A Quesiton for DJs & Producers about genres

[project.one]

What made you choose the style(s) that you use?
Obviously it because we like them.
But what else, if anything?

More what Ive been wondering is, did anything stop you from moving into other genera's?

I dont mean like "Hey I play Dark D&B, but I also play funky D&B"
Why arnt there more people who play like House and DnB or something like that. Or, why dont you play other genres?

Just curious to see what things made everyone go with that they did!


* Just curious. Not trying to start a genre war or another 'which is better' thread
** Sorry for any spelling mistakes!

[*STARFISH*]

the thing that stopped me from moving into other genres was the price of vinyl lol

but now i have a bit of everything..
<3 serato
mmmm

[C_squared]

because mixing house and DNB sounds like ass like 90% of the time. I know dj's that will mix break-beats + D&B into a set-- that makes more sense than mixing house w/ something like dnb. it's how you see it really house dj's mix breaks or house breaks into their sets all the time. D&B dj's mix in hip-hop and breaks. you're only limited by your imagination, also by waht a promoter may expect from you.

I mainly spin d&b and jungle... I limited myself to the genre (when I stopped buying hip-hop) because it's really not affordable to support two genres of music,(with the high cost of vinyl) especialy when you're like me and like to buy all the current hot shit.

[Jonny Dubbs]

I play breaks mostly because of the diversity and the dance factors. With breaks you can pretty much add any musical element with a wide range of influences from other genres. It’s also what I like to shake my ass to.

The main factor for narrowing my sound to a single genre as already stated is the economic factor, its simply to costly to diversify when vinyl is your medium, well at least for me anyway.

With digi coming close to being standard it will give me the opportunity to diversify, once I get things sorted in that regard I intend on playing multiple genres, (breaks, dnb and house). I’ve already started incorporating a bit of house into my crate and am starting to kinda lean toward some of the borderline breaks/house productions, (aka brouse).


p.s, pretty sure projectone didn’t actually mean mixing house and dnb together. no doubt that doesnt work..

[C_squared]

^ well no shit...totaly different tempos... but i've seen it being attempted. no dice.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Drum'n'Bass is my focus, but once I get started with my second job I'm planning on buying House as well. DnB was a relatively recent and addictive discovery but House has been my Soundtrack for years.

[project.one]

Ive seen it done and done well... but far to rare to do it often!

[dj_soo]

Originally Posted by C_squared

^ well no shit...totaly different tempos... but i've seen it being attempted. no dice.

if you've seen it attempted it just means that the DJ sucked ass and knows shit about djing.

doesn't mean a set can't have both house and dnb and not sound good. Just that djs shouldn't try to layer 2 beats of completely different bpms - you can still quick cut it, radio mix it or in some cases get some tracks that change tempos.

[NinjaBoy]

I started with happy hardcore and freeform, but moved to electro, because I'm a snob now.

I stayed away from jungle and breaks because when I started djing, a lot of the people into that were douche bags. It's better now, but you have to admit, a lot of jungle/breaks fans had something stuck up their ass.

[Jonny Dubbs]

Originally Posted by dj_soo

if you've seen it attempted it just means that the DJ sucked ass and knows shit about djing.

doesn't mean a set can't have both house and dnb and not sound good. Just that djs shouldn't try to layer 2 beats of completely different bpms - you can still quick cut it, radio mix it or in some cases get some tracks that change tempos.

regardless the transition would be kinda abrupt though..vibe wise... well depending on the tracks I guess... now house into breaks into dnb, that would be cool

[dj_soo]

^ if the dj is any good, they should be able to transition well enough - not saying you shoud go from tech itch into deep dish or anything...

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by dj_soo

not saying you shoud go from tech itch into deep dish or anything...

the contrast i'm seeing in my head is overwhelming.

[BenGiovanni]

I stick to my main genre and sub-genres that tie in with the group of producers I like/keep up with since it would be soo hard to keep up with all the new music and producers... im having a hard time keeping up with house and trance...let alone everything else out there.

Vinyl is also a big spendature... I honestly will download the mp3 and not pay for it unless im planning/will play it.

As for production... you need to be on top with you shit to even get a name for yourself in the state the electronic scene is now. So now imagine trying to keep up with 3-4 genres as a producer and trying to keep up with the trends and techniques used in studios... gets really tedious.

[apri_peel]

because i dont enjoy other genres as much as i like trance
i started spinning recently so i had the option to pretty much play any genre, but trance is the only one that i can listen to day in and day out and still enjoy it

its also a great challenge to find trance tracks that not everyone is playing and that dont sound like ass, makes it more fun picking out tunes and knowing that the money i invested into this endless black hole is well spent

[ebbomega]

First gig in Vancouver I got was a mashup gig.

I didn't have any DnB so I played Chemical Bros' Get Yourself High on 45...

[P.A.R.T.Y]

Wicked, I just got a great Dj Idea from this thread. I know this track from Jam and Spoon ("Stella") that goes from normal 130 BPM house to very fast 150-160BPM D&B. It would be an excellent transition track. I don't like to do the ol' fade and play, that's not Dj'n to me. Something fun and original is DJ'n!

[Toxxin Ephekt]

Originally Posted by C_squared

especialy when you're like me and like to buy all the current hot shit.

Boh?

[Hero.Skye]

Originally Posted by BenGiovanni

As for production... you need to be on top with you shit to even get a name for yourself in the state the electronic scene is now. So now imagine trying to keep up with 3-4 genres as a producer and trying to keep up with the trends and techniques used in studios... gets really tedious.

thats kinda depressing.

[Wood]

what's a genre?

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Wood

what's a genre?

Deep Electro German Country Twang

[soma]

because they make my backbone slide...

The more sup rises you can throw in to a mix the better, don't limit your variety in music or more versatile djs will walk all over you when the time comes.

[MissMarz]

i kinda transition a bunch of ways...
all depends where the booking is



i'll play funky house - electro
progressive - tribal - electro
electro - tribal - tech trance/house
sometimes old skool funk, salsa and deep

i mean i stay close to the main house genre, but i like to grab inspiration from all corners...


i used to play old skool and florida breaks when i first started... and as i grew up my style changed.

[Toxxin Ephekt]

I make transitions by doing Double / Triple Drops.

[dj_soo]

^ yea, we're all aware of your l33t bedroom dj skills cause you keep telling us about it.

just suck it up, suck some promoter cock and get yourself booked so you can show your skills for a change instead of talking about it all the time :).

[mux]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Deep Electro German Country Twang

I used to be down, but I've been way more feeling the Texas-flavour Twangstep lately.