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question about dj'ing
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:06 pm
by chronicrecords
When you go to do a gig are you required to talk as a dj or that up to the mc, if thre isnt a mc do you have to talk throughout the gig and what kinds of shit do u say?
weird question i know , but i was jus thinkin about it
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:09 pm
by lowpass
when you go to a gig you are required not to talk as a dj, anybody breaking this rule should be stripped of their dj'ing license immediately
I always thought It was the mc (if there is one)'s job to control the mic (hence the name mic controller)
edit: if there was no mc I still would not touch that microphone, get back to mixing, superstar
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:11 pm
by chronicrecords
so are you supposed to not talk then and just let ppl enjoy the music?
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:11 pm
by chronicrecords
double post
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:16 pm
by lowpass
My personal view from the dancefloor would be "why does that dick keep talking just shut up and let me enjoy the tunes"
maybe people out there like the whole cheesy dj hype up the crowd stuff but I'd much prefer an mc to do the odd line over the top than a dj to spew out crap because he thinks he should.
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:18 pm
by spoon pandemic
Lowpass wrote:My personal view from the dancefloor would be "why does that dick keep talking just shut up and let me enjoy the tunes"
maybe people out there like the whole cheesy dj hype up the crowd stuff but I'd much prefer an mc to do the odd line over the top than a dj to spew out crap because he thinks he should.
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:21 pm
by hurlingdervish
no mc's please.
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:22 pm
by ianfm
Lowpass wrote:when you go to a gig you are required not to talk as a dj, anybody breaking this rule should be stripped of their dj'ing license immediately
I always thought It was the mc (if there is one)'s job to control the mic (hence the name mic controller)
I hope everyone else realizes it's master of ceremonies . . .
Re: question about dj'ing
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:24 pm
by 86.
ChronicRecords wrote:When you go to do a gig are you required to talk as a dj or that up to the mc, if thre isnt a mc do you have to talk throughout the gig and what kinds of shit do u say?
weird question i know , but i was jus thinkin about it
like Lowpass was saying, somebody else would be doing that (if you want), even if you wanted to while DJing...you'd be getting distracted.
Most MCs are clowns, good MCs who know when to say something and what to say are few and far between.
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:26 pm
by 86.
IanFM wrote:Lowpass wrote:when you go to a gig you are required not to talk as a dj, anybody breaking this rule should be stripped of their dj'ing license immediately
I always thought It was the mc (if there is one)'s job to control the mic (hence the name mic controller)
I hope everyone else realizes it's master of ceremonies . . .
Yeah I was going to go into that, but said "fuck it"
I thought in the end it's all the same, but maybe it's a hip-hop (mic controller) vs. general event (m. of ceremenies) thing...don't know
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:39 pm
by notch
hurlingdervish wrote:no mc's please.
I second this..
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:50 pm
by jolly wailer
LOVE INJECTION I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU !!
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:07 pm
by Sharmaji
starkey is a badman on the mic
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:15 pm
by deadly_habit
i leave it to the mcs until i do a live pa like paradox with no mixing just talking transitions and full tunes
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:26 pm
by scooterjack
as has been said before
the term 'MC' is actually derived from 'Master of Ceremonies'
and originally, a DJ did use the microphone quite often
case in point - Reggae 'DJs' are the ones on the microphone
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:44 am
by boomstix
Spoon Pandemic wrote:Lowpass wrote:My personal view from the dancefloor would be "why does that dick keep talking just shut up and let me enjoy the tunes"
this x over 9000
goes for mc's as well. just shoosh.
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:00 am
by deadly_habit
ScooterJack wrote:as has been said before
the term 'MC' is actually derived from 'Master of Ceremonies'
and originally, a DJ did use the microphone quite often
case in point - Reggae 'DJs' are the ones on the microphone
yea derived from
matter if if they rape vocal sample tunes if i let em flow
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:31 am
by abZ
I have started the habit of saying something to the crowd at least once in the middle of my set. Usually just once. I'll mix in a big tune then pull it back and say shti before I let it ride again. I think people dig that. I dislike MC's though, always have. They are good for the vibe of the party and all that, people respond to them but I am there for the music and if you need an MC to get people going then just hang it up and let someone else dj imoimoimo.