Comments on: DJs and Turntablism - are hipsters and laptops killing the art form?

By: Gerald Scrutchions

Gerald Scrutchions — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:58:08 +0000

YO I agree with this article for the mos part. Cats are all of sudden coming out of left field with their mac laptops and I-tunes. I was doing a set with this cat last month for the 1st time and he ask me if I bought any vinyl along. I didn’t think that was a completely strange question. Next dude went on to tell me that b4 he picked up serato that he just used his laptop. Now I heard good things about this dj b4 the show however, that statment alone just killed me. In my mind that dude is not a dj in the sense that he did not learn the traditional style and values of spinning vinyl. Myself, I dropped just straight wax for my first four years of djing. It took me along time to accept serato as a dj tool. You need the program if you ever expect to make it anywhere in this industry. I just couldn’t find all the dope new tracks I find through beatport and juno mp3 searches, I mean you can download something that came out 12 hours b4 your set. I also agree that serato does not make you a good dj. Beatmatching is just the tip of the spear.

Peace

DJ Killing Good Beats (K.G.B.)

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By: joe

joe — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:05:55 +0000

looked what happened to graphic art, photography, journalism and film production and anything else that can be touched by a computer.

Change happens, what was once a closed ‘industry’ due to a significant barrier to entry becomes a professional amateur endeavor. And it changes the practice of the art form for everyone too.

It opens the field to more people and thus places greater importance on self promotion, marketing, and higher turnover of people and content.

Of course people who DJ by hand can always play the authenticity and time honored skill angle to those niches that pay attention to it.

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