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


BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 12:51:07 -0400 (EDT)



I think announcing your name on a mixtape is probably a
requirement?needed. DJ Fredrico story is ego. I read the story and was
crying out laughing when I read that part. If youve been to any crappy
club you have seen DJ Fredricos.

On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, angedella isafella wrote:

> 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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