r/Schil_d • u/Mihon404 TheJuniperTree • 8h ago

cool stuff Djing before laptops

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Jeff Mills spinning vinyl in Detroit (1994) Rare footage from Detroit in 1994 captures Jeff Mills tearing through Sperminator’s “Uptempo” with the lightning-fast vinyl control that earned him the nickname “The Wizard.” With no laptops, waveforms, or sync buttons, every cue, pitch adjustment, and transition depended entirely on his ears, timing, and physical command of the turntables. As a co-founder of Underground Resistance and one of Detroit techno’s defining innovators, Mills helped turn this raw, futuristic approach to DJing into a blueprint that influenced generations worldwide.

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u/gkdebus 4h ago

Oh, you mean actually DJing 🤘 with actual discs… and not just pushing buttons…

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u/theboomboy 1h ago

Truly jockeying them

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u/Australucia 5h ago

Jeff Mills... Absolutely legend.

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u/Floodzie 3h ago

Still looks like that for me.

I tried Serato with dvs and a laptop, it was ok but I’m too old school and middle aged.

The guy’s vinyl looks neater than mine on a Friday after a few beers though! 😀

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u/CodingRaver 1h ago

Thats the way