Parklife06
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NCR600
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'scuse my ignorance, but what is the distinction made between the acts that are 'live', the 'DJ sets' and the ones that don't have a tag?
Can I assume the 'live' acts will incorporate actual musical instruments and vocals being played onstage, possibly with a DJ, the DJsets will be pure turntables and for the ones that don't have a tag, a roadie will just bung a CD in the player and push the button?
I would have thought the vast majority of acts would be DJ sets, with or without MC?
Can I assume the 'live' acts will incorporate actual musical instruments and vocals being played onstage, possibly with a DJ, the DJsets will be pure turntables and for the ones that don't have a tag, a roadie will just bung a CD in the player and push the button?
I would have thought the vast majority of acts would be DJ sets, with or without MC?
You're pretty much right. A "live" set in electronic music usually entails instruments being "played" on stage... but since we're generally talking about synths/samplers, it's still controlled by a sequencer/computer (unless they're hellishly good on an MPC/similar, but that's moreso hiphop territory). There's a fair bit more control over a live sequenced set than a DJ set, and good artists can use that to their benefit by working the tracks based on crowd reaction.NCR600 said:
That said, with rock'n'roll being the new rock'n'roll, even dance-orientated acts are dragging in the drums and guitars to bash out some tracks live, and that can be done to great effect with the right music.
There is, of course, the type that'll just have everything prearranged or even played back off DAT... where's the fun in that?
