Back in the 1980's this man was on the radio 10pm every night here in Detroit. He was mixing all of the old school Hip-Hop, House and Techno classics way back then. Let that sink in as we watch The Wizard continuing to do his thing here in 2019. Stone-cold legend right here...
@clustercrash29955 жыл бұрын
@Mr Story the comment is. i mean, us
@1993alik5 жыл бұрын
is there a video of that radio recordings ?
@ivanbarajas38855 жыл бұрын
this is a clip from his film "exhibitionists" that came out in 2007. its not him now in 2019
@martinthemillwright5 жыл бұрын
comments like this are like a people's history. absolute gold
@StopDropandLOL4 жыл бұрын
Ivan Barajas The clip this is taken from is the original Exhibitionist DVD from 2004.
@andrespuerto91215 жыл бұрын
One of the many great things about Jeff Mills is he can keep doing that for 3 or 4 hours, with that level of concentration, creativity, genuine feeling, non-stop fast ride party beat techno.
@creatingawareness19474 жыл бұрын
Dont forget about jammin tr-909 on the side he usually carries with him. 🤘🏼
@searchfortech8042 Жыл бұрын
I think even longer
@w1gg55 жыл бұрын
No laptop, no autosync, no posing and waving at the crowd. Just a real DJ flying by the seat of his pants and loving every second of what he's doing. And it's better than 99% of the DJs out there today.
@milanlorenc27265 жыл бұрын
Mark Rixon ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@bepone19045 жыл бұрын
sorry, better than 100% of the DJs ! mills 1. and then nobody...
@w1gg55 жыл бұрын
@@bepone1904 can't say fairer than that.
@jack28aug5 жыл бұрын
True but when I saw him it was a bit of a dickfest, girls don't dig him. lol.
@mattjones47655 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@seanvaz23915 жыл бұрын
Masterclass - the first three minutes in the video and it’s evident you are watching something really special
@futureexperience5 жыл бұрын
@Ming man did you even read the interview? he's in constant motion balancing multiple sound sources, frequencing, doing tricks. if you want perfect synced mixing you're better off heading elsewhere
@MultiMam123455 жыл бұрын
So after 20 years of experience you are still here. On youtube, Commenting how great you are.
@futureexperience5 жыл бұрын
@Ming man i've been DJing for 25 years so think before you type. besides your reply adds 0 weight to your argument.
@futureexperience5 жыл бұрын
@Ming man i don't post vids of my mixing, i post mixes to soundcloud (soundcloud.com/kuri). not dissing eh? Sean merely said that the video was special. your taking his comment to a hyperbolic heights. if you don't like the mixing, fair enough, but let the man enjoy his video. I still don't know if you read the interview or not. If you have, please provide some feedback on the artistic approach Mills takes to his mixing. conceptually he's on a higher level than most DJs I've heard or read about.
@seanvaz23915 жыл бұрын
Ming man geez why are you such an angry person? Also it would help if you read without a bias I said three minutes in and it was evident you were watching something special. If you don’t share the same opinion move along - this video at the time of writing this has 17k views and 9 dislikes, so I’m sure the other 8 people aren’t wasting their time either.
@krenmil5 жыл бұрын
These are the most satisfying 14 mins of my day.
@jaylanga1005 жыл бұрын
Karen Guzman I agree, I have seen Jeff many times, it’s always fascinating to see his hands work.
@krenmil5 жыл бұрын
Haters gonna hate
@garethevans5665 жыл бұрын
Have seen him he shit he gets play 3 decks he can't Carl Cox is man
@chaseteter5 жыл бұрын
gareth Evans wait what
@TheBASS2DARK1875 жыл бұрын
Chase T ignore him, poor chap has downs
@mashupski5 жыл бұрын
Absolute legend. Thanks for being alive in my era Mr Mills.
@zodiac9095 жыл бұрын
His hands move so majestically...most of these so called "DJ's" today can't hold a candle to this man..
@drifter4027 ай бұрын
Most of yesterday's so called Djs couldn't
@IEdjumacate6 ай бұрын
Most DJs ever can’t. He’s a legend for a reason. Lots of good DJs still around mixing today. But some of you just won’t let old technology go…
@matienazemy13825 жыл бұрын
Mixing is just more than making transitions. Thank you Jeff Mills for showing the true art of mixing!
@ladi61905 жыл бұрын
Man, Jeff mills makes this look like a child's play. That's what decades of djing looks like! Keep rocking
@SpencerLemay5 жыл бұрын
Looks like what he is doing is very complicated and requires memorizing all his records.
@YellawayHD5 жыл бұрын
Spencer Lemay and he makes it look easy!
@ssc00p4 жыл бұрын
@@SpencerLemay I thought even a decent dj should´ve his/her records memorized?
@SpencerLemay4 жыл бұрын
@@ssc00p Is being a decent dj child's play?
@ssc00p4 жыл бұрын
@@SpencerLemay What what.... why do you ask this? Maybe you´ve misinterpreted something? I don´t understand... I´ll say again a bit differently this time: I really thought that even mere average/decent djs should memorize at least their set. And I do not think being a decent dj is child´s play... far from it. Requires quite a lot training....
@ipuketshirts4 жыл бұрын
This has feeling that totally lost with synced digital performance. Drift, correct, drift, correct, merge, cut, merge. Energy and tension. Risks are taken. Sonic payoff. Awesome trickery and natural expertise.
@greglucas77352 жыл бұрын
Everything you could ever want to know about mixing could be learned by watching this video, I feel
@saturn1returns2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly described.
@Stereo_type198211 ай бұрын
Risk is one of the key things that's missing these days, we always used to take risks, I saw someone comment on a James Hype video yesterday that he "was doing things no one else had the balls to do live" and I literally almost pissed myself laughing....yeah ok, allow me to introduce you to Claude Young..or practically anyone playing techno in the late 90s/early 2000s. Sadly the art of playing techno has pretty much almost vanished and i definitely think a lot of that has came from the changes in technology. Which is somewhat ironic, the advancement in DJing technology led to the demise of the soul in techno music.
@acidtears3 ай бұрын
@@Stereo_type1982 That just goes to show how ignorant you are towards the new talented musicians/artists out there mixing techno... Plenty of young guys still mixing vinyl creatively (Slin, Tarkno) as well as on digital (Chlaer, Alarico, Yanamaste) - all of them insanely creative & technical. I agree that a lot of newcomers are getting too stuck on the digital advancements though. Mixing in key, using beat sync, or becoming too visually depended on the beat grid. Sadly, that's just how progress goes sometimes - backwards. Doesn't diminish the fact that a lot of people are still sticking true to the oldschool approaches of digging through "digital crates" to curate creative mixes & sets!
@Stereo_type19823 ай бұрын
@@acidtears I haven't seen anything so far that's impressed me from any of the names you mentioned, the only one I haven't listened to is the last guy. I don't particularly like what shloer and Alarico play, Occasionally chopping a channel isn't all that creative, neither is looping 6 decks when they all sync themselves up, as far as Tarkno goes, playing 4 records may be technically impressive (but not really if you take the time to figure out what speed all your records are before hitting record on your reel) but I'd be more impressed with good track selection on 2 decks. I really don't see the point in playing 3 or 4 records when you can't actually hear any benefit to it. I often see him trying to showcase tracks from Stephen Brown, Mills etc and they're just lost in a muddle, tracks that don't need to be layered that stand on their own . Techno mixing used to be like hip hop mixing. This is the part that's died.
@michaelmorozov34465 жыл бұрын
Damn, sometimes it look like the video is playing at 2x speed, but in reality jeff is just moving at 2x speed
@andrzejzielinski80025 жыл бұрын
My mans jeff is really an alien
@joshuaclark19305 жыл бұрын
"knowing your records"
@roypettigrew64535 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@class77DJ5 жыл бұрын
He ate his records
@NextSound1705 жыл бұрын
The way he brings in the melody and then the industrial, then the melody its a symphony of sound. Soul and technical detail.
@DocHalliday5 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful to watch, and shows why I love mixing on turntables - they keep you busy 👍🏾👍🏾
@michaelsummerell861810 ай бұрын
The speed and precision of his hand movements is amazing to watch. I really enjoy watching a true DJ working their craft. Thanks for sharing this.
@fuhrernithin27245 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this video again and again, Primarily to see the dexterity of his finger movements....
@brunohebert13515 жыл бұрын
that is true craftsmanship at its finest. Something we don't see much these days... and he makes it looks somehow quite easy but don't be wrong, it's hours and hours working on it, knowing all your records, fine-tuning the sound etc... Impressive work of art.
@Alyssa22115 жыл бұрын
It aint easy I have tried. But like with 2 turntables it depends on style of tunes and style of mixing and skill levels to what you can achieve. 3 turntables is fun though trying and many different ways of doing it. Jeff Mills though he is the man!
@theosnoddy42024 жыл бұрын
This is the first I've heard of Jeff Mills. So happy I found him now rather than any later, this guy is a beast! Incredible to watch
@HooksieMusic5 жыл бұрын
When you see him step back, and smile listening to the mix is magical!
@bensearle75365 жыл бұрын
Big smile from the moment he started until the moment he finished 😀
@sivisvitamparamortem5 жыл бұрын
Saw him play an all vinyl + 909 set in 2002. An incredible experience
@andrewlandry24475 жыл бұрын
All I can say is WOW. I just witnessed something special. What a talent.
@chaseteter5 жыл бұрын
I watched Jazzy Jeff playing three decks once from directly over head the booth. Granted I was lit but it was hard to follow. A flurry of hands and vinyl. He’s another beast called Jeff.
@DasGigPig5 жыл бұрын
I remember when he released this DVD, my housemate bought it and I watched it intently knowing that if I learned anything it would be something worth remembering. Apart from that it's an enjoyable display of skill from a master. One for the purists.
@DennisKaneSound5 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure seeing this man work his magic. Apollo is proud.
@joy19795 жыл бұрын
Everybody who witness a Jeff Mills session in the early days Remember it for eternity No one in the scene do what he does He is way ahead and he is a case study Thank you Detroit thank you mister Mills Ps. It's not easy listening it's a unique ear experience
@peter3deckwizard4 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Jeff four times during his Exhibitionist tour for this DVD and also meet him a few times, once with John Peel. The sets he put on around this era were magic and the pinnacle of harder edged techno. I still have two copies of the Exhibitionist DVD, CDs and records.
@speciesunknown82795 жыл бұрын
I miss having that third turntable going... Keeps you razor sharp!!!
@garrapato5 жыл бұрын
I like this style of mixing among other reasons because I can perfectly tell what he is doing when listening - it feels live, in motion, yet I'm able to recognise the tracks, to understand what he's doing, to guess what he will do next and to be surprised when he does something drastic. That does not happens with today's mixes with perfect layering, tons of effects and music I don't know anymore.
@zpurpz5 жыл бұрын
When mixing, you can hear extreme sutble offsets in the grid. Creating an imperfect sound, which ends up being groovy compared to anything modern and hence...containing more soul than digital and therefore, more feels.
@garrapato5 жыл бұрын
@@zpurpz I'm not sure those offsets are really intentional, but it does not bother me anyway
@bazedjunkiii_tv5 жыл бұрын
in an interview recently released he says he lets tracks fall back intentionally at times. so some of them are, sometimes he goes in too quick without having found the exact pitch and then thing might sound a little sloppy.@@garrapato
@lauramanuelavelezrodriguez33335 жыл бұрын
Vinyl + Tr 909 + Jeff Mills = Art at its best
@t.o.o.smooth58705 жыл бұрын
This took me back to the days I started falling in love with DJ culture and house music! 😍😍😍
@Yatagarasu935 жыл бұрын
I could watch it for hours. It's hypnotic
@mapuppa5 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of witnessing the great man at PURE @ the venue Edinburgh, think it was 95?,96? LEGEND.
@kevinbowie20545 жыл бұрын
mapuppa was a great wee club....saw Dave Clarke there in 99 I think it was..... amazing
@mapuppa5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Bowie , was there that night as well, hawtin and DJ rush were great nights as well. As we’re all
@stuartharper74555 жыл бұрын
mapuppa amazing club !
@paulpauljhood5 жыл бұрын
Pure is where I learned about techno, thanks to Twitch & Brainstorm.
@MrElixir755 жыл бұрын
I was there too mate , he was fantastic 😁 👍
@kelsangkelsang5 жыл бұрын
A well known uk dj said we should not be luddite when mixing tracks i.e. he mixes with cd's nowadays. I beg to differ. As a dancer I love to see the skill of vinyl mixing. It adds to the buzz of the night. I hope vinyl never fades.
@Hightree34245 жыл бұрын
Beautiful..even the way he lays down the vinyls is intriguing
@BigJonkulous5 жыл бұрын
He practically throws them onto the platter!
@paoloventurin24725 жыл бұрын
Pure skill. I m only able to play with 1 turntable
@denissabljak86324 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@mapuppa5 жыл бұрын
Saw Mr Mills at PURE at the venue in the nineties, anyone that was there will agree it was absolute class
@benthedog114 жыл бұрын
Best club in the world !
@Quim1415 жыл бұрын
The Wizard. An authentic alien with the turntables.
@cpkay335 жыл бұрын
15 years gone by fast af. Watching this was a huge inspiration
@capon-music5 жыл бұрын
I love how his gestures are precise
@ndeep20925 жыл бұрын
That beautiful Vestax! And I want to say he is always my heroe!
@kurtb55125 жыл бұрын
Jeff is a pioneer
@Lsdfriendly5 жыл бұрын
Just visited techno museum in Detroit, he’s the most talented dj ever and thanks to Jeff techno is what it is right now. There is a picture of him playing for the first time in Frankfurt if not mistaken, people just looked at him and didn’t dance
@dk149294 жыл бұрын
6:55 in the back you can see the CDJs he uses when no one's watching 👀
@deejaynexus255 жыл бұрын
El DJ con la mejor técnica en la historia del techno , nivel Dios! Gracias RA.
@pimuce5 жыл бұрын
Exellent one of the best Dj of the world since more than 25 years
@jonathansantiago80935 ай бұрын
Today's digital DJs will never drop the tunes like this! Amen Jeff Mills!!
@matthalsey91285 жыл бұрын
Top class this guy had me partying hard a true legend glad I got the chance
@pammiegoo5 жыл бұрын
My focus is on what is being played! That's what works! JEFF in the mix ♡
@moccotovibe90935 жыл бұрын
A like it. A lot of Brazilian jingles plus master at work produce this vibe.
@user-dg6pf7xi1z4 жыл бұрын
Crazy how people come in here and start talking negatively about other artists just cause technology changes and only gets more advanced and opens up the creativity so they choose that road as most would when you compare limitations. At the end of the day music is an art we should all appreciate together instead of dividing just cause someone has different preference
@user-dg6pf7xi1z4 жыл бұрын
Edm “Djs” that plan their sets and sync all the way are a different story to be spoken of but besides that you can’t blame the new age and many of the big old school names for wanting to take on a more openly creative route.
@borisblade5644 жыл бұрын
watch the master and learn...Absolute legend literally a master at work...watch and learn kids
@wh9065 жыл бұрын
I remember my mate getting the DVD of this years ago. Epic set
@evian66735 жыл бұрын
When I was 15, Technics 1210's were the holy grail, I couldn't afford them at the time, but anytime I played at a nightclub I was so excited to be using them! Even though I have a digital setup, I love the feel of vinyl. Awesome from Jeff as per usual.
@anthonygato4077 ай бұрын
bruh.... u were playing gigs at night clubs when 15 years old? nice.
@redwoodferrari5 жыл бұрын
best techno DJ period
@unknwnsctr87725 жыл бұрын
JEFF MILLS SURGEON TIM BAKER AND OTHER BLACK ARTISTS UNAMED
@briandemodulated5 жыл бұрын
As incredible as this excerpt is, if you're interested in the art of DJing buy this DVD. You can switch between camera angles to really see his fingerwork.
@Drinkyoghurt10 ай бұрын
Where can you get this DVD? I can't find it anywhere, not even a mention of it except this youtube video
@kostaszhukov52208 ай бұрын
@@DrinkyoghurtDVD is called The Exhibitionist
@zalog80365 жыл бұрын
Lost talent, that most new djs wont experience... The simplicity of simple beat matching and clean mixing getting lost in the zone👍
@IvanPolyansky5 жыл бұрын
lots of music coming out these days. it's physically impossible to play everything on vinyl because it's impossible to release everything on this medium.
@324465 жыл бұрын
vzpolanski and yet somehow we used to manage back in the day.
@NextSound1705 жыл бұрын
@@32446 They increase the pressing costs and close down a lot of pressing houses but with Technics coming back vinyl buying is at the fore
@SpencerLemay5 жыл бұрын
@@IvanPolyansky Don't need vinyl to do the same thing digitally, it's just when you are doing it digitally it is very easy to fall into the trap of letting the computer handle it for you.
@eyespy30015 жыл бұрын
Spencer Lemay The problem with most of the digital DJs, even the ones using turntables to play their digital tracks, is the fact that they mix with their eyes rather than their ears. You see countless DJs staring at the waveforms on their computer screens, lining up beats rather than listening to the music. That creates such a disconnect from everything. Not only are you not listening to the music, to the crowd it just looks like you’re checking your email. Every up and comer I talk to that wants to get into DJing, but with a digital setup, that asks me for advice, I tell them “get a really long USB chord and keep the laptop behind you and treat it like it’s a box of records that you only check when you want to change tracks.” They always tell me it makes a world of difference.
@DJdoublevision5 жыл бұрын
perfect to watch his energy ...and show his love for it
@class77DJ5 жыл бұрын
This is the definition of DJing. Purest form.
@steventotsrusselldj.4 жыл бұрын
I love the imperfection of the records beat flap as they run out, but I love it more when they’re dragged back in sync manually ! Can’t beat hands on live mixing it’s a lost art these days, especially now technology has taken over and made bad djs look good.
@drifter4027 ай бұрын
It's not even close to a lost art go outside
@steventotsrusselldj.7 ай бұрын
@@drifter402 a Dj on three twelve tens and mixer these days ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Heads up. It’s 2024 🤭
@drifter4027 ай бұрын
@@steventotsrusselldj. Yes. Many DJs still play on Vinyl
@DavidGC5 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this video I learn something new. Vinil rules
@tizzukka5 жыл бұрын
Wow, I hope I ever get to see him live!
@Quim1415 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@dasgichtel4 жыл бұрын
i love mixing on 3 decks but its very hard work to handle all the beats! mills and cox are wizards on it ❤❤❤
@gustavobrito510926 күн бұрын
Holly shiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt dude… this guy is a fkng alien…. Pure passion in the decks… ❤❤❤🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@cesaralfaro56525 жыл бұрын
At 6:49 he just admiring his work. 😂
@persono.5 жыл бұрын
lol
@donnos51084 жыл бұрын
He really does
@You.Me.Dancing4 жыл бұрын
That feeling when it all just sits in place.... oooosshhh
@saturn1returns5 жыл бұрын
He's that good he beat matches the slipmats when there is not even a record on the deck. This man is unearthly. 😂
@21stCenturyDub5 жыл бұрын
This is true skill. Not using algorithms or CDJs. Just pure tactile mastery. They didn't call him The Wizard for nothing.
@specialized4154 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant 🤯 the track selection and ridiculous mixing skills this guy has is second to none ✌🏻
@emedjtekno5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for coming to Spain in free concert for spanish people 2016 4.000 people in 5 hours session
@transcendentalnomad4 жыл бұрын
Octave one make me huge smile ) love that tune for years
@YellawayHD5 жыл бұрын
It’s almost like he’s made his own instrument, his fingerwork is insane
@steec6713 Жыл бұрын
That's what she said!
@DjReka874 жыл бұрын
One of the realest and coolest. Jeff Mills 💣
@aneuma4 жыл бұрын
The way he recovered on 6.13... don't wet your pants folks!
@DJXTYDUS5 жыл бұрын
i had this video and the dj sets has 45 min of pure mix on 3 turntables, but the beats are really crazy 🤘🏻
@lauramanuelavelezrodriguez33335 жыл бұрын
DJ X-Tydus
@ModulerDrone5 жыл бұрын
When passion meat determination, magic is ensured
@tresporros5 жыл бұрын
real DJing, unforgettable master from Detroit
@dmkellett4 жыл бұрын
yeah. saw him a few times in the 90's in the UK . what a guy
@naturligfunktion423210 ай бұрын
You should watch this guy live. Next level. He also play the 909 straight out. Pretty gnarly stuff.
@sigueasi15 жыл бұрын
Take me to your leader
@djgiovanninsane4 жыл бұрын
If you don't remember when he was "The Wizard" back in the day on WJLB, then you don't know Jeff Mills, the record thrower!
@Yanni2235 жыл бұрын
In the background a lonely cdj is trying to get our attention.... No chance here
@catfriendly50075 жыл бұрын
ur sooooo damn right....we wanna see what a REAL dj does ;)
@take5transfat5 жыл бұрын
... u do know jeff only uses cdjs now right?
@Meee8535 жыл бұрын
@@take5transfat lol
@matthewthechalk5 жыл бұрын
How is a product that makes a DJ's life infinitely better so bad?
@sandro10174 жыл бұрын
I remember Jeff used cdjs in 1999-2001 and in thougt what the hell is he doing... knobody knew that you can dj with cds back than... he does it because he can not because he can nothing Else. 🤗👍🏼
@fabriclondon90575 жыл бұрын
We haven't seen Jeff and Laurent Garnier playing b2b in years
@djjimbob3035 жыл бұрын
fabric london John Peel on the intro.... And tonight we have Jeff Mills....
@plp8399 Жыл бұрын
One of the best i ve seen in my life
@catfriendly50075 жыл бұрын
these are for me REAL dj`s and they have my respect
@funkymunky5 жыл бұрын
Art in motion. And sound. The cure for depression?
@jevvf32465 жыл бұрын
I really need more than 2 decks -_- Dude's a legend
@chikenlittleo1xxx5905 жыл бұрын
Some people are born to do something ! This guy found it !
@manicnoize5 жыл бұрын
I mean this guy only plays techno that I really enjoy. It’s really just classic techno sounds. There is no tech house or prog house tech stuff that muddies the set. He is One of the truest to the TECHNO sound and approach.
@MorganPlay5 жыл бұрын
7:41 Oscar Mulero - CV Is Dead What a tune !!!
@user-oc6rn8pr6x5 жыл бұрын
And now CV is more alive than ever lol
@indyvinylz5 жыл бұрын
And mixed out of miss Paula temple, with her bomb track :)
@cellebln5 жыл бұрын
@@indyvinylz listened to the track hundred´s of times.... just mindblowing.
@HAJIMEDJ4 жыл бұрын
Always wondered what that track was, cheers mate :)
@rodneydowd47394 ай бұрын
I would kill to go to see him and have him play hours and hours of this style
@roxcbrown88215 жыл бұрын
A real artist
@dominicvenditozzi93864 жыл бұрын
Jeff mills living legend I’m on my dad’s account but my dad loves him, subclub with this mix????!!!
@Stray_side5 жыл бұрын
No there's no doubt Jeff Mills has had such mad skills for an eternity.
@sjvcarp5 жыл бұрын
Saw him at lost in 97 fookin mentalist.
@matthalsey91285 жыл бұрын
I know that too well
@dxtrs_mnpltr5 жыл бұрын
Never ever gets old 🖤🖤🖤
@alvaroparra2292 Жыл бұрын
The gold standard. Jeff Mills por vida
@Wo0d5y715 жыл бұрын
Love how I get a dettol ad before this. Jeff does NOT come into contact with dirty records