RobW said:
Grant R said:
...a scene which is increasingly becoming uniform and stale in terms of musical direction.
...Grant & Jamie's sets look to push a new sound on the Auckland massive...
...This fresh take on Djing in Auckland
Nice marketing pitch Grant - I have to point out that the set-list above, while it might seem broad-range to you, is still hardly broad-range or eclectic. Where are the drum tracks? The acapellas? The old tunes re-edited? The obscure tunes?
The type of DJing I think you're referring to is how the best of the long-standing DJs (the American guys mainly) have
always done it. (Levan, Hardy, Francous K, Pullen, May, Tenaglia, Angel Moraes etc).
To them it's just DJing - that's all they known - playing a mix of new stuff, different styles and oldies etc. If more could be like that clubbing would be a hell of a lot more fun every time you went out and crowds wouldn't be so fickle either.
Genres or specific song preferences aside do you spend time looking for any old tunes? Do you look on discogs on old comps by DJs you like/respect and seek out any of the tunes as a starting point for new avenues of material? It is one of the best ways to find amazing tunes which wont date (since hardly anyone else will have them)
Also - where is my CD? I thought you were sending me one?
R
Hmmmm you say broad range and eclectic? I think you've taken us saying broad-range as meaning we'll play a prog tune, a techno tune, a house tune etc?
What we're aiming to do is find and play tunes that blur "genre-specific" boundaries, so it could be thought of as a progressive tune,and a techno tune, and a trance tune, if you get me. A capellas, samples and re-edits is something that we are working on, and in due time we will incorporate these into our sets. We're still learning though! And have plenty of time to do this (we are both 21)
We also want to shift the focus of Djing in Auckland, from stringing tune after tune together (which is prevalient in the mainstream scene), to the focus that each tune is a piece in the puzzle, or a step in a journey. I guess we're trying to bring an underground djing mentality to the mainstream.
The Djs you mention are interesting, because you are exactly right. But we don't see it in mainstream Auckland right now.
As for finding older tunes, yes, especially over the last few months, i've been going back, looking for older tunes. A good tune will always be a good tune
no matter how old it is!
And for the CD :p
We're goign to get some artwork and stuff done for it, so will have to wait for that. Please by all means download the mix if you want!
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