so if i'm the sort who wants to focus on what i'm doing (assuming maybe
that you are focusing on the result from the speakers) but am also
concerned about that audience contingent who wants a Show of some sort,
maybe i should hire another member of my group to dance around like
crazy behind me, occasionally touching a fader or two?
wait, i think i've seen this before. was it version 1 of the advent??
=)
On Apr 18, 2005, at 11:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
dj's who use laptops and still engage the crowd...
hawtin
francois k
kevin saunderson
chris liebing
djs who use vinyl and stare at their shoes...
herbert
mark farina
carl craig
jeff mills (kidding!)
it takes all kinds
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Cyclone Wehner wrote:
Yes, that's right. I think more people end up watching a DJ on laptop
than
one on decks but I am not knocking the technology per se, I just
citing a
'limitation' I have noticed, if you can call it that. The DJs on
laptop I
have observed never look up at the crowd, they're affixed to the
screen, you
could be watching them on TV, or in their bedroom practising on
webcam,
whatever! It changes the psychology of the situation.
i think the dj should be a part of the party, same as the dancers
etc.
the scenario described by cyclone et al suggests that most djs behind
the screen are less a part of the party (-vibe) than many djs behind
decks.
this does not necessarily mean that one has to make the clown.. just
be
*present*.
and for sure it doesn't mean that we idolize the dj in rock star way
already if we demand her *presence*.
armin
