Question...
One of the girls in my office is trying to drum up some business for a DJ friend of hers that's... uh... DJing, I guess, at a bar tonight. In doing so, she made the following statement:
"C'mon, support the arts."
My question to you wise, attractive people is this:
Is DJing now considered a thing to be filed under the heading of "The Arts?" And if so, when did this happen?
I'm not being a wiseass here; I actually don't know. Oh, and if it helps, this is straight techno DJing we're talking about. None of that fun funk, soul and jungle stuff. And it goes without saying (or it should, anyway) that it's not like DJing at a wedding or a prom or anything like that. Because that's filed under the heading of "Sad."
"C'mon, support the arts."
My question to you wise, attractive people is this:
Is DJing now considered a thing to be filed under the heading of "The Arts?" And if so, when did this happen?
I'm not being a wiseass here; I actually don't know. Oh, and if it helps, this is straight techno DJing we're talking about. None of that fun funk, soul and jungle stuff. And it goes without saying (or it should, anyway) that it's not like DJing at a wedding or a prom or anything like that. Because that's filed under the heading of "Sad."
posted by Clinton at 3:19 PM
13 Comments:
Your question got me thinking ... Couldn't you say mixing the perfect cocktail is a fine art and therefore any time you go to a bar you are supporting the arts? That's what I'll be saying for now on.
Jeff, I like the way you think. Drinking alone in my apartment will, from now on, be refered to as "being artistic."
I didn't even think about drinking at home. I guess that makes me a true artist!
They don't call 'em 'mixologists' for nothing [bartenders]. There is an art to the perfect cocktail.
And oh yah, djing is an art form. Take Derrick Carter for example. he mixes different genres, different BPM's [beats per minute], all in one seamless set.
In fact, people pay nice money to see people spin. Every summer we have 'Rave On The Rocks' where big named djs come to spin.
Jeff... Being artistic at home is all my broke ass can afford these days.
Big Daddy... Ah, well there you go. I personally wouldn't pay money to listen to techno, but that's me.
It depends on the DJ really. If all they're doing is matching a beat to keep the dancefloor moving I don't consider them artists. If you're talking about DJ's like Kid Koala and Cut Chemist on the ones and twos then yes indeedy, they are artists because what they create is a whole new musical experience.
Or I might have done way too much acid in the 90's.
See, this is just a whole genre of music that I've entirely missed out on.
Hrm. Well. Too late to change now, I guess.
Techno sucks.
-Jewey
Interesting question that requires some deep thought. I would say people like DJ Shadow, Dr. Octagon, etc. Yeah, that's supporting the "arts," but if said person goes by some ridiculous moniker like DJ Deez Nuts, then no, definitely not. And I know realize this is pretty much the same exact post that holygirl427 left, but as I rip off all of my material anyway, this is no big deal.
dj krush = arts, ditto mark farina.
dj scribble, not so much.
-Jew
I would have to agree that some DJ's are artists-Derek Carter absolutely, but just some burnount load your co-worker is friends with not so much. Thats like saying since we have blogs we are authors-no we just have too much time on our hands. A good bartender however is an artist.
I wrote a short story about a guy who knew exactly the order to play songs on a jukebox at Waffle House. He was an artist.
though i can sympathize with a fellow DJ trying to get some listeners (and people who buy drinks, so he can actually get paid! :) blending techno records is hardly an art.
it's more like a skill.
but nonetheless, it's been said, it can be.
especially with cutting and scratching. That is what really makes the turntable a musical instrument. That's right, an instrument.
Would you consider a mouth harp an instrument? Nuff said.
If you still don't believe me, go and rent "Scratch". Please.
Watch Mixmaster Mike cut up a Robert Johnson record and tell me that's not an art.
Mhm, excuse for getting a little emotional ;)
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