I mean I wouldn’t have rehearsed ..I never rehearse a set cause I play and judge the vibe I wanna create when I get to a venue or stage.. but what I would do is make sure I’ve had my songs prepped and know what gear I’m working with and how it works completely
@@VaughnGoy no disrespect mate but I call bs on that. Coachella has 125,000 people attending per day when it is on- you’re telling me you’d hit the main stage of one of the biggest festivals in the world with no plan or idea of what you are going to play? Come on mate, we all know that’s false and would NEVER work out🤣maybe if your performing at bday party’s n nightclubs but not coachella lol. some of the biggest names in the world are open about the fact they plan their sets.. it ain’t a bad thing that you have to lie about mate🤣no chance are you gonna just stick a USB in with tracks, detect the vibe and then magically pull off a coachella set, it’s fairy tales mate🤣🤣
None of us want to do it because it’s difficult……. This statement sums up exactly why the standard of Dj talent has gone down so much in the last decade
My thoughts exactly, I spun my first tunes 25 years ago. It's been a learning curve ever since. Don't be someone who wants it instantly, being good takes time.
@@LizaLavolta It's not bigger than coachella. i didn't know her name before today.The way she is talking describes clearly there is a huge lack of preparation from her and that she doesn't master Rekordbox. And a back up USB is the bare minimum... On her twitter she accused her team of doing it wrong. It's called amateurism. But really, we (DJs) all went through this type of struggle, that's okay. But to push amateurs in the biggest stages is kind of sad.
@@LizaLavolta She must have been sober during those gigs. She is slurring her speech and her body movements are jerky and she is suffering from cognitive decline.
The problem was she turned on the Sync before she loaded her track and didn’t switch the master. There are three easy fixes. Even after she messed up. She could have switched the master turned off the sync and reloaded her track. She could have clicked the tempo button and changed it to +16 or wide.. and she could have pressed the tempo reset button. She’s not a DJ. That’s the problem.
Imagine this happened to Jeff Mills Der carter or Rob Hood etc on a set. It wouldn't cuz they prob al still play vinyl. Vinyl skips?Just put another record on. An absolute hanger. Crowd goes wild and it's a night to remember for all. For the right reasons, not like this Grimes cringefest. M@@TradBarbie
‘None of us want to do it because it’s difficult’ is the worst statement I’ve ever heard anyone say about DJing. That’s literally saying ‘DJs don’t want to have to DJ’
This has nothing to do with USBs, Backups and Sync. The USB didn't fail and even if you had sync blow your track into (pun intended) oblivion all you have to do is be professional and use your skills to slowly ease your way out of a sticky sitch. Instead she started yelling like a petulant child and blamed everyone but herself. You literally just have to reset the tempo. This person made more money than most hardworking people make in a year in 20 mins. This is absolutely inexcusable. Not a USB problem, not a sync problem, not even a beatmatch problem. She was trashed that was it. Even if she faded the remaining tracks in and out without any beat matching it would have been better.
She makes so much money not because her dj sets, but because of her original music tho. She clearly can use a DAW. I think the hardware and DJ side threw her off
Ummmm, she had the program set on 45 rpm and not 33 rpm. Possibly the cdjs/controller was set on that. Either way, one of the two was on 45rpm. Very, very simple fix! Something a real DJ/Turntablist like myself would have caught & swiftly resolved within seconds. The audience would have never known! Maybe she should learn how to use the software instead of attempting to fake it until you make it! This is why most of these so called DJs out today should have remained in their bedroom! This is also why I charge what I charge to this day and do not have issues with being booked! I actually know how to DJ first! The equipment I use is an extension of me! The software I use does not define my parameters. I determine that with my abilities on the turntables! I can use other technology like cdjs and controllers. I prefer turntables. Allows more control over the way you manipulate the music. This young lady (and countless others) need to go all the way back to zero! Start all the way over again! Learn this craft properly! That prevents embarrassing situations like above! Stepping out on stage with your equipment having more knowledge of the music than you! Sad!
None of us want to do it because it’s difficult? That’s one of the craziest things I ever heard in my life. WTF are you taking about? 😂 I’ve never heard of DJ say that, in my life. Speak for yourself!! 😂🤣😂
@@hirammontelongo5648 There are a lot of things that are difficult in life. As someone who learned to beat match at 12 years old, I can assure you, that mixing, isn’t one of them lol. Just like being a musician doesn’t come naturally for everyone, same with being a DJ and beat matching. It came naturally to me, but even for people I’ve taught, it’s not difficult lol. It takes a little work to master, and do it well, but I’d never even think of using the word difficult.
Absolutely true when you learn how to beat match and train your ears you don't ever really have to use headphones because you're ear trained and you can make the adjustments as it's playing live. But that takes time and skill and actually putting in the work. The only times I've ever used headphones when I'm performing is when I'm playing drum and bass and that's only because there's a lot of stuff that I'm putting into it.
Once you know keys and bpm beat matching by ear is not that difficult on digital gear. You can see the 1,2,3,4 visible on the screen and aligning isn't hard. Have track lists where u know tracks go together as back ups too.
That actually requires focus and a bit of work. She was too busy describing how she wanted that weird spider thing to look. Wish she would go back to making studio music. She actually had a very original sound and was being called “best new talent” by a lot of music critics. Then came this weird obsession with DJing but she really needs to leave that up to people who know how to use that equipment. And I hate saying all this because I’m a huge fan and listen to her studio albums several times a week. 😢 PS If you have never heard her good stuff, go put on some headphones, turn off all the lights and listen to “Genesis.” One of her best pieces.
Person who learned to dj with vinyl here: Hearing someone have to tell DJs to learn to beat match by ear is soo bizarre Like, yeah That's what "learning to DJ" is comprised of
So she didn’t know how to turn off sync and just move the pitch slider until the display shows both songs are at the same tempo and align the beats just making sure the waves line up? Thats what “manual beat matching” is these days and she couldn’t even do that 😢Blaming others for your mistake is so cowardly and unprofessional
I love beatmatching by ear. Everyone should but I guess it’s a new generation. Another way to save her set was to take off syncs and drop mix. It would still be better than what ppl got.
Grimes is such a sham. She also could subtract by 2. She obviously didn't even know anything. She really is full of herself to not accept full responsibility
Saying beat matching by ear is difficult and none of us want to do it is hilarious. It's easy, IF you can count to 16 and have hands. Everyone looking for the shortcuts instead of putting in the time to learn the thing they claim to care about.
Turns out there is a difference between being a performer and a musician. If you cant sing, play an instrument, compose a song, or hit a tambourine, are you a musician? Isn’t this a music festival?
Yeah #3 should have been #1. Guaruntee Grimes did #1 and #2. Fact of the matter is in a heavily digitized format, the room for technical difficulties is constantly massive.
You are wrong in your feedback. The software that she uses (rekordbox) is to prepare your set. If you prepared your set correctly you don't need to run your usb in a djset. Having a backup is pointless because if you export your tracks from rekordbox to usb stick and make a backup of that, the same data analysis of all the tracks will be exported to both sticks. If the data is analyzed wrong than it will be wrong on both sticks. Third feedback is correct. 4th feedback is try to actually have talent and that is something that grimes lacks.
The latter being the definition of a DJ. These two-bit influencers who claim to be DJs and bring pre-mixed flash drives, use auto sync and rely on their software rather than learning the craft. This is literally a workman blaming their tools for their incompetence!
Learn to beat match by ear? That is not supposed to be a DJ? It is stupid that new DJs just put a USB with a premix or a playlist and they just act like they are mixing.
It’s actually the devolving to DJ. It’s not interesting. She was interesting with playing keys, launching sounds, triggering samples, etc. why just use Software? It’s Dumb.
She's just not a DJ, any DJ would have a variety of tricks up their sleeve to handle this. Beatmatching is one, but not the only one. And seems she had not alternatives at all...
Number 3 should be number 1, real talk, every dj should learn to dj without using the sync button. I'm from the old school and I had to dj at someones house party with no speed control on a vinyl deck and the other deck had speed control lol 😂 now that's a challenge
All her "technical difficulties" couldve been easily fixed/avoided. She really be blaming the "unorganized tracks" and whatever the hell she meant by "outsourced essential things like rekordbox bpm's" 😂😂
This is why most dj use serato .. you can dj in internal mod , dj with one working deck . Most pro dj wouldn’t miss a beat with equipment failure . This is rookie shit !!!!
Learn to beat match by ear? Is it just me or isn't that one of the things that supposed to set a professional dj apart from a person just messing around with a deck? How can someone be on such a huge stage without being able to do that? If you're not mixing the beats manually and it's a computer doing it, what's to stop anybody from getting on stage and doing it? Security, I guess.
Someone playing coachella with no rehearsal is wild.
I mean I wouldn’t have rehearsed ..I never rehearse a set cause I play and judge the vibe I wanna create when I get to a venue or stage.. but what I would do is make sure I’ve had my songs prepped and know what gear I’m working with and how it works completely
Someone playing a dj set at coachella without knowledge on how to beatmach is insane
@@borisbabic4360 there ya go.
Is it tho?
@@VaughnGoy no disrespect mate but I call bs on that. Coachella has 125,000 people attending per day when it is on- you’re telling me you’d hit the main stage of one of the biggest festivals in the world with no plan or idea of what you are going to play? Come on mate, we all know that’s false and would NEVER work out🤣maybe if your performing at bday party’s n nightclubs but not coachella lol. some of the biggest names in the world are open about the fact they plan their sets.. it ain’t a bad thing that you have to lie about mate🤣no chance are you gonna just stick a USB in with tracks, detect the vibe and then magically pull off a coachella set, it’s fairy tales mate🤣🤣
None of us want to do it because it’s difficult……. This statement sums up exactly why the standard of Dj talent has gone down so much in the last decade
My thoughts exactly, I spun my first tunes 25 years ago. It's been a learning curve ever since. Don't be someone who wants it instantly, being good takes time.
True
For real....anoying af
Precisely
Kind of sums up everyone, in every job at this point :)
Number 10 not everyone should be DJs.
hahaha
she's had massive dj gigs, bigger than coachella and they went off without a hitch..
@@LizaLavolta It's not bigger than coachella. i didn't know her name before today.The way she is talking describes clearly there is a huge lack of preparation from her and that she doesn't master Rekordbox. And a back up USB is the bare minimum... On her twitter she accused her team of doing it wrong. It's called amateurism.
But really, we (DJs) all went through this type of struggle, that's okay. But to push amateurs in the biggest stages is kind of sad.
EXACTLY!!!! This situation is every fake DJ's nightmare...🤷🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️
@@LizaLavolta She must have been sober during those gigs. She is slurring her speech and her body movements are jerky and she is suffering from cognitive decline.
In other words, be an experienced DJ.
No just have the basic skill of beat matching 😂
It's not like she's been doing this for 15 yrs 💁🏼♀️
I’ve seen shitty djs who can transition at least know how to beat match
@@shelley5449 She probably hasnt if were being honest...
@@shelley5449it seems like she hasn’t been doing it for even a month
The problem was she turned on the Sync before she loaded her track and didn’t switch the master. There are three easy fixes. Even after she messed up. She could have switched the master turned off the sync and reloaded her track. She could have clicked the tempo button and changed it to +16 or wide.. and she could have pressed the tempo reset button. She’s not a DJ. That’s the problem.
You nailed it 👍
Exactly. Not a DJ. I'm from Detroit and never seen any issues.
And shouldn’t she have someone backstage who actually knows this to come help her out?
It only Paris H and her tiny dog were backstage watching, they may have saved the day
Imagine this happened to Jeff Mills Der carter or Rob Hood etc on a set. It wouldn't cuz they prob al still play vinyl. Vinyl skips?Just put another record on. An absolute hanger. Crowd goes wild and it's a night to remember for all. For the right reasons, not like this Grimes cringefest.
M@@TradBarbie
‘None of us want to do it because it’s difficult’ is the worst statement I’ve ever heard anyone say about DJing. That’s literally saying ‘DJs don’t want to have to DJ’
This has nothing to do with USBs, Backups and Sync. The USB didn't fail and even if you had sync blow your track into (pun intended) oblivion all you have to do is be professional and use your skills to slowly ease your way out of a sticky sitch. Instead she started yelling like a petulant child and blamed everyone but herself. You literally just have to reset the tempo. This person made more money than most hardworking people make in a year in 20 mins. This is absolutely inexcusable. Not a USB problem, not a sync problem, not even a beatmatch problem. She was trashed that was it. Even if she faded the remaining tracks in and out without any beat matching it would have been better.
Amen!!
She makes so much money not because her dj sets, but because of her original music tho. She clearly can use a DAW. I think the hardware and DJ side threw her off
Bro took it personally that a professional musician isn't the best DJ in the world
If nothing else just skip the track
i think she was too fucked up to figure the shit lol
The fact that Coachella paid her lots of money for that mess is…never mind 🤦♀️
If you can't beat match you're not a DJ.
And if you can't scratch and cut you're not a DJ either. Or so scratch DJs say :)
If you don't know how to beat-match two songs, DO NOT STEP ON A STAGE AND CALL YOURSELF "A DJ".
How can you even consider yourself a DJ if you can’t beat match 2 records 😂😂😂
Most modern DJs can't do this by ear and rely on bpm counters and wave forms. Best matching by ear is a basic skill
Number one being a real DJ.. Start with fundamentals
When you lie on the job application.
"none of us want to do it" FML. shoot me now. never has here been a sadder indictment about the state of DJing.
So sad
I'd add 4. Don't try to DJ when you're fucked.
There are a lot of sync button DJs out there. In my humble opinion, that's not DJing
Is this dude a dj? She can’t mix that’s all that’s wrong here. She can’t mix. She’s not a dj.
"Learn to beat match by ear, it's difficult" LMAO 🤣
Number 3 should be no 1
A thousand times this. If you rely on sync then you are at the mercy of the beat grid. If it's wrong, you're fucked.
lol she’s not a dj in the first place yall cmon
she should`ve thought about this befor playing Coachella 😅
bu she IS!! (allegedly) she used to DJ her own songs back in the day so why cant she do it now
How the hell can anyone who calls themselves as a DJ, especially on such a big stage, not actually beat match?
Ummmm, she had the program set on 45 rpm and not 33 rpm. Possibly the cdjs/controller was set on that. Either way, one of the two was on 45rpm. Very, very simple fix! Something a real DJ/Turntablist like myself would have caught & swiftly resolved within seconds. The audience would have never known! Maybe she should learn how to use the software instead of attempting to fake it until you make it! This is why most of these so called DJs out today should have remained in their bedroom! This is also why I charge what I charge to this day and do not have issues with being booked! I actually know how to DJ first! The equipment I use is an extension of me! The software I use does not define my parameters. I determine that with my abilities on the turntables! I can use other technology like cdjs and controllers. I prefer turntables. Allows more control over the way you manipulate the music. This young lady (and countless others) need to go all the way back to zero! Start all the way over again! Learn this craft properly! That prevents embarrassing situations like above! Stepping out on stage with your equipment having more knowledge of the music than you! Sad!
or stop masquerading as a DJ - so many out there now couldn't do $hit without depending on the decks. Would love to see them back in the 80s. SMH
Ban CDJs and enforce vinyl only
This person must be the bitter vinyl guys that’s not booked
Technique 1200s 2 channels, single cross fader.That's how I learned
Shows you cant mix by ear either if its number 3 in your priority list, it should be number 1
nah bro he’s a solid dj lmao
Number 4 - don't apologise. People will tear you apart even more.
I've never dj'ed in my life. I'm just learning right now... and I know about beat matching. It's basic. I use vinyl and digital.
Oh I wanna learn soooo bad .just for myself, I'm old😂
None of us want to do it because it’s difficult? That’s one of the craziest things I ever heard in my life. WTF are you taking about? 😂 I’ve never heard of DJ say that, in my life. Speak for yourself!! 😂🤣😂
He means difficult for a new dj, is a skill that takes time to master
Its even x100 funnier when you actually can play real instrument xdd
@@hirammontelongo5648 There are a lot of things that are difficult in life. As someone who learned to beat match at 12 years old, I can assure you, that mixing, isn’t one of them lol. Just like being a musician doesn’t come naturally for everyone, same with being a DJ and beat matching. It came naturally to me, but even for people I’ve taught, it’s not difficult lol. It takes a little work to master, and do it well, but I’d never even think of using the word difficult.
#1. Don’t call yourself a musician if your performance centres around USB sticks.
But hey, she wore sunglasses so she’s cool.
Number 4: rehearse and stick to it?
100% advice! so super thankful my teacher made me learn the hardest way every time. Not saying this couldnt happen, but I could handle it.
Use headphones ffs
Number 4) being an ACTUAL dj
As someone who learned to beat match on old school Technics, it tickles me that dj's these days can't beat match by ear lol
Absolutely true when you learn how to beat match and train your ears you don't ever really have to use headphones because you're ear trained and you can make the adjustments as it's playing live. But that takes time and skill and actually putting in the work. The only times I've ever used headphones when I'm performing is when I'm playing drum and bass and that's only because there's a lot of stuff that I'm putting into it.
Once you know keys and bpm beat matching by ear is not that difficult on digital gear. You can see the 1,2,3,4 visible on the screen and aligning isn't hard. Have track lists where u know tracks go together as back ups too.
If you use auto sync you're not a DJ.
Wtf is sync?? Lol
Do DJs not beat match by ear anymore? That’s depressing.
most DJs dont even play live on festivals like this... so i guess you kind of have to give her that 😅
She Is supposed to know how to do it by ear, why would she presenting herself at Coachella? What kind of DJ cant mix by ear?
The kind of DJs Coachella chooses, ie ' press play' DJs.
mate coach ella shite cmon you know this
This is what happens when your first big hits were made completely with Roland Juno-g presets lol
That actually requires focus and a bit of work. She was too busy describing how she wanted that weird spider thing to look.
Wish she would go back to making studio music. She actually had a very original sound and was being called “best new talent” by a lot of music critics. Then came this weird obsession with DJing but she really needs to leave that up to people who know how to use that equipment.
And I hate saying all this because I’m a huge fan and listen to her studio albums several times a week. 😢
PS If you have never heard her good stuff, go put on some headphones, turn off all the lights and listen to “Genesis.” One of her best pieces.
The “Sync” button features also the Instant Doubles function on the CDJ 2000 NXS 2 by
Number 3 HAVE 3 USB’s!
Person who learned to dj with vinyl here:
Hearing someone have to tell DJs to learn to beat match by ear is soo bizarre
Like, yeah
That's what "learning to DJ" is comprised of
There’s only one answer, learn to blend. That’s the only answer that’s needed here.
A real dj beat matches by ear.
Your #3 should be your #1 (and unique point); Says a lot on the standards and skills of DJ's nowadays (not to mention their tastes)
Never let talentless people do ANYTHING!
So from all of this im understanding she didn't deserve to even be up there.
I think this more important. Do by priority:
1. Ear beatmatching
2. USB Backup
3. Make sure your backup is ready to go.
Imagine if vinyl had to be flipped 😂
she cant beat match obviously but at least should know how to divide by 2
You can't really call yourself a DJ of electronic music if you CAN'T beat match
Number be an actual DJ😂
What about the big No No on consuming excessive amounts of alcohol before a set. ?
So she didn’t know how to turn off sync and just move the pitch slider until the display shows both songs are at the same tempo and align the beats just making sure the waves line up? Thats what “manual beat matching” is these days and she couldn’t even do that 😢Blaming others for your mistake is so cowardly and unprofessional
Never trusted bpm counters, even markers can be out as well. There's really no other way of doing it
Avoid Rekord box and I only ever DJ'd in Vinyl so I had to beat and key match even before I knew what both of those things were
❤❤❤
@@carolina.6365 Thanks so much for the love.
Beat matching by ear should be table stakes for any DJ. If you can’t do that then you have no business playing shows.
I love beatmatching by ear. Everyone should but I guess it’s a new generation. Another way to save her set was to take off syncs and drop mix. It would still be better than what ppl got.
Grimes is such a sham. She also could subtract by 2. She obviously didn't even know anything. She really is full of herself to not accept full responsibility
The idea that ANYONE is taking a gig who hasn’t learned to beat match is just insane to me. WTAF
Saying beat matching by ear is difficult and none of us want to do it is hilarious. It's easy, IF you can count to 16 and have hands. Everyone looking for the shortcuts instead of putting in the time to learn the thing they claim to care about.
Number 4, actually have talent
Coachella needs to pay Daft Punk triple to bring them out of retirement!
Bruh…all she had to do was save the MyTag data to the usb so it transfers to the board’s rekordbox.
Turns out there is a difference between being a performer and a musician. If you cant sing, play an instrument, compose a song, or hit a tambourine, are you a musician? Isn’t this a music festival?
Yeah #3 should have been #1. Guaruntee Grimes did #1 and #2. Fact of the matter is in a heavily digitized format, the room for technical difficulties is constantly massive.
I knew my teacher was great when we were focusing on beat matching
None of us want to do it because it’s difficult?!? This is the most important aspect of djing. Don’t dj if you don’t wanna do it…. L
You are wrong in your feedback. The software that she uses (rekordbox) is to prepare your set. If you prepared your set correctly you don't need to run your usb in a djset.
Having a backup is pointless because if you export your tracks from rekordbox to usb stick and make a backup of that, the same data analysis of all the tracks will be exported to both sticks. If the data is analyzed wrong than it will be wrong on both sticks. Third feedback is correct.
4th feedback is try to actually have talent and that is something that grimes lacks.
A DJ not being able to beat match by ear is like a taxi driver not knowing how to turn on the windscreen wipers.
Should have been paying attention instead of dancing on the table in a kitty cat mask.
The latter being the definition of a DJ. These two-bit influencers who claim to be DJs and bring pre-mixed flash drives, use auto sync and rely on their software rather than learning the craft. This is literally a workman blaming their tools for their incompetence!
4. Don't get high af BEFORE your performance at a major fest when you have no idea wtf you're doing
WORD
.. USE YOUR FRICKIN EARS. GOD GAVE THEM FOR A REASON
Learn to beat match by ear? That is not supposed to be a DJ? It is stupid that new DJs just put a USB with a premix or a playlist and they just act like they are mixing.
It’s actually the devolving to DJ. It’s not interesting. She was interesting with playing keys, launching sounds, triggering samples, etc. why just use Software? It’s Dumb.
Learn to mix with ear,I did in 86
Thats what you get if social media clicks are valued higher than actual dj skills…
Agree 100% with you.. i played with cassettes & discmans in the past, figure it ..
She shouldve avoided coachella
She's just not a DJ, any DJ would have a variety of tricks up their sleeve to handle this. Beatmatching is one, but not the only one. And seems she had not alternatives at all...
Number 3 should be number 1, real talk, every dj should learn to dj without using the sync button. I'm from the old school and I had to dj at someones house party with no speed control on a vinyl deck and the other deck had speed control lol 😂 now that's a challenge
Step 1. Plug USB in Step 2. Act like youre a DJ and move around.... oopps fail already
I don't see how the hell Elon found her attractive in any way at all!!!
All her "technical difficulties" couldve been easily fixed/avoided. She really be blaming the "unorganized tracks" and whatever the hell she meant by "outsourced essential things like rekordbox bpm's" 😂😂
What happened ?
Her set went south and hard. Her songs were in the wrong bpm and she just didn't know how to fix it or what to do.
2024 ...
You got a big gig bring 2 USBs 🤦🏻
What a disgrace !!
God bless i never left my Vinyl 🙌🏻
This is why most dj use serato .. you can dj in internal mod , dj with one working deck . Most pro dj wouldn’t miss a beat with equipment failure . This is rookie shit !!!!
Lmfao Number 1 should be to prepare your own music 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Real Dj’s Dan mix by ear period
She could have avoided this by doing her fucking job and being a professional! So weak 😂
Really easy. Learn on vinyl and move to digital. You cant go wrong. Get the basics right
Djs are the biggest scam ever
Wish I had a rich dad that could buy me a DJ career.
I'm sorry if you can't beat match by ear, then you're not a real dj imo
If you're Gen X, you've probably got 3 in the bag anyway, not such a redundant skill after all.
Learn to beat match by ear? Is it just me or isn't that one of the things that supposed to set a professional dj apart from a person just messing around with a deck? How can someone be on such a huge stage without being able to do that? If you're not mixing the beats manually and it's a computer doing it, what's to stop anybody from getting on stage and doing it? Security, I guess.
Only respect djs that play vinyl