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Love of Music
DJing is easy. The technicalities involved are very simple. Once you have learnt to operate a mixer and synch records to the same tempo, you are able to 'mix' records into a continuous groove. Like anything, however, with deep understanding and precise refinement, it becomes an art form. The most important attribute necessary to be a good DJ is a love of music . Just as to love someone, you must understand them, so it is with music. Those who have a passion for it pay close attention to it and develop a deep understanding of how it is constructed, how it moves and what it is saying. This evolves into an instinct for matching records together on a deeper level that transcends technical ability. Just as some jazz combos can be technically superb but boring, soul-less, rigid and formulaic in sound, so it is with the technically competent DJ with little or no understanding of music. The DJ with an understanding and love of music who lacks technical skill could...
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