since i seem to be on a tirade about dj's and "non" djs/cdjs... i figured id take this time to go into depth as to what alot of us "veteran" djs endured during our days of searching for that perfect vinyl....so pretty much..here's a dj's list of ...
UR A REAL DJ IF YOU......
1: WAS IN A RECORD POOL...WHICH HAD DUES OF UPWARDS TO $100 BUCKS A MONTH...AND ACTUALLY HAD TO GO TO THE RECORD POOL SITE...TO PICK UP VINYL!!!
2: LIED ABOUT NOT HAVING THE "ELECTRIC SLIDE" AT PARTIES SO U WOULDNT HAVE TO PLAY IT...
3: ACTUALLY HATED THE "ELECTRIC SLIDE"
4: HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO A RECORD STORE...SAT DOWN...ACCUMULATED A FAT STACK OF WAX..WAITED ON LINE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE OF THOSE PIECES OF VINYL...AND SPENT MOST OF UR CHECK ON DAT STACK...
5: WAS ON A MAILING LIST FROM RECORD LABELS...AND OR...BEEN TO RECORD LABELS TO COLLECT EXCLUSIVES..U REMEMBER THOSE BACKPACK DAYS...
6: HAD TO SACRIFICE BRINGIN PEOPLE TO PARTIES CUZ U NEEDED ROOM FOR UR CRATES OF RECORDS....
7: ACTUALLY HAD SECOND THOUGHTS OF CONVERTING TO SERATO...BUT DID IT CUZ U WASNT TRYIN TO LUG NO MORE CRATES!!!
8: HAVE AT LEAST...AT LEEEAST 5 VOLUMES OF THE ULTIMATE BREAKS AND BEATS ON VINYL....AND IN DOUBLES!!! AND IF U HAVE TO ASK WHAT THOSE WERE...U FAILED... (AND IM TALKIN ABOUT WIT THE OCTOPUS ON THE COVER DANCIN...)
9: WAS ABLE TO DO THE TRANSFORMER SCRATCH WITH OUT THE CONTOR FADER KNOB ON UR MIXER...
10. SCRAPED UR LABELS OFF UR RECORDS...OR COVERED THE TITLES OF UR JOINTS SO NOONE COULD KNO WHAT U HAD....OR GAVE THE WRONG TRACK ID SO THEY WOULD GO ON A BULLSHIT HUNT...
11...ONE OF MY FAVS...STARTED DJING ON "BELT DRIVEN" TURNTABLES....
PLEASE...FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE
NOW...IM NOT SAYING THIS IN ANY WAYS BASHING NEW DJS...IM JUST GIVING RETROSPECT AS TO WHAT WE HAD TO DO...TO CALL OURSELVES A DJ...AND WHY WE TAKE THIS MONIKER TO HEART....
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