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An article from AntiFM Technology allows DJs to leave secluded booths and join clubbers Jude Kelly is by far the most popular guy in the room. Dressed-to-impressed clientele stop and chat with the DJ perched on a stool at the end of the bar at Muse, a downtown hangout. Kelly, who's dishing out old-school hip hop from his laptop, is one of a growing number of DJs abandoning the traditional booth in favour of mingling with the crowd. Pint-sized mixers, innovative software and never-ending digital music collections make it possible. "I'm trying to decentralize the DJ," says Kelly, who DJs part-time, mostly on weekends. "Normally the DJ is in some booth where he's a God-like figure. I don't like that. DJing is about playing music, being personable. I'm trying to bring the DJ concept down to where people can mill about, see what's happening, request songs and just be part of the excitement." Kelly usually sets himself up at one end of the bar. He's got a laptop that runs software called Virtual DJ. Next to his computer sits a controller with a built-in mixer. As customers shout martini orders to the bartender they glance at his screen where animated turntables are "spinning" the tunes. "When I'm playing vinyl in a DJ booth it's a separate world," says Kelly. "A lot of people have a problem with approaching me. Here, I'm at the bar where people are ordering drinks. They come up to me and ask me what's going on." Like regular music lovers, many amateur and professional DJs started converting their music collections into MP3 files in the mid-1990s. And it was only a matter of time before software came along that let DJs mix and loop songs from a laptop using a virtual turntable. It also means DJs can leave their heavy equipment and milk crates full of vinyl at home. "A lot of professionals are switching, even the old-school ones," says Francis Delage, a vendor of various types of DJ technology at Moog Audio in Toronto. "It can be dangerous to go to a club with your full collection of records . . . instead, they archive all their music in their computer." Hardcore, more purist DJs have slowly started using software such as Serato which allows them to manipulate their digitized music collections using actual turntables and a basic USB cable, he explains. Other software, such as the type Kelly favours, allows users to DJ entirely from their laptop computer using virtual decks and a series of filters and special effects. "Those people don't care about the techniques. They just want to be able to share their music," says Delage of software like Virtual DJ and Traktor. He says both groups are growing but doesn't expect one to overtake the other. "The two will co-exist," says Delage. Evolving technology could make the DJ even more accessible in the near future, says Darren Baptiste, a computer technician who's helped several DJs in Toronto convert to portable setups.

what about THE DARK CRYSTAL

its ok Stiffs your were always explicit when you spoke on here glad to see some people know how to speak their minds properly and yes ur right 90% of what happens here is hate and fire online muscle and so on so yea i dont like it that much either but im here looking for something honestly

too much homo promo?

yea im WAY over 20 and im still out a few times a week + travel to other states Canada / Ny / NJ / PA (philly)

lol yea thanks Jar i wasnt going to let that one slide nice meeting you some time ago by the way

no need for all that Jerry you know that when it comes to people like him / her its best to just say nothing at all. You keep doing what you are doing, w/o being bothered by ignorance from others, its why youre still on top of your game AntiFM

are you saying your SIZE doesnt matter? lol

tech dont start - youve been on the bad end of some heat from the CPers here for a while now thank you Do you see a problem with an intro?

i dont think thats the case at all acutally i think its US as the "clubbers" who have gotten smarter and find appreciation in a better theme I dont think we want something more elaborate but we do want some technique to our events

im sorry but your saying that you understand he wants his music hard yes? why would he go see JP? He has enough trouble staying awake sober at his own events. Im sorry but to me a dj brings energy to atmosphere in a venue If Jp cant keep his eyes open long enough while he himself is spinning, that is telling me enough about his performance. To note that, JP never spinns techno/trance or hardcore infact i have from direct source that he doesnt appreciate any of those styles of music in the least. Im sure theres enough talk on these boards on how much a hack / washup the majority of ny / nj CP members think he is. As a dj, he is a far cry from an entertainer compared to the allegid nobodies that you probably would give a chance to. As a producer, hes got money to through at a problem the problem is that he was creative for one summer, after that he hit his ceiling. All productions after which sound the same. Even a headliner dj will switch his / her style doing a live set from year to year. Its seems that even though you are not new to this area, you are the one who has no clue as to what a good dj is to the ny tristate area. All im saying is broaden your field of music my friend. otherwise you can stay bandwagon and follow a washed up top shelf drug user who obviously doesnt appreciate himself.

whats the age and door issue at this place PM me

sounds interesting how long you boys been there Hello Mr Deepspell, seen you around a bit How long you boys plan on being there?

Its finally August and the spring / summer break is about to end. Yes its still a month away mainly but we all know this month just the rest goes dam fast passin by, so, whats the deal? What you planning on doing for the final hot season holiday? Will you be all bandwagon and hit the hamptons one last time only to be interrupted by all the nj and ny faces you were hoping not to see? Or will you better your previous years event by heading someplace seriously memorable? Anyone seen a hot lineup for this holiday yet or what? I just might hit cancun for a quick last min. My company usualy hits me with a # of free passes so who knows, just might be able to string alonga few CP heads with me or whatnot. This is seriously my fav time of year because i actually get to take some paid time off. ...where you headed?

Its finally August and the spring / summer break is about to end. Yes its still a month away mainly but we all know this month just the rest goes dam fast passin by, so, whats the deal? What you planning on doing for the final hot season holiday? Will you be all bandwagon and hit the hamptons one last time only to be interrupted by all the nj and ny faces you were hoping not to see? Or will you better your previous years event by heading someplace seriously memorable? Anyone seen a hot lineup for this holiday yet or what? I just might hit cancun for a quick last min. My company usualy hits me with a # of free passes so who knows, just might be able to string alonga few CP heads with me or whatnot. This is seriously my fav time of year because i actually get to take some paid time off. ...where you headed?

yes please can we make this happen?

Hey everyone, Mr Antifm here. Just passin through and starting the usual intro for a change. Been watching the boards for a short while, and oddly enough i know some of the OLD CP faces. I can never remember real names to well so sorry about that. Anyway Just wanted to say HI to everyone in the place Hope to meet and great with a # of you at a few NJ and or NY events. I would have posted this in the NY boards but theres WAY too many stickies up in there. <---to the advertisers getting GANKED for chump change lol Yea so uhh i would go off and post a message about what i do, where from, how i got into this and that, where i been and all that stuff but i suppose its better received when someone pops the specific quesitons. .......fire away..... Mr AntiFMRadio Yes i am against the FM Band that much.