December 19, 2005
AUDIO: A Conversation With Rob Swift
Turntable deity Rob Swift stopped by the radio show this week on the way to a gig, and talked about his new album "Wargames", and his stance on the hotly contested Serato issue:
Rob Swift Interview, 12/17/05
(Yes, by the way, we will be having him back soon to get on the wheels..)
Posted by jsmooth995 at December 19, 2005 2:00 AM
Posted by: abba at December 19, 2005 6:49 AM
To be honest, that whole DJ "ethics" thing is kinda ridiculous. This is music. Use whatever tools you got. If you download and spin mp3s... power to ya.
I was a musician, a DJ, and a digger. And I would never trade the ability to download mp3s on Lime Wire for the ability to "dig". I could dig my entire life and not find 10% of what I've been able to uncover online. The reason for this is that it saves me time. Instead of driving all over town wasting hundreds of dollars, I can spend that time researching. Instead of standing there in the bins, asking myself, "Hmm, I wonder if this is any good?" I can just listen to it and find out.
Likewise, I'm not gonna tell a kid... oh, you gotta learn to play drums and piano before you start making beats. Likewise, I'm not gonna tell him he should pay $10,000 for a bunch of software and hardware.
Do whatever it takes to realize your musical vision. Don't let ethics get in your way.
Posted by: i'm the skwidawd at December 19, 2005 3:36 PM
