Am I Totally out of my mind thinking this is total garbage

[JasonBay]

How long do you think it will take for all the local clubs to realize hey why the hell should i pay someone good money to "DJ" when i can just get virtual DJ line up 300 songs and just use the auto mix?

Because you still need to be able to read the crowd, and no playlist will be able to do that.

[Gapout]

juke-box

A money-operated phonograph or compact disk player, equipped with pushbuttons for the selection of particular recordings

so the only difference is that there is a person

[hrtbrkd]

Ummmm here is the deal I beleive most of us here are more of an underground style DJs/Producers/Controllerist/Turntablist. That guy is a commercial DJ the kind that does weddings, childrens parties, bar mitzvahs and what not. I don't expect that type of DJ to even understand what mixing, midi, production or even have talent to mix at a club or underground. The dude is doing what gets him payed. Am I mad? Nah he is doing his thing. Would I ever want to do those type of gigs? Fuck no I would rather slit my own d#%k errrm wrist. I do find comercial style DJs more like our nerdy cousin we don't like to talk about. PLUR hahahaha

[JasonBay]

so the only difference is that there is a person

Yup, like I said in my original post, he's nothing more than a Juke box

[Gapout]

Because you still need to be able to read the crowd, and no playlist will be able to do that.

Actually they will be.

I was reading a thing where they have a new itunes integration where u can vote for the next song through your phone and whatever song gets the most votes will be played next.

No Joke it was on the DigitalDJtips site.

[Ed Paris]

i just read your sig "I dont care if you use 2 ipads...2 cassette tapes...or a washboard and a wooden spoon...if you rock it, you rock it."

and this is exactly what i´m talking about. who (except for other djs) give a shit about what you do behind the booth as long as you entertain the crowd? hell, david f*cking guetta plays prerecorded sets as well as many many other djs. and? does the crowd care about? no!

in the end it comes down to one important thing and i´m repeating myself:

entertain your crowd! no matter what you do and what you use.

[rotebass]

the reason why i am hating, is because its people like this that will eventually destroy the DJing industry

BPM Studio has been around for how many years now? Hasn't killed DJing yet, stop crying, get back to practicing...

[JasonBay]

I was reading a thing where they have a new itunes integration where u can vote for the next song through your phone and whatever song gets the most votes will be played next.

I read that too, but I still don't think it can replace what the DJ can do with reading the crowd, planning a head, building up to "something" (whatever you wanna call it) and creating an experience for the end user.

[JesC]

700 gigs is impressive, thank you for doing the gigs i hate doing! Im sure your compensation for those gigs are pretty good. Let the haters hate, do your thing.

[ellgieff]

The reason why im pissed...is that this came directly from another "Digital" Djing forum board and was considered as "Valid" Djing.

How the hell is this valid djing in any way shape or form.

He's playing recorded music to an audience. What do you think DJing actually is?