D
Oh, the irony.
:D
I'm kinda split here, on one hand I think it's kinda cool, on the other hand I would not like to be the one who's remembered for wearing a cool mask instead of the good music I play. (that comment is not directed towards anyone you pussies, it's a generic thought).
BUT If that works for you, why not enjoy it? Funny when some negative comments come from people who don't play live.
As the status of a 'dj', I would rather be an artist than an entertainer. I would rather go to a concert, a live set or gig rather than to a circus. Where's the limit? Is djing with your nipples out ok? dressed like nurse? Magician DJ? (all the following is real actually)
Having shown Otacon up as the blatant hypocrite that he is, my actual opinion is that this shows exactly how far behind the rest of the world the US is in terms of electronic dance music. This is like Altern-8's masks but with the benefit of 20 years worth of LED development, something that would only be worn as a tribute to the early rave days or as a joke. I don't know of any djs who would consider wearing something like this, except maybe at a Halloween fancy dress gig or something.
Bit like a certain stage:p! Have you seen the Batman ldn video?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Bastard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BBkED6cqs8
Shows it in a much better light
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Originally Posted by Jack Bastard
I'll just leave this here.
http://i.imgur.com/iYEL4.jpg