Case Study of a DJ: James Brown
By Alvin Wilson
Funky Drummer: There is a section where James Brown, the drummer and the sax come together in a beautiful and interesting manner. This portion of the song is from 3:38-3:56. It has that infectious riff. This portion when looped to create a chorus would surely get the crowd going incessantly. The beginning of the track which had the drummer hitting the rims (rim shot) with the electric guitar intro and the organ joining in later would make for a great intro to any song. This was at 0.07-0.43 of the song with the organ making a grand entrance at 0.44 of the song. As a DJ, I would loop the drum solo at 5:31-5:38 and use it as a break.
Funky President: James Browns yell can be repeated and can even be used as a drop to keep the crowd going in other songs. In 1:23-1:29 the introduction of the horns brought a freshness to the song and would surely catch the attention of the listener or the audience. I would use the drums from the beginning …show more content…
In this song, he engages the crowd/audience/listeners which creates an interactive atmosphere. This is a valuable tool for a DJ to get the people dancing, but yet so alert and attentive. There’s never going to be a dull moment with this song playing.
Blue and Pants: This is one of my favorite songs with a groovy and R&B feel. I would use this as a DJ when it’s time to tone down the tempo a little bit at a party. This is another song that has been sampled a lot. Horace Brown used this sample in his song “Things We Do For Love” which was a hit at that time. It was and is still one of my favorites of all time. 8:45-9:35 was not surprising when James kept asking the band to do it one more time. I would use that break to take out the dull moments in a song. That riff would be useful in dismissing any kind of boredom that comes with a song being
By Alvin Wilson
Funky Drummer: There is a section where James Brown, the drummer and the sax come together in a beautiful and interesting manner. This portion of the song is from 3:38-3:56. It has that infectious riff. This portion when looped to create a chorus would surely get the crowd going incessantly. The beginning of the track which had the drummer hitting the rims (rim shot) with the electric guitar intro and the organ joining in later would make for a great intro to any song. This was at 0.07-0.43 of the song with the organ making a grand entrance at 0.44 of the song. As a DJ, I would loop the drum solo at 5:31-5:38 and use it as a break.
Funky President: James Browns yell can be repeated and can even be used as a drop to keep the crowd going in other songs. In 1:23-1:29 the introduction of the horns brought a freshness to the song and would surely catch the attention of the listener or the audience. I would use the drums from the beginning …show more content…
In this song, he engages the crowd/audience/listeners which creates an interactive atmosphere. This is a valuable tool for a DJ to get the people dancing, but yet so alert and attentive. There’s never going to be a dull moment with this song playing.
Blue and Pants: This is one of my favorite songs with a groovy and R&B feel. I would use this as a DJ when it’s time to tone down the tempo a little bit at a party. This is another song that has been sampled a lot. Horace Brown used this sample in his song “Things We Do For Love” which was a hit at that time. It was and is still one of my favorites of all time. 8:45-9:35 was not surprising when James kept asking the band to do it one more time. I would use that break to take out the dull moments in a song. That riff would be useful in dismissing any kind of boredom that comes with a song being