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...DJs typically are unassuming types. Unlike pop performers, who have to entertain a crowd visually as well as musically, DJs are only responsible for sonically facilitating as much posterior shaking as possible on a dance floor of limited size. Even so, their job is arguably more difficult: because they have no flashy costumes or choreographed routines, they must hold the audience’s attention exclusively with their beats...
Deep Dish is as inconspicuous in appearance as DJs come. The Washington, D.C.-based duo was indistinguishable from every male patron of Boston’s Axis nightclub at their Feb. 1 performance. But their ease at turning out the best beats in the industry belied the tremendous skill and impressive talent they possess. For hours their eclectic blend of beats and samples showed the hype surrounding them has not come undeserved...
Still, two major electronic movements in recent memory have served as wake-up calls to America: the current trendiness of rave culture, led by superstar DJs and corporate entities, and 1997’s “electronica” craze. The latter saw a flurry of sensationalist stories in music magazines that envisioned the rock paradigm being overtaken by a legion of keyboard-wielding techno-freaks, in some kind of premillennial musical cyborg invasion. The truth was that artists like Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers themselves represented a rock-happy crossover breed, integrating elements from rave culture in order...
There are nearly 90 students involved in the operation of WERS. O’Dette’s counterpart, the Music Director, is senior Beth Baudoiun. Aside from their management positions, there are student DJs, producers, live mixers and music directors and coordinators for each show. DJs pick the playlist for their shows. Producers make sure they run smoothly. Live mixers control the sound for in-studio performances. And each show’s music director picks the library of music for his show...
It’s a big operation, especially with 17 shows that each have their own personality. Weekdays, the schedule remains the same but switches DJs every day. Early mornings are home to the Coffeehouse, a haven for acoustic folk and rock. The rest of each weekday features world music, jazz, reggae, rock and hip-hop. Weekends are home to even more varied programming, ranging from kids’ music on “The Playground” to metal and hardcore on “Nasty Habits...