An experiment gone completely wrong...the conductor who messed up ur whole "train" of thought..an alien gynecologist...wax assassin..one handed clapper...absolute lover and disciple of sheer djaying and total turntableism...one who plays..and better yet plays with music...love to manipulate sound and rhythms to mindblowing proportions as best as i know how! WILL ABSOLUTELEE NOT COMPROMISE "TECHNOLOGY" AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE D.J!!..TOO MUCH LOVE RESPECT ADORATION AND ADMIRATION FOR THE DJ AS SELECTOR..REJECTOR..INSPECTOR..DIRECTOR..PRODUCER...TURNTABLEIST..REMIXER...PARTYSTARTER AND FINISHER...AND PERSON!!WILL ABSOLUTLEE NEVER COMPROMISE WITH CD'S SERATO..TORQUE..GEBLATO..IPODS..COMPUTERS..AND WAT NOT!!....MUTHAFUCKIN TURNTABLES AND VINYL!!! DONT TELL ME TO GET WITH THE TIMES CUZ ALL I SEE ARE PEOPLE "GOING ALONG WITH THE TIMES"..THE DJ NEEDS TO MAKE A COMEBACK!! IT SEEMS TOO MANY ARE "COMPROMISING"..AND BASTARDIZIN, COMMERCIALISIN..THE LOST ART OF THE DJ!! DJ'S NEED TO START "TESTIFYIN"..WITH THE TURNTABLE AGAIN...CALL IT WHAT U WILL..CALL ME WAT U WILL..BUT WHEN ALL IS CONTRIVED AND BITCHED ABOUT.. THE TRUTH REMAINS..AND U CANT DENY THE TRUTH!!! I HAVE AN ETERNAL RESPECT, ADMIRATION, ADORATION AND ALL OUT MAD JEDI LOVE FOR THE DJ TO NOT COMPROMISE HIS OR HER LOVE FOR THE ART WITH "TOYS" AND MOST IF NOT ALL...ALWAYS TRY TO EMULATE THE TURNTABLE!!..SUM COME KINDA CLOSE..BUT STILL NNNOTTT!! BE A REAL DJ...NOT A "VIRTUAL" ONE!! BUY DJ HERO!
BUT STILLL...have mad love and adoration for all dj's no matter what u choose to testify with!!...i just think u are severely missing out on what the art personifies itself to and what it should!!
Been around the clubs..the scenes..the raves...the studios...the BATTLES!..BATTLED A BIT MYSELF..ALWAYS REMEMBERED MY FIRST BATTLE WHEN I GOT MY ASS HANDED TO ME BY CASH MONEY..JAZZY JEFF...LIGHTNING RICH..GHETTO...TOO TUFF..K.SWIFT..
AND KID SWIFT..ALL AT THE SAME TIME!! HAHAA!! BUT I STOOD TALL TIL THE END WATCHIN AND WITNESSING THESE DJ'S JUST TAKE OVER!!..TURN TABLE ICIANS!!..TURNTABLE MUSICIANS...JUST TESTIFY WITH RECORDS..JUST BREAK PEEPS DOWN AND BUILD THEM UP ALL WITHIN A FLICK OF THE WRIST OR A QUICK MIX OR JUGGLE OR QUICK BACK TO BACK OR KILLER TRANSFORMS AND CUTS!!..FROM THEN..I WAS WARPED!!..also the great dj's of philly that i had witnessed do the same damn things in huge clubs with tons of peeps mixing like mad with multiple turntables..with music so awesome!! peeps like these were the actual new musicians and rock stars!! precision on point tight incredible mixing and trixx and repeats and acapellas over beats and yes...SCREW YOUR SO CALLED "MASH UP"..IT IS CALLED DJAYING!!..I'VE WITNESSED THESE DJ'S MIX ROCK OVER HIP HOP BEATS AND DANCE MUSIC WITH TRAXX AND POLKA WITH MERENGUE...U NAME IT...THEY MIXED IT!! NO PREFABRICATED PRE MADE COMPUTERIZED LIFELESS CRAP!! LIVE!!!..thank god i was priveleged to witness all these greats and i am also priveleged to witness the greats of today!!! mucch madd love for all!! THANK YOU!!..TURNTABLEISTS!!..CLUB MIXERS AND REMIXERS...PRODUCERS...PARTYROCKERS..THANK YOU "DJ"..THEY'RE TRYING TO REPLACE YOU..ESPECIALLY TODAY!!..BUT I KNOW NONE OF YOU WONT LET THEM!!...DONT LET THE MANUFACTURERS AND THE CLUB AND LOUNGE OWNERS AND PROMOTERS DO IT!! i also enjoy and embrace the multifaceted dj...his spinning style is multifaceted as his music!!..hell even in the dmc battles it seems the best dj's are the ones who are multifaceted and not just scratching but mixing, beat juggling, tones, back to back and watnot!! bbiggg uppss and mad love to them!!
i have played quite a few places and battled over time and just love every facet and every face of the dj!!
every kind and every style...every type of music..(cept country!!)..hahaa...they'res always something to enjoy and appreciate from every dj!!...and something to learn...what to do and at times what nnoott to do!!..it's all good...all effective..just like all forms of the martial arts are!!I WOULD REALLY LLOOVVEE TO DO A VENUE WITH A PLACE THAT EMBRACES VINYL AND TURNTABLES..WHERE UR LEFT TO UR THING...AND MAKE OTHERS DO THEIR THING!!..VENUES NEED
TO BE PLACES WHERE ONE NEEDS TO BE "HEARD" AGAIN!!..NOT "SEEN"..OR A WANNABEE OF THE "SCENE"...I THINK A LOT OF THE MAGIC HAS DIED BECAUSE THE DJ HAS DIED AMONG THESE SO CALLED "SCENES" BUT THATS NOT TO SAY CERTAIN MAGICAL EVENTS DONT EXIST....THEY DO! THEY STILL THRIVE...BUT ARE LOOKED DOWN UPON AND GIVIN ONLY "MONTHLIES"..
OR OFF NITES!! I HAVE TONNS OF INFLUENCES....STEVE NAAFEESH NOLFI..STEVE DINAPOLI..FRANKIE T...ROBBIE TRONCO..PROBABLEE ONE OF THE FIRST PHILLY TURNTABLEISTS AND PARTY CLUB ROCKERS WHO INFLUENCED MANY!! NO ONE TO THIS DAY..NO-ONE..NOT EVEN THE ALMIGHTEE QBERT..WAS SO SKILLED WITH THE KNOB OR ROTARY MIXER AS ROBBIE..SHIT SHOW DJ'S A ROTARY MIXER NOWADAYS IS LIKE SHOWIN A VAMPIRE A CRUCIFIX!!..CASH MONEY,JAZZY JEFF,TOO TUFF,BUTCH MAYO B PLUS,CLAUDIO CROSSFADE,DARREN DOUBLE D AGNES,CHARLIE BUCKEYE,THE ALMIGHTEE QBERT,MIX MASTER MIKE,SHORTCUT,D STYLES,ROB SWIFT,ROCK RAIDER,MR SINISTER,STEVE D., TOTAL ECLIPSE,SPINBAD,JS ONE,DJ REVOLUTION,EXCEL..PHILLY AND UK...JAYSKI,THE ALMIGHTY OBI WAN,CRAZE,SHORTEE FAUST,I EMERGE,CUTTIN CANDI,TARA FROM SAIGON,FORMULA ONE,RECTANGLE,INFAMOUS,KLEVER,A TRA,DISC,DJ SPAIR..DAMN U THAT FUCKIN "SPAIR FLARE!!!"..RAFFIK!!..DAMN U TOO AND THAT AUTOBAHN SCRATCH!!..NEVID,ENTARO,TEK THREAT,PRMO,KICO,DISC,DJ FLARE,QUEST,QWESTION,SAT ONE,DJ SWAMP,DJ ZINC,THE PHOENIX BUTTERFLY JOEY BUXSAR,SNAKE EYES,PONE,RAW CUTS,TONY VEGAS,MR THING,CRAZY B,DJ KILLAJEWEL,ENFERNO,DJ SQUID,PRECISE,DJ RUTHLESS,DJ DAVID,DJ JEFF,MIKE BROOKS,JEFF MILLS,LAWRENCE LA LA LAVAUGHN..RIP..JOHNNY CHINK..RIP..TERRORWRIST..DJ RAN..COSMIC KEV...DJ HONDA,DJ YUKATA,DJ GO,AKKAKABABBEE,TOO TALL,THE TRUEICIANS,BIRDY NAM NAM,BEAT JUKIES,MR CHOCC,BABU,D MELLO,MELO D,Z TRIP,DJ FOCUS,VIN ROC,APOLLO,5TH PLATOON,DO BOY,DEVELOPE,DJ ALADDIN,SAIM MISERY MODRY..DJ MIZ,SCRATCH PERVERTS,SCRATCH MECHAMIXX,SCRATCH MAFIA,ANOMALIES,ROLI RHO,THE EXECUTIONERS,ROB SWIFT,DJ VADIM,DJ TOMY,DJ STATIC,HECTIC,DJ NOISE,CUTTIN CREW,THE ALLIES,DJ SPICTACKULAR,LAZY K,ERIC MORILLO,SAL DANO,ANTHONY ACID,MIXIN MARK WATSO,KENNY EBO,GRAND WIZARD THEODORE,GRAND MASTER FLAS,RED ALERT,JAM MASTER J..RIP,MANTRONIK,SILVER SPINNER,ICEY E,PETE ROC,GRAND WIZARD RASHEEN,JAZZY J,JAZZY JOE..SOUTH PHIL YO!!..THE ONE WITH ROBBIE B!..GRANDMASTER NELL,ROB LEE,CHARLIE BLISS,REENIE KANE,KID SWIFT,K SWIFT,GHETTO,LIGHTNING RICH,JOE COOLEY,TOUCH TONE,TONY TOUCH,DJ AVEE,CODE MONEY,TAT MONEY,KUT CREATOR,DEE ANDROID,CELSKI,ROLLO,SISTER BLISS,FERRY CORSTEN,JUNIOR VASQUEZ,ARMAND VAN HELDEN,DJ ROOSTER,OHH SOO MUCH MORE!!!