That's unfortunate. The song is connected to Eric LeGrand, and towards the end, the video screen pans to him in the booth.
DJ Yoshi
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That's unfortunate. The song is connected to Eric LeGrand, and towards the end, the video screen pans to him in the booth.
I always hate when people capitalize words in a sentence for emphasis!
I'm not in any way belittling Eric LeGrand (just contributed to one of his charities, in fact). The students and stadium in general cheer loudly for him when he's shown on the big screen from the broadcast booth. It was more of a reply to the specific poster, who tried to use that as an example of students/young alumni overall preferring rock to EDM.
He plays a lot of Jersey Club which is basically blending hip-hop with EDM (very simplistic way of stating it). It is a form of music that is huge right now in EDM worldwide and started in North NJ so he does play a lot of NJ artists.
Apparently I'm "God Awful."
And I've read everything on this thread and for those who made points backed by observations about length of song play, I'll be sure to keep songs on longer for the OSU pre-game.
As far as song selection, it's based off of requests from both fans and players. Prior to players taking the field, we're in ingress mode.
There are several portions to sports game day from a production stand point.
ingress
warm ups
entertainment
in-game
e-gress.
I travel to several stadiums and arenas each year to study how in-game is done on a college and pro-sports level.
Rutgers was the first to adopt the idea of having a DJ at the stadium. Other programs have since followed.
I speak with stadium, arena dj's and in-game music people all the time. we're all playing the same content.. just at different points.
I've been programming music and dj'ing at stadiums and arenas around the country for the better part of 13 years.
For those that don't have confidence in my abilities, that's okay. a "DJ" may not be everyone's choice.
I will say this, before the bang of "EDM" I had conversations and meetings with several franchises about increasing fan interaction and attracting a new demo while keeping the original fan base. We researched and found the best way was to take classic tracks and have a remix done for them.
People on this board may not appreciate what I do, and I apologize that you don't like what I do. If you feel that I don't do a good job, then by all means, email me or call me and we can discuss this. My goal is to attempt to cross genres and engage as many people as possible. I don't expect to please everyone, but I'd like to please as many as possible. So I take requests and suggestions seriously.
Should you want to question my credentials and abilities, I'm okay with that too.
I'd be more than happy to discuss that away from the board because communication off of the internet is the best way to reach a resolution.
When my time at Rutgers is done, then I hope that I was able to please as many as possible and will remain a fan of the program on the sidelines. Until then, by all means I welcome constructive criticism.
yoshi@djyoshi.com
212.372.9699
feel free to email or call my office anytime. Thank you.
And I've read everything on this thread and for those who made points backed by observations about length of song play, I'll be sure to keep songs on longer for the OSU pre-game.
As far as song selection, it's based off of requests from both fans and players. Prior to players taking the field, we're in ingress mode.
There are several portions to sports game day from a production stand point.
ingress
warm ups
entertainment
in-game
e-gress.
I travel to several stadiums and arenas each year to study how in-game is done on a college and pro-sports level.
Rutgers was the first to adopt the idea of having a DJ at the stadium. Other programs have since followed.
I speak with stadium, arena dj's and in-game music people all the time. we're all playing the same content.. just at different points.
I've been programming music and dj'ing at stadiums and arenas around the country for the better part of 13 years.
For those that don't have confidence in my abilities, that's okay. a "DJ" may not be everyone's choice.
I will say this, before the bang of "EDM" I had conversations and meetings with several franchises about increasing fan interaction and attracting a new demo while keeping the original fan base. We researched and found the best way was to take classic tracks and have a remix done for them.
People on this board may not appreciate what I do, and I apologize that you don't like what I do. If you feel that I don't do a good job, then by all means, email me or call me and we can discuss this. My goal is to attempt to cross genres and engage as many people as possible. I don't expect to please everyone, but I'd like to please as many as possible. So I take requests and suggestions seriously.
Should you want to question my credentials and abilities, I'm okay with that too.
I'd be more than happy to discuss that away from the board because communication off of the internet is the best way to reach a resolution.
When my time at Rutgers is done, then I hope that I was able to please as many as possible and will remain a fan of the program on the sidelines. Until then, by all means I welcome constructive criticism.
yoshi@djyoshi.com
212.372.9699
feel free to email or call my office anytime. Thank you.
Don't feel too bad. Just watch the student reaction to the song when they play it on Saturday and you'll see he's giving his personal opinion and not much else.
..That's according to you, fellow message board poster. And based on your stated section vantage point, your opinion is worth little, if at all, more than someone watching the game on t.v. from their couch or in the lots.
Do what you do DJ...don't give me a seconds thought.
I like the selections you play, it's what my kids listen to, I just don't get the spin offs and doctoring the song, but this comes from a guy who wants to hear smells like team spirit, come as you are and welcome to the jungle.
I understand the kids don't want that...pre game.
Most important is I apologize, I'm a jerk off for saying you're awful.
I like the selections you play, it's what my kids listen to, I just don't get the spin offs and doctoring the song, but this comes from a guy who wants to hear smells like team spirit, come as you are and welcome to the jungle.
I understand the kids don't want that...pre game.
Most important is I apologize, I'm a jerk off for saying you're awful.
That's really funny you should mention sitting on the couch watching the game because I noticed not a whole lot of EDM playing during the tOSU vs. PSU game this weekend at what can only be described as the current premier college football experience but I did hear a TON of their band (to be expected) and quite a bit of *gasp* rock music playing in between plays.
In the spirit of full disclosure I sit on the edge of Sec. 229. I can see the entire student section sway, sing etc. to whatever is on the speakers pretty well.
Again, you see this:
I see this:
Once more, I'm not saying the students/young alumni "prefer" to hear the rock music, I'm saying they all react "almost" uniformly positively to it being played whereas so much EDM is being played it is almost background noise at this point to MANY based on their non-reaction.
Don't feel bad or apologize for what you do Yoshi. Yeah, I chimed in up in here somewhere about you dropping your name into the mixes. I was just having a little fun and busting balls, and I understand that DJs do this type of thing.
Just be glad you are not the starting QB. There would be 150 threads per week analyzing every aspect of what you do.
That's really funny you should mention sitting on the couch watching the game because I noticed not a whole lot of EDM playing during the tOSU vs. PSU game this weekend at what can only be described as the current premier college football experience but I did hear a TON of their band (to be expected) and quite a bit of *gasp* rock music playing in between plays.
In the spirit of full disclosure I sit on the edge of Sec. 229. I can see the entire student section sway, sing etc. to whatever is on the speakers pretty well.
Again, you see this:
I see this:
Once more, I'm not saying the students/young alumni "prefer" to hear the rock music, I'm saying they all react "almost" uniformly positively to it being played whereas so much EDM is being played it is almost background noise at this point to MANY based on their non-reaction.
You've decided to bring other games besides Rutgers into the argument, but I'll play along. The argument was never that EDM music completely overpowers the school's band or rock songs, but that it is the most preferred and well-reacted to. I would love to hear the band more, but there just aren't enough Rutgers band members at this point for fight songs to reverbrate across the stadium (which is for another thread). There are just enough classic and modern rock songs played right now that south endzone reacts well to.
And your pretty nature pictures are meaningless to your point. How might you be? Because you sound a lot like someone in their 40s-70s who can be just as clueless in not understanding why 18-21 year-olds drink, and claims that cracking down on it won't have any effect on overall student & young alumni attendance because they see a "full" 2/3 student section from their vantage point in the stadium at kickoff against top-ten teams. EDM may sound like background noise to you because it is an assault to your generational eardrums, but it is very-well responded to by Rutgers students and young alumni myself. As teen- and twenty-somethings, we enjoy listening to both EDM and rock without overly critiquing one or the other, can multi-task, and apparently (as per this thread) see and debate better than others as well.
SKii
AGK is talking reaction, and reaction only.
I'm sure you're correct about what the students like.
But, from the naked eye from section106, the stadium collectively rocks far better with welcome to the jungle or jump around or watch me playing, than some fairly sleepy electronic dance music.
I'm talking the whole stadium rocking here, is that not best?
AGK is talking reaction, and reaction only.
I'm sure you're correct about what the students like.
But, from the naked eye from section106, the stadium collectively rocks far better with welcome to the jungle or jump around or watch me playing, than some fairly sleepy electronic dance music.
I'm talking the whole stadium rocking here, is that not best?
Respectfully agree to disagree, zap.
Firstly, taking the south endzone's reaction to two overwhelmingly popular rock songs in comparison to a wide variety of piped-in EDM music (including remixes of original songs and mainstream EDM, some good and some bad/overplayed) during a 3+ hour game is not a fair comparison. When popular EDM tracks are played, there is a very prodigious reaction as well.
Besides, seeing as how you're so focused and the players and game intricacies, I'm surprised you take the time to judge the student section's reaction to a wide variety of music ;)
I'll be happy to revisit this question after the upcoming night game vs. OSU.
Thank You.
No one is arguing anything else but I'm glad I gave this guy a chance to call everyone outside his demo old. He's been looking for the opening for a few days now.
No one is arguing the size of the bands. I made an observation that all I heard during the OSU/PSU game was their band and piped in rock and I'm pretty sure their gameday experience is one to emulate. We mic our band so they can play as loud as any in the land just going by ear but we drone in EDM after almost every play. That's the guy controlling the sound's choice. It's a stupid one imo but that isn't the argument.
I'm not arguing that EDM is/isn't the preferred music of students/young alums. I've only said that 2 or 3 times now.
I'm not arguing about students drinking. Again glad to give him the opportunity to call everyone outside the student section old. I have no clue where that even came from.
I'm not arguing the merits of EDM. I think it sounds like someone repeatedly sticking a screwdriver up R2D2's ass but again that's not at all my point.
I did say at this point it is background noise largely because we play so much of it.
I did say the students react overwhelmingly to the few rock songs that get played. My seats directly overlook the student section in it's entirety from a high vantage point, hence, my "pretty nature pictures".
This is the post where you claimed that the students react overwhelmingly to the few rock songs played, but none of the EDM ones, which simply is not true and started this whole argument.
Notice the use of the word "can": some people can act very stubborn and narrow minded for their age, while others try to understand tastes and trends that may differ from their own preferences and recognize multiple genres of music being played very successfully at the stadium. Their are clear examples of both in this thread.
Describing EDM as "repeatedly sticking a screwdriver up R2D2's ass" makes you sound old, and I suspect to be the reason why you consider it to be background noise. And attempting to assert the overall behavior and responsiveness to music genres (among other things) of an entire section of 10-15k people who are in all likelihood younger and in a different generation than yourself, regardless of the vantage point, makes you sound clueless. And your attitude about it is similar to those toward student drinking behaviors in the lots and its effects on stadium attendance/atmosphere, as expressed by those well into legal drinking age, many of whom the cops wouldn't even slow down to look at while enjoying a brew or Solo cup drink.
I used the underage/example once you decided to bring in an example of an entirely different game where things "are done right". Believe it or not, I agree with you that our band should be bigger/louder and that less music should be pumped in at ear rattling levels through the scoreboard during the game. But the band already plays fight songs at all the possible opportune moments during the game (to which we certainly respond, because they are established from years of playing), and clearly we disagree on which genres should be played much more. That's all.
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