Re: [microsound] mix cd's

[Ian Andrews <i.andrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simply put, the DJ is the product. The public hand over their money for a
name.  Technically the DJ product is a package that is made up of a set of
aesthetic judgements, mixing (suturing) skills, and a collection of
appropriated music. But a DJ does not usually become a world famous big name
through any of these things. The most famous are known for their intimate
relationship with a particularly innovative music scene in a particular
place, at a particular time. The product is then a function of this
scene/genre/subgenre/style.  Eg. Jeff mills signifies Detroit techno,
Frankie Knuckles signifies Chicago House, etc. Its not an easily defined
product but its still a product: something which is bought and sold.


michael trommerwrote:

> yes...all part of the stupid game.
> i wouldn't say 'most' djs, though.
> 
> about this 
> cd for sale vs. dj in a club
> thing again...
> 
> (and keeping in my mind that i'm not denying the close relationship between
> producers/djs/labels in what is an INDUSTRY, after all)
> 
> there is no 'product' when a dj plays a tune in a club. in my opinion that's
> a significant difference. it's entirely focused on a moment...on time.
> although i have reservations about the cult of the dj, a good dj uses the
> track to navigate a kind of timeline that's focused on that particular place
> at that specific moment...it's a tool, no different from a sample,
> essentially (and, for the record, i think people should be free to sample
> whatever they want: if they're unable to be imaginitive with it their tune
> will probably suck anyway).
> 
> to my mind a cd is something significantly different, both with respect to
> its 'function' as a medium and in its relation to the music industry as a
> whole...a cd is a product, a dj performance much less so.
> 
>> Also, when a DJ/label puts out a mix CD they are more or less forced to give
>> credit to the artist. But in a club situation most DJs carefully guard their
>> collections, sometimes to the extent of deliberately obscuring the record
>> label (with paint or stickers). After all, its in their interest to keep
>> their collection unique. They don't want other DJs playing "their" killer
>> tracks. So the promotional aspect of DJ play, in my opinion, just doesn't
>> hold up.
> 
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