[mbradzick]

Originally Posted by kingofswing

With blo*dy good reason too...

I have been in the DJ scence for over 12 years and with great success here in the UK, europe, middle east and right to the far east. We have some super clients (in the worlds rich list, film stars, and bla bla bla). Here is what I think about 'some' bands Vs a good DJ.

Bands - most of them stop and start at will and they sing what they want. Lets face it, do half the people in the crowd know the music well enough to get involved with a new unknown band? Great bands are great bands and very far from the worst, in which case a good to great DJ can do far better for his / her audience over any crappy band...period.

A good DJ will play the right music to a given crowd (familiar music being the key), keeping the crowd on the dance floor for god knows how many hours. Thats where the enjoyment starts. A really good DJ can mix tracks up creatively (if they know how to), use fx (if need be), scratch the odd tune, drop a popular number at the 'right' point, etc, etc. This is why hundreds if not thousands of people line up outside a popular nightclub each and every day (besides many other things too).

Clubs aside, some top DJ's also work in top notch fancy hotel ball rooms, exclusive venues, corporate events, film launch parties, celeb parties, etc. Lets also not forget that DJ's help and contribute in making unkown 'music' (and bands alike) known to the wider audience (in much the same way radio does or did too). How this may or may not affect record sales, I don't wish to discuss.

So to conclude, DJ's are not bad people. Some can still be damn talented too. One of my DJ friends is a grade 8 pianist...not bad hey.

Well you're talking about different genres. Who hires a DJ to spin the latest Interpol song or My Chemical Romance? No, you have the latest Neptunes-produced cut or the Paul Oakenfold. Much different listeners as well whose prime purpose for the music is a mating dance on the floor.