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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
Not my favorite DJ, in fact, I have no idea who this guy is, but he makes music in this demo using primarily DJ equipment: So maybe, from now on, if you are a classical music snob (which is ok), you will give other people who maybe are not turned on by the smell of maple or whatever violins are made of tucked in between your cheek and neck a chance. The world is full of possibilities and different build orders.   | ||
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nath
United States1788 Posts
i just think its fundamentally different, you can't compare DJ and musician, its like apple to orange IMHO. its not a 'different build order', its a different PROFESSION IMO. also not smart to shit on 'classical music snobs' if you actually like music in general. every style of music has something to learn from... | ||
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Geiko
France1952 Posts
Clearly different things, and this is coming from someone who listens to all kind of music. | ||
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
What really grinds my gears, though, is ppl or groups like, for instance, Swedish House Mafia, who once laid a good beat, made it a song and then millions of people pay loads of money to go see them "playing" live, wich really is just them pressing play on their winamp and doing some fistpumps. Meanwhile, in some basement downtown, four dudes are practicing 15 hours a week together to play music. Music that will never reach the ears of the masses, but their music is fucking amazing. With physical live instruments and live vocals. Now imagine that theres hundreds of thousands of these bands out there. Bands with, dare I say, more talent and dedication than most of the big guys out there (Maiden, Metallica, whatever). They will never get the recognition though. They were born in the wrong era. Now take a live performance. The singer has to nail all the vocals, the guitarist has to nail all the chords, licks, solos. The basist has to nail all his shit, and most important of all, the drummer. The drummer has to keep that tempo and beat or else everything will just colapse. While all of the individual band members are focusing on their shit, they also have to focus on playing with the band, if you know what I mean. All the while Swedish House Mafia are pumping their fists, pressing play on their Winamp... It's so sad  | ||
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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
On January 23 2013 01:56 nath wrote: i think its arrogant to say that DJs warrant the same type/level of respect as musicians (only because they are different). that being said, they deserve respect for what they do and should be 'given a chance', listened to, and supported because its hard to make it and they clearly have a passion for what they do. i just think its fundamentally different, you can't compare DJ and musician, its like apple to orange IMHO. its not a 'different build order', its a different PROFESSION IMO. also not smart to shit on 'classical music snobs' if you actually like music in general. every style of music has something to learn from... Did you know.. that Frank Zappa once wrote an electronic music symphony? Did you know this? It's pretty damn good, and I can assure you, being a musician myself, that he could have made it with all this equipment. Different build order? ALSO.. I am pretty sure I know more about Chopin than most  | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Iranon
United States983 Posts
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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
On January 23 2013 02:51 Iranon wrote: Calling DJs musicians is just like calling esports sports. They're vaguely similar, but clearly different enough to warrant different terms, and there's no reason to get upset about the distinction. Having different terminology doesn't imply that one is somehow better or worse than the other, it just reflects the fact that the word "musician" has been around for a long time and has strong connotations that don't really pertain to DJs beyond the superficial definition of "someone who produces sound intended as entertainment". I like a lot of electronic music, but I don't call the people producing it musicians, I call them artists. They're very talented artists, and I respect them a lot, but calling them musicians seems an inappropriate use of the word. Who said I was upset or shitting on classical music? -EDIT- Maybe your definition is inappropriate and maybe even a little insensitive? I say music can evolve and it can also be made in many many different shapes or forms. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 23 2013 02:51 Iranon wrote: Calling DJs musicians is just like calling esports sports. They're vaguely similar, but clearly different enough to warrant different terms, and there's no reason to get upset about the distinction. Having different terminology doesn't imply that one is somehow better or worse than the other, it just reflects the fact that the word "musician" has been around for a long time and has strong connotations that don't really pertain to DJs beyond the superficial definition of "someone who produces sound intended as entertainment". I like a lot of electronic music, but I don't call the people producing it musicians, I call them artists. They're very talented artists, and I respect them a lot, but calling them musicians seems an inappropriate use of the word. I understand where you're coming from and I kind of see it but on the other hand I have trouble understanding why the line is drawn there? I mean why's that guy in the video less of a musician than say Björn from In Flames who similarly uses an instrument which makes sounds using electricity. In the end it's some sort of electronic/audio interpretation of motion. I'm pretty sure that by definition it's music. How can someone who makes music not be a musician? | ||
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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
On January 23 2013 02:59 Djzapz wrote: I understand where you're coming from and I kind of see it but on the other hand I have trouble understanding why the line is drawn there? I mean why's that guy in the video less of a musician than say Björn from In Flames who similarly uses an instrument which makes sounds using electricity. In the end it's some sort of electronic/audio interpretation of motion. I'm pretty sure that by definition it's music. How can someone who makes music not be a musician?  you just made my day | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
On January 23 2013 03:25 Steveling wrote: I'm sorry, I really tried to give this guy a chance but all I could hear was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuBJLTdr_pQ Did you know, I was a writer on Friends? Courtney Cox is such a fox! Thanks for sharing this clip, haha!! Like I said, dont even know the guy, and it really is just a demo for the new equip, but try to imagine Bjork doing something similar... It would prob be stellar. | ||
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pebble444
Italy2503 Posts
Its all about passion to me. I like all types of music, i have yet to encounter a type of music i don' t listen to. There are a lot of unrecognized musicians, as well as many famous people who in my opinion don' t deserve to be famous or listened too. That being said, practicing something 15 hours a day doesn' t make you good at it. They are people who play sc 15 hours a day and are still not good at it. TBH i' ve heard this guy you linked and don' t like him, it feels like there is nothing special about him. I prefer stuff like DJ Kormac and Alle Farben. A Dj is a musician. So give respect to all (real muscians) | ||
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Severedevil
United States4839 Posts
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
I don't know what you were trying to show with the video, or if you were trying to show anything, but he was an extreme example of the latter. Have a repetitive beat in the background, and just jump from noise to noise to noise to noise. | ||
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G_G
Canada178 Posts
In the end though, people should just enjoy what they enjoy and do what they want to do. Having to classify something one way or another in order to give it some superficial form of credibility is missing the point of art in the first place. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
http://deadmau5.tumblr.com/post/25690507284/we-all-hit-play Nowadays, there are definitely DJs who do very innovative things with their music, and also those who make the music themselves, but with the knowledge I have, I'd be inclined to agree with deadmau5. Also potshot at classically trained musicians is rather irrelevant. Maybe those with whom you have disagreements just tend to claim that they're classical musicians and musicians from different backgrounds aren't "real" musicians, which seems like it would be annoying for sure. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
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slowbacontron
United States7722 Posts
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Epishade
United States2267 Posts
Poll: Are DJs Musicians? No (10) Yes (4) 14 total votes Your vote: Are DJs Musicians? This shall decide the true outcome of this war between DJs and non-DJs!!! | ||
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DjDickGrayson
United States81 Posts
I can't say for sure, being a bit of a classical music buff myself, if Bach could have invented Techno music. Although, I have a theory that a lot of electronic music, at least mine, follows in the same flow and structure but not in melodies. The concept of a DJ has changed vigorously, especially in the last five years. Now, a Disc Jockey, can accomplish anything as a result of technological advances in musical instruments. Are electronic instruments real instruments? Yes. If Beethoven was alive today, he could probably write in music terminology "echo" "flanger" etc and all these things can be accomplished with real instruments including a chorus. The whole point of an electronic instrument is that we have all these musical powers at the touch of a button. Therefore, with the right equipment, a DJ is a real musician. I think we just have to accept the facts, it's true what deadmau5 says, but not all DJ's or electronic musicians use Ableton and such software. Also, the use of samples, the reason Daft Punk are not DJ's and are musicians? With samples becoming more acceptable in the music world, we are going to see a smaller gap between what is a real musician and a DJ. | ||
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