I have to admit, he comes across as charismatic (and energetic!) in this
clip, so I can see that appeal. It is an interesting explanation and for
folks curious about what he's up to and how he does it, it seems illuminating.
That said, he does have a sometimes overstated approach; he tends to claim
every new gadget is "revolutionary," and this presentation / advertisement
style seems to gain him some fans and detractors, more than the technology
itself. Then again, the overstatement could just be that he's an excitable
fellow ^^
I've seen similar tutorial videos from Christopher Willits (XLR8R) and
Robert Henke (I don't remember who presented it but I believe it was a
seminar in NZ) where they explain what, to me, seemed significantly more
nuanced and complicated, yet both of these fellows explain in understated
way. Maybe an apples-and-oranges comparison, though, since these latter
two explanations were on production / live performance techniques vs DJing.
As usual, thanks for sharing the video, Martin.
m
At 06:52 2008.09.05, /0 wrote:
interesting, but I couldn't help but think, over and over, "wow, this has
been done for at least 5 years, by people with a lot less of a reputation
for pushing the envelope than you."
oh well, he does his thing and does it well
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup
Interesting little video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n4cy_richie-hawtin-traktor-setup_music
m
