Dj Tutor Vlog 15, Message to the imports and you!

0:00 Just want to tell you about yesterday and the day before

Alright folks, it's Jonathan here, DJ Tutor and today is the 25th of April 2007 and this is vlog 15. Right, just want to tell you about yesterday and the day before. Not so much a bit of a nightmare but of course there was a bit of like what the hell's going on with regards, I mean a lot of people confused with regards to the videos etc and the instructions. On this micro mix through DJ Mag Competition, and I can fully understand that. The reason that video was taken off is simply this. I mean, there are a lot of people out there who maybe find, like me sometimes, find it very difficult to follow points, okay? Quite often it's better to have it written down in one place. So instead of rules being all over the place...

2:35 It cleans out your lymphatic system

Also, I'd like to say a big hello and shout out to all the DJ imports. I haven't been in touch really that much recently but I have been very busy because you know like I've said You have to appreciate the fact that this almost has become another job. Now, again, if you can imagine, like, say you're a mother at home and you're looking after the house, that's a job in itself. But then if you add to that you're working as well part-time, and then you add to that something else, and like, it's quite difficult, but I'm coping, which is, well, it's me. I can actually do ten things at once.

And when I go to bed and sleep, it's quite funny because I lie there and my brain is going like this and I'm always thinking of things. And the trouble is, I don't know if you do this, but like you wake up in the middle of the night and you think... You think, you know, I don't know, you just think, if I wake up and open my eyes like that, if I go to the toilet then as soon as I get back upstairs I'm not going to be able to go to sleep because you're going to start thinking about things. And that's me. So sometimes I'm like, I know I want to go for a wee but I'm just going, no, just pretend to... And that is that I drink lots of water in the morning because it's very good for you.

It cleans out your lymphatic system. If you are a doctor, you should know about that because your lymphatic system basically is the drainage part of your body. It gets rid of all the toxins. So this is why I recommend, alright, coffee maybe is nice, tea is maybe nice, etc. But then there's nothing better than drinking loads of good water, alright? Especially mineral water or bottled water, right? The stuff you get out the tap may be pretty good but it's not as good as the stuff you get in a bottle. Quote me there if I'm wrong, alright? Because of course some places you can get better water. We're digressing here and I don't really want to do that. Bloody hell.

5:48 DJ and think, well I'd love

Right, anyway, just got to tell you a bit of news here. My mum's a little bit pooly in France at the moment. She's in hospital. She's coming out tomorrow so I'm actually going to France on Monday of all days. I'm staying there for four days, coming back on the Friday. And I'm going in one of those big things with wings. And I have been in those before but like, you know, I don't know.

There's probably a lot of people laughing now, thinking, oh, bloody hell, he's scared about going on a plane. I mean, the thing is, it's like anything in life. I mean, there are certain people who've perhaps never been in a car before and you'd say, oh, just jump in this car and they're probably thinking, bloody hell, look at that thing, I don't want to go in that thing that's going 50 or 60 mile an hour down the road. You know, but like, we're used to it. So there's a lot of people out there who've been in aeroplanes, who are used to going in aeroplanes, but I've been in an aeroplane, but I'm not exactly used to going in an aeroplane. Bloody hell, I do talk fast, but then you go and see how my brain works, which is very good. Anyway, so right, I'm going in this aeroplane, and I'm going to be looking down there thinking, oh my god, there's nothing, there's air, there's air, shh, and I'll just be looking at the wings saying, don't flap, don't flap, because my mum, she goes back and forth from France.

And the one she said that it was quite windy and the wings were flapping. And I'm thinking, bloody hell, I'm thinking, you know, what are they, a bird or something? You know, I think, you know, aren't the propellers doing enough? Do the wings have to flap as well? Oh my God! Oh dear, no, shh, calm down, no, shh. Right, deep breaths. See, look, look, this is what I'm like, you know, this will wake you up in the morning. If you're tired in a year from now and you think, I need to wake up, I'll just watch vlog number, what is it, 15, that's right, vlog number 15. And that'll set me up for the day. But the trouble is, you see, if you watch this actual vlog, it won't set you up for the day. It'll knacker you because you'll get worn out just watching this. My God, I do go on. But anyway, right, like I've said, right, imports, thank you very much for all of your input, etc. Now a very important factor here, this got Alex handy, right? Apparently, I've got to look at a few more videos, he does not want to do DJing anymore, alright? He's had enough, he can't get into it. Right, now there's lots of ways of looking at that.

One very important way, and that is this. If you are a new DJ, okay, this is so important, or if you don't DJ, alright, maybe you should go and watch Alex's videos and just take a look at his progress. Take it from the basis of when he actually wanted to become a DJ to having his first decks and going through that process because if you want to become a DJ and you're watching this thinking, oh, I would like to be a DJ, then... Have a look and see what happened with him, okay? Because again you see, DJing isn't for everybody. You may look at a DJ and think, well I'd love to do that, but maybe it isn't for you, okay? And again this is, you see again, it's sort of catch 22. People say to me, I'd like to become a DJ. What gear should I buy?

The first thing is, you don't want to buy crappy stuff, alright? Because there is a lot of CRAP out on the market. I'm not going to give makes, names or models because I don't really want to do that on the air as such. But be wary. The one thing I will say if you're going to get turntables, vinyl turntables, always go for direct drive. Very important, okay? And of course with today's standards you can get decent turntables like these sort of DJ in a box. In the UK you can get them for about 320 quid which is a decent mix of headphones or leads, couple of turntables, cartridges, all you've got to do is plug it into the hi-fi. Bingo, you're done. So this guy Alex, he doesn't want to do DJing anymore or he feels he doesn't want to do it. Now think about it from this point of view. He's tried, he's gone for it.

And maybe he's given up. Now maybe, Alex, if you watch this, maybe what you should do is you should put away your turntables and your mixer. Don't sell it yet. And this is to everyone else as well who maybe will be, is or think they may be in Alex's position. Pack all your gear away, stick it up in the loft and leave it there. And then maybe in one or two months time, if you think... No, I still don't want to do it. Then sell it. Get rid of the whole lot. But maybe, just maybe in one or two months time you may think, yeah, I'm up for that again. I've just put sun cream on my face. Maybe you may think, yeah, I'm getting back into it. Or there may be just something, a video you may watch or a piece of music you may hear or something like that and you'll think, yeah.

I'll go for it, so start again. But also Alex, I think what's happened with you is simply this. You've realised it's difficult, OK? And the trouble is, is that some people can go on those turntables and bang, it's like that in a second. Other people, it takes time. Some people, they'll never get it, alright? Now you Alex may be one of the second. It may take a long time for you to get it or you may never get it. I personally don't think you've given yourself enough time. Thank you for watching. Yes, I'm a bit nutty but I don't give an absolute monkeys. I love my family and I love you. Practice and enjoy.

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