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- Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:20 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Who are better: younger DJs or older DJs?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17598
Us crusty old farts are way better, we had to haul 45's on our backs through 10 feet of snow, up hill both ways. :roll: For the most part, I can't really vote for age making a difference unless we're talking someone who was intimately involved with the dance and the music back in the day and continu...
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:44 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: DJ Battles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17832
I'd definitely avoid the one song each thing, that sounds like a pain to do. It could end up sounding like someone hit random on the 200 disc changer, especially if they all have different styles. I'd suggest keeping it simple with 20 minute sets each or maybe 15 minute sets and then do something in...
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:26 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Lucky Millinder
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24090
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:58 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Immediate recognition/instumentalists
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23226
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:54 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Wedding, First Song for Dancing?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17402
If you're looking for something with a little energy, might I suggest Cheek to Cheek off Eva Cassidy's Live at Blues Alley CD. Great version, lots of energy, dance/love theme, Lindy-able, Fox-trot/Quick-step-able, ECS-able. It's a little long, about 4 minutes after the intro but the tempo's not too ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:13 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Double Time
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13922
- Thu Jul 03, 2003 2:47 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Deals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9304
- Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:44 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Earl Hines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10635
Earl Hines
Since we haven't had a new installment of the artists discussion, how about Earl Hines. I'm kind of digging his stuff from the 30's. Any recommendations/suggestions/opinions?
- Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:42 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How is your swing scene compared to a year ago?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12213
Our small scene has almost dissolved. Mostly for Economic and political reasons, we lost our regular venue. It was a night club that hosted our night on one of their slower evenings. When it changed ownership, at the beginning of the year, the new owners opted not to open on the slower evenings unle...
- Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:30 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: How much do you get paid?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19259
I agree one shouldn't feel guilty about charging or taking money for Djing or teaching. On the other hand, there are a lot of people out there doing one, the other or both that insist on getting paid and don't (IMO) deserve what they ask. For DJing, the local night club that used to host our weekly ...
- Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:19 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Immediate recognition/instumentalists
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23226
Good question, I think I've always been able to tell the two. I don't really know how. Generally I like Goodman's sound a little better, I think it just sounds a little smoother. Not being a musician, I don't think I can quite pinpoint it. Just listening to a few right now I think maybe Shaw plays n...
- Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:08 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Reviewing your BPM graph after a set.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24566
I'm not an advocate of classifying songs based on BPM, I'd rather classify things more qualitatively as slow, slow-medium, medium, etc. BPM or approximate BPM might be useful for cataloging but I find it less useful for selecting a song. Take two songs of the exactly the same tempo. One may sound fa...
- Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:45 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Nightmare gig for a new DJ
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8612
I would say a nightmare for anyone ... or at least a royal PITA. Our former Monday night venue started out with a really good sound system and a couple of twins that were hired as the DJs (it was a typical night club). They took very good care of the equipment and in fact they were absolutely parano...
- Thu May 22, 2003 4:14 pm
- Forum: Technical Questions
- Topic: Why was the board unavailable?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 27204
- Wed May 14, 2003 3:29 am
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Burning CD's at different speeds
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14115
Burning slower is a first thing to try. I've had to deal with some problematic DVD players that were hit or miss if they could read CD-R media. Burn speed did not seem to make a difference. If it's just the one player having trouble, then I'd suspect it may be a little more sensitive to CD-R media. ...