you know, i think of myself as being fairly up-to-date on new and cutting edge technology.
and today i discovered a new medium for music delivery that i believe is going to have a really bright future.
it’s called a ‘compact disc’, or ‘cd’ as it’s referred to by industry insiders.
see, i was out to dinner this evening in paris and i was talking about the records that i had brought with me for my dj’ing gig later on. i was greeted with looks and words of incredulity.
‘you still play records?’
‘why, yes, of course i do. doesn’t everybody?’
well, imagine my surprise when i found out that most(if not all)dj’s currently playing music for the young people no longer play vinyl records.
they all use the aforementioned ‘compact discs'(or, again, ‘cd’s).
i don’t want to jump on the bandwagon, but i think that i might investigate these compact discs, and see if they’re actually viable as delivery vehicles for contemporary dance music.
i have some questions that hopefully someone will be able to answer for me:
a-are these ‘compact discs’ prohibitively expensive? as they’re new and cutting-edge i can’t imagine that they’re cheap.
b-can you play ‘compact discs’ on a conventional record player? do you need some sort of new and high-tech needle? perhaps a laser needle? boy, that must be incredibly expensive.
c-can you buy ‘compact discs’ in retail music outlets? like tower records, for example, are they going to be able to sell me ‘compact discs’, or will i have to search out some rare and high-tech specialty outlets?
d-can you play ‘compact discs’ repeatedly, or do they wear out after only one or two
uses?
boy, i’m full of questions.
but i’m excited at discovering and potentially utilizing this new and cutting-edge technology.
i wonder if these ‘compact discs’ will ever cross over and be a viable music delivery vehicle for consumers as well as professional disc jockeys?
and can you use ‘compact discs’ to store other types of data, and not just music? it truly is an exciting time for music technology, and i’m glad that i found out about these ‘compact discs’ before they became too well known and ubiquitous! i’d hate to feel like i was the last person in the world who still played vinyl records! that would be so embarrassing!
-moby
p.s-yes, i’m ridiculing myself. as long as i’ve dj’ed i’ve only ever played vinyl, but i learned tonight that NO ONE plays vinyl anymore. in fact most clubs don’t even have record players, just cd-j machines. so i might have to join the 21st century and learn how to dj with cd’s.
oh well, i’ll still have all of my old vinyl to show my grandkids. although i guess that one has to have kids first, technically, before one can ever think about having grandkids. but my kids won’t be interested in my old vinyl, as they’ll be too busy rebelling against me and eating bacon and shooting squirrels, most likely. so, first i have the kids. then after the kids get done rebelling against me and hating me they’ll have kids. their kids will be my grandkids. the grandkids won’t hate me, and i’ll be able to show them my old vinyl without them rebelling against me and being embarrassed that their dad still has about 600 boxes of old vinyl sitting in the basement. although i don’t have a basement, technically. so, to recap:
a-learn how to dj with cd’s.
b-have kids
c-compel kids to have grandkids
d-buy house with basement
e-put vinyl in basement
f-show vinyl to grandkids
g-respond at great length to their ‘gosh, grandpa, tell us what it was like when you used to dj with vinyl!’