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Damn it, I went down stairs and walked around trying to get some tickets to get in and see Armin, but I had no luck, and the guy that got me in Friday wouldn't answer the phone.

Now I sit here listening to the awesomeness outside and watching the stream :(
 
DJ88 said:
Damn it, I went down stairs and walked around trying to get some tickets to get in and see Armin, but I had no luck, and the guy that got me in Friday wouldn't answer the phone.

Now I sit here listening to the awesomeness outside and watching the stream :(
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ur outside ultra n watchign the stream?
 
skrillex must be tired after 3 straight days
llLegenDairyll 26 seconds ago

haha I still get a kick out of these.
 
That was a really great stream! I need to be there next year!!!! Too bad EDC is sold out where I am in Jersey. :( But I'm pumped now and don't know if I can go to sleep.

:D
 
guetta's and armin's brand of cheese aren't really my thing but that was a great way to end the festival. ultra has really set the bar for livestreaming a festival.
 
If you guys are planning on coming down to Miami for Ultra, I'd advise you to try and take the week off and come for the entire week. It's not only Ultra but it is also Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week. It's absolutely nuts all the things going on. Just today there was the Deadmau5/Mau5trap pool party on the beach, and yesterday was Swedish House Mafia Masquerade Motel across the street from Ultra. Wolfgang Gartner pool party was yesterday. All kinds of things going on every single night of the week. You might as well make the most of it and try and come for the week.
 
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Anyone have a link to Armin's setlist?
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Armin van Buuren @ Ultra Music Festival Main Stage - Closing Set

01. Omnia & Ira - The Fusion (Armin van Buuren's Intro Edit)
02. Cosmic Gate & Emma Hewitt - Be Your Sound
03. Armin van Buuren vs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love (Dash Berlin 4AM Mix)
04. The Killers - Mr Brightside (Marco V Treatment)
05. W&W - Impact (MaRLo Remix)
06. Gaia - J'ai Envie De Toi
07. Armin van Buuren & Orjan Nilsen - Belter
08. Ferry Corsten vs. Armin van Buuren - Brute (Armin's Illegal Drum Edit)
09. Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (John O'Callaghan Remix)
10. Dakota vs. Marcel Woods – Advanced Sleepwalkers (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
11. John O'Callaghan - Stresstest (John Askew Remix) (AvB Edit)
12. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel vs. John O'Callaghan - In & Out Of A Raw Deal (Armin van Buuren Mashup)


And earlier in the day he played an hour on the State Of Trance 550 Stage

01. Armin van Buuren & Orjan Nilsen - Belter
02. Orjan Nilsen - Amsterdam
03. MaRLo - Megalodon
04. Armin van Buuren feat. Ana Criado - Suddenly Summer
05. Heatbeat - Rocker Monster
06. Joe Shadows - Revolt
07. Gaia - Stellar
08. W&W - Invasion (ASOT 550 Theme) (Club Mix)
09. Armin van Buuren - Communication (Tomas Heredia Remix)
10. Laura Jansen - Use Somebody (Armin van Buuren Rework)
11. Armin van Buuren feat. BT vs. Indecent Noise - These Full Moon Hearts (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
12. Planet Perfecto Knights - ResuRection (Paul Oakenfold Full On Fluoro Mix)
13. Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa vs. John O'Callaghan & Giuseppe Ottaviani - Ride The Desire (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
 
can someone tell me how armin van buuren wins best DJ awards when both sets of his i watched he didn't seem to cue a SINGLE song? his laptop was opened to what looked like windows media player and he spent both sets twiddling EQ knobs.

i know he's basically the largest proponent for the trance scene and does a lot for the community there, but seriously he didn't even jockey a single disc, he didn't even FAKE jockey a disc.
 
I watched a youtube before where he talks about his mixing. He has all cue points made at home and ready to go. I don't see a problem with that.
 
Ashhong said:
I watched a youtube before where he talks about his mixing. He has all cue points made at home and ready to go. I don't see a problem with that.
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i suppose i don't either, many DJs i know personally do pre-mixes frequently as well. it's not that i'm questioning his ability to string songs together, but you'd thinkfor the NUMBER ONE DJ in the world he'd be capable of showing his skill/craft to a live audience instead of basically running a playlist and fiddling with EQ levels.
 
Rabbitwork said:
i suppose i don't either, many DJs i know personally do pre-mixes frequently as well. it's not that i'm questioning his ability to string songs together, but you'd thinkfor the NUMBER ONE DJ in the world he'd be capable of showing his skill/craft to a live audience instead of basically running a playlist and fiddling with EQ levels.
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What more does any DJ do these days other than load songs on Traktor, press play and play with EQ levels? Honest question. Don't know what else he could do with technology the way it is now. His song selection and just overall energy is probably what makes him the best there is still.
 
Are there any more full sets going on Youtube? I'd like to see Laidback Luke again,plus I didn't get to see AvB or Guetta...And from what I've read,they didn't stream Kaskade's set?
 
Ashhong said:
What more does any DJ do these days other than load songs on Traktor, press play and play with EQ levels? Honest question. Don't know what else he could do with technology the way it is now. His song selection and just overall energy is probably what makes him the best there is still.
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Hardly any big DJs use Traktor, though. 99% of those guys used the setup at hand: CDJs. I guess people just expect DJs to do what they've always done: mix.

The only time it bothers me is when it's obvious that someone up there never even bothered to learn how to DJ.
 
I am so pissed I didn't go this year. I was going to go to this last weekend than something came up. This is the best weekend to be down in Miami. Place is crawling with chicks all over the place. 2 years ago I had a suite at the Delino and had an after party with tons of broads. Best time in Miami ever.
 
Ashhong said:
What more does any DJ do these days other than load songs on Traktor, press play and play with EQ levels? Honest question. Don't know what else he could do with technology the way it is now.
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the fact you asked this question in honesty bothers me about the state of what people consider "DJing" today. being a DJ has zero to do with pushing technology, and especially nothing to do with utilizing technology to make your job easier. being a DJ is something that should require a measurable skill that can be demonstrated with the beat-matching, mixing, and selection of music in front of a live audience.

at some point the use of software and exclusively doing pre-mixes you're not accomplishing anything other than running a playlist of some songs you like. iTunes can do that. with plug-ins other mp3 players can cross-fade between songs and provided you've quantized them to the same BPM it would even sound like it was being mixed.

what then is the point of the jesus-posing man behind the decks? is he making the music better because of his presence somehow? are you unable to understand when to dance, when to raise your arms, and when to shout unless someone is up there specifically telling you? a good DJ, even a decent DJ, should be able to command the crowd with the music and it's presentation (the mixing).

i'm not saying armin van buuren can't DJ. what i'm saying is that, at his level (of popularity, recognition, etc) he should be able to DJ with his eyes closed and one arm behind his back. there are scores of lesser known, less successful artists/DJs across many genres whom i've seen mix music live in front of my face. and i'm talking actually pulling out vinyl or CD-Rs from somewhere, placing them inside the turntable, and then proceeding to mix them seamlessly into their set. why do they not rank on any DJ list?

don't get me started on the utter uselessness of MCs.

Boogie9IGN said:
The only DJ I really see going crazy nuts with skill during live sets is Laidback Luke, the man is a fucking beast!
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his set was pretty good, i enjoyed it. i liked the part where he wound up a loop so tight it was unrecognizable and then recreated the refrain from seven nation army with it.

Sobriquet said:
Hardly any big DJs use Traktor, though. 99% of those guys used the setup at hand: CDJs. I guess people just expect DJs to do what they've always done: mix.

The only time it bothers me is when it's obvious that someone up there never even bothered to learn how to DJ.
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unless someone is using vinyl, or very obviously rifling through a folder of CD-Rs, almost anyone using CDJs now is using them in conjunction with serato scratch live or ableton. there were several shots of fatboy slim's setup where he was clearly using serato. at least then i can trust the man is MIXING music live on the stage, and not wiggling his wrists to a pre-cued set of songs.
 
Rabbitwork said:
unless someone is using vinyl, or very obviously rifling through a folder of CD-Rs, almost anyone using CDJs now is using them in conjunction with serato scratch live or ableton. there were several shots of fatboy slim's setup where he was clearly using serato. at least then i can trust the man is MIXING music live on the stage, and not wiggling his wrists to a pre-cued set of songs.
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Nah, they're usually using them with a USB stick. Fatboy Slim and Aoki were using SSL, but only a few DJs had a laptop at all. They were in the minority. Obviously there were a few who use Traktor as a crutch, like Zedd. But for the vast majority, It's always CDJs (but not necessarily CDs).
 
I love how these guys are producers and create their own music which is hard as fuck, but we nitpick because they aren't the best live dj's
 
dorkimoe said:
I love how these guys are producers and create their own music which is hard as fuck, but we nitpick because they aren't the best live dj's
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I'm sorry, but if you're getting paid thousands of dollars to do a particular job, you might want to learn how to do that job. I don't think anyone is nitpicking about not being the best live DJ, just that they should be competent.
 
Sobriquet said:
Nah, they're usually using them with a USB stick. Fatboy Slim and Aoki were using SSL, but only a few DJs had a laptop at all. They were in the minority. Obviously there were a few who use Traktor as a crutch, like Zedd. But for the vast majority, It's always CDJs (but not necessarily CDs).
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sure, i'm just saying that when you can visually ascertain that someone is selecting vinyls from a crate or CD-Rs from a folder, they're either making a good show of it, or you can at least trust they're mixing music on the fly. i have zero qualms about the medium used (vinyl, CD, usb, etc).

Sobriquet said:
I'm sorry, but if you're getting paid thousands of dollars to do a particular job, you might want to learn how to do that job. I don't think anyone is nitpicking about not being the best live DJ, just that they should be competent.
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yeah what he said.

i'd actually feel less irritated if someone was a lousy producer and an amazing DJ. i paid money to come see you spin some records (figuratively) and entertain me for awhile. you're supposed to be GOOD at it. i'm not sure why i should come away from a DJ set saying to myself:
"That was terrible. Mixes were shoddy, the track selection was sub-par, and he missed a drop more than once, but his record (which he played one track from) is awesome so it's all good!"
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