SwingDJs

Agreed about the need for DJ's to listen to what other DJ's are playing; but some actually still need to told they shouldn't play a song a second time just because they missed hearing the first dj play it but they still want to hear it. Also, overplayed in a scene doesn't necessarily mean the local...

OK - so for clarification, when I said clearing the floor, I didn't really mean completely clearing it, I meant a positive strategy of reducing the numbers on a packed floor. I guess a packed floor is self-limiting in a way because dancers stay away or leave the floor if it's too crowded, not enoug...

That looked awesome. I wished you YouTubed the battle. One thing about vinyl, the album cover is as big as the music. Great pic.

There are too many abbreviations in this age of IM. If they want to eliminate one by writing deejay for DJ, good. When the abbreviation can't be understood by someone outside its esoteric sphere of influence, it ceases to mean anything at all. NTTAWWT-- LOL

I've noticed this too.The busier and noisier the dance floor, the less noticeable recording noise is. True. Sound is logarithmic, so like earthquakes, there has to be a lot more of it to start to make a difference when it's not already quiet. I'd just worry about the signal to noise ratio on the or...

There's a charm about this topic. The only song mentioned that could truly turn people off is Tom Jones' "Sex bomb", because you need familiarity to breed comtempt. To have a night of inappropriate songs is merely saying that "Old acquaintance SHOULD be forgot and never brought to min...

Watching "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" from South Pacific on Letterman. That number has some wonderful tempo changes.

Don't the bots have to get approved before posting and crashing?

I have a "Manhattan Serenade" that is a very jazzy sonata, and is thus a slow medium slow.

Mr Awesomer wrote:Another option for those who insist/need to stick to CDs:

Get your own dual CD setup!

And something tells me NOT to pawn it anytime soon.

Perhaps, if DJs looked up from the screen more? Perhaps, if DJs looked up from their book of CDs more? Perhaps, if DJs looked up from their crate of vinyl more? Definitely. The misperception is that DJs are good listeners to know all that music, but the universal truth is that they need to look at ...

However, people in general often being trend-following morons, I predict at least a few frustrated scenes with dancers asking each other, "Why does the music suck in our town lately?" because a CD deck was taken away before the scene had enough quality laptop DJs to make up for losing 1-2...

Other than the McLuhan aspects of the medium being the message, I agree with you. In essence, it seems like what we're really talking about here is song selection, not how songs are selected. Either that, or we're talking about deejays that just don't aren't using their technology to it's potential....

What's lame is a DJ foisting the same few songs onto the scene until everyone's sick of the music and stops bothering to come. WE GET IT. you've made your point. bad djs are bad. now look what you've made me do. and i thought i was the calm one that didn't rant on this board. *grumble*grumble* Sorr...

DJing is not going back to being CD based. Not going to happen. That is reality. It will keep up with technology. I think there is still a need to have CD players for requests and as back-up if the laptop fails, but there will be a time where the CDs bays are no longer needed, that day might not be...