Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
To be honest I wouldn't touch K-Fed with a barge pole, but I think Disco D has the nous to do other things. He'll be fine. But K Fed makes Brian Austin Green's hip-hop album sound good. ;) On 27/04/2006, at 11:32 PM, Brian Prince wrote: Cyclone Wehner wrote: I think he's doing a few RB acts as well. I imagined he was working with Britney, not K-Fed, as that's what the rumours suggested months back but then he dropped the K-Fed song here and I realised. He's the most atrocious rap artist ever, K-Fed, but the song is OK. I wish him (Disco D) well. Anybody read the interview with him in Urb? Quite revealing, I never imagined. V brave to talk about depression I think. Good on him. Just to clarify the intended tone of my original message on the subject, it's not that I don't wish David success, it's that I worry about him making bad choices in a blind grab for fame. Sometimes the things you do to pay the bills can come back to haunt you, ya know? I mean, everybody's seen that ridiculous video of Federline pretending to work a mixer while bobbing his head to D's production . . . that record will never be more than an industry joke, purely because of its associated with Kevin. I'm not anti-commercial, I just think that over the long run, it pays for an artist to be careful who and what he associates with. -bp
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
The Neptune joint they did for Mariah Carey -- the one with Snoop Dog -- is pretty slamming too. Mariah does some restrained (for her) cooing, and the beat's a monster. On 4/26/06, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/26/06, Kent Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And frankly, if someone came to me and gave me a sack of money and said Make a record with Kevin Federline, hell yeah I'd do it. It would be a surreal experience, and it might be fun. It's honest work that hurts no one. if nothing else, make the dood funky! anyone check out that ill track the neptunes did with alan thicke's son robin thicke? i couldnt believe it, they signed the guy (whose older stuff was atrocious, he sampled that one fifth of beethoven disco cut. ew!) to star trak and gave him a hot Erotic City-esque beat! tom
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
Dave was Disco D since forever -- since he was in high school. So whatever. I ask myself 2 questions about DJs and producers -- are they good people, and can they rock a party? Dave's always been the first and done the second. He makes tracks that don't always speak to my condition, but he isn't bombing poor brown people or molesting kids. You have to have some perspective. ... it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. Uh, if you've ever spent 15 minutes talking to the man, you'd know how ridiculous this is. Anyway it's ridiculous for me to be defending him here -- he can take care of himself.
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
I think he's doing a few RB acts as well. I imagined he was working with Britney, not K-Fed, as that's what the rumours suggested months back but then he dropped the K-Fed song here and I realised. He's the most atrocious rap artist ever, K-Fed, but the song is OK. I wish him (Disco D) well. Anybody read the interview with him in Urb? Quite revealing, I never imagined. V brave to talk about depression I think. Good on him. On 27/04/2006, at 3:13 AM, Kent Williams wrote: I don't presume to judge the quality of Dave's output, but I've always enjoyed his sets, and he's been great to work with on shows. He's been able to support himself with things like the K-Fed gig, commercial remixes and ringtones, while continuing to DJ and make tracks. If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. And frankly, if someone came to me and gave me a sack of money and said Make a record with Kevin Federline, hell yeah I'd do it. It would be a surreal experience, and it might be fun. It's honest work that hurts no one.
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
Cyclone Wehner wrote: I think he's doing a few RB acts as well. I imagined he was working with Britney, not K-Fed, as that's what the rumours suggested months back but then he dropped the K-Fed song here and I realised. He's the most atrocious rap artist ever, K-Fed, but the song is OK. I wish him (Disco D) well. Anybody read the interview with him in Urb? Quite revealing, I never imagined. V brave to talk about depression I think. Good on him. Just to clarify the intended tone of my original message on the subject, it's not that I don't wish David success, it's that I worry about him making bad choices in a blind grab for fame. Sometimes the things you do to pay the bills can come back to haunt you, ya know? I mean, everybody's seen that ridiculous video of Federline pretending to work a mixer while bobbing his head to D's production . . . that record will never be more than an industry joke, purely because of its associated with Kevin. I'm not anti-commercial, I just think that over the long run, it pays for an artist to be careful who and what he associates with. -bp
RE: (313) Disco D on CNN
I'm not anti-commercial, I just think that over the long run, it pays for an artist to be careful who and what he associates with. -bp True dat. Association can be a killa. On a less militant note though, I think there's an audience out there for all kinds of music. And it does take all kinds. So for cats like him, I can be glad for him no matter what he does. He's not my boy. I don't know him, so all the deep concern for his career direction seems a bit misplaced coming from me. He's a grown man making choices that affect his life (not mine). Sht for all I know he may well want to go the road to stardom. How does that suck for me again? I'm mostly glad he's not out there trying to do the same thing I am. The producer pool has been waay too populated for way too long imho anyway on this side of the techno/pop divide. PS. I like day jobs. So do chicks. K
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http://www.discod.com/cnn/cnn.mpg Between doing ringtones and producing that awful unsigned record for Britney Spears' boyfriend, D looks less like an up-and-coming producer and more like somebody grasping at straws. I picked up his DVD a while back and it was just painful to watch. There's a fine line between player and playee. -bp resident hater
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
I don't presume to judge the quality of Dave's output, but I've always enjoyed his sets, and he's been great to work with on shows. He's been able to support himself with things like the K-Fed gig, commercial remixes and ringtones, while continuing to DJ and make tracks. If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. And frankly, if someone came to me and gave me a sack of money and said Make a record with Kevin Federline, hell yeah I'd do it. It would be a surreal experience, and it might be fun. It's honest work that hurts no one.
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
On 4/26/06, Kent Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And frankly, if someone came to me and gave me a sack of money and said Make a record with Kevin Federline, hell yeah I'd do it. It would be a surreal experience, and it might be fun. It's honest work that hurts no one. if nothing else, make the dood funky! anyone check out that ill track the neptunes did with alan thicke's son robin thicke? i couldnt believe it, they signed the guy (whose older stuff was atrocious, he sampled that one fifth of beethoven disco cut. ew!) to star trak and gave him a hot Erotic City-esque beat! tom
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
And frankly, if someone came to me and gave me a sack of money and said Make a record with Kevin Federline, hell yeah I'd do it. It would be a surreal experience, and it might be fun. It's honest work that hurts no one. I suppose I do have the benefit of not relying on my music to earn a living. But man do I ever hate that baile funk crap D plays these days. -bp
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
- Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
Of course he sought out opportunities - anyone who is smart and wants to make some money using their talents would do the same. And hey, you're right, it's 2006 and commercial work is just part of the whole picture now - get over it. Selling your music for adverts isn't selling out anymore. It's called paying the bills so that you don't have to take a job waiting on f*cking tables with assh*les as customers. D is getting paid to make ring-tones! Ring tones dude. I mean - bang out a number of those in an afternoon and get paid some good money? It'd take a week of waiting tables with people tipping BIG to make as much money as he can get from one or two tunes. Ah, but I guess making money doing something you like isn't underground enough. MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 12:52:02 PM: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
seek- You sound so angry when you speak of Dave (we'll call him by his real name since the other seems to get you upset). Is there something personal there? I'm with the others on this. Be happy for him-he's made a career out of doing what he loves. Not many can say that AND get recognized for it too. Let's start saving the stress for more important things in our lives. d --- seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
- Original Message - From: Michael.Elliot-Knight Excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses nothing. Disco D Disco Fnkcing D! Forget underground. Try 'real'. Of course he sought out opportunities - anyone who is smart and wants to make some money using their talents would do the same. And hey, you're right, it's 2006 and commercial work is just part of the whole picture now - get over it. Selling your music for adverts isn't selling out anymore. It's called paying the bills so that you don't have to take a job waiting on f*cking tables with assh*les as customers. D is getting paid to make ring-tones! Ring tones dude. I mean - bang out a number of those in an afternoon and get paid some good money? It'd take a week of waiting tables with people tipping BIG to make as much money as he can get from one or two tunes. Ah, but I guess making money doing something you like isn't underground enough. MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 12:52:02 PM: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek
RE: (313) Disco D on CNN
The success couldn't have happened to a nicer, down to earth guy who is by no means a glory hog. He does like the fame ,,but who in the music or entertainment business don't. Everyone can't be James Stinson. The commercial stuff he produces is stuff he's been into for a long time, whether we like it or not. He's always been into other genres including mainstream music. To me that's not selling out. If the populus actually wanted minimal techno loops for their ringtones we all would be rich, but they don't. Hey wait a minute, did I just create a 313 project for all of us?? Ja'Maul Redmond 1100 S. Tryon St. Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203 t: 704.343.9900 f:704.343. www.perkinswill.com Perkins+Will. Ideas + buildings that honor the broader goals of society -Original Message- From: diana potts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:28 PM To: list 313 Subject: Re: (313) Disco D on CNN seek- You sound so angry when you speak of Dave (we'll call him by his real name since the other seems to get you upset). Is there something personal there? I'm with the others on this. Be happy for him-he's made a career out of doing what he loves. Not many can say that AND get recognized for it too. Let's start saving the stress for more important things in our lives. d --- seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
Uh, he's doing the 'real' - it's called making a living. Yeah, his talk is his talk - but it got him on CNN which is great for his career which means he'll be able to pay the mortgage and maybe go on vacation now and then. You know, have a life. What are you doing to pay the bills and how is it anymore 'real' than what anyone else is doing? 'Real' doesn't always cut it in reality and when the f*ck did you become the authority on what is 'real' for Dave and his life anyway? MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 01:28:25 PM: - Original Message - From: Michael.Elliot-Knight Excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses nothing. Disco D Disco Fnkcing D! Forget underground. Try 'real'. Of course he sought out opportunities - anyone who is smart and wants to make some money using their talents would do the same. And hey, you're right, it's 2006 and commercial work is just part of the whole picture now - get over it. Selling your music for adverts isn't selling out anymore. It's called paying the bills so that you don't have to take a job waiting on f*cking tables with assh*les as customers. D is getting paid to make ring-tones! Ring tones dude. I mean - bang out a number of those in an afternoon and get paid some good money? It'd take a week of waiting tables with people tipping BIG to make as much money as he can get from one or two tunes. Ah, but I guess making money doing something you like isn't underground enough. MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 12:52:02 PM: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
Thank You! --- diana potts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: seek- You sound so angry when you speak of Dave (we'll call him by his real name since the other seems to get you upset). Is there something personal there? I'm with the others on this. Be happy for him-he's made a career out of doing what he loves. Not many can say that AND get recognized for it too. Let's start saving the stress for more important things in our lives. d --- seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
ideology rarely pays the bills - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: list 313 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: Re: (313) Disco D on CNN Uh, he's doing the 'real' - it's called making a living. Yeah, his talk is his talk - but it got him on CNN which is great for his career which means he'll be able to pay the mortgage and maybe go on vacation now and then. You know, have a life. What are you doing to pay the bills and how is it anymore 'real' than what anyone else is doing? 'Real' doesn't always cut it in reality and when the f*ck did you become the authority on what is 'real' for Dave and his life anyway? MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 01:28:25 PM: - Original Message - From: Michael.Elliot-Knight Excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses nothing. Disco D Disco Fnkcing D! Forget underground. Try 'real'. Of course he sought out opportunities - anyone who is smart and wants to make some money using their talents would do the same. And hey, you're right, it's 2006 and commercial work is just part of the whole picture now - get over it. Selling your music for adverts isn't selling out anymore. It's called paying the bills so that you don't have to take a job waiting on f*cking tables with assh*les as customers. D is getting paid to make ring-tones! Ring tones dude. I mean - bang out a number of those in an afternoon and get paid some good money? It'd take a week of waiting tables with people tipping BIG to make as much money as he can get from one or two tunes. Ah, but I guess making money doing something you like isn't underground enough. MEK seek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/26/2006 12:52:02 PM: - Original Message - From: Kent Williams If people want to complain about his work that's fine, but he's pieced together a living out of the opportunities presented to him, and there's no inherent shame in that. We all got to pay the bills. Yeah, there's no shame in waiting tables, either, and it can pay the bills and it doesn't reek of a desire to be a star in a sick culture no matter the price of fame. And he sought out those presented opportunities: he's a glory hog, obviously. That is a shame, imo. btw, I finally saw that refreshing VISA ad with 'Looking for the Perfect Beat', showing on a tv in a store where I'd purchased a daily 'paper (reading: it's fun-damental), and was struck by how much the dick with the checkbook looked like a straight/normal version of Disco D! And the worm wasn't on the beat, either. Lame. Not even cool, not even a tiny, worm-sized bit. Seriously, though, how can any of you take some white guy in the year 2006 calling himself Disco D seriously, seriously?!?! Disco D!!! Disco D It's just too fncking funny Are you all sure that guy's not really Ali G, taking the piss? seek
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
http://www.discod.com/cnn/cnn.mpg Vomit-inducing.
