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Inspire & Educate: The Role Of The Deejay Posted on: 31.12.2012 by Aleta Jevtic I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 | |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Sheilah Kurzhal 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by hamza21
I tell my story here ... and no one believes that I was able, with hardly any experience on tables ... To buy my rig and gear ... 3 weeks later start playing out (I had the gig locked before I bought gear) ... and after about a month and a half ... moved to peak evening s in the club ... and soon after that started to be requested for other venues locally. With 10+ years of ADVANCED audio production experience ... great eclectic taste in music ... and going into like a psycho crack head mode (no sleep all reading) for the 3 weeks between buying my gear and my start date (to learn Traktor) ... I did it. And almost 1 year later ... I've got more opportunities lined up for this spring break and summer season (I'm in a tourist trap in Florida) ... ALL because of my taste, style, and experience / understanding / appreciation of most genres. They say the key to humour is shock factory and surprise. I would show up a little early on my evening s (sometimes) and have a drink. And observe who was in the building ... And most of the time accurately predict what they were into ... And even better ... I would introduce myself to a group of people ... and go ahead ask them what they like! I used these methods to gain their trust and some insight on what I could shock them with throughout the evening . If there was a good crowd of late 20's early 30's mixed with some young bucks ... I might start out with Prince - "When Doves Cry" ... play that sh*t for a minute ... Late 20's are like HELL YEAH! Young bucks are like WTF?? Then out of no where BOOM ... Skrillex - "Kill Every Body in the World ... which mashes perfect with "When Doves Cry", btw ... Next thing you know EVERYBODY'S happy and dancing. I try to make the music speak ... via the concepts. " I want to kill every [ insert effect ] DOVE in the world ... DROP! Wow factor and communication. I guess I'm rambling now ... but I love the context of your post .. I'm checking the mix out now! I'll feedback! Much respect! |
| Aleta Jevtic 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by Awesomer
Frankly, many deejays don't know how to find good music. It's much easier to stick to what you know than face the prospect of starting all over. It was much more easier to find solid music back in the day than it is now. In this day and age you have to be persistent and dedicated to find quality music. You have listen to a copious amount of crap from various sources (blogs,bandcamp,souncloud,etc) to hear some good music. Furthermore you have to deal with the fact that most Hip Hop made today is made for listening not the dance floor. I have to admit it was a little more difficult than I assumed to make Hip Hop party mix not featuring any classics of the past. However I proved, now as in past, it can be done. It was much easier to make my True School Beatdown series than this mix.
Originally Posted by Awesomer
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| Kenton Almeyda 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by hamza21
I downloaded this, and will check it out. I know most of the artists but not the tracks, which is often a good sign. Wish you had included the ge.tt link in the djtt post. |
| Aleta Jevtic 31.12.2012 | I've been meaning to make party mix for awhile and after my comments spawned a discussion on Pipomixes back in July. Moreover a famous deejay asked me recently what I rather hear at a club, a Nas classic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" or Chief Keef's "I Don't Like"? My response is neither! In my view the role of the Deejay is not playing what the crowd wants to hear since the crowd doesn't want hear new music and are satisfied to listen to the same 500 songs over and over again. It's your job as deejay to expose them to new music that is as good or better than they are used to hearing. Another role of deejay is to inspire the young deejays and older deejays to step their game with their track selection and/or skills. That's how it was when I was coming up. Looking over all the deejays around me at that time (mid 80's) I was inspired and educated by all that I heard and seen. Now that is not the case today. Most deejays,even the celebrity DJ's have become mediocre. They have become nothing more than an average 80's wedding DJ,playing middle of the road for music for middle of the road people. That's not me,never have been and never will. I'm not stuck in the past nor do I allow corporations to dictate what's a good song. I still dig for my music. With Inspire & Educate - The Role Of The Deejay, even though, it's not a live mix I tried to keep a live feel to the mix. It's raw and gritty,very unpolished.It may not be what you expect from a "Party Mix" (Psycho Realm & Public Enemy??) but it's exactly what I want to hear at a party/club.....unknown tunes,live blends,instrumentals, drum breaks and great music. The Dynamic Hamza 21 |
| Sheilah Kurzhal 03.01.2013 | DOPE MIX! So sick! I love the jumps and the rawness through out. Very eclectic track selection! You on Soundcloud? |
| Sheilah Kurzhal 03.01.2013 | 2 minutes into your mix and I love this grit, bro! |
| Sheilah Kurzhal 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by hamza21
I tell my story here ... and no one believes that I was able, with hardly any experience on tables ... To buy my rig and gear ... 3 weeks later start playing out (I had the gig locked before I bought gear) ... and after about a month and a half ... moved to peak evening s in the club ... and soon after that started to be requested for other venues locally. With 10+ years of ADVANCED audio production experience ... great eclectic taste in music ... and going into like a psycho crack head mode (no sleep all reading) for the 3 weeks between buying my gear and my start date (to learn Traktor) ... I did it. And almost 1 year later ... I've got more opportunities lined up for this spring break and summer season (I'm in a tourist trap in Florida) ... ALL because of my taste, style, and experience / understanding / appreciation of most genres. They say the key to humour is shock factory and surprise. I would show up a little early on my evening s (sometimes) and have a drink. And observe who was in the building ... And most of the time accurately predict what they were into ... And even better ... I would introduce myself to a group of people ... and go ahead ask them what they like! I used these methods to gain their trust and some insight on what I could shock them with throughout the evening . If there was a good crowd of late 20's early 30's mixed with some young bucks ... I might start out with Prince - "When Doves Cry" ... play that sh*t for a minute ... Late 20's are like HELL YEAH! Young bucks are like WTF?? Then out of no where BOOM ... Skrillex - "Kill Every Body in the World ... which mashes perfect with "When Doves Cry", btw ... Next thing you know EVERYBODY'S happy and dancing. I try to make the music speak ... via the concepts. " I want to kill every [ insert effect ] DOVE in the world ... DROP! Wow factor and communication. I guess I'm rambling now ... but I love the context of your post .. I'm checking the mix out now! I'll feedback! Much respect! |
| Aleta Jevtic 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by Awesomer
Frankly, many deejays don't know how to find good music. It's much easier to stick to what you know than face the prospect of starting all over. It was much more easier to find solid music back in the day than it is now. In this day and age you have to be persistent and dedicated to find quality music. You have listen to a copious amount of crap from various sources (blogs,bandcamp,souncloud,etc) to hear some good music. Furthermore you have to deal with the fact that most Hip Hop made today is made for listening not the dance floor. I have to admit it was a little more difficult than I assumed to make Hip Hop party mix not featuring any classics of the past. However I proved, now as in past, it can be done. It was much easier to make my True School Beatdown series than this mix.
Originally Posted by Awesomer
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| Kenton Almeyda 03.01.2013 |
Originally Posted by hamza21
I downloaded this, and will check it out. I know most of the artists but not the tracks, which is often a good sign. Wish you had included the ge.tt link in the djtt post. |
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