I was involved with a crew in columbus that promoted/supported women dj's and musicians in the exact same manner as any male dj's.
Personally, I think women have a better natural ability to pick up on dj'ing and producing music. "Biologically" it's been shown that women have a predisposed talent in detail-oriented tasks; something definitely worthwhile when learning to beatmatch, or make music. I'll never forget the first time my girlfriend went to my turntables...she matched a beat on her very first try. Luck? Doubt it...she had a natural knack. She showed the same talent when she all of the sudden decided to make a track on her own. So why aren't there more? My thought is that a lot of girls lack the confidence to really go for it. Let me explain myself before I get scorched =] Confidence is probably hard to come by for a lot of women because it is such a male dominated scene right now. Plus, there are going to be skeptics who expect women dj's to prove themselves...that equates to more work to get to the same point as a male in some cases. Some may not even think about trying it if they don't see other women doing the same thing... Again though, I was lucky to be involved in a crew where we did support the female talent...if you're good, you're good. I for one really enjoy seeing women behind the decks; on the whole, the women dj's I've seen have been extremely charismatic and could really get the crowd pumping. GYS -----Original Message----- From: Nick Walsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] R: [313] women and electronic music > Sexism says that women Djs are not "real" Djs. I don't think so... They have women's football... that's a "male" dominated scene. If they wanna do it they can, the likes of K.Hand prove this. They just don't get involved, they're in no more danger in the dj box than if they were on the dancefloor. The toilets is where you get mugged anyhow... What are they scared of? Most male dj's and promoters I know want more women in the scene... l8r, Nick (Dj Pacific:) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
