Re: [microsound] DJ's: human jukeboxes?

[graham miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

unfortunately, the turntable has become the electric guitar of the 21st
century, in regards to the seemingly exponential proliferation of wankers (what
would be the 'NO STAIRWAY' music store sign of techno?).  the talent and
artistry of DJing is as equally distributed among DJs as it is any other
instrument or musician in the sense that only a select few are truly pushing
forward. 99% are still human jukeboxes, even if that jukebox has incorporated a
beat match function and the occasional toggle of the EQ, regardless of how good
their record collection is. ditto goes for laptopers.  i see maybe three or
four (if even) DJs a year that really impress me.  and i hear a lot of DJed
music. the rest is usually fun and interesting, but rarely transcendental or
sublime. but this rant has less to do with copyright than it does the
deterioration of the artform itself.

g.

Patrick Norris wrote:

> I think it might all be about perceptions and biasses...after all the
> government seems to think electronic music venues are just spots to traffic
> narcotics.  My parents don't take my music seriously. I think one must take
> into account the changing deffinition of dj.  To many of these people the Dj
> was the one who changed the record and announced the celebrity birthdays on
> the local a.m. station. They see a guy who changes the records (the guy who
> was cheaper to book than the band for their wedding), not an artist, and
> when the dj spins tracks that aren't his, it isn't art it's theft.
>
> Is it too much of a stretch to think that some from the same mind-set
> actually work for the riaa and that they do see the dj as a human jukebox.
>
> P
>
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