It Doesn't Take Rocket Science.....Or Does It?

This post won't be about any particular piece of equippment that I'm showcaseing, Instead, I'd like to introduce another outstanding DJ who's doing more than just making a name for himself in the DJ business. He's making world news because of the fact that he is also an engineer for N.A.S.A.

I learned about D.J. Scientific while surfing through blogs one day on Google. As soon as I read his blog page and story I sent him a friend invite on Facebook which he accepted. When you go to his link at http://scientificbeats.com you will learn all there is to know about the man "D.J. Scientific" here is a short excerpt from his profile.

THE DJ
DJ Scientific is a truly unique individual. He is a powerful young man in that he has craftily combined street knowledge and book smarts in order to achieve the success that he envisions for himself and in order to give back to his community. He has sharpened his DJ skills for the past 20+ years (since Jr. High school) and is arguably one of the best DJs in the game. He is also one of the smartest players in the business.

Not only has Scientific flexed on the 1-and-2 at places like the NFL Super Bowl for the past five years, as a guest DJ in the “Bassment” with Big Tigger on BET’s “Rap City” on four separate occasions, and weekly at the #1 nightclub in the nation (Dream nightclub in DC); he continues to hold down his career as an Aerospace Engineer (aka “Rocket Scientist”) at the world’s premiere space agency, NASA!!


So that's it for now! and as Always, "Stay In The Mix"

Dance or Watch? What Do You Do At The Party ?

When It comes to DeeJaying a party, some DeeJays seem to want to see you dance and some seem to make you want to watch what they are doing. I prefer to make my audience want to dance. But, as I mentioned in my blog on "Love It Or Leave It Alone" any properly recorded mix can make a crowd want to dance, but what does that say for the raw talent of the DeeJay?

Here I have given you a brief glimps of five time world champion D.J.Craze using the Traktor Kontrol X1 with his mixer and turntables. A very impressive demonstration (if I have to say so myself) but as you listen, you have to ask yourself will this kind of performance rock a party? or will it just make people look on in awesome wonder? Can anyone dance to this? I don't think so.
Don't get me wrong, I think talent like this is essential to keeping the art of DeeJaying alive and worth paying for, but we also need to remain focused on what the people want which is a rhythm that will make you move. I love the talent that both D.J. Craze and D.J. Rafik display on the turntables and it's this kind of talent that made them both world champion DeeJays I just love it more when this kind of talent is also used to make a crowd wanna dance!

With all that being said, I'd like to point out the controller being used which is by Native Instruments. It's the Traktor Kontrol X1 which is a very verstile piece of equipment for DeeJays It has all the control capabilities found in the Stanton SCS.3 "DaScratch" and then some. Both will require some dedicated hours of practice before you can produce anything even close to what these guys are doing with it.

The price for this unit is also comparable to the Stanton controller so it becomes just a matter of preference between the touch pad or actual nobs and buttons. They both make an excellent addition to any DeeJay set up.

So that's about it for now, but as always, "Stay In The Mix"