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A notebook of stray thoughts from your pal Cindy Hotpoint (with occasional interjections from Pinkie Von Bloom). Because we like more than just music, you know. You can reach us at elegantfaker AT gmail DOT com. We <3 you!

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quoteLewitinn usually has about 50 CDs on hand with a mix of songs, from George Michael’s “Freedom” to Bon Jovi’s “Living On a Prayer,” when she does parties, tending to play more popular Top 40 songs in clubs while saving the cutting-edge stuff for smaller venues. Unlike many other D.J.’s, she eschews the popular computer program Serato Scratch Live to manage her playlists and instead uses CD players connected to a mixer because of the greater discipline it forces upon her.

Disc Jockey Ultragrrrl - Job of the Week - Portfolio.com

Haha. No, really, Serato is such a pain in the ass … but come on! CDs force discipline? Um, schlepping 50 pounds of vinyl on the subway enforces discipline! Rewiring mixing boards on the fly to bypass Serato and accommodate a venue’s dusty turntables enforces discipline.  Edit from Pinkie:  Having your own headshells and the ability to yell at a sound guy to go get another turntable while you’re using the other one enforces discipline.

I don’t mean to sound crabby (or to kick the perennial lamebody Lewitinn) but sheesh.

POSTED Oct 01 2008 @ 17:11
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