Mixtape News: Are Digital DJ Systems, CDJs and Serato
Allowing Too Many People to Become DJs? Our Answer and others answers to this question as posed by one of the major DJ websites.
Violater all star DJs' DJ Supa Stated: "Is SERATO allowing any and everybody to become djs these days?
Cats who have been Deejaying for only a few months, and have serato, are telling me how they are trying get on air and
go on tour and spin in some of the biggest spots in the city. DJs hit me up."
DJ Emir's Response to the question posed was:
Serato and CDJs have both opened the flood gates to the once coveted serious DJs only arena of the club scene.
Everyones a DJ now. But it's the same with MP3 I-pod parties. Yeah you can set up an I-pod to play music but it
will never read a crowd, never get them to dance the whole night the way a Real DJ would. The real issue is these
mediocre DJs and down right bad DJs are lowering DJ prices everywhere because they want night club experience and are
willing to do it for less than $200 some even do it for a $50 bar tab???
It really comes down to the nightclub owners making bad decisions, hiring DJs that can't mix and can't control a crowd.
In the end most of those bars and nightclubs go belly up super fast due to their poor choice in DJs and poor choices in marketing.
The DJ is the main focal point of your night, they keep the guests coming back and keep them happy. A good DJ creates a buzz
and makes more people want to check out your venue. A poor DJ does just the opposite, drives your customers away week after week
and negates all your marketing efforts. Many of our own Denver nightclubs are suffering needlessly due to bad DJ choices.
Now this statement may open a can of worms, but seriously most DJs with a huge amount of skill will still prefer Vinyl turntables
over CD turntables. It's a versatility thing, Vinyl gives you more accurate hand control and more scratch variations than CD turntables do.
Besides when they announce your name on the big stage do you really want them to say "On The Wheels of Plastic" Hell NO!
You better be "On the Wheels of Steel" (die cast aluminum technically) Same goes for mixtapes, if you're not mixing on your mixtape
then what's the point of making your "mixtape"? Gunshots belong in the movies, with the rest of the actors.
Instant replay machines should be tools, not your entire DJ Arsenal, If pressing a button was really Deejaying then I'd just assume send
my little brother with a preloaded play list and tell him to press these buttons in such and such order and not even bother
having him read the crowd.
In The formum DJ Tony Tone stated:
"Bottom Line...They need to pay dues and put the work in but even with serato you can tell who's been doing their homework."
Some one else asked:
"what homework needs to be done? I am gonna get Serato soon, so it would be good to know what's most important to a pro... "
To DJ Emir doing your homework as a DJ means: Practicing on the decks all the time,
constantly looking for new music, adding music and getting to know the music in your collection.
It also means: perfecting your mixing skills before stepping into the DJ arena (Nightclubs, Mixtapes, Radio Stations etc)
Opening up for established DJs, humbly picking up gigs,without destroying the scene in the process. Y
ou also would go out to see as many good DJs as you can.
You should always be able to find at least one aspect of each DJ you watch that you can learn from, emulate and ultimately improve upon.
Some DJs have great crowd hype microphone skills, others are good at playing a variety of music, some have dope turntable skills,
some have dope quick sets etc... Learn from each and find your own path. Take notes of your own strengths and your own weaknesses.
Plan on improving both, Make your strengths your greatest asset and become the best you can with that. But also
start eliminating your weaknesses.
If you've paid your dues and did your homework it should show when you step up on stage and DJ. Anyone with a decent ear
for music should be able to tell the difference between you and the other DJs, you would be that much better then all your peers.
The Crowd would be behind you, other DJs would admire your skill or at least respect your overall skills, even if they hate you for it.
If you still aren't at that level, then everyone should at least be able to recognize you as a decent DJ.
No Beat match mistakes, a good overall control of the crowd etc...
If you did your homework no one should be able to hear your small mistakes except a higher level DJ. If you didn't do your homework...
well lets just say most people will know, cause you still sound like a newbie. It doesn't matter how many years either,
some cats just don't improve. It's the very definition of the word "Kung Fu" which means "time and effort" you can add time all you want
but if after 4 years you still haven't put in the effort then you're probably still not going to be all that good. Same goes for the opposite,
you can put all the effort in the world but you still need to give skill time to develop. Of the Two effort is still the more important factor.
Over time effort will become something, without effort the time spent is meaningless.
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