Actually Carl is all on laptop now.
> 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 >>> >>
