Hmmm. Interesting point.

You could also argue that the downfall of djing began when decks started outselling guitars, and every muppet with a pair of KAMs and an eclipse record bag could call themselves a DJ.

Much like modern producers - the DJs who inspire are the ones who take it further than two decks and a mixer. Loop machines, samplers, FX units, laptops the works - the djs who have their own unique setup are the ones you remember. By comparison the dj's who just play two records at the same time sound tired and dated.

I think the role of the DJ will become more important in the digital era, as someone who has to wade through the crap to find the nuggets of gold hidden amongst it all. Digital distribution is cheap and instant. The under the counter limited edition and dubplates days are over.

More producers means more crap and more clutter, but more gems as well. And more innovation thrown in to boot, as artists start taking more risks.

I'm all for it. Vive la revolution.