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Harvard DJs, however, can easily get away with doing the bare minimum. “The trick is that people already like the music,” said Kane Hsieh ’12. “Don’t touch the music. As long as you transition well, keep the beat smooth and play the right songs, people will love it.” In the same vein, Hsieh insists that being a DJ in a college setting does not require the complicated set of skills that artists like VanMiddlesworth treasure. “Anyone that puts...
Beyond his lack of interest in technical flourishes, Hsieh also differs from many DJs in his lack of interest in broad musical knowledge. “I feel like the Top 40 is the Top 40 because it’s fun to listen to. I don’t consider myself a musical connoisseur,” he said. For most DJs, however, negotiating the divide between the Top 40 songs that most partiers want to hear and the music that they themselves most enjoy presents a challenging and ultimately defining conundrum...
...DJing is a service-based, rapture-seeking religion, it is also a proselytizing one. After speaking with Hsieh, he whipped out a flash drive, uploaded his latest playlist and $100 of DJ software, and handed it to me. “The more people that can play at parties the better,” he said. “I’m totally for people learning how to use the software themselves.” VanMiddlesworth himself started giving advice about how to get started, and nearly every DJ reported that they learned their art under the tutelage...
Photo by Kane Hsieh '12, Crimson Staff Photographer...
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