The topic of who’s a skilled DJ and who just presses play will continue to occupy today’s discussion. Based on the latest testimonial that Jauz shared on his social media yesterday, we can safely assume the former is true of himself.
The Icon Collective alumnus admitted to completely forgetting to fill his USB stick full of the tunes he had planned to choose from and thus being forced to play on the fly during his set time. For him, this ended up being a happy accident- and he did not hesitate to start a discussion on “Real” vs. “Fake” DJs:
Some other artists chimed in on the discussion; namely, Laidback Luke contributed his intelligence:
Let me start by saying I love @Jauzofficial As a dude and producer. But let me give some of you some tips to become more confident DJing.
— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016
Just like producing, DJing requires a lot of learning. There’s a ton of theory involved which will benefit you, just like producing.
— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016
It’s a shame that a lot of DJing producers, don’t stick enough time into developing DJing. It’s fun and so much more powerful!
— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016
So right now there’s a ton of basic producer performers out. And a ton of bedroom DJs who could smoke you but never get a chance.
— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016
@Jauzofficial Cause if it’s a fully pre-planned set, you got balls to come out clean like this, but it’s absolutely not the way to perform.
— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016
@LaidbackLuke for a 60 minute set my “pre planned set” is 80-95 songs lol so u never get thru all of em. Always bouncing to what feels right
— EDM KLAY THOMPSON (@Jauzofficial) August 9, 2016
For us, it seems the big divider between being a skilled DJ and a “button pushing” producer is the backup plan one has if everything goes wrong. Jauz proved that despite his original plan not coming to fruition, he was still able to rock the crowd with another selection of tunes he loved without anyone seeing him sweat.
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