Hype men or DJ's?

[Audio Aerosol]

Very true one of the greatest djs in the uk ever is David Rodigan and he rips up crowds with hype and Toonage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBJbB...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoOC...eature=related


still kills it at 60 years old lol

Still big in the game! original bad man

[ellgieff]

Shouldn't live djs be shredding it on their equipment and have less time to dance around and pose for camera's? If that's your life and all you do is practice i would expect to utilize a better setup than 2 cdjs and a mixer for more unique performances.

For example, i watched a 14 minute set of his and saw him touch his mixer like 3 times, is this DJing?

DJing: playing other people's records.

So yes, that would be DJing.

2 cdjs and a mixer is all that's actually required. 1200's if you prefer. Better setup? What's a better setup?

14 minutes means probly 4 tunes, which means 3 mixes. So, yeah, touching the mixer 3 times sounds about right.

[bmo]

DJing: playing other people's records.

So yes, that would be DJing.

2 cdjs and a mixer is all that's actually required. 1200's if you prefer. Better setup? What's a better setup?

14 minutes means probly 4 tunes, which means 3 mixes. So, yeah, touching the mixer 3 times sounds about right.

What? lol, it all depends on the style for sure, but usally in a top 40 or hip-hop mix you'd have like 10 or 11 songs in 14 mins.

[Steve Zorilow]

usally in a top 40 or hip-hop mix you'd have like 10 or 11 songs in 14 mins.

lol, and it's annoying to hear. People want the whole track, like it or not.

[ellgieff]

What? lol, it all depends on the style for sure, but usally in a top 40 or hip-hop mix you'd have like 10 or 11 songs in 14 mins.

Dude, really? That would suck to listen to. Don't you actually like the tunes you play, and want to hear more than one verse, bridge, chorus section?

[sobi]

The thread is an impossible conundrum. If you pick one or the other, it only shows a strong misunderstanding of what being in the entertainment industry means. Any aspect of the music business requires the realization that true balanced talent possesses equal parts stage presence AND technical skill/talent. All presence with no talent is success with no integrity. All talent with no presence is boring brilliance. Both is having the ability to know shit talkers are never going to have a leg to stand on.