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Judge Jules chatted to Skrufff this week about his upcoming artist album ‘Proven Worldwide’ and qualified a recent statement he made to new London magazine Base.Ad in which he said personality behind the decks made up 49% of what comprises being a good DJ.
“By personality I don’t mean being a radio personality and getting behind the mike, I meant being a performer behind the decks. You can hear some fantastic mix CDs at home that are carefully crafted and mixed with loads of effects but if the DJ looks like a sack of potatoes then I’m sorry, you’re going to leave the crowd going home cold,” he explained.
“Ever since the acid house area of the 80s, people have always danced facing the DJ so of course, they’re looking at the DJ and what the DJ is doing is important to them. You only need to look at the direction everybody’s pointed in on virtually every dance floor that if you are standing there looking really bored regardless of the quality of the music, then you’re not performing to the best of your ability,” he said.
Jules stress the key to successful DJing is having charisma, which he suggested can be developed through practise.
“You can certainly grow into becoming a more confident individual in the face of the crowd and having confidence in what you’re playing also helps,” he said.
“Being out there, honing your set as much as possible makes you a much better DJ, because it gives you far more opportunities to test records. Through practising a lot and doing as many gigs as possible you can let the records speak for themselves and actually be more confident like that.”
“You also need to perform these days, whether that’s goading the crowd or going mad but at the same time you’ve got to be technically very competent,” he advised.
“Any degree of mixing cock-ups is spotted straightaway.”
Judge Jules’ new single Ordinary Day is out on October 2 and his artist album Proven Worldwide, on October 9 on Maelstrom Records.
http://www.maelstromrecords.com
jeroh says...
good onya mr devine! cmon jules what do you have to say now!!!!
mr_devine says...
true dat... ten bucks says he means 'dancing around behind the decks off your face' when he explains dj charisma. id rather watch a sourfaced dj focussing on correctly eq'ing and cutting/scratching records and layering sounds than standing there like a cock with his hands in the air everytime a song he didn't produce sounds good. Taking credit for good produced work is the biggest facade of the dj world!
jeroh says...
if all a dj does is mix tracks together then they're not a real dj... wow i got it in time! you think having confidence in your tracks shows charisma? that's all fine if you produced them (almost), but if not, no way no how. to really show charisma take a track and mess with it turntablism style. take z trip for example... or mix master mike... or cut chemist... or dj shadow... you think judge jules matches them? not even close. They do more in 2 minutes than any mix dj does in a whole set. dj craze 2001 dmc... although it's battle music, in 6 minutes he shows that the possibilites are endless if you use you mind and hands.. not a look or a track. i hope judge jules reads this cos i bet he knows just how shit he really is. if he was playing at an event with a real dj, i bet he wouldn't look them in the eye.