Local Breaks DJ's

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czech, vinyl ritchie, soda, precise, mateo

all have impressed

[TERAH]

Originally Posted by .anya

Akeel
Soma
Emannuel Ferreira
Precise

and...
Mateo
Ryan Ross
Soda
Vinyl Ritchie

[TERAH]

Originally Posted by twentyHz

These posts are always the worst.... but for real, half these DJs that have been posted don't even play in the city unless u count at raves to 16 year olds.
I won't post a list cause everyone has there own opinion..... but any DJ that plays week in and week out in the clubs and travels and actually gets paid to DJ are the ones that are the tops. I bet half the DJs on most peoples list have never played for more then $50 a gig, nor have been booked to play an event in another city.

-s

Point taken, but they gotta start somewhere right? And with there being so many breaks djs it's a given that those who DONT have clubnites yet and who DONT travel the world yet are gonna play the $50 gigs. Bet that's where most djs start eh?

[Skip EZ]

Originally Posted by twentyHz

yeah bro nice one putting yourself in there.... hehehe.

Who is Kona and Fevah.... and for that matter Taylormade?
Oh and Incog has lived in Toronto for like 3 years now.... hardly a local!

These posts are always the worst.... but for real, half these DJs that have been posted don't even play in the city unless u count at raves to 16 year olds.
I won't post a list cause everyone has there own opinion..... but any DJ that plays week in and week out in the clubs and travels and actually gets paid to DJ are the ones that are the tops. I bet half the DJs on most peoples list have never played for more then $50 a gig, nor have been booked to play an event in another city.

-s

I don't think the $$$$ that you are paid for a gig has a direct relation to how good you actually are. Local Vancouver DJ's are much more technically proficient than any "out of town" DJ. I think the only import DJ that i've seen that could compete with some of the better Van DJ's is the Hooligan. Seems like they focus on the producing side of things too much and forgewt about DJ'ing. Thats my piece.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by Lisa_Lovely

I saw Lenny Ford spin a while back and quite honestly, I thought he was pretty sick. I guess everyone has their favorites though.

Thanks Lisa.
I took the last year off to finish school so I haven't seen too much time on the decks. I hope to be getting back into things a bit more come september.

Anyway, My List:

1. Influenza: Their production keeps getting better and better.
2. E-Man: One of the guys who turned my head to some of the different sounds of breakbeat along with guys like Kyomi and Skyles and Fluid. Tight mixing and excellent track selection. Wicked every time.
3. Soda: I haven't seen anyone else do more for breakbeat in this city. He is definitely the man when it comes to breaks.
4. OJ: Maybe I'm a bit bias but OJ has to be one of vancouvers best kept (not so secret) secrets. He kills it every time.
5. Czech: There's a reason why he's on everybodies list.
6. G-Rock: Love his energy.
7. Mateo: The best DJ to come out of Surrey, EVER!
8.And yes, the whole EDIT/WFB crew(Shakes, OJ, Myself...and others)
**shameless plug** and 20Hz Crew.

[Clayton.]

Originally Posted by (LJF)

Thanks Lisa.
I took the last year off to finish school so I haven't seen too much time on the decks. I hope to be getting back into things a bit more come september.

Anyway, My List:


7. Mateo: The best DJ to come out of Surrey, EVER!

He's good but not good enough for that title.

[Van Tek]

he's not either of those things... good OR deserving of that title... although since it IS Surrey I suppose the title doesn't mean too much, does it?
kinda like sayin he's the 'best' deformity to come from birth control pills of the past

guess they didn't work for much else than lowerin his IQ, did they?

[dapimpstress]

*giggles*

[twentyHz]

The question asked was "Who are the top breaks DJs in the city".... the point I was trying to make was though there are many good breaks DJs in the city, the top ones are the ones that are out there pushing the scene and making $$ doing so (though not much at that). They have to be considered the top cause they're the ones getting all the play. I know many will argue, and say well the top DJs aren't neccesarly the ones playing the most.... but i call BS. Part of being a DJ is being a business man and selling yourself now a days... those that want to cry and moan and say they get no love don't work hard enough at it.
I don't want to blow my own horn.... so i won't but there are only a few of us that have actually made a name for ourselves in across North America and Europe. If you ask someone from say Toronto whos the top breaks DJ in Vancouver, they will say Czech, or maybe Spence (aka Slim).... I bet 100% they won't know who half the cats on most peoples list are.
The real question I guess in this thread should be "Whos YOUR favorite breaks DJs in the city?".
Oh and how come Priceless and Shakes be getting no love? They play more per month then most of the cats on peoples lists play in 6 months?!

-s

[Van Tek]

guess it depends on what your opinion of 'top' means
top skills or top bills?

they're not one and the same, that's for sure

one of the main things that keeps me from diving headfirst into the Vancouver scene is this whole attitude like u gotta sell yourself out to get anywhere... if I wanted to sell myself I'd have gone out and bought all the tunes that are big and only those tunes... I'd get way more gigs that way, but I'd prefer to play what I wanna play and do what I wanna do and be unknown in Vancouver

if I wanna play parties I can always just talk to friends in the interior :)

[soma]

Originally Posted by twentyHz

Part of being a DJ is being a business man and selling yourself now a days...

well said

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by Ever666

He's good but not good enough for that title.

Taking it a little too literaly. Just buggin Mat about the surrey thing, but yes he is good shit.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by twentyHz

The question asked was "Who are the top breaks DJs in the city".... the point I was trying to make was though there are many good breaks DJs in the city, the top ones are the ones that are out there pushing the scene and making $$ doing so (though not much at that). They have to be considered the top cause they're the ones getting all the play. I know many will argue, and say well the top DJs aren't neccesarly the ones playing the most.... but i call BS. Part of being a DJ is being a business man and selling yourself now a days... those that want to cry and moan and say they get no love don't work hard enough at it.
I don't want to blow my own horn.... so i won't but there are only a few of us that have actually made a name for ourselves in across North America and Europe. If you ask someone from say Toronto whos the top breaks DJ in Vancouver, they will say Czech, or maybe Spence (aka Slim).... I bet 100% they won't know who half the cats on most peoples list are.
The real question I guess in this thread should be "Whos YOUR favorite breaks DJs in the city?".
Oh and how come Priceless and Shakes be getting no love? They play more per month then most of the cats on peoples lists play in 6 months?!

-s

Fair enough, but I think if you look at the age spread between people faves and the actual top dj's you'll see where the difference is. Sure nobody in toronto or the uk has heard of half of them but that sort of thing takes time, doesn't mean they're any less dedicated. Much respect to the old timers though, if anything they've earned it!! ;P

[angst]

[quote=Thanatos]one of the main things that keeps me from diving headfirst into the Vancouver scene is this whole attitude like u gotta sell yourself out to get anywhere... if I wanted to sell myself I'd have gone out and bought all the tunes that are big and only those tunes... I'd get way more gigs that way, but I'd prefer to play what I wanna play and do what I wanna do and be unknown in Vancouver[quote]

That's anywhere, not just Vancouver. You have to go out and get yours. I don't think buying the "big tunes" has anything to do with it.

~bless~

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by TERAH

Point taken, but they gotta start somewhere right? And with there being so many breaks djs it's a given that those who DONT have clubnites yet and who DONT travel the world yet are gonna play the $50 gigs. Bet that's where most djs start eh?

Yeah, but you see, a lot of these djs have been playing for years. They're beyond that "start" point. They should or would be making real moves if they were top level djs. Either that or they just don't give a fuck, which could entirely be the case here.

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by Skip EZ

I don't think the $$$$ that you are paid for a gig has a direct relation to how good you actually are. Local Vancouver DJ's are much more technically proficient than any "out of town" DJ. I think the only import DJ that i've seen that could compete with some of the better Van DJ's is the Hooligan. Seems like they focus on the producing side of things too much and forgewt about DJ'ing. Thats my piece.

Out of town djs are often very proficiant djs, you just often see them at their worst cause of the booze and blow the promoters supply them with. lol. :) They get to town instantly they're getting fucked up. :) A lot of local djs wont drink or do drugs before a set. I agree these out of town djs should take more care and attention, but it's tough when everyone just wants to party with them.

Producing DJ deserve more money, period. Regardless if they don't mix as good as joe blow. They are acctually contributing to the music scene. Records sales do not make shitloads of money for the artist, all the money comes from the gigs. So in my mind they deserve way more just for that reason alone.

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by (LJF)

Thanks Lisa.
I took the last year off to finish school so I haven't seen too much time on the decks. I hope to be getting back into things a bit more come september.

Anyway, My List:

1. Influenza: Their production keeps getting better and better.

Aww thanks LENNY! Too bad it's hard to find local love. It's all good we enjoy playing around north america! :)

[dapimpstress]

MAD LOVE FO DA breaks!!

[twentyHz]

Naw man.... going out and buying the big tunes isn't what helps you get the bookings. I've never once sold out..... I play party tunes.... deep tunes.... rock breaks.... mid tempo funk.... drum n bass all in my sets, and everything I play I like. I won't play a tune if I think it sucks....

You got to have your own style and work really hard. If no one knows who you are, regardless of your talent and skills you won't get bookings.

-s

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by twentyHz

Naw man.... going out and buying the big tunes isn't what helps you get the bookings. I've never once sold out..... I play party tunes.... deep tunes.... rock breaks.... mid tempo funk.... drum n bass all in my sets, and everything I play I like. I won't play a tune if I think it sucks....

You got to have your own style and work really hard. If no one knows who you are, regardless of your talent and skills you won't get bookings.

-s

EXACTLY.

Hit the nail on the fucking head.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by influenza

Aww thanks LENNY! Too bad it's hard to find local love. It's all good we enjoy playing around north america! :)

Heh. Slowly but surely people are getting their heads out their asses. Local success is nice but is by no means the measuring stick. Keep on doing what you're doing :]

[Skyles]

soda because he does some tricks and has funny hats.

priceless cause he feeds me beer.

ritchie cause he lets me into tha clubs

shakes because he shakes it.

muchi cause i like his hair.

czech cause he has deep crates.

e-man cause i use to work with him.

this is gei, thanks for the buzz LF... i guess i could have stuck to the deeper breaks, but it was deffinately a pigeon hole when alot of good tunes in other genres started passing my eyes.

I like music, not genres.. but thats just me.

[James]

C.a.k!!

[Van Tek]

yeah, it's funny cuz I act like I know what the Vancouver scene is like, but it's such a big scene that I've only seen a few parts of it... and I haven't bothered to even try and get myself known yet, so all the bitching I do is pointless, LoL

my plan is to make an arseload of professional quality demos and just give them out to everybody and their dog, then go from there... just gotta get some money together for it

[g-RocK]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

my plan is to make an arseload of professional quality demos and just give them out to everybody and their dog, then go from there... just gotta get some money together for it

you really do not need to much money to put together a quality demo