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DJs who are real musicians Hi all, new here and been getting into dj'ing recently and reading a lot of threads around vinyl vs cdj vs digital which got me believeing about my own take on it all. I started mixing on Traktor but without any serious gear and recently managed to get hold of some cdj 350s from a friend and had lots of fun beatmatching and keeping things in time (albeit at the expense of all the creative things you can do on Traktor). I have a background in guitar so i appreciate musicianship and talent and whilst i agree the main job of a dj is to entertain the crowd, i don't really intend to make it a point of mine to start playing clubs but just want to look forward to coming home from work and rock out in my bedroom. I love the spontaneity of just jumping on the cdjs and seeing what happens (like improvising on the guitar), practising my beatmatching (like doing scales) and just generally trying to focus on the musicianship of it. I don't know maybe it's just me but a lot of people seem to want to use DJing as a means to an end, to rock the club, that no one cares if you beatmatch, its all about the crowd etc. I totally agree but at the end of the day for me, finding the music and challenge of mastering a craft is the enjoyment and if the crowd enjoys it, thats awesome. So having said all that, who are some EDM DJs you guys listen to who are real musicians on the decks? I want to be inspired! | |
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