You also make yourself look even worse when you state that all you need to be a ‘DJ’ is some pirated software on your computer that you can mix some tracks with. It’s much, much more than that, my friend. That sort of attitude is why there is an overabundance of crap going around from punks who think that they are professionals because they can mix two tracks together unsuccessfully. Wrong. I would much rather people with actual passion and skill start DJ’ing, and we can let the dregs play DJ Hero, instead.

But seriously, it’s a game that’s meant to be played for fun, not to replace a real life hobby. The directors stated that they wanted to introduce aspects of DJ’ing, scratching and turntabalism to the general public, which they hope then influences some of them to start DJ’ing in real life.

In addition, it isn’t cheaper and easier to become a dj. On top of the several thousand dollars you need to spend to buy a mixer, cds / turntables, speakers and possibly a laptop and vinyl emulation device, REAL djs spend countless hours listening to new music, organising music, making their own remixes, reviewing their previous live sets and improving on them. No pirated software on a laptop will do this for you.

Just because software can mix for you DOESN’T make you a dj, as driving fast to the store to pick up your milk doesn’t make you a race car driver. Years of practice, skill, and live performance make you one.

And as for live performance, using software to dj is the unsexiest thing imaginable. I saw DJ Z trip in 2006, and he had 3 assistants carrying in his absolute MOUNTAIN of vinyl. He had a camera pointing down from above to watch the ritalin movement of his hands. His body flew all over grabbing and flipping vinyl — It was one hell of a show.

Fast forward to 2007, and Z trip swapped to Serato. He brought in zero crates, and flipped zero records that night. He looked geeky, like we all do, staring at the little screen, a slight LCD glow on his face. All of his showmanship died, sadly, when he converted over to Serato.

The barrier you have neglected is talent, perseverance, practice, showmanship, and dedication. Without that for EITHER guitar players or DJ’s you are just a kid in front of an XBOX360.

That being said, the game itself seems pretty silly, but that’s what I thought about Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I found out that they’re actually pretty fun games (Games being the operative word here). But the difference between the games and what professionals do here is really no different from being ranked number 1 on Madden and being able to perform the same way on an actual field with thousands of spectators cheering (or booing) for you.

I’m not really a fan of house music like you are, but I’ve heard enough over the years to know that there are some incredible artists that do things with or without technology that the average hobbyist couldn’t replicate even with the same equipment and months of practice. So for those who haven’t amassed a certain amount of skill, this is the game for you. :-)

But dude I love this article.

Depends on what you define by “dj’ing”. Its VERY ignorant of you to claim that dj’ing is easy b/c you have played around with some software on your computer stringing some random tracks together.

If there is any skratching movements involved then its a whole diferent type of rhythms and skill. If you have ever tried skratching, been to a skratch performance, or listened to skratch music you would not be making a statement like ”
easy”