Name a surprising skill you need to be a DJ
Name a surprising skill you need to be a DJ Posted on: 06.06.2012 by Ardell Lafranchi http://www.digitaldjtips.com/community
/t...-be-a-dj.1873/ A great article that i figured id repost and continue on this community so lets hear it ... what are some suprisingly great skills to have as a dj (besides the obvious)? | |
| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Rey Holubar 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
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| Matt Kane 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Rey Holubar 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
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| Matt Kane 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Rey Holubar 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by Dwonka27
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| Neville Blackinton 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by JonathanBlake
Originally Posted by Zaniac
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| Dorie Scelzo 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
Heh…scam…yeah…it's also not that special. Most cultures have a liquor based on licorice, anise, or fennel……jager got popular probably because it has "meister" in it and is probably fun to say in a bro accent. The funny thing is that you can replace jager with absinthe in just about every cocktail that calls for redbull……and it's different but still easily in the same area. BTW, absinthe and red bull is fun too. I remember it needing another ingredient or two to really stand out, but it was a lot of fun. |
| Rey Holubar 14.06.2012 | Holly cow. Leave it to Americans (and I am one myself, but live in Germany) to take a drink actually made to help the digestion and make it into something totally spectacular. LOL! I just about died, when I actually saw a J |
| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Rey Holubar 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
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| Estella Waber 15.06.2012 | actually. diversity. back in the days when i first started my attitude was pretty much that i was going to amass a collection of awesome bangin techno tracks to really vibe up the party.. but what if nobody is feeling that? what if you're so INTO your own sound you can't break out of that narrow mould to play something the audience really wants? not even for a whole set - just for 10-20 minutes to weave the sound out to their style and back to yours. yeah, i'm finding as the years go on a massively diverse collection of tracks covering virtually every genre is my biggest asset. so .. open mindedness to musical styles, that's one surprising skill. |
| Estella Waber 15.06.2012 | a surprising skill? to be honest everything listed here isn't that surprising. someone actually put 'Organisation skills' as being a surprise? wow.. the only surprising skill i can believe of is having good evening vision i guess, because dj booths are lit terribly, and for some reason all our controllers, cd wallets, cables, etc - they're black. lol |
| Matt Kane 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 | A surprising skill needed IMHO, would be: Is being humble. One sometimes gets a load of 'big ups', back patting, ass licking sometimes and handshaking. Its easy to believe you the shit and feel elite. I saw it with ALL my producer mates once they had cracked it and also in myself once I started becoming known in our little circle here. Its easy to fall into the trap of not talking to the crowd and punters afterward and hang out at the back of the DJ box etc. I find that going to the dancefloor....and dancing to a few tracks and just being on the same level as the crowd for a bit does wonders. They appreciate it...and you will feel good to have joined in the fun. |
| Lilliana Perris 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by scamo
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| Rey Holubar 15.06.2012 | I agree. Loving or liking (or hating) something is just an attitude. You can change an attitude at will all the time. That is exactly what makes us human and what gives us the power to control our own lives and our reactions to others. So a trait at being good at anything is understanding this simple but often ignored rule of life. Only you can control yourself. scamo |
| Fredda Klarman 14.06.2012 | A genuine love for what you're doing. It's relatively obvious; however, it's surprisingly easy to convince yourself that you truly love something that you really don't. So, what to take from this: Self awareness. Be aware of self and what you really, truly, love in life. A not-so-obvious trait taken from an all-to-obvious one. |
| Rey Holubar 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by Dwonka27
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| Neville Blackinton 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by JonathanBlake
Originally Posted by Zaniac
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| Len Lukawski 14.06.2012 | well, one specifically. |
| Len Lukawski 14.06.2012 | The ability to drink Latinos under the table. |
| Cristian Carmona 14.06.2012 | ability to hold down jagerson (1 part jager 1 part jameson) = |
| Eileen Sailes 14.06.2012 | Patience!!!! Nothing worst to me then a DJ mashing his Midifighter endlessly and trying to switch songs every 16 bars. Let the people dance before you go all crazy with the fx nobs and cheap tricks. |
| Ardell Lafranchi 14.06.2012 | Thread has been hijacked |
| Dorie Scelzo 15.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
Heh…scam…yeah…it's also not that special. Most cultures have a liquor based on licorice, anise, or fennel……jager got popular probably because it has "meister" in it and is probably fun to say in a bro accent. The funny thing is that you can replace jager with absinthe in just about every cocktail that calls for redbull……and it's different but still easily in the same area. BTW, absinthe and red bull is fun too. I remember it needing another ingredient or two to really stand out, but it was a lot of fun. |
| Dominque Strosser 14.06.2012 | According to Dj Mag top 100 you need to be able mix two tracks and a acapella , tweak a filter with no hands at all touching the gear and while you are in a jesus pose ( David Guetta stab). But no seriously surprising dj skill needed is the ability brush other dj's and the endless hate they have for you off while you use cat like reflexes to perform amazing mixes and routines that the average punter could careless about until you mess up and even then they will fist pump into evening not giving a damn while those pricks stand on the side of you in the booth and flame you for using a controller. |
| Rey Holubar 14.06.2012 | Holly cow. Leave it to Americans (and I am one myself, but live in Germany) to take a drink actually made to help the digestion and make it into something totally spectacular. LOL! I just about died, when I actually saw a J |
| Lilliana Perris 14.06.2012 | I love Jager...but not Red Bull. I posted the reply...as you were mentioning....Energizing drinks...and odd nasty coffee ones. So I tossed that one in there. |
| Dorie Scelzo 14.06.2012 | No, I understand what it is. I have no idea why it came up as a result of that post. And jagerbombs aren't disgusting. But I love red bull. |
| Lilliana Perris 14.06.2012 | Does not compute huh? Its a J |
| Dorie Scelzo 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by Hackysac
Originally Posted by sarasin
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| Lilliana Perris 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Lilliana Perris 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by djlotus
LOL...being "impervious to poison" ! |
| Lilliana Perris 14.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sublim&All
Usually its me being relentless and JUST CANING it....some survive...some don't. |
| Alona Durfee 13.06.2012 | Song selection and Flow...nothing worse than someone spinnin a Dirty dutch banger with high energy and massive drops to some trance track that seems to go on forever... |
| Dorie Scelzo 13.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by deevey
Still…kinda *shiver*. But I don't like milk in coffee very much (Traditional Irish Coffee is coffee + irish cream…ideally made by shaking whole milk or cream with whiskey). I guess it'd be fun with just a shot in a cup of coffee. Still…IDK why you'd do that as opposed to just double-fisting espresso and whiskey. But I also haven't had many Irish Whiskeys that I liked…not the case with Scotch, Bourbon, or Rye, though. Still…"Kentucky Coffee" doesn't have the same ring…"Edinburgh Espresso" has a nice ring to it, though……too bad lowland scotch isn't better.
Originally Posted by deevey
Originally Posted by norequest
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