Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@y..., "Janne G:son Berg" <d3berg@d...> wrote:

> What makes a good DJ? Especially in this situation, playing as 
> people were arriving to the party, checking out the place and 
> talking to each other. Perfect beatmatching skills? 

  Perfect beatmatching skill doesn't make a DJ good.

  In my opinion, perfect beatmatching skill is already *ASSUMED* if 
one calls oneself a DJ.  It's just a given.  If a DJ can't beatmatch 
he or she needs to lose the name DJ and go back to the bedroom and 
practice for another year or two.

  Once they have that down, what makes a DJ good is ability to play 
the "correct" record that will both mix well with the previous record 
and keep building up the music for the sake of moving the 
crowd/listener.  And that takes even more practice, and also the 
ability to read an audience... which a lot of DJs will never get the 
hang of.