JoelB Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 With all respect to Johnny Vicious, an adequate, if slightly out of style producer and from what I hear a moderately decent DJ,are you out-of-your-mind, stark-raving-mad, asylum-filling, lunacy-inspiring, bouncing-off-the-walls CRAZY?Personal Top DJ List, rated on preference AND technical skills:1. Danny Tenaglia1. Junior Vasquez1. Larry Levan4. Frankie Knuckles5. Paul Oakenfold6. Judge Jules7. Peter Rauhoefer(sp?), aka Star 69, Club 698. Carl Cox9. Sasha10. Denny Tsettes (nowhere near the tops. I like him.)honorables: Tiesto (didnt make cut. trainwrecked when I heard him spin last, thats a big nono.), Digweed, Jonathan Peters (too many pots and pans for me), Paul Van Dyke, Eddie Baez, DJ Escape aka Jeff Jonas; numerous others.Producers:1. Junior Vasquez2. Peter Rauhoefer, aka Star 69, Club 69, what other names?3. Danny Tenaglia4. Victor Calderone5. Hex Hector6. Jonathan Peters7. Anthony Acid (+ his crew- Skribble riiight)8. Razor/Guido9. Thunderpuss 2000 (Chris Cox+ Barry drawin a blank)10. Friburn + Urik/ Mike Macaluso/ John Creamer/ Stephane K/ Satoshi Tomei(sp?), too many others to name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factory156 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by JoelB Producers:1. Junior Vasquez2..are you crazy?.. yeah maybe ten years ago.i love junior and all but if you think he is the present best producer you must be on some serious drugs.. i don't think i can name even two very good things that were even decent besides the barbara tucker which i just think is ok.. anyway heres mine: (and i'm definatly not gonna try and match yours.. why would I?)DJ's: IMO (meaning the style of music i like and talent) not overall1) Danny Tenaglia2) Jonathan Peters3) Eddie Baez4) Denny Tsettos (there no stopping this man come summertime)5) Jason Ojeda6) Hex Hector7) SkribbleProducers/remixer1) Hex Hector2) Danny Tenaglia3) Peter Rauhofer4) Jonathan peters5) Hani (he gets on hot streaks)6) Eddie (just because he is BY HIMSELF and has no team)7) Deep Dish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelB Posted November 23 Author Report Share Posted November 23 Oh no you didnt. I may be on serious drugs, but you must be smokin some FIERCE Anthrax to even say that.I'll pretend I didnt even put that part about the list being based on TECHNICAL SKILLS... what are those? oh did u say TECHNICAL F*CKIN SKILLS?? Ok i didnt hear me.Junior Vasquez Productions of Late:Dynamix - Never Get Me BackBobby Slate- Floating Higher Wave Speech 2000 mixShannon- Let The Music Play (an epic)Catapila - Void, I NEED YOU (yeah thats right, that track on all those cheesy bootlegs, thats by Miss Junya. Sorry.)Gabrielle - Should I StayKristine W- Clubland, StrongerMary J. Blige - Your Child (FUCKIN CLASSIC ENUF FOR YA?)Reina - Miss The WayWhitney Houston - Learned From The BestNomad - I WonderI Am Strong - WOSThose are JUST, JUST a FEW, off the top of my head. And you know all those CHEESY underground anthems, Zombie nation, Shh Listen, that they wind up playing on KTU? JR had the FIRST. He plays anything u hear a NY DJ play, except maybe Jonathan Peters, and FIRST. Its done, in the studio, finished? Who gets the FIRST CDR? Junior. Always. U WANT MORE? I'LL BRING IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factory156 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by JoelB Oh no you didnt. I may be on serious drugs, but you must be smokin some FIERCE Anthrax to even say that.I'll pretend I didnt even put that part about the list being based on TECHNICAL SKILLS... what are those? oh did u say TECHNICAL F*CKIN SKILLS?? Ok i didnt hear me.Junior Vasquez Productions of Late:Bobby Slate- Floating Higher Wave Speech 2000 mixShannon- Let The Music Play (an epic)Catapila - Void, I NEED YOU (yeah thats right, that track on all those cheesy bootlegs, thats by Miss Junya. Sorry.)Gabrielle - Should I StayKristine W- Clubland, StrongerMary J. Blige - Your Child (FUCKIN CLASSIC ENUF FOR YA?)Reina - Miss The WayWhitney Houston - Learned From The BestNomad - I WonderI Am Strong - WOS Those are JUST, JUST a FEW, off the top of my head. And you know all those CHEESY underground anthems, Zombie nation, Shh Listen, that they wind up playing on KTU? JR had the FIRST. He plays anything u hear a NY DJ play, except maybe Jonathan Peters, and FIRST. Its done, in the studio, finished? Who gets the FIRST CDR? Junior. Always. U WANT MORE? I'LL BRING IT LMFOA!!!.. like i said JUNIOR. i love Junior AND ALL but listen to these tracks you are naming. "your child" ( DEFINATLY is a classic of course) CLASSIC!!!!....you heard it..classic.. catapilla, 2 years ago.. clubland even 3 years.. i thought we were talking about PRESENT. i never said anything about the man technical skills.smoking FIERCE anthrax. lol! thats funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factory156 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 oh yeah btw: and juniors "i learned from the best" and his reina "Miss the way" were MONSTEROUS HITs!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranza Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by JoelB Junior Vasquez Productions of Late:Bobby Slate- Floating Higher Wave Speech 2000 mixShannon- Let The Music Play (an epic)Catapila - Void, I NEED YOU (yeah thats right, that track on all those cheesy bootlegs, thats by Miss Junya. Sorry.)Gabrielle - Should I StayKristine W- Clubland, StrongerMary J. Blige - Your Child (FUCKIN CLASSIC ENUF FOR YA?)Reina - Miss The WayWhitney Houston - Learned From The BestNomad - I WonderI Am Strong - WOSThose are all old.. All atleast a year old most are atleast 2+ with the exception of Nomad.. I can make you a list of his newer stuff if you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 dj's1. sasha2. tiesto3. sister bliss4. pvd5. deep dish6. tall paul7. judge jules8. danny tenaglia (sorry ive never seen him spin...if i have he would have placed higher)9. sander klienenberg10. craig richardsproducer/remixer1. tiesto2. deep dish3. danny tenaglia4. john creamer/stephane k5. rollo6. timo maas7. john digweed8. tykwer/jonny klimek/reinhold heil9. futureshock10. quivver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by a-tip 4) Denny Tsettos (there no stopping this man come summertime)7) Skribble[/quoteDenny Tsettos - You've got to be kidding me!! Yeah, great DJ for a tiny, cheesey Jersey trash club in quite possibly the shittiest spot at the shore..Skribble is just horrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotoncandydream Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 I am wioth Joe B on everything but TSETTOS. And I would have but Danny above Junior just because I love Bitch tracks but Danny has a sick sexual nature to alot of his songs that I like more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicinfusion Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 DJ's1 - paul oakenfold2- sasha3 - john digweed4- tiesto5- danny howells6- dave seaman7- deep dish8- paul vandyk9 - timo maas10 - DANNY TENAGLIAproducers1- john digweed2- DANNY TENAGLIA3- tiesto4- sasha5- paul vandyk6- timo maas7- paul oakenfoldi cant think of any !!!thats my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codica3 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Wow, this is a really good thread :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charrails Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 DJ's1) Jeff Mills2) Richie Hawtin3) John Digweed4) Deep Dish5) Derrick May 6) Cass - at least the time I heard him...pheeew7) Danny Tenaglia8) Danny Howells9)Lawler *TIE*9)Carl Cox *TIE*Honorable mention) Jonathon Peters/PVD (when they're not droppin frommage), Nalin, Christian Smith, Sven, Seb Fontaine (sometimes), I'd have to hear lawler again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazz926 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Anybody hear of Blaze? They would get my vote for producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sextacy911 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by tranza Those are all old.. All atleast a year old most are atleast 2+ with the exception of Nomad.. I can make you a list of his newer stuff if you like show em how its done tranza... :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelB Posted November 23 Author Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by a-tip oh yeah btw: and juniors "i learned from the best" and his reina "Miss the way" were MONSTEROUS HITs!!!!!!!! OK youre right, they weren't popular hits. You want popular hits?Casey Casem plays em every SUNDAY MORNINGtry Z100 or something. Yeah, Junior may not be a musical genius like the Backdoor Boys, Britney Spears, etc. But we all know that being a HIT = musical talent. Thanks for clearing that up for us, a-tip =) that was a-great-tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakbeatz2 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 happy to see that at least someone here has good taste (charrails)i mean, wow, people like skribbles and tssetos?? technical skills?? um.....noand producers: calderone, hector???i guess that could be a list of the best amreican djs/producers, but i dont think that these people compare to their european counterparts top producers of this year in my opinion: stephanie K and john creamer and its funny to see people like sasha and digweed and tsettos on the same list. i mean, i'll still go to SF once in a while and listen to Jp, but i wouild never even think of comparing him musically to Sasha. its ok to have a varied musical taste, but not ok to commit blasphamy like comparing tseetos to sasha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelB Posted November 23 Author Report Share Posted November 23 Um, lets bring ourselves down to reality. They play around ojn computers and with turntables. They may be brilliant, but... blasphemy?As for tsettos, thats why i put him last, and qualified with the fact that I just happen to like him. I never said he compared with the others. When Exit first opened, he played some really innovative stuff. You may not like his style. Thats fine with me.As for Euros having americans beat, thats just not true. Tiesto TRAINWRECKED TWICE, on easy mixes, and I've only heard him once. He didnt even cut out. Most DJs can salvage a bad mix. Ive never heard JR or DT trainwreck. Do you even know what i'm talking about? oh well, at least its conversation =)jbOriginally posted by breakbeatz2 i mean, wow, people like skribbles and tssetos?? technical skills?? um.....noand its funny to see people like sasha and digweed and tsettos on the same list. i mean, i'll still go to SF once in a while and listen to Jp, but i wouild never even think of comparing him musically to Sasha. its ok to have a varied musical taste, but not ok to commit blasphamy like comparing tseetos to sasha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Originally posted by JoelB Um, lets bring ourselves down to reality. They play around ojn computers and with turntables. They may be brilliant, but... blasphemy?As for tsettos, thats why i put him last, and qualified with the fact that I just happen to like him. I never said he compared with the others. When Exit first opened, he played some really innovative stuff. You may not like his style. Thats fine with me.As for Euros having americans beat, thats just not true. Tiesto TRAINWRECKED TWICE, on easy mixes, and I've only heard him once. He didnt even cut out. Most DJs can salvage a bad mix. Ive never heard JR or DT trainwreck. Do you even know what i'm talking about? oh well, at least its conversation =)jb er...umm....wtf?youre saying that all of europe's dj's suck because tiesto trainwrecked twice?what dj doesnt fucking trainwreck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 oopsfor my producer dj list......replace timo maas with vicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factory156 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 anyway.. wasnt this thread about YOUR favorite djs/producers?? personal opions... not overall.. like i said.. my style of music. thats why tsettos and sasha are on the same persons list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az-tec Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 DJ'S:In no particular orderDanny TenagliaSashaDigweedSteve LawlerDanny HowellsRoger SanchezCarl Cox*Note:After last night, and in the pinky Deep DishNight, Erick Morillo is highly rising on my list...Producers/Remixers:John Creamer and Stephane KDeep DishDanny TenagliaSatoshi TomiieBedrockFaithlessArmand Van HeldenMAuro PicottoJohnny Vicious*TIE* I cant decide between:Evolution, Superchumbo, Hydrogen Rockers, Chab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelac Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 DJs (no order)1. Paul van Dyk2. Dave Seaman3. Tiesto4. Anthony Pappa5. Danny Tenaglia6. Sander Kleinenberg7. Armin Van Buuren8. Digweed9. Danny Howells10. Max GrahamProducers/Remixers (no order)1. Hybrid2. Blackwatch3. Satoshi Tomiie4. Paul van Dyk5. Tiesto6. Silvio Ecomo7. BT8. Way Out West9. Thrillseekers10. Frank Brook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelB Posted November 24 Author Report Share Posted November 24 Originally posted by breakbeatz2 and producers: calderone, hector???Hex Hector won the Grammy Best Remixer award for 2000, i think that gives him a little credit huh? Others who have won: Erick morillo i thiiink, jellybean, frankie knuckles (im probably wrong on a couple of those). The award is prestigious, was created at Madonna's bequest, whatever that means.Play Hex's Stand in Love, Give Me Tonight, then Waiting for Tonight, and tell me those arent well-produced, if not your musical preference, and I'll shut up.jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakbeatz2 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 i was just kidding about the blasphemy part, just trying to spice up the post a biton another note, a difference here is that there are very distinct styles here. a more mainstream aspect which is prevalent in the US, like Hex Hector and remixes of whitney houston and the like, and there is another more underground aspect, which features the like of deep dish, who manage to keep that undergroundness espite their immense popularity. the two dont really mix too well, and cant really be compared fairly. its like comparing different styles of rock, each is intended to do something different. you can compare sasha to digweed, or anthony pappa to sander kleinenberg, and tsetos to eddie baez, since those guys have very similar approaches to DJing. hopefully my attempt to appease all sides and contribute a solution to a seemigly endless debate will be at least somewhat successful. dima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raman Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 you have to admitt tho any list that has denny tsettos over digweed is freakin insaneOriginally posted by breakbeatz2 i was just kidding about the blasphemy part, just trying to spice up the post a biton another note, a difference here is that there are very distinct styles here. a more mainstream aspect which is prevalent in the US, like Hex Hector and remixes of whitney houston and the like, and there is another more underground aspect, which features the like of deep dish, who manage to keep that undergroundness espite their immense popularity. the two dont really mix too well, and cant really be compared fairly. its like comparing different styles of rock, each is intended to do something different. you can compare sasha to digweed, or anthony pappa to sander kleinenberg, and tsetos to eddie baez, since those guys have very similar approaches to DJing. hopefully my attempt to appease all sides and contribute a solution to a seemigly endless debate will be at least somewhat successful. dima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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