What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

[esef]

What's the deal with Jimmy Van?

Formerly the opening DJ for S&D, he has now become a sad shell of a DJ. As the transition DJ for Lee Burridge on saturday - after a wicked set by BK - he cleared the floor with such gems as the beatle's rocket man (huh? even a year ago it sux'd!) and a tears for fears remix of shout (who bothered to remix this track anyway?). he cut the energy level in half and i felt like i was wading through molasses.

while this may sound harsh and opinionated, it's not. it's a wake up call that standing on a stage and sliding a mixer knob while records spin no longer cuts it as a premier inter'l DJ. i know many others who attended the show who felt the same way.

for a refresher on how top intern'l DJing is done, see Lee Burridge.

Take me on a rocket ride....

[swedetech]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

yep, he is def. not that hot right now...

[apyssjw]

not trendy. give it a couple of years, probably come back in fashion.

[tiddles]

he is stuck in a k-hole

[rewing3]

something. All of the sets I heard from him lately have sucked.

[papa_giorgio]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

I guess i'll just have to wait and see on August 6, 2004 @ Club Elements here in San Juan, Puerto Rico as he will be playing along with Australia's hottest progressive/breaks producers right now INFUSION.

[tiddles]

*puts on JVM bedrock disc 1*

mmmm thats some good prog

[Neo]

I've always thought he was overrated. I'll probably get flamed for that but I really haven't dug anything he's done.

[BureOne]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

I actually enjoyed his set. Thought it was great. Except for the Shout track, didn't really like it.

He did almost loose it at one point though....

I think the crowd dug him pretty good too.

Didn't stay for Lee, how was his set?

[The One]

I believe he is red flagged by US immigration and currently cannot travel anywhere outside of the country.

[dla]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

Back when JVM opened up for S/D @ Twilo, his sets were perfect. But his sets recently have been all over the map - a little bit of this and that. IMO, expected a lot of his Bedrock record, but even that was wacky.

His production remains great though - ECIPS, Sanctuary, etc. But, don't know what happened with Jetlag.

/D

[thesightless]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

I guess i'll just have to wait and see on August 6, 2004 @ Club Elements here in San Juan, Puerto Rico as he will be playing along with Australia's hottest progressive/breaks producers right now INFUSION.

i will be p[laying there for the afterparty that night!! with jorge V

[hypoluxxa]

Re: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

What's the deal with Jimmy Van?

Formerly the opening DJ for S&D, he has now become a sad shell of a DJ. As the transition DJ for Lee Burridge on saturday - after a wicked set by BK - he cleared the floor with such gems as the beatle's rocket man (huh? even a year ago it sux'd!) and a tears for fears remix of shout (who bothered to remix this track anyway?). he cut the energy level in half and i felt like i was wading through molasses.

while this may sound harsh and opinionated, it's not. it's a wake up call that standing on a stage and sliding a mixer knob while records spin no longer cuts it as a premier inter'l DJ. i know many others who attended the show who felt the same way.

for a refresher on how top intern'l DJing is done, see Lee Burridge.

Take me on a rocket ride....

I could have sworn we had this conversation while I Iwas sobering up outside, because of Van M. I totally agree. Does he not know that we know something about music? W.T.F. was he thinking?

[thesightless]

Re:: What the hell happened to Jimmy Van M??

jimmy has never been one to drop a club on the floor, he is more downtempo groovy dj rather than a guy who comes in a does damage, he did a phenomenal job in march warming up for S&D at crobar.
his bedrock cd is actually the hardest i have ever heard from him since orlando.
either way he is a great mixer and has a wicked ear for the tunes that make the night flow, rather than the big moment.

even NYE at avalon was fucking insane, he had the whole club drooling for more grooves. 10 minutes into sasha's set and the whole club was still chanting JIMMY VAN M, JIMMY VAN M

[progressive420]

check out the set for download in the recommendations section.
it is the shit, restore my faith in JVM, who has always been one of my favourites.