Get tickets at http://www.tiesto.com/

Come see this guy with me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqM1FXGNDX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzJ7bFUyMAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Kb7s4iNzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_WuBwq44-4

4/10/2008 11:06:47 AM

Come see this guy...play someone else's music?

http://www.ishkur.com/articles/trancecracker.php

4/10/2008 11:21:10 AM

a dj playing someone else's music? NO WEIGH

ps. tiesto is horrible

4/10/2008 11:24:54 AM

I'm aware of what a DJ does... I used to be one, remember?

He still plays great records.

4/10/2008 11:24:59 AM

You're gonna buy tickets to go see a dude play records.

4/10/2008 11:26:11 AM

that is what a dj does

4/10/2008 11:26:53 AM

I guarantee if you go, it will be one of the more fun experiences you have as far as music goes even if you don't like techno/trance.

4/10/2008 11:28:24 AM

^

4/10/2008 11:29:49 AM

I can't do it. I'm going to a different show. There's this bad-ass caterer....

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 11:31 AM. Reason : There's just something about the way he arranges the dishes!]

4/10/2008 11:31:02 AM

And actually, in that second link he's playing Suburban Train, a song he produced.

And in the last two links are songs from his latest CD, all songs he produced.

So uh....

yeah.

You're somewhat correct, but you're also wrong. He could potentially spin entirely from his own library.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM. Reason : ]

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 11:32:26 AM

That sounds intense. You ever see Nine Inch Nails live? The way Trent loads his CD player, my God!

4/10/2008 11:34:32 AM

wiki wiki

4/10/2008 11:39:23 AM

4/10/2008 11:43:41 AM

im sure tiesto has got some jams that you will never be able to hear anywhere else, hence why some people enjoy going to see a dj "play someone else's records"

4/10/2008 11:57:38 AM

I like that I didn't receive these kind of responses in my DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist thread

respek

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 12:06:00 PM

^I would have loved to see that.

4/10/2008 12:09:27 PM

reviews that i saw of that tour were pretty dissappointing.

for what it could have been, it didn't live up to the hype.

4/10/2008 12:10:24 PM

Quote :

"tiesto is horrible"

4/10/2008 12:12:40 PM

^^ What? The DJ Shadow or Tiesto tour?

^I guess that's going to boil down to personal opinion in the end. I have a copy of Elements of Life in my car CD player right now.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:13 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 12:13:25 PM

shadow/CC

4/10/2008 12:13:48 PM

oh god stop the presses because something didnt live up to all the hype surrounding it!

if you are going to see a dj based purely on "hype," well then yea, youre likely to be dissappointed.

4/10/2008 12:16:36 PM

Quote :

"tiesto is horrible"

4/10/2008 12:25:50 PM

^x3
Parts of the Shadow/CC set were a little blah. Definitely not as hot as Product Placement or Brain Freeze.

But Kid Koala was on fucking point. I was at the very front, and Kid set up his rig on the ground rather than the stage. And if you know anything about Kid, he's short as fuck. So I was able to look down at what he was doing the entire time.

Pretty sick.

Here's a pretty good review from the tour. I went to the Atlanta show, not this one.
http://backtorockville.typepad.com/back_to_rockville/2008/02/review-dj-shado.html

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 12:26:42 PM

Froshkiller racked up a win here.

4/10/2008 12:31:53 PM

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"oh god stop the presses because something didnt live up to all the hype surrounding it! if you are going to see a dj based purely on "hype," well then yea, youre likely to be dissappointed. "

i never said anything about seeing anyone purely on hype...but when two of the most unique producers out there come together, you expect something really good (especially with what they were charging for tickets)....when that doesn't happen, its perfectably acceptable to be dissappointed.

im sorry if i won't just be happy with what im given....even it its subpar. ive seen too many good shows to be content with something average.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : d]

4/10/2008 12:31:59 PM

Can somebody tell me how to go to one of these without "rolling?" And I thought "rolling" was dead 4 years ago...

4/10/2008 12:35:18 PM

just listen to the creepy music and pat your stomach

4/10/2008 12:36:46 PM

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

4/10/2008 12:43:27 PM

DJ Tiesto is best listened to driving around in heavily modified mediocre econobox cars

4/10/2008 12:44:31 PM

I don't even know who the fuck Tiesto is.

4/10/2008 12:46:04 PM

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail45.swf

4/10/2008 12:58:54 PM

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"Froshkiller racked up a win here."

I know you're just trolling for a bite, but I'll respond anyway. What FroshKiller said is true, prima facie, but it's not the whole story. Everyone knows that most DJs don't play their own music. That's not the point. DJs create the party atmosphere, and depending on the DJs skill at song selection, blending, and other effects he can create with his equipment, he can change the atmosphere of the dance floor.

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"That sounds intense. You ever see Nine Inch Nails live? The way Trent loads his CD player, my God!"

This is also misleading. Mixing records, even those of a 4x4 beat like trance or house, takes a lot of practice. Not to mention it's a lot more complicated than simply starting one off where the other begins. Skilled DJs can mix different portions of different records to create unique effects, they can manipulate the sound through dozens of different instrument panels, and make it sound totally different than just pressing "Play."

One song by itself is just that, a song, and the credit goes to the producer. However, the DJ has the job of creating an entire experience at the club by blending different songs together to create a whole new experience.

This argument is also nullified by the fact that Tiesto has produced a few CDs worth of material anyway, and if you say a DJ is illegitimate based on the fact that he doesn't play his own music, would a DJ who does play his own music, like Tiesto, be legitimate to you?

4/10/2008 1:05:24 PM

yea, to get to tiesto's level you have to be at least well versed in SOME type of music production.

otherwise, you're just another DJ amongst millions of other DJ's.

why would a promoter book you and pay you thousands of dollars to just "play" another person's music? surely this is just a big scam by the dj's amirite?

do you have a record out? have you released any licensed mixtapes? have you ever been featured in a respected magazine? have you held residencies at some of the major clubs around the world? you're still able to draw people to your show to hear your music that gets little to no support from radio stations?

all of this, tiesto has done and more. while i may not be a huge fan of the trance style that he pushes, gotta respect the man for being able to draw a crowd by playing "techno" here in rock and roll america.

4/10/2008 1:18:14 PM

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"I'm aware of what a DJ does... I used to be one, remember?"

if you call adding music to a playlist to play over a shitty radio station, djing...then suuuure.


and Tiesto has already been not too long ago in DC.

4/10/2008 1:25:40 PM

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""That sounds intense. You ever see Nine Inch Nails live? The way Trent loads his CD player, my God!""

it's funny, b/c nin uses a ton of premade shit live

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 1:33 PM. Reason : e]

4/10/2008 1:33:16 PM

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"if you call adding music to a playlist to play over a shitty radio station, djing...then suuuure."

400 records, a mixer, and two SL1200s. I was one of four DJs on WKNC who actually mixed vinyl live on air instead of selecting songs from the computer or putting in CDs. I played at numerous locations. Would you like me to scan in the flyer for Club Oxygen for you?

4/10/2008 1:44:37 PM

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"the flyer for Club Oxygen for you?"

hahahahahahahahahahaha...i've seen what you do and its not 'mixing'

club oxygen? really? thats what you're throwing on the table?

4/10/2008 1:45:48 PM

my neighbor, who is actually a professor at state, is one of the better dj's i've ever seen, especially the way he mixes and blends songs together. he also doesn't play shitty trance, so that's a plus. i think he'll be djing at mosquito soon for some new KNC-sponsored thing

4/10/2008 1:52:49 PM

so much hate in this thread

4/10/2008 1:58:40 PM

^Srsly.

Golovko can let me know when he practices a skill to the point where he can play in front of a live crowd.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 2:14 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 1:59:02 PM

i will admit that i like trance more than the retarded shit Bassnectar was spinning the other night. jesus christ. the only thing he did right was open with a Prefuse 73 song

4/10/2008 2:00:22 PM

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"Golovko can let me know when he practices a skill to the point where he can play in front of a live crowd. "

my list is so long it would give you a headache.

4/10/2008 2:49:14 PM

Anyway, the tickets are $34. It's at The Forum in Charlotte.

Here's a map to the place:
http://search.cityguide.aol.com/charlotte/bars/forum/v-109769659/map



See you guys there!

4/10/2008 3:09:22 PM

I will say that DJs can put on a good show. Mix Master Mike several years ago was great, just went to Justice/DJ Mehdi/Busy P show in DC that was grrreat!

4/10/2008 3:36:04 PM

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"tiesto is horrible"

Who would pay $34 to hear him trainwreck all night?

4/10/2008 5:19:11 PM

^^Busy P is awesome, so is DJ Mehdi.. bet that was a fun show

"Armani Exchange Presents" says it all

4/10/2008 6:09:19 PM

damn, this is intriguing, and i live in charlotte...

4/11/2008 1:25:49 AM

4/16/2008 2:11:03 AM

Why are you getting on his case for liking a certain kind of music?

Its not like he's trying to get a crew to roll to a Bjork event.

4/16/2008 3:30:44 AM

$34, eh? I may have to seriously consider it if for nothing more than to experience the atmosphere. I will gladly admit to having a fondness for Tiesto's work.

4/16/2008 5:22:37 AM