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dj vs producer

Post by gabbo » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:53 am

just wandering what peoples thoughts would be....

I used to have the djing side down to a stage where i was almost ready to go and play out, just needed to build the library up a bit more.

However, then i got into producing and almost completely stopped practicing on the decks and now my mixing quality is way down compared to what it used to be. I guess i now consider myself an average producer and an average dj lol

What i was wandering is wether in peoples experience it is better to concentrate on one of the two first, to build reputation, spread your name ect and which one it would be...

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Post by stapleface » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:02 pm

always be producer first, DJ second
that way you can DJ your own tunes cos they're actually good :)
that's what I reckon
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Post by lowpass » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:14 pm

Yeah mate I just started dj'ing and even though I'm practising loads and getting good I'm trying to focus on producing again because thats why I got into it, to spin my own shit

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Post by stapleface » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:19 pm

that being said though
i do love the whole culture of collecting vinyl and showing your mates what you've got.
I can't afford to press my tunes to dubplate, and i'm sure as hell that no one else is gonna pay for me to get one xD
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Post by grooki » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:41 pm

I think being a producer, for me, is much more interesting. Djing is fun, but ulitimately for me it does not have anywhere near the level of creativity or expression. IMO.
Also you will probably will be good at whatever you focus on....

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Post by krease » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:42 pm

i dj'd for about 5 years then started producing, and to be honest since i make beats, i havnt been on my decks for well over a year, and its true, you do wanna play your own stuff!!
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Post by dynamat » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:45 pm

I bought Ableton live and all my problems were solved, dj and producer at the same time, what a life
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Post by gabbo » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:56 pm

thanks for the feedback guys, really confirmed what i was thinking.

Haha... yeah ive used ableton before and it really feels like cheating... not saying its bad, saw gravious like a month or so ago and he played a mad set, but i guess my old hip hop days had too big an impact on me. "What is a dj if he cant scratch?" :D

get serato stapleface and keep buying only the best tunes on vinyl, best way to get a great collection plus mix your own tunes

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Post by dynamat » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:04 pm

Ohhh you cant beat reconstructing tunes to clips and mixing them on ableton with all the sections of your own tracks. Makes me smileeeeee just thinking :)
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Post by serox » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:09 pm

Learn to mix first imo. Nothing worse than seeing a producer trying to mix. (HI DUBSTEP!)
Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

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Post by apathesis » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:12 pm

Was producing long before I started mixing, to me they are very seperate things, do both! 8)

Sometimes I feel like a mix, and sometimes I feel like making music. I rarely feel like doing both.

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Post by drokkr » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:36 pm

Serox wrote:Learn to mix first imo. Nothing worse than seeing a producer trying to mix. (HI DUBSTEP!)
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Post by bandshell » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:43 pm

I prefer making my own music as opposed to playing other peoples.

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Post by stapleface » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:45 pm

if you're a producer and you don't wanna learn to mix, use Traktor.

there's a sync button which actually does it for you pretty much haha
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Post by Brisance » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:43 pm

Producing first then live producing...

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Post by higgzbozon » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:21 pm

Yeah, for me too. Producer first LIVE producer second. I think a good producer can be a good dj too. Why? Because they both need rythm to do a good job. Ones you got that down it all comes down to technique.. Lucky for me i learn technical things REALLY quick 8)
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Post by higgzbozon » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:22 pm

bandshell wrote:I prefer making my own music as opposed to playing other peoples.

Nothing to say about that. But i want to give a BIG UP for that sig man... Love them transformers!!! :lol:
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Post by 5-0-what » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:46 pm

a producer with dj skillz is going to make tracks that are easy to mix keep doing both
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