since id been readin serato experiences in live gigs, let me share mine.

last nite, there this gig that i was called for. i know that i'll be spinnin with a dj from ny that uses cd. i know they usually use those numark cd player, so i decided to bring my serato,2 1210s, ttm56, that i can just hook up the other mixer with rcas. oh, last gig i did with this company, the dj i played with bring his own serato+turntables+vestax, so i though it was cool if i bring my own too. i was all setup and ready to go, then the big boss (can blend a bit in cds) finally arrive and after seeing my setup, he told me that they are done with turntables long time ago, then ask me to remove my setup to give way to this another dj with better setup. a pcdj, some numark mixer/cd. i was soooo pissed! to make the long story short, i give way coz he was new n from new york, so let him do his thing. anyways, i can still rock cds worse comes to worse. i can push buttons n sleep! i use to have cdj800 which i sold.

in another room, there was this so called scratch tutorial with those dennons scratchable deck that sucks, and they just assign me there for the meanwhile to 'teach' those kids while the main ballroom is not open. its aight i said. and the big boss keep asking me if i can 'scratch' on that dennons. i showed him some baby,tear,transform,flare,crab,etc while pushing that dennon platter heavily (you cant be light handed on dennons!), and he said well youre pretty good. so that means i can 'teach'. while i was practicing gettin comfy with 'my setup', this ny pcdj drop by seeing me getting down, well, giving way to him n see how he get down. hes just tellin me what beat am i using n blah blah. tellin him i was just using samples to wreck things up n im just using beats from the dance dance revo (theres a ps2 setup inside that room too, for the kids!) and he move in to the decks, wonderin what to do, looks like hes scurrred as hell to touch that dennon platter. then, i immediately assume that hes not a scratch dj, maybe a very good house music 64 bar blend mixer. so he didnt do anything to make the story short. kids come in n show them how its done, telling them to hold the platter real tight, but also, tellin them the real world, that you must be lite handed (with finesse) if u do this in tables...

fast forward, my shitty lessons are done.

up to the main ballroom. im eagerly waiting for this ny pcdj (that keeps on smilin and noddin his head to the beat), even not mixing, always keeps his headphones in his ear! what the....tellin to myself, well, lets hear the blend! after several fade ins fade out, still nothin!!!! from 100 going to 125! from 125 to 115.. wtf??? still hearin trainwrecks too!!! wtf??? he got like, 4 numark cd players, pcdj red n efx software program loaded (2 program loaded, he keeps sayin the other is good in tag, the other crashes sometimes, blah blah), am just listenin...no comment.

he got all this promo onlys n remixes downloaded though.. i was soooo pissed cant i just can't give respect to this guy as a dj, i can only give respect on his age, which he looks 35, but maybe he's just 25..i dont know.

did my thing rockin the numark cds though when my turn comes....

sigh...