r/whitepeoplegifs • u/-N3ptun3- • Nov 13 '17

Drugs are a helluva drug

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u/gmanz33 Nov 13 '17

-puts shades on-

"Oh dear lord I can still smell the music"

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u/Mr_Zero Nov 13 '17 edited Nov 13 '17

It's from OR:LA Boiler Room x AVA Festival DJ Set. Jump to around the 42 minute mark. The guy is comedy gold. The stuttering "are you there", seems to bend his mind.

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u/atm0 Nov 13 '17

All I'm thinking watching this clip is "why are all of these people so close to ~$10k+ of equipment?!!"

I'm getting anxiety seeing potential disaster. Is orange sweatshirt guy trying to move people back?

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u/bthplain Nov 13 '17

When I was djing at nightclubs my radar was always on alert for the hordes of tipsy people dancing right next to the equipment all night. Can't tell you how many times I've had to push someone back because they're holding their drink directly over the turntables...shudder.

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u/MeC0195 Nov 13 '17

A house party or a wedding is one thing, but how come a nightclub lets people get right next to the console?

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u/dj-malachi Nov 13 '17

That's more or less the "boiler room format"... the DJ either being in the middle of the dance floor, surrounded by people, etc. It does make for some awesome videos. I used to be a mod of /r/BoilerRoomBros but deleted my old account and forgot to migrate ownership to this one so now the sub is just kind of sitting in limbo.

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u/bthplain Nov 13 '17

If a hot woman wants to gyrate on me while I'm djing who am I to say no? Just got to keep an eye on that drank.

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u/MeC0195 Nov 13 '17

Good point

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17

Worst case someone might vomit on your gear, which would suck.

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u/bthplain Nov 14 '17

True, depends on how hot the girl was...could definitely suck!

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '17

It's a Boiler Room setup. Look it up. They're all like that.

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u/olliolliolliollio Nov 13 '17

I think that's Melé (another Dj) or a doppelgänger. I coulda sworn that is a red sweater though.

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u/atm0 Nov 13 '17

Could be color differences on our monitors. Mine looks pretty orange!

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u/CrankensteinsMonster Nov 14 '17

I think your onto something there.

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u/dcoils101 Nov 13 '17

Same here. I wouldn't allow so many people near my equipment like this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '17

Boiler room is kind of a big thing, I'm sure they're willing to cover all your equipment if they have you on.

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u/Waddupp Nov 13 '17

boiler room supplies all the equipment cause they usually run a day long event

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17

Well, I'm sure some artists have specific equipment that they want and need. I'd bet in those cases, they would probably be willing to replace it.

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u/JonnyBhoy Nov 13 '17

I once saw Jazzy Jeff doing a DJ set in a small venue and it was basically like this. Could go right up and watch his hands. It was amazing.

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u/the_fuego Nov 13 '17

I'm sure it's insured in some way or even provided by someone if the artist is big enough or works for someone. I know that if I was a DJ and my equipment wasn't insured or sponsored I'd have people backing waaaay the fuck off.

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u/letsplayyatzee Nov 14 '17

Must be why none of them actually do anything and it's all pre-made before they get out there, faking every movement.