*Old fart alert*
Following on from several links board threads regarding 'Celebrity DJs' and my general 'Meh' or 'WTF'ness about them - could someone please explain to me the talent that these people have? As far as I can see they have a certain sense of rhythm and... well that's about it. They play other peole's music in a different order and mix like-keyed and time-signatured stuff together. If anyone can explain this phenomenon to me I'd appreciate it.

Alt: I dunno - plans for your evening meal?
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:43, 67 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Some of them manage to turn a poor song to a half decent one, David Guetta's take on 'Sweat' by Snoop Dogg was rather good
Aside from that, they're mostly a waste of time.

Alt: None for tonight, just going to see what's in the freezer. Making a BBQ pork sauce of some sort tomorrow night, not sure yet though.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:46, Reply)

CARL COX IS IN DA HOUSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:48, Reply)

HE CAN PLAY ON TEN DECKS!!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:54, Reply)

i learned a levitating card trick at the weekend
was dead pleased with myself
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:03, Reply)

It really depends
98% of DJ's are Shitehawks but a good one can moderate the feeling within a club. You could relate how a good conductor can change the way an Orchestra plays.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:50, Reply)

There's a number of DJ's who play a number of different styles on a variety of different mediums to create a whole new experience
You seem to be likening it to changing the playing order on 'Now that's what I call music 16' which is a spastic thing to do
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:52, Reply)

'Celebrity DJs' are gash.
Even the otherwise-entertaining Howard Marks is a fucking sham. Someone else mixes his records whilst he stands there.

Anyone who’s had to endure a shite DJ will tell you that there’s an art to DJing which is not such an easy skill to master. Not even considering technical DJing (or ‘turntablism’)* which can be terrifying in its complexity and easily as skilful as playing a ‘proper instrument’ (it’s like being able to play guitar left and right handed – alternately, switching between them constantly, only a great deal more sensitively than you need to play a guitar), even the ability to select a progression of records throughout a set that works well, is harder than it seems. This must be true as so few people are any good at it. Having witnessed Andrew Weatherall play six-hour sets working through several genres without any noticeable join, I can tell you that when it is done well it can be awe-inspiring.

Hope this helps

*PS to really appreciate how difficult that shit is, you need to have tried it. People like Mixmaster Mike or QBert have a dexterity and musical intuition that is properly jaw-dropping.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:53, Reply)

Why did I bother to compose this detailed reply?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:18, Reply)

Because you care.
I thought you did a good job at your birthday bash BTW. sadly for you I am in a minority.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:19, Reply)

Hahaha ah well. Thanks

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:27, Reply)

I concur
it's not like you're not aware of where you're posting it.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:20, Reply)

Interesting reply!
I can understand the 'running the crowd' and 'making the ambience' in a club setting -however, I can't see the celebrity bit.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:39, Reply)

It's identical to 'celebrity musicians'.
The most famous performers are frequently of v limited technical ability aren't they? As with most artforms the most commercially successful exponents seldom deserve it...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 18:02, Reply)

I've got a couple of nice sausages
but I might buy a chicken and roast it for sandwiches and rissoto and stuff.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:55, Reply)

I've not heard his stuff.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:56, Reply)

Tasty beats

(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:57, Reply)

Better than those dirty ones Noel used to go an about.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:58, Reply)

No fucking way
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17449465
she was on my list for a celebrity wife.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 16:58, Reply)

you jsut got trolled by the BBC

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:00, Reply)

QUICK GET RICHARD BACON ON THE LINE!

(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:01, Reply)

NO MI GUSTA RICARDO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:03, Reply)

Bugger me! They kept that out of the media.
They're well suited, though, surely? Both as posh as fuck.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:01, Reply)

I was planning for her to keep me in nice food and beer with her poker money
:'((( another one bites the dust.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:03, Reply)

so who's left on the list?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:06, Reply)

The entire female cast of Firefly

(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:08, Reply)

90% of the Female cast of BSG

(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:08, Reply)

7 of 9 and Starbuck

( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:08, Reply)

I can see the deal with 7 of 9
(she's one of mr b3th's little foibles) but Starbuck??? Seriously?
She's too annoying to be attractive.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:10, Reply)

She gets better from like series 3
and she's hot in 24
(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:11, Reply)

I thought she was *more* annoying in season 4

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:11, Reply)

Don't ask me, it's Chompy's list.
Mine consists of Uhuru, Janeway, the chink off BSG and the Orion slave girl off that episode of Enterprise.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:12, Reply)

I used to like Charlieze Theron until I heard she had 7 dogs.
Thats mental.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:10, Reply)

What?
Oh, that's her off my desktop slideshow, then.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:14, Reply)

Same as Charlie Brooker and Konnie Huq, really.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:07, Reply)

well, except he's very left wing and she's fairly Tory,
but that's probably no barrier.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:16, Reply)

Oh, I'd heard a rumour they were together.
Good for him, he's punching well above his weight there.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:04, Reply)

i bet theres some crazy shit goes on in their bedroom

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:05, Reply)

Being witty gets you a few rungs up the ladder.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:06, Reply)

Most of you are ; )

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:06, Reply)

That is demonstrably not true.

( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:07, Reply)

Are you calling your missus a minger?
wait, do you have a missus? If not, did you dump her for being a minger?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:08, Reply)

Nope, I am single.
I am going to pretend that having tremendous reserves of chauvinism have nothing to do with it.

No, she wasn't a minger. Far from it.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:09, Reply)

I really am and I am very pleased about it.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:21, Reply)

I'm probably punching just a tiny bit above
but not so far as to be constantly worried about it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:25, Reply)

i think spinderella was totally underrated

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:02, Reply)

She's not a fella.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:05, Reply)

im just joshing monty
I dont actually care=)
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:13, Reply)

That was one of their songs
'Spinderella's not a fella'.

:(
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:14, Reply)

These obscure musical reference gags
just get more and more popular, don't they?
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:15, Reply)

They sure do!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:15, Reply)

Strike lolz

( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:27, Reply)

Hahahha that record was made by a mate of mine.
He made a fortune on it and spent it making *slightly* more credible records as The Freestylers.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:30, Reply)

You know, I could have sworn Freestylers were Scandies, or Dutch, or something.

( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:32, Reply)

Nope, Matt Cantor is from West Hampstead.
You're thinking of a terrible dance tune called ‘Freestyler’ which was indeed by Scandies or Germans or summat.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:34, Reply)

Bomfunk MCs
They're Finns. More great music from the European powerhouse of quality dance.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:36, Reply)

Hahaha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:38, Reply)

Always used to hear "rocking like a phone"
That's in my head now. Thanks, Monty. Thonty.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:44, Reply)

I'm here to help.


*rocks like a phone*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 18:03, Reply)

Afternoon link
i.imgur.com/Fmv45.jpg
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:18, Reply)

That's very funny.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:37, Reply)

Haha, flat statement sounds insincere.
I can imagine you saying that with a completely straight face.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:41, Reply)

Crow was sitting next to me and laughed very loudly in my ear for about 10 seconds.
HE certainly enjoyed it.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:43, Reply)

Ahhh, that makes so much sense.
The implied disapproval in your post comes from braying posh boy laughter giving you tinitis.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:48, Reply)

"I do not bray!"

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:48, Reply)

I'll take the pistol on the left.
He can have the first shot.
( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:50, Reply)

Oh, very decent of you
Doubtless you've "Scotty" waiting to "beam you up" and out of harm's way before I've had a chance to cock the hammer.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:55, Reply)

Hehaw

( Kroney, Tue 20 Mar 2012, 17:56, Reply)