Re: 1. topic... or... What happens when you play music that isnt yours


angedella isafella (notmusic@hotmail.com)
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:04:26 GMT



actually in my town people will announce thier names on mixtape to thwart
bootlegging.its has happened to people i know who make tapes

>From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
>To: NRahav@ixl.com, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: 1. topic... or... What happens when you play music that isnt
>yours
>Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:04:30 -0700
>
>
>
>NRahav@ixl.com wrote:
>
> >
> > So I put in the mix and it's the MOST CORNY crossover pop-house I have
>ever
> > heard, the kind of shit that made me want to get away from the tables so
> > that nobody would think that it was I playing this shit, and maybe vomit
> > quietly in the corner. not only that, but every couple of minutes
>there's
> > some cheesy sound effects and this DJ in boston saying his name over the
> > mix: "DJ Federico... ico... ico...."
> >
>
>I can forgive the guy for mixing cheesy pop house (cos let's face it, there
>are
>DJs out there who are into it, and if they really enjoy the music they
>spin,
>more power to 'em) but putting your name in the mix?!?!? (it's a different
>story, though if you get some MC to name-check you in a rhyme, and that MC
>makes
>a record out of it, and you put it in your mix...or if you find some record
>that
>contains a sample of words that just happen to be your DJ name, tha'ts
>cool),
>but "DJ Federico...ico..." UGH! That's the lowest. THE LOWEST!
>
>Confession time...
>
>I must admit that due to bad experiences with arrogant people back in my
>junior
>high/high school days that owned a pair of turntables and somehow call
>themselves DJs, I have always had somewhat of a prejudice against
>DJs...this
>newsgroup and the DJs I know currently have helped me overcome that and
>open my
>mind somewhat, but ol' DJ Federico's little display of vanity helped brew
>those
>old feelings back again...
>
>I normally don't condone violence, but if anyone here lives in the Boston
>area
>and personally delivers "DJ Federico...ico..."' a serious ass-kicking, I
>will
>greatly reward you.
>
>E
>--
> - 30 -
>
>:. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
>:. elson@westworld.com
>:. www.westworld.com/~elson
>
>"funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
>
>

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