Joris Voorn on the future of DJing

[koma]

its not a rumour, manufacturing stops february 2010

lol, seems like i need to correct myself.
rumors arent true
they're taking 1200/1210 MK5 off market in NZ & that is all

[Darkmode]

basically yes. how can you take somebody seriously when they are following the money, rather than the love of what they do?

im not gona get into the minimal debate for the millionth time, but people like voorn,carrola etc used to make and play great techno,now they make and play sub standard shite.why? money.imo of course. whcih is fair enough, exploiting a new market,all got to earn a living etc.however that does mean i like the direction they have gone.

I saw Joris play in Newcastle last year & he played an amazing set he played Techno which deep & Detroit style & some good House music not cheesey House music so the stuff he was playing was certinly not sub standard shite!

[SlavikSvensk]

i haven't seen him in years but i heard a few recent sets that i thought were pretty good

[qUE]

basically yes. how can you take somebody seriously when they are following the money, rather than the love of what they do?

im not gona get into the minimal debate for the millionth time, but people like voorn,carrola etc used to make and play great techno,now they make and play sub standard shite.why? money.imo of course. whcih is fair enough, exploiting a new market,all got to earn a living etc.however that does mean i like the direction they have gone.

You've got my vote! :)



I hear V-Tech are bringing out a laptop DJing system, now even the kids can get in on this wonderful world of "DJing".

[markandrew]

I saw Joris play in Newcastle last year & he played an amazing set he played Techno which deep & Detroit style & some good House music not cheesey House music so the stuff he was playing was certinly not sub standard shite!

am with ya theres nothing sub standard about joris voorn his essential mix this year was quality don t give a **** what he mixes with

[Jay Pace]

basically yes. how can you take somebody seriously when they are following the money, rather than the love of what they do?

I don't think its necessarily about money. Times change, and people move on.

[SlavikSvensk]

joris voorn has always played house records. he's one of those djs who doesn't really see the point in separating techno and house, provided they are good.

[basslinejunkie]

hmmmm.last set i heard was poop. i know hes always had a different style to most,used to love it.

[Koenig]

Saw him at Space 3 months ago with Del May and Carl Craig.
He was spectacularly shit (epic buildup/dreabkdown rubbish), even Carl Craig made a fool of him, and he cant mix for toffee.

[teknonotice]

Joris will be in Malta early next year playing Sky Club...will cast my votes then..

As for how a DJ makes people dance...Im sure there are many clubbers that dont analyse how a DJ produces/delivers a set..By a clubber I mean a punter that doesnt produce or DJ...obviously those that do are much more analytical of how/what/why

Personally I still prefer the touch of vinyl..the loudness, the quality. Feels less mechanical and much more natural. Personal tatse though and fair play to those that integrate numerous new, and old technologies to get poeple moving. Thus said IMO beatmatching provides a rush and energy into a set; the visual element of seeing the record I also find of benefit.

IMO Kids today cant afford vinyl..some kids here in malta arent even strong enough to cart round a big bag of rubber..they actually moan about it. The upcoming DJs here who perform 2-3 times a week cant access much vinyl either due to no shop..even if we did have a record shop they cant afford a new set each week..

[Si the Sigh]

These would be wise words if Joris could mix well.

However, he can't, so that's just a load of shat chat.

[BranLanen]

I hear V-Tech are bringing out a laptop DJing system, now even the kids can get in on this wonderful world of "DJing".

:lol:

[BranLanen]

Personally I still prefer the touch of vinyl..the loudness, the quality. Feels less mechanical and much more natural. Personal tatse though and fair play to those that integrate numerous new, and old technologies to get poeple moving. Thus said IMO beatmatching provides a rush and energy into a set; the visual element of seeing the record I also find of benefit.

+1

[CTRLS]

and no, you can't program a computer to do it for you
there's just too many variables, you have to be there selecting it yourself.

you seen those radio sites that learn your musical taste? they're getting pretty good at it. in theory if you collect enough data to predict a club crowd... worryingly, you probably can program a computer to perform an alright set, selecting tunes and mixing by itself, in a few years. sorry to hijack but can you imagine going out to see a computer spin? i don't know whether to be scared or excited :lol:

[qUE]

you seen those radio sites that learn your musical taste? they're getting pretty good at it. in theory if you collect enough data to predict a club crowd... worryingly, you probably can program a computer to perform an alright set, selecting tunes and mixing by itself, in a few years. sorry to hijack but can you imagine going out to see a computer spin? i don't know whether to be scared or excited :lol:

You are way too close to the truth. I'm a developer of live music production systems, fortunately the only things I allow for pre-production wise are pre-note/sound sequencing, maybe human impossible effecting and nothing else. I personally feel you're cheating an audience if you make it so you can literally press a key and everything happens. Ableton/equivelent currently allows you to do this with sounds and effects, it's far too easy to sit there with pre-sequenced loops and effects and just wave your arms then maybe press a key. The only thing missing at the moment is switching the laptop on, pressing a key and going and jumping around in the audience. Maybe next? If not now?

The fact is, who has the name, who's making the money? It's as far from underground as you can get.

[Technologic]

Playing music for people who want to dance. Format is no issue any more really.

This.

The prefered format is entirely down to the artist, some love vinyl, some love, CD's etc etc, just personal preference really and when it comes to the crunch, it doesn't really matter as long as people are having fun.

[teknonotice]

YouTube - Bionic Events Promo Video

quite a differnce eh?

[davethedrummer]

its not a rumour, manufacturing stops february 2010

only the mk5's
the mk5v2's with the blue lights and the originals are still in production.
apparently

( sorry just read the other post about this , when will I ever learn eh ? )

[davethedrummer]

am with ya theres nothing sub standard about joris voorn his essential mix this year was quality don t give a **** what he mixes with

yeah I saw him at apokalypsa a couple of years ago and he was wicked

[davethedrummer]

you seen those radio sites that learn your musical taste? they're getting pretty good at it. in theory if you collect enough data to predict a club crowd... worryingly, you probably can program a computer to perform an alright set, selecting tunes and mixing by itself, in a few years. sorry to hijack but can you imagine going out to see a computer spin? i don't know whether to be scared or excited :lol:

like the "genius" on itunes you mean ?
unfortunately at the moment , because all my tracks are either promos or underground techno tracks
the old itunes "genius " still can't work out what the **** I am listening to.
every time I've tried it (for a laugh )
it's said something along the lines of: "sorry mate but if you started listening to PROPER music I could help you"

but I'm sure it won't be long before we can all upload our curret chart to the event website
and they can program an automatic "dj BOt" to mix it all for us

the worlds first automated rave?

the only thing is you don't have to pay the DJ
or put up with their shitty attitudes or drunken behaviour.

next step : get rid of the need to have people at the event at all.