Very cool idea. People love seeing different / outside the box! Nice article guys.

HAHAHAHAHA

Good laugh indeed!

This scene is getting more interesting and killa by the day!

Loving it!

Nice one Ean!

Sarasin

Absolutely ridiculous. Just play the song and get on with it…

nice, the wii ego pusher :)

[quote comment=""]Absolutely ridiculous. Just play the song and get on with it…[/quote]

haha! too right!

more stuff on wiij http://www.djwiij.com/backup/news.php

I really like that wiimote has to be quite a pain to map =s
Stop makking laugh from the french haha

what’s the problem with buttons and knobs?
Do we have to look like stupid dancers?

Circe du soleil called… they want their monkey back!

LAX called… They want to give him a job.

This is BS.

Yeah…..I agree because it can’t be THAT accurate.

Sure…he probably has Quantize activated but i dunno. I would not feel comfortable waving ‘gear’ around.

Cool for him tho….the crowd looked happy!

[quote comment=""]Yeah…..I agree because it can’t be THAT accurate.

Sure…he probably has Quantize activated but i dunno. I would not feel comfortable waving ‘gear’ around.

Cool for him tho….the crowd looked happy![/quote]

thats crazzyyyyy please more of stuff like this!
djing has to be more show instead of just playing in my opinion!

How annoying…. Must be good pills over there.

I thought you needed to point a wii-mote to something to receive the signal?

I’ve actually seen this on deadact…not believing it’s fake but if someone can give me some insight as to how he actually does this, that’d be great!

[quote comment=""]I thought you needed to point a wii-mote to something to receive the signal?

I’ve actually seen this on deadact…not believing it’s fake but if someone can give me some insight as to how he actually does this, that’d be great![/quote]

You can use the Wiimote without pointing it to the Infrared-Bar… It’s got gyroscopes (accelerometer) in it which you can use – but if you want to use it as a mouse for example, then you would need the infrared bar (actually two candles do the job pretty good ;)

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Glovepie and OSCulator.

This is not new, only JMJ is the new “gadget” in the setup.

xD

I’m wanting two bluetooth pompons for “Chearleader Dj Hero” feat JMJ.

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I admit this is pretty cool. Anytime anyone takes something used for something else and re-engineers it to Dj is quite amazing, but I personally don’t think this sounds very good.

Plus the practicality of it is limited to only house and techno tracks. I would have a hard time trying to do this with Hip-Hop, or mainstream music.

But I give him his props anyway, and the crowd seems to be enjoying it, I couldn’t do it though…

I also see a P5 Glove at 2:50 along with the Roland’s D Beam.

[quote comment="19540"]…but if someone can give me some insight as to how he actually does this, that’d be great![/quote]

GlovePIE, more than likely. It supports the Wiimote and the P5 Glove, along with lots of other inputs. That’ll turn “mad waving of the arms” into MIDI, and from there something like Hubi’s Loopback Device to route the MIDI back to an app.

Bome’s MIDI Translator or even GlovePIE itself will allow scripting and variables to give the “mad waving” a little more structure and conditional control over parameters.

He plays good techno at least!

The man has stage presence, and that’s never a bad thing. They see him interacting with the sounds directly and they are feeding off of it, and then that kick comes in and it’s mayhem.

Would this work in a dark club? Probably not, but it’s perfect for that setting.

[quote comment="19544"]I also see a P5 Glove at 2:50 along with the Roland’s D Beam.[/quote]

Actually! he’s using his webcam with a modified laser pointer!

Which is pretty nifty.

Fucking ridiculous…I`m sorry :)

am i the only one who thinks this is great?

I’m saw a lot of bad replys about the presentation, but to be true this is just jealous arguments.

Im esence the most important thing is to please the public ! if the crowd is dancing, if the promoter is hapy if the bar sold out, you make the gig , you wort your maoney. Monkey DJ or Paper Wheight DJ this don´t mather, if know you public, and make they happy.

To me Gustavo was perfect, know exactly whats was doing, even if that means take advantage of the adctives in the crowd mind. congratulations,

By the in 6:50 min you can here Brazilian people talking about someting in october, make sme wonder if are this a Brazilian movie? or even Brazilian folt that goes to Urugay enjoy this party (very usual to clubbers of south)

Let see the controversia ahead

Sorry about the horrible English above ! “Mea culpa”

[quote comment="19550"]am i the only one who thinks this is great?[/quote]

Personally, I am not into waving wi-motes around a club but its clearly working for this guy. Walking into the crowd with a guitar hero was as far as I would take “toys” but it was still a lot of fun and fairly challenging to pull off.

Sure, the video does comes off as a little cheesy. Doesn’t everything at a day party filled with ecstasy though? Then again, transfer any night time club activity into the daylight and you have created instant cheese.

That’s nightlife for you though, a little cheesy but super fun to watch when your slightly toasted. So in that context this performance worked well- the crowd ate it up and he probably got booked again.

On one hand, I was poking fun just a little bit with this article but on the other hand its a good example of how something easy can really wow a crowd. So go out, take that knowledge, and do something on your own that works better.

I just don’t get it, I guess some folks can get people to dancing to anything, and thats just to much work, I feel sorry if he catches a cramp while doing that. Oh well to each its own.

For a very short while I used the P5 glove in a few live sets around 5 years ago. But I stopped, since it’s by far not accurate enough and you end up looking like a complete tool.
The wiimote is more accurate, but you still look like an idiot. And so does this guy.

[quote comment="19558"]The wiimote is more accurate, but you still look like an idiot. And so does this guy.[/quote]

OK, instead of saying “that looked crap”, how about taking the idea and doing something actually good with it. How can you turn that into a real crowd pleaser? Can you add in a projection system to illustrate your controller moves? Take the MIDI events you’re generating and display them as lighting changes, so people can see you’re not just checking Email.

It’s not that he’s using a Wiimote to DJ with, it’s that he’s trying something new. And all you people can say is “well he looked a bit of a twat”. Sure, but at least he’s doing something. What did you innovate today?

I think this place is Santa Catarina – Brazil!!!! Many raves and parties have the same structure… and someone speaks in portuguese as well!!

this gives new meaning to the “hands in the air” dj moment.

now they can create them all the time whenever they want..! :P

cool idea though, i’d just work it differently. he lets the energy go i feel like.

[quote comment=""]
That’s nightlife for you though, a little cheesy but super fun to watch when your slightly toasted.[/quote]
that’s what i mean :D

[quote comment=""][quote comment=""]
That’s nightlife for you though, a little cheesy but super fun to watch when your slightly toasted.[/quote]
that’s what i mean :D[/quote]
[quote comment="19555"][quote comment="19550"]am i the only one who thinks this is great?[/quote]

sorry Ean but your guitar hero moment was probably more cheesy!

Personally, I am not into waving wi-motes around a club but its clearly working for this guy. Walking into the crowd with a guitar hero was as far as I would take “toys” but it was still a lot of fun and fairly challenging to pull off.

Sure, the video does comes off as a little cheesy. Doesn’t everything at a day party filled with ecstasy though? Then again, transfer any night time club activity into the daylight and you have created instant cheese.

That’s nightlife for you though, a little cheesy but super fun to watch when your slightly toasted. So in that context this performance worked well- the crowd ate it up and he probably got booked again.

On one hand, I was poking fun just a little bit with this article but on the other hand its a good example of how something easy can really wow a crowd. So go out, take that knowledge, and do something on your own that works better.[/quote]

What remix of Depeche’s “Enjoy The Silence” is playing at the close of the video? I kinda dig it.anyone? I’m too lazy to sift through Discogs and seeing 100+ versions of the release.

Think I found it:
Matt Samuels ft. For The Masses – Enjoy The Silence
[Workidz Remix]
Label: Toolroom Records
Date: 19.11.08

Matt Samuels ft. For The Masses – Enjoy The Silence
on Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Matt-Samuels-Feat-For-The-Masses-Enjoy-The-Silence/release/1508063

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Innovation? hahahahaha…

take a look at this OLD links and put the pieces altogether, thanks.
http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/10/08/modular-sound-by-touch-usine/

Please the next time that you could think about your “futuristic” opinion or “free hating”, kick your own ass.
This is new because is JMJ or “mainstream event”, VJ are using wiimotes a long time ago.
http://www.osculator.net/wp/

This is crazy like see “corps advicers” trying to sell me a Lemur for 2000$ when I could do it myself for 100$ and without “vinyl feel”.

Check the dates and start lazy.

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Hi Dj Tech Tools people, Hi Ean, i`ve been reading your site since the beginning i must say your job is amazing, all the techniques and reviews posted here are always usefull and fun to read.

As Uruguayian I know Gustavo for a long time, and i`ve seen his career grow, he`s been musician before dj, composed many many tracks, produced music for other people, and now he`s having a very sucessfull moment with the “Alternative Controllers” show.

I think people here tend to critizise based on personal taste on music, i dont agree many times with the music Gustavo plays, but i must admit that he`s an amazing producer, and of course he is innovating here, like it or not. BTW what is the difference of playing “born slippy nuxx” as gustavo does or “We will Rock You” as ean does, i dont play neither, and i dont say that ean job is this or that, just respect his work and the fact that he is sharing his knowledge as gustavo does too, just google him and find many you tube links with ableton “amazing” tutorials and articles for well known electronic musician web sites.

As an example, he have created the “bend -/+” button for ableton in the past, thing they added later in ableton releases, And he`s is currently working “with” Ableton and “for” Native Instruments, much more as many of us have achived too.

To BennyBlanco: The Depeche Mode Remix is Gustavo`s own unpublished remix, you can chek it on his My Space: http://www.myspace.com/gustavobravetti

Of course you could say “this guy is gustavo`s friend or he`s proud of this guy`s work because is from his counry” both things are True BUT if this video were about some international known artist as hawtin, zabiela, just to put some examples, i think some people here wouldnt being so rude.

Sorry for so long comment and english mistakes and thanks for the space to dj tech tools.

I found more videos from bravetti:

http://www.youtube.com/djbravetti

[quote comment="19573"]
I think people here tend to critizise based on personal taste on music, i dont agree many times with the music Gustavo plays, but i must admit that he`s an amazing producer, and of course he is innovating here, like it or not. just respect his work and the fact that he is sharing his knowledge as gustavo does too.
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Thanks for that comment Edu and the additional background on your friend. Your spot on with the comment, but I want to point out that generally speaking this site does a very good job at focusing on the techniques of a performance and not nitpicking each others musical style. If you spend any time in the forum, you will find a really wide range of dj styles getting along perfectly well that would never interact otherwise. Everything from Industrial, hip hop, trance and beyond.

[quote comment="19572"]…
Innovation? hahahahaha…

Please the next time that you could think about your “futuristic” opinion or “free hating”, kick your own ass.
This is new because is JMJ or “mainstream event”,

Check the dates and start lazy.

[/quote]

I am sorry but I am not sure who or what your criticizing here. Me, Dj TechTools? Sure wi-motes in a club are not new and this video is certainly not new either, but I felt the performance might inspire others to do something similar. That is why we publish articles, not only in talking about cutting edge developments but to explore good ideas and inspire each other to do better.

Cheers

[quote comment="19567"]
Sorry Ean but your guitar hero moment was probably more cheesy!
[/quote]
Great hating while being anonymous man!

But if you want to keep the hating alive, be sure to stay clear ferom the DJTechtools website in the future okay? ;)

I hear Ean’s comment of not being a fan doing a routine like this in a regular club, though on a stage like this, Gustavo gets away with it, and the crowd seems to love it.

To remind most people of a DJs main purpose, entertaining the crowd!

If the crowd has a blast with these routines, give it to them!

When i said: “I think people HERE tend to critizise based on personal taste on music” i was meaning THIS TOPIC, sorry for confuse you.

Ean your great man but JMJ isnt innovative… Controlling beat repeat and filter parameters through a new medium qualifies as innovative now in days? I think not, especially when it sounds like some drunk random who wont lay off the roll on the djm800… He traded Quality of music to wave his hands in the air.. Its not like he cant produce. What would you rather see someone do live? Something sick like Ean and use breakdowns to juggle loops and create unique handmade mashs etc or some whacky JMJ waving his arms creating the dreaded and cliche stagnant fx over drone that won’t die and is being performed poorly.

Who trades content for cheese?

[quote comment="19550"]am i the only one who thinks this is great?[/quote]

Nope, I’m with you. I think that’s a pretty unique and amazing act. Seriously if you were at that festival watching him perform this act, you’d love it. Mostly for the crowd interaction and ingenuity factor. And the build ups are fantastic.

I’ve been to a fair few festivals in OZ and never seen anyone do anything like this. I’d pay to see it live for sure.

the man on this video is not jean michel jarre, is gustavo bravetti you can see it when the video starts an at 1:29 min on the screens behind him.

jean michel is born 1948, you should give him a special about him.
he is something like the godfather of controllerism :)

This guy is Gustavo Bravetti: http://vimeo.com/user1390936

How do you confuse him for Jean Michel Jarre?????

-KLH

[quote comment=""]This guy is Gustavo Bravetti: http://vimeo.com/user1390936

How do you confuse him for Jean Michel Jarre?????

-KLH[/quote]

read the whole article…it says it was for a laugh and explains that the person in the video is Gustavo Bravetti

back on topic i personally njoy this i think this is great, its not so much innovation as djing with a wiimote is been out there since the wii came out, but its different its fresh, some people dont like the gimmick cool, some people do , i think the more fresh u can keep ur act the better

[quote comment="19582"]the man on this video is not jean michel jarre, is gustavo bravetti
jean michel is born 1948, you should give him a special about him.
he is something like the godfather of controllerism :)[/quote]

Ok, even though people clearly have stopped reading the articles :) I must agree, the REAL JMJ is the god father of this type of performance controllerism and it would be cool to do an article about him.

What is the Drum Controller he used around 6:00 ?

I found the performance quite interesting and the crowd liked it so everything is fine.
People like him push DJing to another level and I wonder why people here are so upset about him looking dumb.
I’m rather sick of the German DJ-scene insisting on either spinning vinyl or using a DVS.

I only now read the credits of the movie, the place is really in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina just 150 Km from my home at the Dreams Beach Club, and here is some pics of the party http://www.hleranafesta.com.br/casas_noturnas/dreams_beach_club/
check the Tribal tech link in the page 23 you will see the Gustavo’s pictures.

Great tha a party near home get so much controversia around the world

[quote comment=""] the place is really in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina just 150 Km from my home at the Dreams Beach Club[/quote]

I have been djing all around the state of Santa Catarina since 2004 e agora eu tenho saudade! Its a lovely, lovely place with some great surf breaks. Highly recommended and hopefully I will be back there sometime soon! I think we have quite a few Brazilians here at dj techtools as its quite the international spot.

I wasn’t commenting on the music he was playing just the fact he looks stupid in my opinion.

Innovation is cool but there is a great difference between a dude waving his hands in time with the track that he knows and a dude who really can use technology to create amazing music live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_NbEWsqkMI

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lbAZOCR3qw

Now THAT takes skills

Rant over

But then again.. whatever makes em happy – some people are just easily amazed (unfortunately?)

And a feature on JMJ would be awesome – was listening to him on tapes at age 8 or somthing

First and second track plz :D

[quote comment=""]Ok, even though people clearly have stopped reading the articles :) I must agree, the REAL JMJ is the god father of this type of performance controllerism and it would be cool to do an article about him.[/quote]

As a tribute, you could start by giving him is real name in title and tags.
Michelle was the girl in the beatles’ song, chances are that Jean-Michel is a boy.
cf http://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/

Do you know that Bravetti is the creator/programmer of PushAndPull the first PitchBend for Ableton when Live acutally doesn’t use to have one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCPGC_B4y0Q&feature=player_profilepage

Also he made great video tutorials for Ableton, take a look and learn something: http://vimeo.com/6558463

This guy know what he is doing

[quote comment=""]Do you know that Bravetti is the creator/programmer of PushAndPull the first PitchBend for Ableton when Live acutally doesn’t use to have one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCPGC_B4y0Q&feature=player_profilepage

Also he made great video tutorials for Ableton, take a look and learn something: http://vimeo.com/6558463

This guy know what he is doing[/quote]

Ean Golden ,
first thank you so much for your videos and all your inspiring work .
After seeing all this comments on this article i wanted to leave a positive comment,
it’s sad to see that a lot of people just don’t get it,it’s not about the we controllers so much,it’s the concept of what can be done .
I found Bravetti a few months back and became a fan,i think he puts a tremendous show .
If it’s not your stile and you don’t get it,don’t comment please ,this is for people who want to take some positive ideas .
I wish the comments were all in a positive and inspiring way so we can all learn .

haha yes, I was mostly mesmerized by how young a 61 yo could look (perhaps he had more tricks up his sleeve than a wiimote and mod-glove) and then I read the video title. but agreed, wiimote = gimmick