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> I'm even older than you, but I try to keep up in a feeble way. I thought
some
> of the top Dj's were BT, Sasha, and Oakenfeld

BT is an excellent musian, producer, virtuoso programmer, and some would say
genius, but definitely not known to be a  DJ (as yet!).  He is perhaps the
biggest tallent to ever hit the dance scene.   I just wish he would make
harder music.

Sasha and Oakenfold are DJ's that release recordings under their own names.
I would like to take this opportunity to point out a few things about their
music.  They have several tallented programmers/engineers/producers behind
them.  Without them I suspect the music would be fairly poor.   Even with
them, Oakenfold's recent album has been receiving poor reviews.  I have not
heard it yet myself.

The music that comes out under Sasha's name is usually of the highest
quality and as a wannabe producer I find then very inspiring.  I'm thinking
paticularly of the 'Expanda' and 'Scorchio' ep's.

DJ's records are usually only as good as:
A-   the programmers behind them
B-   The dj's musical ideas and direction.

Paul Van Dyke is another good example of a famous dj releasing top selling
music under his own name, that is _allegedly_ mostly written and programmed
by other people.  Put him in a studio on his own and see what happens.   The
recordings put out under his name are of high quality and sell well because
he has good musical taste/ideas and good programmers/producers behind him.

This music has helped make these guys seriously famous and they have
received total adulation/hype in the dance music media and subsequently from
clubbers/fans.  (Oakenfold is an exception here being more famous just as a
dj.)   I have nothing against this method of working except that all the
applause goes to the DJ rather than programmers/producers.  I was recently
asked to write trance music for a dj friend for him to put out under his own
name. I and my writing partner had to turn it down on principle.   Everybody
has their price and if there had been a lot of money on the table then maybe
our principles would have been temporarily forgotten, who knows?.

I think at least that dj's should make more prominent and clear
accreditations on their record and cd covers to the people who did the
majority of the songwriting and production.  Then the public might get the
true picture.

regards Hector.