philippio Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Have you ever come across any artists that possess fantastic production/remix talent but when they're faced with the task of dj'ing, they lose their cool?I can think of a few: DJ Garth Patrick TurnerDJ BuckEddie AmadorJay TripwireBoy GeorgeOmid Nourizadeh (16B)Deep Dish (referring to productions before their Yoshiesque sets; now they just plain out suck, IMO)Simon Dunmore (Defected's front man)DJ Dozia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majinbuu Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 boy george is a really bad dj... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I'm a lame producer and a very bad Dj but chicks can't get enough of my funk...so I do it for the ladies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutv Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 perry farrel should stick to singing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepspell Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 i gotta disagree with you about tripwire....i heard him at sully a while back and he was totally on point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepfunk Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 garth used to be great back in the early wicked days, but for the last 5 or so years whenever i've heard him he's been pretty boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinjohnson Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I hate to say it, because I used to know him back in the day, but...Armand Van Helden can't mix to save his life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyype Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 tripwire is a pretty good dj imo...catch him @ bed with gerard and mazi during wmc... you won't be disappointed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkable Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 *cough* BT *cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital7 Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 *cough* BT *cough* aweful doesnt begin to describe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkable Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 yet...somewhat in his defense, he never really took it seriously...(from a Lunar interview a few years ago)Lunar: Now, how are you enjoying your newly-found DJ talent?BT: [excitedly] Oh my gosh dude, I suck...Lunar: [laughs] Well that's what we've always appreciated about you is that your honest about it, you know from the first Renaissance compilation you did.BT: Well, I think everybody just takes that shit so seriously. I'm like, "You get to fly first class for playing records?" I may not play with my band anymore because that can be a pain in the ass sometimes! If I want Thai food, or I want to go to a strip club, I mean I just get on the plane with a fucking box of records and go and party. I mean I totally miss playing with my band, but we're not going to do it until the next record comes out, but [DJing's] a lot of fun man. And also I like testing out my new tracks and I like testing out my friends' new tracks and then I can get feedback on at least the stuff I do for the dancefloor.Lunar: Right, so when you DJ does your style stay characteristically your sound or do you just play all over the place?BT: Oh it's all over the place, but the two things that I primarily play are funky breaks and sort of emotional, progressive stuff. But not like the fucking Oakenfold-style, you know-a little more classy.Lunar: So how do you find that the crowd responds compared to a live performance?BT: They go spastic dude! It's insane, it's crazy. I think that it's fun for crowds too because they're used to a lot of DJs, I mean either you have like Jesus Christ Superstar Paul Oakenfold doing his hanging from the cross thing, or you have people that totally don't interact with the audience at all. There's nothing really in between, and I just go and I don't take it serious. I just go and have fun. I keep getting in trouble for doing this, but during records that I really like I'll run out in the audience, which has happened to me many times now, and the place just goes spastic. They're like "Holy shit!" I mean, I just have fun dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4voice Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 I happened to catch him spin at Maze about a year ago, he had dj/producer Bill Hamel spin for him the whole time, it was sadBill Hamel's pretty good as a dj/producer though he hasnt been doing much latelyas far as i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 yeah eddie amador djing isnt my cup of tea......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majinbuu Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 jon bon jovi got some skills though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Beverly Hills 90210's Producer Aaron Spelling shouldn't spin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrankadelic Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 also disagree with tripwire being on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MIRZA Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 I hate to say it, because I used to know him back in the day, but...Armand Van Helden can't mix to save his life!I have heard him trainwreck a few times lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepspell Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 boy george started out as a dj tho......with Pete Tong...when no one knew who they were........their secret was playing good records and getting peeps on the floor.....back then no one gave a shit if u could mix i suppose...people get flamed for trainwrecking these days lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonp Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 have to disagree with you about Simon Dunmore. Check him out at the Defected Party @ WMC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 have to disagree with you about Simon Dunmore. Check him out at the Defected Party @ WMC.At Amika on thursday, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinjohnson Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 I have heard him trainwreck a few times lol.Yeah, it's pretty ugly...And NO programming skills either. Ouch. But he is a pretty cool guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonp Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 no he's just playing the Defected pool part @ the National on Wednesday.....DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE THE NATIONAL HOTEL Wednesday 23rd MARCH 1pm - 9pm Featuring The Original Pioneers Blaze Kenny Dope Danny Krivit Jay J Hernandez Simon Dunmore Hosted by Barbara Tucker DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE AMIKA Thursday 24th MARCH 10pm - 6am Featuring The New Masters Main Room Sandy Rivera Martin Solveig DJ Gregory Copyright Special live guest PA's Room 2 Soul Central Oli Lazarus Franck Roger Dennis Ferrer Danny Marquez Plus LIVE PA's at both events from Reel People - performing tracks from their album Second Guess Blaze Feat Barbara Tucker - Most Precious Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majinbuu Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 boy george started out as a dj tho......with Pete Tong...when no one knew who they were........their secret was playing good records and getting peeps on the floor.....back then no one gave a shit if u could mix i suppose...people get flamed for trainwrecking these days lolwho wants to hear beats bang against each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepspell Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 who wants to hear beats bang against each other?well i know i dont but im just saying, Dj's are human.....not for nothing but hearing a trainwreck from a bigtimer once in a while is refreshing.....at least i know they are mixing and not just throwing in a cd or using a comp..i was also stating why Boy george got to where he was....cuz people liked what he played...it would be a different story these days tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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