Have you ever been to a DJ concert?

[Jayburner]

If you have. Explain to me please how you felt. Trying to wrap my head around a concert without a rock group.

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Never been to one, but it's probably further towards being in a club with just having amazing music playing all night and dancing the white off your ass than going to like, a concert to see people perform.

[Kalis]

Saw Fatboy Slim, was one of the best concerts I've been to.

How did I feel? Ecstatic.

[Jayburner]

Saw Fatboy Slim, was one of the best concerts I've been to.

How did I feel? Ecstatic.

Doesn't he actually sing and play an instrument?

[Realsykes]

Drugs everywhere, underage girls wearing inappropriate clothing, water water water, and someone almost lighting your shirt on fire while lighting up a joint.

[Kalis]

Doesn't he actually sing and play an instrument?

He just mixed.

He can sing and play an instrument though, he was a guitarist/backing singer in The Housemartins.

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grandmaster flash at concord 2 in brighton many many years ago.

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Surprisingly, I was dancing, jumping and having a blast.

I know, shocking.

[Deleted]

Whereever I go Andy C always seems to be there. Anyone else have this problem?

But yea as Kalis said 'Ecstatic.'

I'm with you though Jay, much prefer to seem a band then some chap pressing spacebar on his laptop and pretending to turn knobs that do things on a deck.

[Tastyfish]

John Digweed is Jesus.
How did I feel? Wonderful, great energy, lots of dancing, lots of fun.

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grandmaster flash at concord 2 in brighton many many years ago.

OOOOO nice, nice.

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Drugs everywhere, underage girls wearing inappropriate clothing, water water water, and someone almost lighting your shirt on fire while lighting up a joint.

At least you weren't that guy who had the mini pipe. lol

[Marthenil]

Parov Stelar was the last one, almost a year ago, missed a few good ones this year due to college classes.
He did DJ but was accompanied by a live band, but yeah, was extremely awesome, if a bit short.

[Jayburner]

Grandmaster Flash would be awesome. I thought they were an old school rap group?

[Realsykes]

Whereever I go Andy C always seems to be there. Anyone else have this problem?

But yea as Kalis said 'Ecstatic.'

I'm with you though Jay, much prefer to seem a band then some chap pressing spacebar on his laptop and pretending to turn knobs that do things on a deck.

You're joking, right?

Djing, is inSANELY difficult and hard to keep track of if you're layering and have nice beats.

[Cute Chen]

Here's the thing OP, electronics have been used in music since 1931 with the first electric guitar in big band jazz. Electronic music is just an evolution of that. Even distinguishing it as "electronic music" feels stupid since music has been electronic for so, so long. Even now, all bands use digital effects processors on their guitars, and drummers use hybrid acoustic/electric drum sets. They're called drum triggers(google it), they're mostly used in metal bands so they can sound like they're playing harder and faster than they really are. Even companies who claim to make vintage-styled tube gear are actually using solid-state digital chips to re-create those sounds. Now as for a straight up DJ set, yeah, I can't imagine it being too exciting, but it makes the show more about the music and the crowd around you than a bunch of rockstars on stage. My favorite electronic dance artists incorporate live instruments (usually drums) into the show to make it more interesting and give it an organic contrast with the digital music. Check out Dan Deacon, for example:

[vrsick]

I consider them more just big parties than concerts.

[ParanoiD84]

I have been to the Roskilde Festival 3 years in a row and the Sziget festival in budapest so i have seen a few, i love it. Major Lazer was the last i saw, was pretty good.

[Larsadius Rex]

*Reads people trying to justify DJ-ing as being difficult*

*Grabs a drink and popcorn*

[Jayburner]

Here's the thing OP, electronics have been used in music since 1931 with the first electric guitar in big band jazz. Electronic music is just an evolution of that. Even distinguishing it as "electronic music" feels stupid since music has been electronic for so, so long. Even now, all bands use digital effects processors on their guitars, and drummers use hybrid acoustic/electric drum sets. They're called drum triggers(google it), they're mostly used in metal bands so they can sound like they're playing harder and faster than they really are. Even companies who claim to make vintage-styled tube gear are actually using solid-state digital chips to re-create those sounds. Now as for a straight up DJ set, yeah, I can't imagine it being too exciting, but it makes the show more about the music and the crowd around you than a bunch of rockstars on stage. My favorite electronic dance artists incorporate live instruments (usually drums) into the show to make it more interesting and give it an organic contrast with the digital music. Check out Dan Deacon, for example:

watched 8 minutes of this. Not impressed at all.

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You're joking, right?

Djing, is inSANELY difficult and hard to keep track of if you're layering and have nice beats.

Press spacebar, l8r. There are some who do and some who don't. Prerecorded DJing is all the rage. Top DJ like Armin Van Buuren tailors it for the crowd and mixes live props to him. Afrojack is a main offender for pressing play, Deadmau5 even says he barely does owt and he could have someone filling in for him in about an hour of instruction but its about the show I guess.

I rocked out to this shit anyway at festivals when its on but I wouldn't go seeking it, its like going and watching Britney mime.

[Cute Chen]

watched 8 minutes of this. Not impressed at all.

I didn't ask you to like it, I asked you to check out the way he incorporates live drums in his music. Which you did, so good job. My point is that all music is electronic, whether it's one dude spinning discs, or a full rock band. it's all electronic these days.