DJs who DON'T really DJ

[esef]

in light of recent events, i must say that i have seen DJs on more then one occasion who acted as though the've been DJing (mixing, laying down fresh vinyl, finding the start point, etc) when in fact i would have sworn they were either playing a commercial CD or pre-recorded CD. their actions did not match their music.

is this a common occurance? has anyone else experienced this at a large club venue?

[Erik Mitchell]

Re: DJs who DON'T really DJ

I've seen Oakenfold do that. He wouldn't even mix songs, hw would just play one record and then once it quit, put on another record and do a "jesus" pose.

Not saying he's a bad DJ, he might have been on some drugs or something that night.

[RuOnPoint]

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DJ Scribble got busted for pulling a stunt like that maybe a year or two ago.

[Stu]

I've known some people to make claims like that against DJs but its usually been that they have no fucking idea what they're talking about

[FM]

Oakenfold has been known to play DAT's during a set...

Jonathan Peters got busted before for playing a mix CD and "pretending" to mix...

and I'm sure there are others out there as well.

Hey I've no problem if a DJ wants to drop 2 tracks off of a mix CD; some big names have done it before (because the CD is that good)...just don't "pretend" to mix while it' splaying or play half the damn thing!

[Garrick]

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Not saying he's a bad DJ, he might have been on some drugs or something that night.

you can admit it, he is a bad dj

[picklemonkey]

Koop, when playing Puffin the Herb by Karl Gunton

[demonAfro]

I like pretending to scratch when the scratches are actually on the record.

[skahound]

Koop, when playing Puffin the Herb by Karl Gunton

Classic!

[Digital Junkie]

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I really don't want to admit this...but back in the day when darude came out with the sandstorm...he played in TO....man it was so bad...you could still hear the 2 tracks layering in, and he takes off the record before it is even finished mixing...and it is still being layed while the record is off...

[BarneyIllfingas]

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it was rumoured that bad boy bill played one of his "in the box" cds at turbo in toronto.

[esef]

^ i baleed dat! BBB sux...

[diskofreak]

Re: DJs who DON'T really DJ

carl kennedy did that @ cellar bar like a month ago..

[picklemonkey]

That's why everybody should always pack a giant fold-up "YOU'RE A FUCKING TURD!" sign when they go to parties... ya know, just in case.

[CSquare]

^ i baleed dat! BBB sux...

you may not like the guy or his music but bbb is a technical wizard behind the decks.

don't know who the dj is but i was at club m in laguna beach and heard the first 5 tracks from timo maas' music for the maases...