Anyone who has ever posted a performance video on Youtube will have come across this situation. You’ve spent a solid amount of time devising, honing, and practicing a routine. You got the video ready to go but you hesitate… is it good enough? Don’t worry — trolls will tell you everything that’s wrong with it, even if there is nothing wrong with it. Not only that, you can expect every kind of spurious hate, get rich quick scheme, and conspiracy theory to eventually make its way into the comments section in double-quick time.
Knowing Ray aka Arkaei as well as I do, and witnessing his perfectionism, I can fully understand why he would be reluctant to post anything at all. The comments section can be a war zone, especially in the DJ scene. But what he’s done here is pretty damned smart, for instead of saving himself from the usual trolling bollocks by locking comments, he’s posted his video pre-trolled. Genius.
So instead of waiting for keyboard warriors to rant endlessly about DJing, sync buttons, vinyl, and turntables, he’s simply posted those bullshit comments right into the video. Of course, this won’t stop people from trolling, but at least Ray will not only have heard it all before but has actually said it himself.
Oh yeah… the video is a live loop routine performed on the Ableton Push 2. Do you even scratch bro? #fakedj. Fired.
HAHAHA!! – This made my day! #vinyl4life
What are the other 2 controllers though?
They look almost like Tweakers.
Correct. Arkaei used to be the Tweaker demo guy and has a pair of special black ones.
Livid Builder projects have turned out some of the coolest controllers. I still want to build something out of a 3 tier folding eurorack case.
This is great.
Nicely sculpted soundscape. I laugh when I see people using a comment like “that’s some sync bs there”, it shows that they lack the concept of what is being done. This isn’t being played, it’s being created. The ease at which it is done has nothing to do with it being easy, it speaks of the persons confidence and comfort with their preferred setup. Well done.
Made me LOL at work. And it’s quiet in here today. Thanks, asshole. ;P
Ach, all too real. I make it a habit to steer clear of the comment section on any YouTube video. It’s funny how all these self-proclaimed expert DJs never upload videos themselves.
I want a Push 2. Don’t need it, just want it.
Just bought it :-)
Now we need the other videos that show how the loops were made from ALL of the equipment that he didn’t use!
Now we need the other videos that show how the loops were made from ALL of the equipment that he didn’t use!
Nice work, made me laugh to… As they say, jealousy is a motherfucker..
It’s crazy seeing how irrelavant comments are when we put effort in DJing or production, whatever creative stuff we do! Keep it up Arkaei, you know the way to go!!!
DJing is relatively easy and a lazy passtime, the ego of the DJ says effort but go work in 3rd world factory from 8 till 8, 7 days a week with poor conditions then come back and talk about the effort of DJing.
egos get in the way smh
I understand that it’s a different job but this wasn’t the point, if i’m not wrong.
Technical DJ’s like QBert train 8 hours a day.
I can ask those you see reguarly onto demos for brands, if you need a confirmation. I guess you didn’t know what to say.
So your comment goes straight joining the ones visibles on the video. Irrelevant…
but Qbert has an easy life as a DJ, he always uses the same sounds “aah fresh” and he can do that without even thinking aka improvising, i respect DJs who do something different and creative more like Fong Fong
QBert has an easy life as a dj but do you know how long it took for him to reach that level, that status ? You see the result but don’t look for the way to reach it. Fong Fong is great (he’s a friend of mine). QBert paved the way for people like Fong Fong, i and many others cuz we’ve been watching his videos and got inspired by him. It’s like you criticized Run DMC for being old school compared to Kendrick Lamar but they were necessary for him to be there some years after.
and ppl like Aladdin, Daddy Rich, and so on paved the way for QBert, he’s not the best anymore, there are French DJs like Deska who took it to the next level, again if you want to hear the same unoriginal old always aaah using routine (wich even i can do with ease) then visit the next qbert gig
I know Deska too, we got friends in common. Who helped DJing to be popular on a wider level? But we avoid the purpose of the discussion. The video was shot and comments layered permit to see that people don’t pay attention on the performance, they only bring negative stuff, no matter the effort you put in it.
its okay but it needs more comments on screen bro, I could almost see your routine!
Wow almost as good as Ean Golden’s One-Take-Tracks
And that’s why people post videos with comments disabled. I should clarify that I mean not allowing people to post comments on a video rather than allowing comments against disabled people – which is exactly the sort of thing you’d expect to find in the YouTube comments section.
I’ve seen this guy live. Totally over-ray-ted, waste of time TBH.
Hahaha!!! You’re so fun homie
Awwww, no “What’s this song” “DaRude-Sandstorm” reference? Or is that too long ago to apply nowadays? :P
Katie Price’s son hit the nail on the head to be fair