DJs hit the track on Xbox Live!

by Conrad Quilty-Harper { Jul 27th 2005 at 5:10PM }

If you thought that DJs were 24/7 party animals then you're wrong, because they're also gamers. Legendary disc-jockeys Paul Oakenfold and Seb Fontaine will be rocking the Xbox Live! gaming scene with a little bit of Forza Motorsport community play next month. All you need to do to take part is add their names (in all caps) to your friends list and the system will send out invites to players at random when the race starts. The session will take place from 1PM-3PM GMT on August 7th. This event joins the stream of celebrity endorsements for Xbox Live! from big name acts like The Strokes, Kasabian, and Maroon 5.

I hope that whoever gets to play with them makes sure to put their headset to some speakers blasting out Paul's "Knight Rider" remix. From the looks of this picture he seems a bit confused about what game he'll be playing. The car themed tune should put him back on the track; Forza Motorsport, not Halo 2!

[Thanks, adamsb]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

OakeyIsAJokey @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM

oh joy, all my fucktard cheezedick commercial shit-trance superclub dreams have come true. i can race the laughing stock of the dance music industry in a video game. hey oakey, are you going to actually race the car yourself? or will you treat it like one of your dj sets and just stand back for 8 minutes per record acting like an egotistical douchebag until its time to "mix" the last 8 bars of record 1 with the first 8 bars of record 2?

if you are excited about this, then your taste in music sucks. when can i race against hellfish, producer, diplomat and radium?

James @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM

i actually think this is pretty cool, i went to a rave where oakenfold was mixing at last month. he was actually really good, i was surprised, because i was disappointed after the release of bunkka. he did real good at the show. i was surprised and my respect for him has grown. hopefully i'll be able to play him on live!

Rocketboy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM

wow! i'll grab a glowstick!

jeff @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM

i am not a fan of oakenfold, but would you rather him stand there and pretend he is messing with the controls on the mixer? If it only takes the fool 8 bars to mix 2 tracks together, I'd say thats pretty good.

OakeyisaJokey @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM

Hey rookie, you obviously dont know what you're talking about.

When you are only mixing for 8 bars, you dont really have to have your pitch locked in too tight because the 2 tracks will only be overlapping for a brief moment.

A real DJ can get a track cued up in no time flat, lay it in with the current track for minutes on end, and if he chooses to, add in a 3rd deck, use the EQ, use the filters and keep the set moving instead of sitting on one shitty long ass track with 2 breakdowns and 2 crappy snare-roll buildups.

Please go see Richie Hawtin work or listen to the Decks Efx & 909 album.

People who don't understand how DJing works are the reason Oakenfold is popular. Big anthemic chord progression + snare rolls = a sound that was tired 10 years ago, but lives on in the superclubs.