The answer to "What is a DJ?"

[Patch]

I can't see that image (blocked at work). But I'm guessing it's a picture of Jazzy Jeff?

[3heads]

Which I completely disagree with. Just because you haven't listened to a song in 10 years, doesn't mean you lose that "subconscious" (again - I agree with that) knowledge of when the different elements start. The same way as you don't forget the words to a song.

This is all inherent to being a DJ. It's part of the "unconscious-competence" that you can only get with experience.

Imagine asking this question to ?uestlove, or Jazzy Jeff. Do you think they know all of their records? (They do).

It's part of being that thing that we all should be, above DJ's - MUSIC LOVERS.

I feel a bit misunderstood again. I completely agree with you. You don't lose this subconscious memory over time (how often, for example, do I recognize a sample that I might not have heard in years - can take me a while to figure out what tune I'm thinking of but the memory is there), but that was not a point I wanted to make, but rather this: At least for me, this kind of memory works so that I remember that something happens at the end of the current or the next phrase. I don't think "cool, when I start the new track now, in a about a minute the breakdown of the old one and the intro of the new one will end simultaneously"
And again, I think this is a good thing as it makes for more dynamic and thus interesting sets.

[sheikyerbouti]

I can't see that image (blocked at work). But I'm guessing it's a picture of Jazzy Jeff?

Pretty close!

[Stephen Nawlins]

I can't see that image (blocked at work). But I'm guessing it's a picture of Jazzy Jeff?

Hell no...Jazzy Jeff is a real DJ in comparison to Guetta

[Stephen Nawlins]

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This also resumes pretty well what a DJ is.

[telamon]

On a side note, watched that DJ AM documentary last night. Dude was legit.

[Patch]

I keep meaning to watch that...

[telamon]

I keep meaning to watch that...

It's interesting. He had a hard life and made the best out of it. Check it out.

[Stephen Nawlins]

On a side note, watched that DJ AM documentary last night. Dude was legit.

Any link to that documentary?

[telamon]

Any link to that documentary?

I watched it on Showtime. Not sure if it's available anywhere else atm.