o2, London: Tiesto

Bethlehem · Post by **Bethlehem** » Mon 11th Aug 2008 04:34 pm

Saw the amazing dutch DJ play a gig last Friday night at 02 arena in London - he played a wicked 6hour+ set and was wondering if anyone else here caught it and what they thought?

reidmarc · Post by **reidmarc** » Mon 11th Aug 2008 08:47 pm

i seen him in Edinburgh and then in Ibiza last year. He was good but i didn't bother going to see him on sat here.

the lights are cool!

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Mon 11th Aug 2008 09:09 pm

I saw him once play a nice ambient afternoon set, it was alright.

iwanitnow567 · Post by **iwanitnow567** » Mon 11th Aug 2008 09:35 pm

he was in israel a couple of times, it was pretty nice, altho club culture in israel isn't my cup of tea.

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Mon 11th Aug 2008 10:01 pm

A DJ just plays records, correct?

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 12:22 am

BigRigRob wrote:A DJ just plays records, correct?

does a stunt pilot "just" fly planes.

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 01:48 am

What??......How does playing a record compare with flying a stunt plane?
I don't understand.

Bernum · Post by **Bernum** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 11:27 am

Dj's use the turntable as an instrument, they don't just put the record on the thing and press play. They have to use precision and timing much like a stunt pilot uses every millisecond of time to make critical life threatening decisions...sure no-ones gonna die if the Dj stuffs up a transition or something but, it is critical to be on point all the time when playing a live set as the whole crowd reacts to how and what you play... you want them to be really happy that you're playing your set, not freaking out, reaching for the oxygen masks as you crash land the joint...ya dig?

Bethlehem · Post by **Bethlehem** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 11:48 am

you got that right Bernum!
Hey 'Iwantitnow' whats club culture like in israel? I have a hard house album called Rabbini with artists like 'Suria' and 'Shilum Bamba' fuckin' A! Been playin' it non-stop on the ipod since i got it

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 04:08 pm

Bernum wrote:Dj's use the turntable as an instrument, they don't just put the record on the thing and press play. They have to use precision and timing much like a stunt pilot uses every millisecond of time to make critical life threatening decisions...sure no-ones gonna die if the Dj stuffs up a transition or something but, it is critical to be on point all the time when playing a live set as the whole crowd reacts to how and what you play... you want them to be really happy that you're playing your set, not freaking out, reaching for the oxygen masks as you crash land the joint...ya dig?

Thanks for trying to enlighten me, too many years since I've been clubin'.
That generation gap's just too wide for my fat ass to jump.

hulldj · Post by **hulldj** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 07:20 pm

Its not a simple job getting paid well, getting pissed and pushing some plastic around you know............ there's an art to it and years of practice involved.

iwanitnow567 · Post by **iwanitnow567** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 08:03 pm

Bethlehem wrote:you got that right Bernum!
Hey 'Iwantitnow' whats club culture like in israel? I have a hard house album called Rabbini with artists like 'Suria' and 'Shilum Bamba' fuckin' A! Been playin' it non-stop on the ipod since i got it

i don't like most clubs, i usually prefer a nice pub, but if a known DJ comes than its ok.

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Tue 12th Aug 2008 08:11 pm

Now, I know pubs!

DC · Post by DC » Wed 13th Aug 2008 03:13 am

Virtually anybody that can count to 16 and has an ounce of muzik sense can DJ...it's easy. Mind you, I've yet to see a DJ get killed in a burning pile of tunes after his decks crashed nose first into the ground while pulling an inverted dive. Since the topic is Tiesto, 'Its a simple job getting paid well, getting pissed and pushing some plastic around'.......cos he's a cheesy tosser.

roker · Post by **roker** » Wed 13th Aug 2008 06:07 pm

Tiesto isn't just a DJ, he makes his own tunes as well and has made many top tracks. I have all of his albums and they are all good.