From marmoset Sent Wed, Oct 27th 1999, 20:52
eric hill wrote: > i'm sure someone will step up with exceptions, but invariably producers > are terrible dj's. i thought stacy pullen and carl craig were dj's before > they were producers, so i can't explain that, but i've been disappointed > every single time some promoter has thought that they should get juan > atkins or someone, even if he's not playing live. Carl Craig was producing _well_ before he ever played out, and has, over the last few years, semi-retired from DJing to concentrate on producing music and running Planet E. Stacey Pullen, on the other hand, has been DJing for a _very_ long time (well before he produced any tracks) and I'm surprised to hear his mixing slagged (though I havent heard the mix CD in question), as he's been smooth as silk the half-dozen or so times I've heard him play clubs and/or parties. Is this a case of a truly sloppy mix CD, or does the mixing just sound rough compared to those dull pro-tools things most people put out these days? -d.w.