DJ's and their Tracklists

[wrong chris]

i bet most guys who hide their tracklists are guilty of biting themselves, so they're super paranoid that everyone is out to steal their lucky charms or some shit.

real pros pretty much always share their tracklists because it's the boss way. why not take a page from the champs' book and be a boss too.

[TCMuc]

real pros pretty much always share their tracklists because it's the boss way. why not take a page from the champs' book and be a boss too.

Objection, your honor...


Remember DJ AM who used the "anti trainspotting mode" in Serato so much it eventually was better know as "DJ AM Mode"? I think you can hardly argue the he wasn't a pro...

I think it's also really different in the different scenes. I've read stories about early DJs (Selectors) in Jamaica scratching off the labels of their records so nobody could read the artist and track titles.
The whole sound system culture in Jamaica is based on having the most obscure/rare dubplates/exclusives.

Or think about the Drum'n'Bass scene, especially in the 90s, which also was largely about what DJ had the most exclusive dubplates..


When records were the only medium for DJ use, keeping things exclusive was pretty easy as you could just limit the number of the records you pressed. There usually weren't more than literally a hand full of each dubplate around, while some other tracks were pressed in editions of only a few hundred copies.


Since there are no more physical limitations to the numbers of copies of each track, keeping the track names secret may seem like the only viable option to some. I don't think it makes sense, though, as people will find out eventually.

Personally, I don't include tracklists with my mixtapes (partly because I'm too lazy), but will give away track names and titles upon request.

[lingk]

I always tell people what I play. But I play mostly my own stuff now. So telling people the track name helps my sales.

[ichitaka]

Personally, I don't include tracklists with my mixtapes (partly because I'm too lazy), but will give away track names and titles upon request.

This totally describes me. Okay being lazy is not cool and all. But think it this way. When somebody remembers a track and asks me for it the next day, he deserves to know that ID.

[likeberty]

I always include tracklists with every mixes I uploaded. I personally think that I have no credit from my mix, instead all credits should be given to the producers of each track.