Two schools exist, always, simultaneously - like yin-yang. That's why I'm drawn toward using perfect time and imper- fect time in my sets...if you don't marry the two, things will get boring. If I were live drumming, I can throw the tempos off-course, chop-up time, etc., but most people will never no- tice it because the rhythms were already slightly 'imperfect' from the start and your band is there to catch you. Here's a vid of my favorite drummer and subsequently pia- no player - the two of them together are invincible when it comes to time and rhythm - they can literally throw it back and forth at each other like a baseball. Remember playing catch as a kid and once it got to that point where it was a little boring, you'd begin to throw the ball harder and faster each time in an effort to make the other person miss the catch? Well, as long as no one actually 'drops the ball', the game is still on, and the music still plays. Here is a link to video of Ari Hoening performing Giant Steps with pianist and bass player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0dE6Y-1uk In solo DJing, it's just me and the crowd... the crowd is the band I'm playing catch with... the interplay of time and space with a huge group of people like that is just incredible.
Q: Most people I know who aren't DJs don't listen to dance music tracks at home. When I was listening to my records people would complain that they are boring and repetitive and I would always say "it's not meant to be heard like this, it's meant to be heard mixed by a DJ." I find some electronic music, computer music, typical dj mu- sic, techno, whatever you want to call it, can DEFINITELY be boring, repetitive, if not down-right obnoxious. But all genres of music are that way. There's a big difference between a band that simply gets up on stage and regurgitates their set-list and a band that puts on a show. DJing is the same thing - do it right and you can make anything sound good - give people a party, not a playlist - that's how to get things jumping.
Q: I like your idea of "give the people a party." A lot of big name DJs don't really interact with the crowd much. You I see out walking in the crowd when you have a long track playing, talking to people, being part of the crowd. DJing is really unique in the amount of interaction there is between the DJ and the audience. Obviously all live music has some degree of interaction between the crowd and the performers, but DJing is really completely focused on that. We'll that's just it; a great DJ moves the crowd and makes
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people dance their asses off. That's their only goal. Like I mentioned, the audience is my band. There are stigmas at- tached to djs the same way there are to jam bands - but, when done right there's this undeniable synergy that occurs between the crowd and the dj that just doesn't happen that way anywhere else - and it's both intense and wonderfully indescribable. If you've ever experienced a great dj event, you know what I'm talking about. If not, you just gotta find yours. I highly recommend it.
Q: I keep hearing rumors that house is making a come- back and it can’t come soon enough for me. What do you think is next for dance music? I could get all kinky and conceptualize machines that will read a collective crowds aggregate metrics and inform the performer of real-time statistics about their crowd's mood and physiology allowing them to make quick adjustments to their sets in an effort to maximize and perpetuate musical frenzy and sonic ecstasy in a Tantric-esque attempt to create an infinitely-prolonged, socially-collective orgasm. Or, I could simply say that live house bands will be all the rage. However, that's just speculation and even if it were to become true, it would only be a fad. One thing I do believe is that for now, I'm pushing the steady quarter note bass drum. That core downbeat: drum, drum, drum, drum, was born out of the earliest tribal rhythms. It mimics the strongest part of the heartbeat. The heart is love - it represents our souls, and the universe depends on us. A steady pulse will reign forever. Any elaboration or deviation from that - be it live or electronic? Call it what you will.
To find out more information about Nutritious and his upcoming schedule please visit:
http://www.djnutritious.com/
Septemeber October 2010 | Healthy Hippie Magazine 33
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