Joris Voorn on the future of DJing

[SlavikSvensk]

i thought the interview was really interesting, and he has a major point to make...if you don't have to beatmatch anymore, why bother?

i get it and i agree, in many ways. most djs, particularly those who are concerned primarily with record selection and smooth mixes, are better served by digital media and technology than traditional turntable mixing. not beatmatching frees you to do a lot of other stuff, and to expand the experience you give the audience in many ways.

that said, there is a certain spontaneity and energy that i've only ever seen with a dj using turntables. jeff mills circa "live at the liquid room," derrick may when he's not bored, clade young, ben sims, etc. taking that "danger" out of the set saps the energy. so i think there will always be a place for traditional turntable mixing, and i will always get a special enjoyment out of seeing a truly masterful dj.

[Darkmode]

At the end of the day it don't matter what you use as long as you play good music & get people dancing


years ago when the electric guitar first came out people who played with acoustic guitar slated the electric guitar saying it wasent real guitar playing

also the same when the synthesizer came out people said music made with a synthesizer wasent real music

which is a bit simular to people who saying DJ'ing with a laptop isn't real DJ'ing

musical instruments & music technology has changed & moved forward through the years to which gives artists the tools to be more creative & I don't see anything wrong with it at tall!

[markandrew]

At the end of the day it don't matter what you use as long as you play good music & get people dancing

been saying this all along digital djing is where its going but vinyl is gettin phased out tho if you think beatmatchings important theres Digital Vinyl Systems if it aint then ableton alot of venues don t have 1210s anymore just cdjs

[SlavikSvensk]

what someone plays and how they play it are two separate issues IMO.

At the end of the day it don't matter what you use as long as you play good music & get people dancing

years ago when the electric guitar first came out people who played with acoustic guitar slated the electric guitar saying it wasent real guitar playing

also the same when the synthesizer came out people said music made with a synthesizer wasent real music

which is a bit simular to people who saying DJ'ing with a laptop isn't real DJ'ing

musical instruments & music technology has changed & moved forward through the years to which gives artists the tools to be more creative & I don't see anything wrong with it at tall!

interesting analogy. of course, acoustic guitars have remained relevant musically, so i'd argue traditional DJing will as well.