Who is the best DJ?

Of all time, maybe Jeff Mills.

my two favorite djs are danny tenaglia and stirmonster!

I think I'm the best. I never hear me play a song that I find boring.

That's some talent, I bore myself all the time.

When I get boring, I pull out and large hook, start tap-dancing, and pull myself to the other side of the room. Then I run back and quickly put on something more interesting.

ron hardy. derrick carter... maybe colin dale, is he still around? also 4 years ago I booked frankie valentine almost by accident and hoooly shit.

I guess Mancuso

When I get boring, I pull out and large hook, start tap-dancing, and pull myself to the other side of the room. Then I run back and quickly put on something more interesting.

No moonwalking?

once I was DJing and playing Lets Start The Dance by Bohannon and when it got to the break, I ran out into the middle of the dancefloor and danced like crazy, and just when the break was ending and the song kicks back in, I jumped up in the air...landed on some spilled beer, slipped, fell over, sliced my jeans open at the knee and cut a cut that started bleeding immediately. I then limped back to the turntable on the other side of the room and cut to the next song from the other side of the table.

If that's not the best DJ, I don't know what is.

Seriously though...personal faves, historically, Ron Hardy. To my taste, Trevor Jackson. Depending on my mood and their mood, Optimo.

http://www.kyleriabko.com/wp-content/themes/awakening/images/tjcover.jpg

woah, never heard of that Trevor Jackson!

DJs playing Bohannon are instantly teh best DJ.

Martin Streek was the best DJ in Toronto.. fired after 20+ years from 102.1 the Edge earlier this year, he took his own life yesterday :(

It's funny how this debate about the value of DJs seems to go on and on. I thought it got resolved somewhere back in the 80s.

Here are some of my favorites:
Frankie Bones - probably seen him spin more often than any other DJ, his style is best represented on several mix CDs - Computer Controlled, Escape From Brooklyn, Factory 101. Check 'em out!
Jeff Mills
Richie Hawtin - probably the single best set I've seen was Hawtin upstairs at Axis in Boston in 2000.
Kode9

Where was paul jokenfold back in 93 ??

Jeff Mills
Richie Hawtin - probably the single best set I've seen was Hawtin upstairs at Axis in Boston in 2000.
Kode9

i agree with these with some reservations, Jeff Mills = sometimes a bit boring, although recently seeing him play under his Wizard moniker was absolutely amazing, and he's so skilled. Hawtin ditto, can be somewhat boring, last time I saw him he was awesome and his old sets from the early 90s are A+. Kode 9 is always a great selector though i have seen him make a few dodgy transitions, last time I saw him however he was totally on point and going from funky to dubstep to grime to jungle flawlessly.

beta otm

Where was paul jokenfold back in 93 ??

playing stadiums

never seen Hawtin, and at this point I don't thing I'm going to ever end up doing so (especially if he always plays the shit venues with pricey admission.

That being said Jeff Mills is coming here, and as much as I'd love to see him once before I die, it's under some of the worst conditions I'd have guessed.

5 months pass...

Martin Streek was the best DJ in Toronto.. fired after 20+ years from 102.1 the Edge earlier this year, he took his own life yesterday :(

― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:20 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Not that I have any modicum of respect for the edge, but damn. . . do you know why they let him go?

following the axis of personal anecdotes about detroit guys who deservedly fall in this thread. I had the utmost pleasure the see Dan Bell for 4+ hours, for free, at a 200 capacity bar (and with no guestlist in effect), and that man can DJ. A few weeks ago he didn't make it in due to flight cancellation, I was depressed for a few solid days after.

*no (conscious) pun intended on 'axis', there. haha.

DJ from Full House

what the fuck is up with peter hook in that youtube clip?????????????????????????????????????

- Spencer Kincy
- The Underground Resistance DJ Assault Squad
- Francois K.
- Dandy Jack and the Junction SM (this is for real one of the most amazing sets i have ever seen)

he is drunk and playing a mixmag cd. is that the 'just fuck' one?

It is (and I believe there's plenty more where that came from too)

I knew someone who DJ'd under the name "DJ from Full House"

since the question of best dj is even more dubiuous than the opening post, I'll take it upon myself to revive this great thread. best sung/unsung dj of all time: an ILM fest

Saw Kerri Chandler last night and holy fuck he's good

idk i'm so into move d's sets lately. he's the dj i look to for inspiration right now. i don't know that he plays the freshest stuff or has the technical game locked in necessarily, though he has his moments in both categories. in some ways he's more competent than like next-level. and he's probably been treading somewhat for years (though this has its charms for me tbh). i just really really get turned on by his vibe. it's the balance between the realness and the deepness with lightness and easily translatable material that has a "point," isn't too boring, isn't too on-the-nose. maybe a little middle-of-the-road, i don't know! also that he's all-vinyl! i'm really into that right now. hoping someone will tell me who else i should check out tbh.

is there an american dabbling in disco-deep-detroit right now i should dive into? with a good amount of solid material somewhere online?

Do you have an example of a recent good set, because for me he's been on autopilot for such a long time, I think he's very stuck in a rut

what does 'on autopilot' mean for you?

i probably don't have one that would prove otherwise but i enjoyed this: https://soundcloud.com/move-d/move-d-gewolbe-2015-11-21

Move D at corsica studios a year ago was definitely one of the best sets I've seen in a good while (says I who doesn't go out so much anymore, but still, he was amazing)

@map can i borrow your phrase "the realness and the deepness" for my next mix?

uh sure! lol

only if you bump this thread with "Me. I'm the best DJ. *link to mix*" when you're done with it.

"real n' in the deep"

Me. I'm the best DJ. *link to mix*

https://www.mixcloud.com/saddadhouse/the-real-and-the-deep/

the mad man actually did it

apologies for the delay

it turns out I’ve been wrong all these years: it’s Tiesto. very surprising, but what are you gonna do?

fp'd for disrespecting thee macallan

Isn't thinking you're the best DJ an integral part of "being a dj"

no

most definitely not! some of the best dj sets I’ve been at have been by people who openly praise their peers

jordan you're confusing "thinking you're the best dj" with "only listening to your own mixes"

honestly i really thought i was the best dj but now i see there's no point in even trying

mods can we lock "djs post ..." plz?

i DO think, and i have told my friends this, to near-universal scorn, that i have better track selection than, say, ben ufo.

but really by that i just mean i have a different set of "favorite tracks" than anybody else, and i'm the only person that only plays those "favorite tracks". in other words i'm just always approaching it from the attitude of playing whatever i want to hear, so by default i play better shit than anybody else.

that said my selections NEVER surprise me and i never learn about new tracks from myself. so in that respect i suppose i'm the worst DJ

so i think there's something to that, if you're not playing things you're 100% into, you're doing it wrong

also it's amazing that ilx once took questions like this seriously