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You are why people hate turntablists. You gatekeep the “DJ” craft with your one true way and worship Jazzy Jeff, and look down on everyone who’s not standing be

You are why people hate turntablists. You gatekeep the “DJ” craft with your one true way and worship Jazzy Jeff, and look down on everyone who’s not standing between two 1200s, despite most of your kin moving onto DVS or other emulation anyway. You keep sitting on HN and talking about that one time you opened for DMC and shitting on a techno DJ who does nothing like what you do, and we will keep producing creative experiences in OUR format using the same equipment you do in different ways. This is like working on a riced-out sleeper Civic versus building a rally WRX. Yeah, we both use socket wrenches, but the cars are built entirely differently. I wouldn’t come over to your garage and lecture you about suspension travel, and you wouldn’t come to my garage to lecture me about whatever it is Civic dragsters care about (turbo pressure?). There are similarities. There are differences. Your craft is fading into irrelevance. You shouldn’t be gatekeeping kids who click with Live just because something worked for you. Techno and turntablism are dramatically different styles. Extol the virtues of doing it your way and respect that there are others. Last time I stood behind Daft Punk while they worked (swing-a-ling), they were not working the way you think they are, by the way, so you might want to check your examples. This might surprise you, but if people leave one of my venues feeling good and have absolutely no recollection of who I am, I still count that as a victory. I’m there for the music, not how fast I can crab walk a cross. I recognize turntablists view their self promotion differently and make the evening about them, which is why technical skill on the deck matters. I welcome trainspotters in my booth so they can see how easy it is to express themselves creatively and give their friends a good time. It’s just a way more positive vibe than... whatever it is you’re doing here.

empath75 8y ago
> if people leave one of my venues feeling good and have absolutely no recollection of who I am, I still count that as a victory. I always thought of party promotion and djing as a single holistic art form and that the crowd was actually the creative product and not the music and the lights or anything else. At the end of the day, you're building a community and want people leaving saying they just had the best night of their life, and music is only a part of it.
igotsideas 8y ago
> You are why people hate turntablists. You gatekeep the “DJ” craft with your one true way and worship Jazzy Jeff, and look down on everyone who’s not standing between two 1200s, despite most of your kin moving onto DVS or other emulation anyway. Wrong. > You keep sitting on HN and talking about that one time you opened for DMC and shitting on a techno DJ who does nothing like what you do, and we will keep producing creative experiences in OUR format using the same equipment you do in different ways. You mad. Who said I didn't mix techno using other equipment? Because I was in DMC, I'm just a tablist now? I was in a technical discussion and you just poured a bunch of salt into this > Your craft is fading into irrelevance. You shouldn’t be gatekeeping kids who click with Live just because something worked for you. Techno and turntablism are dramatically different styles. Extol the virtues of doing it your way and respect that there are others. Last time I stood behind Daft Punk while they worked (swing-a-ling), they were not working the way you think they are, by the way, so you might want to check your examples. Yeah, skratching isnt as fun as it used to be which is why I've only been mixing for years now so I'll give you that one. Who was gatekeeping kids who click live? I wasn't. I was in a technical discussion about djing. > This might surprise you, but if people leave one of my venues feeling good and have absolutely no recollection of who I am, I still count that as a victory. I’m there for the music, not how fast I can crab walk a cross. I recognize turntablists view their self promotion differently and make the evening about them, which is why technical skill on the deck matters. I welcome trainspotters in my booth so they can see how easy it is to express themselves creatively and give their friends a good time. It’s just a way more positive vibe than... whatever it is you’re doing here. cool? How was I creating a negative vibe?

empath75 8y ago

> if people leave one of my venues feeling good and have absolutely no recollection of who I am, I still count that as a victory. I always thought of party promotion and djing as a single holistic art form and that the crowd was actually the creative product and not the music and the lights or anything else. At the end of the day, you're building a community and want people leaving saying they just had the best night of their life, and music is only a part of it.

igotsideas 8y ago

> You are why people hate turntablists. You gatekeep the “DJ” craft with your one true way and worship Jazzy Jeff, and look down on everyone who’s not standing between two 1200s, despite most of your kin moving onto DVS or other emulation anyway. Wrong. > You keep sitting on HN and talking about that one time you opened for DMC and shitting on a techno DJ who does nothing like what you do, and we will keep producing creative experiences in OUR format using the same equipment you do in different ways. You mad. Who said I didn't mix techno using other equipment? Because I was in DMC, I'm just a tablist now? I was in a technical discussion and you just poured a bunch of salt into this > Your craft is fading into irrelevance. You shouldn’t be gatekeeping kids who click with Live just because something worked for you. Techno and turntablism are dramatically different styles. Extol the virtues of doing it your way and respect that there are others. Last time I stood behind Daft Punk while they worked (swing-a-ling), they were not working the way you think they are, by the way, so you might want to check your examples. Yeah, skratching isnt as fun as it used to be which is why I've only been mixing for years now so I'll give you that one. Who was gatekeeping kids who click live? I wasn't. I was in a technical discussion about djing. > This might surprise you, but if people leave one of my venues feeling good and have absolutely no recollection of who I am, I still count that as a victory. I’m there for the music, not how fast I can crab walk a cross. I recognize turntablists view their self promotion differently and make the evening about them, which is why technical skill on the deck matters. I welcome trainspotters in my booth so they can see how easy it is to express themselves creatively and give their friends a good time. It’s just a way more positive vibe than... whatever it is you’re doing here. cool? How was I creating a negative vibe?