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I've been thinking...and would like to say "Thank You" ~ DJ
13 years ago
I've been thinking about this for a while (and actually wanted to post it up soon as FA went down...typical isn't it haha...)
But I need to say thank you to a lot of people for what they have done, and how they have helped and inspired me....in this case... DJing.
Now...I'm not great, I think I'm ok....I have a lot more I need to learn and practice on before I can say "Yup, I'm pretty damn good at this now"...heck, I'd probably never say anything like that anyway, as I'm not that kind of person ^^
But...there are many people who I need to thank for different reasons. I might forget people, but I'll try to get them all, and why I am thankful, whether they know it or not.
DJ's that I currently listen to, and actually caused me to take the first step and say "Hey, I think I can do that...it looks fun, I'll give it a try".
Black Wolf, 
Swolf, 
Spirit Raptor, these 3 guys are probably the biggest inspirations I had to actually starting. Heck, just before ScotiaCon 2012, when I was talking to Black Wolf, I actually realised how much of an influence he was to the type of music I was going to play....a few weeks before, having a conversation in the back of a car, pretty much every song he said he was going to do, was on my "maybe" list for the Convention haha.
Listening back to some of the things I've Live Streamed while I was practising, and from the sets I recorded at ScotiaCon, I can hear (at least I feel like I do) a lot of inspiration from Swolf and Spirit Raptor. It wasn't intentional, it just seemed to happen...but at the same time, a lot of what to think would be my own style, which hopefully I can develop more as time goes on.
At this point I should probably give a mention to
Ani Boxer, I haven't listened to as much as his stuff as I have compared to the first 3 I've listed, but what I have heard, it gave me ideas, and stuff to try out... There is some recordings of some things I tried out after listening to his stuff...didn't go amazing from the get go, but gave me something to work out, something different, and a new perspective to look at things.
Next comes
V, and 
Graafen, only really talking to Graafen a little about things like this, and not hearing to much of his work, but got a great look at of example of how he DJ'd when we did the Highland Fling at ScotiaCon, what I saw filled in some gaps in what I knew, and new strategies on how to tackle some issues I'd currently been working around, or straight through while grimacing.
V, because he gave me some cool info, a website which I check daily for hints, tips, and just general issues on what's going on, and occasionally some new tunes I'd never find because his music taste is different to mine, what better way to expand your library then by having someone fill in the areas you don't know to well!
These are the people which have helped me get this far, and are the ones which also push me to go further and improve...hopefully, do more out there, which will be fun :p
And Finally....probably the most important people...sure the guys above got me started and teach me new things, but the ones I will mention now...they are the ones which make me not give up, or make it seem pointless. The Audience, my regular listeners.
I can't name everyone...as I will forget, but what I do know is the ones which are almost always there to listen to me play, talk to me, tell me things and give a few song suggestions here and there :p
That would be
Brixston, 
Silverfoxwolf, 
Geo Panda, 
Branston, 
Sayre Foxx...these are the guys I always see without fail (unless something is keeping them away), and ever time I'd start up a Live Stream, one of them would be there before I even post out a link saying I'm Live Streaming my DJ Practice!
Before I finish off...special mention to two people.....Firstly
Ceil Fox, because hes the one that let me use his sound gear to give me my first and second Live Performance experiences at ScotiaCon....and for not using the Dubstep Correction Device when I had a slight....song error :p
And...for
Alec...who sat down all night each of the nights and worked his magic on the lights....my favourite part is when I went to bed and thought I looked a bit tanned :p
Phew...I think that's everything for now! Sorry if I missed you out >.<
But I need to say thank you to a lot of people for what they have done, and how they have helped and inspired me....in this case... DJing.
Now...I'm not great, I think I'm ok....I have a lot more I need to learn and practice on before I can say "Yup, I'm pretty damn good at this now"...heck, I'd probably never say anything like that anyway, as I'm not that kind of person ^^
But...there are many people who I need to thank for different reasons. I might forget people, but I'll try to get them all, and why I am thankful, whether they know it or not.
DJ's that I currently listen to, and actually caused me to take the first step and say "Hey, I think I can do that...it looks fun, I'll give it a try".
Black Wolf, 
Swolf, 
Spirit Raptor, these 3 guys are probably the biggest inspirations I had to actually starting. Heck, just before ScotiaCon 2012, when I was talking to Black Wolf, I actually realised how much of an influence he was to the type of music I was going to play....a few weeks before, having a conversation in the back of a car, pretty much every song he said he was going to do, was on my "maybe" list for the Convention haha. Listening back to some of the things I've Live Streamed while I was practising, and from the sets I recorded at ScotiaCon, I can hear (at least I feel like I do) a lot of inspiration from Swolf and Spirit Raptor. It wasn't intentional, it just seemed to happen...but at the same time, a lot of what to think would be my own style, which hopefully I can develop more as time goes on.
At this point I should probably give a mention to
Ani Boxer, I haven't listened to as much as his stuff as I have compared to the first 3 I've listed, but what I have heard, it gave me ideas, and stuff to try out... There is some recordings of some things I tried out after listening to his stuff...didn't go amazing from the get go, but gave me something to work out, something different, and a new perspective to look at things. Next comes
V, and 
Graafen, only really talking to Graafen a little about things like this, and not hearing to much of his work, but got a great look at of example of how he DJ'd when we did the Highland Fling at ScotiaCon, what I saw filled in some gaps in what I knew, and new strategies on how to tackle some issues I'd currently been working around, or straight through while grimacing. V, because he gave me some cool info, a website which I check daily for hints, tips, and just general issues on what's going on, and occasionally some new tunes I'd never find because his music taste is different to mine, what better way to expand your library then by having someone fill in the areas you don't know to well!
These are the people which have helped me get this far, and are the ones which also push me to go further and improve...hopefully, do more out there, which will be fun :p
And Finally....probably the most important people...sure the guys above got me started and teach me new things, but the ones I will mention now...they are the ones which make me not give up, or make it seem pointless. The Audience, my regular listeners.
I can't name everyone...as I will forget, but what I do know is the ones which are almost always there to listen to me play, talk to me, tell me things and give a few song suggestions here and there :p
That would be
Brixston, 
Silverfoxwolf, 
Geo Panda, 
Branston, 
Sayre Foxx...these are the guys I always see without fail (unless something is keeping them away), and ever time I'd start up a Live Stream, one of them would be there before I even post out a link saying I'm Live Streaming my DJ Practice! Before I finish off...special mention to two people.....Firstly
Ceil Fox, because hes the one that let me use his sound gear to give me my first and second Live Performance experiences at ScotiaCon....and for not using the Dubstep Correction Device when I had a slight....song error :pAnd...for
Alec...who sat down all night each of the nights and worked his magic on the lights....my favourite part is when I went to bed and thought I looked a bit tanned :pPhew...I think that's everything for now! Sorry if I missed you out >.<
Am still currently having fun trying to guess who did what songs from the Archaeologist Set from CF...I can get a lot of them, but some I still don't know if it was you or Swolf :p
My first couple at this point are probably going to be bad...so I might hide for a day or two and get some practice in without going online till I feel happier :p