GOOD DJS VS. BAD DJS

rock2russia · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:27 am

what isolates a good dj from a bad dj? with something like guitar perhaps its easy to identify the better players, but what about djing?

to get a better perspective on the whole issue, who might be a very talented dj and who may be an overrated or simply awful dj?

thanks, all replies appreciated!

cheers

Dj Traxxlover · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:02 am

well in terms of production it's easy to tell who's better
just look at the samples,synths,sequence skills and effects used...

for djing..a good dj makes ravers dance like never before, makes good mix (no conflicts between songs and no mistakes).
for a bad dj..just looking at only 2 or 3 people moving n u'll know

here is what in think
talented djs:
dj jean, ayla,teisto,pvd,Vodoo and Serano....etc.

overrated or simply awful dj:
scooter..thay can hardly be called as dj but well they r just shit at both production and live performance.

Viceroy · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 4:06 am

There are a couple things that disguish good from bad DJs.

1. Mixing. How well do the songs flow? Are the beats matched, do you notice the transition, is it too obvious, ext.

2. Track selection. What tracks you select affect the vibe of the set as well as its flow. You can't be jumping from Deep Dish to Armin van Buuren to Astral Projection, it sounds disjointed and artificial.

Stream · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:12 am

i think Viceroy sums it up nicely here...

also...when it comes to mixing and track selection...a really good dj should also be able to fit in songs not really in his/hers playlist...

davehart · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:24 pm

When it comes to tune selection, a DJ who is not afreid to drop something a little different, or a really good tune but not sure how it will react is always a good thing. Not really much variety in the same DJ's spinning the same tracks all the time.

Spherix · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:00 pm

davehart · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:23 pm

Have you got a tracklist for that CD? Interested to know what stuff he spun before producing for scooter.

QbIx · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2003 1:49 am

What makes a good or bad DJ is subjective it depends on your preference. Mixing skill and tune selction is also important as already stated

E. Mitchell · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:13 am

A good DJ has great beatmatching, a great flow, & keeps the audience happy.

Spherix · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:17 pm

Trancemaster · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:21 am

That was the kind of music I could gues he would have had played

Its pretty much disco-dance in that mix
Not a real club sound