Who is the best DJ?

most definitely not! some of the best dj sets I’ve been at have been by people who openly praise their peers

jordan you're confusing "thinking you're the best dj" with "only listening to your own mixes"

honestly i really thought i was the best dj but now i see there's no point in even trying

mods can we lock "djs post ..." plz?

i DO think, and i have told my friends this, to near-universal scorn, that i have better track selection than, say, ben ufo.

but really by that i just mean i have a different set of "favorite tracks" than anybody else, and i'm the only person that only plays those "favorite tracks". in other words i'm just always approaching it from the attitude of playing whatever i want to hear, so by default i play better shit than anybody else.

that said my selections NEVER surprise me and i never learn about new tracks from myself. so in that respect i suppose i'm the worst DJ

so i think there's something to that, if you're not playing things you're 100% into, you're doing it wrong

also it's amazing that ilx once took questions like this seriously

Yes that's exactly what I was thinking tlg, if you're not your favorite selector, then why would you be doing it at all?

(I know I'm not that skilled at, say, beatmatching, but of course I think I play the best tracks)

soon enough we'll be beatmatching so well we'll be bored of it, enjoy the fun while it lasts

the best dj sets give you something unexpected or recontexualize favorites

more difficult to find the unexpected patterns in the familiar when you're mixing yourself

agree

i enjoy having my friends over for b2b mixing 1000x more than practicing by myself

I've never done that so I have to settle for serendipitous mixes that make me hear something new in a track (which def happens when I'm by myself), but it sounds fun.

my favourite DJ is me, with access to a laptop with two Youtube tabs and an aux cable after four or five drinks

my biggest weakness as a DJ is the lack of Mis-Teeq b-side remixes on Youtube though

i'm glad my shameless plugging sparked a little convo

black coffee, honey dijon and ben ufo are 3 djs that i look up to immensely. i mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqg_ZzThDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qewI-1cEs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7ME0UVdtM

I'm digging these videos, would totally love to see more people post their favorites.

Black Coffee is smooth as hell. I also covet his shirt, and that club is really beautiful. Where is that?

The Honey Dijon street party looks super fun. Great crowd, great energy. I love how much she's feeling it.

maybe this can be the 'what is going on in your dj life' thread

last month i djed my best friend's wedding in italy, on lago maggiore, and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life, despite one of my usb sticks going missing thanks to airport security. featured a bunch of italians getting excited about laura branigan's 'self-control' and asking me if i'd heard the RAF version.

i got a new mixer (djm450) to replace the s4. must say it’d nice to get the damn laptop out of my face.

also perma-busted one of my m44-7s by trying to service it myself so switched to reloop cartridges w elliptical stylus, and yeah, they’re good. should have switched a long time ago!

that’s one for the bucket list karl

Wow, where was it? My band used to do a jazz festival there, it's very beautiful indeed.

I'm djing tonight, which is exciting because I don't get a lot of opportunities to do so locally (or at least good ones, the not-good ones I just don't do). Playing a dance set after two quiet-ish live sets, so I'm going to see if we can go from 0 - 100.

Kane West uses “best dj” as his online self-description: https://twitter.com/djkanewest

Black Coffee is smooth as hell. I also covet his shirt, and that club is really beautiful. Where is that?

It says right on the video - Le Salle Wagram in Paris (although it seems to not be a club but a venue that hosts classical music concerts).

Wow, where was it? My band used to do a jazz festival there, it's very beautiful indeed.

in the mountains around porto valtravaglia

This thread has inspired me to dig up YouTubes of my favorite 90s techno DJs in action. Nice to see that a lot of these old timers are still going strong.

I may not always remember this is the case, but every time I listen to Patrice Scott DJ in the moment I feel he is the best DJ. Very singular, yes, but…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgNpVEHoiLY