World Class mixers. Who we got?

ntlbell

"wen i wer a lad" the only DJ that was anywhere near close to world class was

the one and only Mr. Mark Kavanagh.

Apart from that I can only think of one other who I only got to see twice he was a DJ called Francois he played in the waterfront and he was out of this world.

So, I've been out of the "scene" for a long time now so who today in your eyes is world class?

do we have anyone?

copeyhagen

people might disagree but i like dave clarkes mixing. in this day and age where a lot of people ar eusing ableton he still uses 12" and cd's and is constantly mixing andf chopping and sh1t. big fan.

james zabiela is imo the king when it comes to technical mixing abilities. has all the effects and capabilities of the cdj's and the pioneer effect units mastered. amazing to watch.

sasha. when it comes to track selection i think sasha is the man. many im sure wil disagree but i love going to see him every time he plays. and im old enough to have seen him when he was still using 12" and cds. a lot of people think he should go back to these mediums from ableton but i enjoy his sets as much now as when he was usin the odler methods. if not more.

with regards to irish spinners, most of the 515 will impress, im a big fan of robbie buttler.

japanese popstars i like too, seen them a few times and theyre mixing has always been top notch.

other djs i have seen and was impressed with their mixing, nick warren, satoshi tomiee, francois k, sebastian leger (before he went gay).. theres loads more but couldnt be arsed typin em all out. u get the general idea!

ntlbell

I meant who have we got that's from the republic of Ireland only

copeyhagen

had a feelin u might thats why i threw in the last 3 paragraphs

jonny68

Johnny Moy, Liam Dollard and our very own Francois are good at mixing from what i can remember.

ntlbell

Ah johnny moy forgot all about him.

when you say our very own Francois? is Francois from boards THE francois?

L1011

Bryan Kearney
John O'Callaghan

Not your 'scene' but still dance.

Stab*City

some cracking dj's in the south west.. mainly limerick and cork.. but since its not dublin nobody really cares.. most consistent dj's ever in ireland are greg dowling and shane johnson from sir henry's cork.. u gotta be good to hold a residency for over 12 yrs at irelands best club throughout the 90's..

ntlbell

Stab*City wrote: »

some cracking dj's in the south west.. mainly limerick and cork.. but since its not dublin nobody really cares.. most consistent dj's ever in ireland are greg dowling and shane johnson from sir henry's cork.. u gotta be good to hold a residency for over 12 yrs at irelands best club throughout the 90's..

henry's was pants..

the crowd were pants

the music was pants..

the dj's were pants...

at the end of the day lioke..

Henrys was just legendary. I might not know everything about dance, I don't have decks (I have a wife), I can't sit down and have a long conversation about recent developments in the tech house scene or the latest innovations in the hardware, I haven't seen that many famous acts or djs in my time...but I can always say I used to go to Henrys in its prime.

http://corkdjs.com/sweatmixes.html

FruitLover

Sunil Sharpe has got some skillz.

ntlbell wrote: »

is Francois from boards THE francois?

Yep.

ntlbell

FruitLover wrote: »

Yep.

Wow, it's about 12 years since I saw him in the powers court hotel one of the strangest and best nights of my life, if it's the same guy

tman

SiSi (Cian and Cryril from 110th street) are definitely up there for me...
Have only seen Francois once, but it made a lasting impression,,,

Scubadevils

Yeah it's the same Francois alright, unless he's taking the p*ss

Billy Scurry was a great DJ back then too, always loved his sets in the Temple of Sound. Himself and Johnny Moy always threw a good night when there was no other guests playing.

Only fair to claim David Holmes as ours too, another excellent DJ back in the day.

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

Yeah it's the same Francois alright, unless he's taking the p*ss

Billy Scurry was a great DJ back then too, always loved his sets in the Temple of Sound. Himself and Johnny Moy always threw a good night when there was no other guests playing.

Only fair to claim David Holmes as ours too, another excellent DJ back in the day.

I love David Holmes I just didn't mention him as I had popped him into "british"

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

Yeah it's the same Francois alright, unless he's taking the p*ss

Do you rate ken o flanigan? not sure of the spelling

Scubadevils

ntlbell wrote: »

I love David Holmes I just didn't mention him as I had popped him into "british"

Ah well, being from the North we can claim him :pac: If he was crap though we'd say he was British

Scubadevils

ntlbell wrote: »

Do you rate ken o flanigan? not sure of the spelling

Dunno actually, never heard him live... may have heard mixes but don't recall any.

Warren K was (and could still be for all I know) an excellent DJ, I still rate one of his mixes in the top mixes I have ever heard.

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

Ah well, being from the North we can claim him :pac: If he was crap though we'd say he was British

like phill babb :pac:

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

Dunno actually, never heard him live... may have heard mixes but don't recall any.

Warren K was (and could still be for all I know) an excellent DJ, I still rate one of his mixes in the top mixes I have ever heard.

There was a guy from sunset fm can't recall his name now, he couldn't mix at all but he used to play some serious tunes

you don't recall his name? i think he was the only one on sunset who didn't beatmix used to be on late in the evening

Scubadevils

No can't remember, I do have a good few tapes still recorded from then so must dig them out. A lot of that time is hazy to be honest :pac:

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

No can't remember, I do have a good few tapes still recorded from then so must dig them out. A lot of that time is hazy to be honest :pac:

Yea tell me about it

Scubadevils

ntlbell wrote: »

Yea tell me about it

I can't, too hazy

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

I can't, too hazy

I think the aul strawberries cause more of mine than anything else :pac:

Scubadevils

Defo, and Red Eyes were another popular excursion on a Saturday night for me too.

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

Defo, and Red Eyes were another popular excursion on a Saturday night for me too.

microdots, the devil was in them!

leiwand

personally i drove mitsibishi

ntlbell

bruno72 wrote: »

personally i drove mitsibishi

You must need a fair bit of servicing now, awful things.

washing with dove was the only way to go

jonny68

I used to always mix better when i was on yokes (although unfortunately in my situation i used to double drop more often than not and go to mush):o:D

jonny68

ntlbell wrote: »

You must need a fair bit of servicing now, awful things.

washing with dove was the only way to go

it was all about America..Those New Yorkers and Californian sunrises you know :pac::D

ntlbell

jonny68 wrote: »

I used to always mix better when i was on yokes (although unfortunately in my situation i used to double drop more often than not and go to mush):o:D

You thought it was better, i bet it was awful :pac:

jonny68

ntlbell wrote: »

You thought it was better, i bet it was awful :pac:

your probbaly right although the crowd were still rocking
:D:D:D

ntlbell

jonny68 wrote: »

your probbaly right although the crowd were still rocking
:D:D:D

That's all that matters

Do you do any regular gigs jonny?

ntlbell

Deleted User wrote: »

Henrys was just legendary. I might not know everything about dance, I don't have decks (I have a wife), I can't sit down and have a long conversation about recent developments in the tech house scene or the latest innovations in the hardware, I haven't seen that many famous acts or djs in my time...but I can always say I used to go to Henrys in its prime.

http://corkdjs.com/sweatmixes.html

Listening to the laurent garnier mix off this site from 92

well ahead of his time, awsome stuff

jonny68

ntlbell wrote: »

That's all that matters

Do you do any regular gigs jonny?

I wouldn't really say gigs mate although played a few big party's, one in Delgany in Co Wicklow springs to mind around 1997 with about 200 there, what a nite that was,played the set of my life at that :eek::D

Scubadevils

ntlbell wrote: »

microdots, the devil was in them!

My first trip was a micro dot, never forget that night (and morning). It was amazing but very f*cked up too... never got my hands on them again which was probably a good thing.

ntlbell

Felixdhc wrote: »

My first trip was a micro dot, never forget that night (and morning). It was amazing but very f*cked up too... never got my hands on them again which was probably a good thing.

dots + speckles quickest/funniest cartoon you will ever see :eek::eek::eek:

Executive Steve

"world class" irish djs

droid and slug

rohan

naphta

don rosco

code

sunil sharpe

greg and shane

calibre

MrO

Billy Scurry
Johnny Moy
Mark Dixon
Liam Dollard - although his mixing wasn't great he could bang out the tracks...

And finally for pure mixing skill - Paddy Sheridan

RaverRo808

For me,Warren K(cracking mixer),Francois(a true maestro and genius,complex mind blowing techno tunes,none that weird ****),Ed Case(all rounder),Mick Walsh(Tune Selection)

I think Kenny Gardiner and Darragh Kelly are best DJs we have at the moment,maestros at old tunes,mixing,tunes and always have cracking atmosphere at their nights,all in the asylum and Olympic veign,
They rival Mick Walsh,Pressure,Warren K and anyhe oldskool legends or other Djs out there right now

richie rich08

Sunil Sharpe is the best in my opinon

Jap popstars very good aswell live

Fintomiginto

RaverRo808 wrote: »

For me,Warren K(cracking mixer),Francois(a true maestro and genius,complex mind blowing techno tunes,none that weird ****),Ed Case(all rounder),Mick Walsh(Tune Selection)

I think Kenny Gardiner and Darragh Kelly are best DJs we have at the moment,maestros at old tunes,mixing,tunes and always have cracking atmosphere at their nights,all in the asylum and Olympic veign,
They rival Mick Walsh,Pressure,Warren K and anyhe oldskool legends or other Djs out there right now

I think Shane Johnson and Greg Dowling of fish go deep fame are class.

I actually think Darragh K is absoulutely ****. I,ve seen him many a time and every time I've seen him his mixing was shockingly bad. I also listened to one of his mixes that was posted on here and the mixing was pants. Just an opinion.

Fintomiginto

Fintomiginto wrote: »

I think Shane Johnson and Greg Dowling of fish go deep fame are class.

I actually think Darragh K is absoulutely ****. I,ve seen him many a time and every time I've seen him his mixing was shockingly bad. I also listened to one of his mixes that was posted on here and the mixing was pants. Just an opinion.

By the way the Laurent garnier mix your referring to is absolutely brilliant. Deadly pace all the way through.

Cray92

Warren k is a brillant mixer,johnny moy and billy scurry aswell.Must give Liam dollard a mention for tune selection,when he was at the helm in sides it was magic club.

Naked Lepper

jonny68 wrote: »

Johnny Moy

LOL LOL LOL

johnny crossfader moy as he is more well known....

KEN.G

Cray92 wrote: »

Warren k is a brillant mixer,johnny moy and billy scurry aswell.Must give Liam dollard a mention for tune selection,when he was at the helm in sides it was magic club.

What he said

Zascar

Naked Lepper wrote: »

LOL LOL LOL

Johnny crossfader moy as he is more well known....

It's been a very very long time since I've seen Johnny Moy, but back in the day he was definitely one of my favourite DJ's. I remember he didi teh warm up for Darren Emmerson in the RedBox and had the place going absolutely bananas from the very beginning! I never had anything bad to say about his mixing really, but he certainly did know how to get the place cranking