Making love at the war of the DJs
If you didn't happen to make it for this show you really missed something. After all, MTV VJs Nikhil Chinnapa and Nafisa Joseph were there to host the hooplah. Nikhil even forsaked the premiere of his latest film "Snip" to be with the Bangalore crowd. It's interesting to note that every time he gets the opportunity to be in Bangalore he jumps at it because it's just great to be in the Garden City. The energy level of the crowd is always something to be admired and this night was no exception. People were craning their bodies to be in the front of the crowd and it was nice to see many lovely ladies shedding their inhibitions and dancing the night away.
Okay, so there were DJs competing for the opportunity to get famous and step out of the shadow of the regular Bangalore DJs like Anup, Assad, Bipin and Vachan. Bangalore's most famous DJ Ivan was there to judge who would be top cat. The DJs did not disappoint. They played some thumping tracks and one got the opportunity to check out their mixing skills with the help of an overhead screen. They were full of tricks and sent the crowd into raptures with some soul stirring melodies. It was a war all right but most of the people were making love in true Bangalore spirit. In the end DJ Sean was judged the winner for his groovy style and Afro-trance mixes. All the DJs impressed with their innovativeness and willingness to take their cues from the audience. After all, in today's interactive world it's important for DJs to improvise their act and spark an almost telepathic relationship with the audience where they give them what they want without them having to come up to the booth and ask for a particular song. It must come naturally. In the words of a great musician, "Soundbeams, soundbeams produce a sympathetic vibration…" The War of the DJs was a futuristic step in the right direction.
