So the Panasonic corporation decided to assemble 37 renowned DJ’s to create the world’s first turntable orchestra, and you might think it would have been a giant cluster of noise and chaos, but if you listen to and watch this clip you can see there’s some order to it that kind of defies easy explanation. It’s a fairly diverse crowd as well since if you look around the room there isn’t just one ethnicity represented, nor is there just one gender. These are the best that Panasonic could find and it’s safe to say that they went out and got the best that could be found in the business. How long it took to get them all in sync is hard to imagine since like any profession DJ’s can be notoriously hard to work with when it comes to their style and their need to be individuals. But somehow, no doubt with a little cajoling and some effort involved, this piece has come together in a way that might sound like a cacophony of sound to some people, but sounds absolutely impressive to anyone that’s ever heard a DJ battle in their lives.
Seriously, being a DJ is nothing to laugh at. It takes a lot of dedication and a lot patience to get good and to become something that people can honestly say is worth listening to. The best among them don’t always have the most high-tech equipment but it certainly does help. Those that can adapt to pretty much anything that’s in front of them however are those that tend to hear the beat in their head before it gets laid down on the turntable, like an audio track that plays out like a story that needs to be told and keeps thrumming around inside their head until it’s finally out where it belongs. For those that create, be it art in so many forms, writing, or music in this case, there’s always the need to get something out, to keep performing no matter how hard it gets, no matter how much of a grind it might become, and no matter what people say.
There’s always the burning need to be the best, to do something that will define that next walk of life, and while this might not be the zenith of these people’ career it’s certainly something worth remembering since it’s just that impressive. Like all other moments it will pass, but it will likely burn brightest in their memory when they need it the most and have to find some sort inspiration to move on. That’s the joy of something like this because it might fade but it never really goes away. It just stays there, playing over and over until it’s needed again, until the artist pulls it up and uses it in whatever way they find useful.
Plus just listening to this is somehow cathartic in a way. It might sound crazy but it’s true. Hearing the beats laid down in an ordered chaos is a balm to those that understand the creative process.
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