The Art Of DJing: Jeff Mills - Mixing with three turntables (from The Exhibitionist DVD)

[@joelmcwilliams]

Best Boiler Room crowd ever

[@saturn1returns]

No idiots there!

[@djseraflow5580]

XD

[@eighteenfiftynine]

It really is!

[@uk9530]

Need no crowd

[@DjSETTES]

👌👌👌

[@xBITCHESxHATExMEx]

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...

[@clustercrash2995]

@Mr Story the comment is. i mean, us

[@1993alik]

is there a video of that radio recordings ?

[@ivanbarajas3885]

this is a clip from his film "exhibitionists" that came out in 2007. its not him now in 2019

[@martinthemillwright]

comments like this are like a people's history. absolute gold

[@StopDropandLOL]

Ivan Barajas The clip this is taken from is the original Exhibitionist DVD from 2004.

[@harrymann8285]

Jeff is the autosync in your CDJ’s

[@intergalactictravelcompany8857]

😂😂

[@ralphlauren6968]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@TheIsajewel]

hahahahahaha dead

[@jodiescott01]

Yeah if your CDJ's are broken.

[@tisslair49]

J aime ce son cela me rappelle mes 20 ans

[@andrespuerto9121]

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.

[@creatingawareness1947]

Dont forget about jammin tr-909 on the side he usually carries with him. 🤘🏼

[@searchfortech8042]

I think even longer

[@w1gg5]

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.

[@milanlorenc2726]

Mark Rixon ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bepone1904]

sorry, better than 100% of the DJs ! mills 1. and then nobody...

[@w1gg5]

@@bepone1904 can't say fairer than that.

[@jack28aug]

True but when I saw him it was a bit of a dickfest, girls don't dig him. lol.

[@mattjones4765]

Agreed!!!

[@krenmil]

These are the most satisfying 14 mins of my day.

[@jaylanga100]

Karen Guzman I agree, I have seen Jeff many times, it’s always fascinating to see his hands work.

[@krenmil]

Haters gonna hate

[@garethevans566]

Have seen him he shit he gets play 3 decks he can't Carl Cox is man

[@chaseteter]

gareth Evans wait what

[@TheBASS2DARK187]

Chase T ignore him, poor chap has downs

[@seanvaz2391]

Masterclass - the first three minutes in the video and it’s evident you are watching something really special

[@KuriK_photography]

@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

[@MultiMam12345]

So after 20 years of experience you are still here. On youtube, Commenting how great you are.

[@KuriK_photography]

@Ming man i've been DJing for 25 years so think before you type. besides your reply adds 0 weight to your argument.

[@KuriK_photography]

@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.

[@seanvaz2391]

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.

[@mashupski]

Absolute legend. Thanks for being alive in my era Mr Mills.

[@matienazemy1382]

Mixing is just more than making transitions. Thank you Jeff Mills for showing the true art of mixing!

[@ladi6190]

Man, Jeff mills makes this look like a child's play. That's what decades of djing looks like! Keep rocking

[@SpencerLemay]

Looks like what he is doing is very complicated and requires memorizing all his records.

[@YellawayHD]

Spencer Lemay and he makes it look easy!

[@ssc00p]

@@SpencerLemay I thought even a decent dj should´ve his/her records memorized?

[@SpencerLemay]

@@ssc00p Is being a decent dj child's play?

[@ssc00p]

@@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....

[@joshuaclark1930]

"knowing your records"

[@roypettigrew6453]

Definitely!

[@class77DJ]

He ate his records

[@NextSound170]

The way he brings in the melody and then the industrial, then the melody its a symphony of sound. Soul and technical detail.

[@fuhrernithin2724]

I keep coming back to this video again and again, Primarily to see the dexterity of his finger movements....

[@michaelsummerell8618]

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.

[@zodiac909]

His hands move so majestically...most of these so called "DJ's" today can't hold a candle to this man..

[@drifter402]

Most of yesterday's so called Djs couldn't

[@IEdjumacate]

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…

[@Confidentialcomputing]

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.

[@greglucas7735]

Everything you could ever want to know about mixing could be learned by watching this video, I feel

[@saturn1returns]

Perfectly described.

[@Stereo_type1982]

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.

[@acidtears]

@@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_type1982]

@@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.

[@michaelmorozov3446]

Damn, sometimes it look like the video is playing at 2x speed, but in reality jeff is just moving at 2x speed

[@nickalexander323]

As a musician, I never really cared for DJ’s because of the lack of instrumentation or communication between musicians to make something totally original, but let me tell you… THIS MAN IS TALENTED! My first time ever watching a DJ, and yeah… I don’t think anyone nowadays can top this precision. The way he’s correcting/adjusting so slightly with his fingers while doing EVERYTHING else manually with vinyl, with that equipment and no laptop with no time for a selfie is pure art and craftsmanship from a MASTERmind. I’m shook. Why didn’t anyone tell me about this captain insano!?

[@GrahamGibbins]

Watch Car Cox 3 deck mixing in Den Haag. Its on KZbin. Arguably better than this.

[@SalmoneTattico]

DJRum is also on pair with Mills

[@andrzejzielinski8002]

My mans jeff is really an alien

[@DocHalliday]

This was beautiful to watch, and shows why I love mixing on turntables - they keep you busy 👍🏾👍🏾

[@theosnoddy4202]

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

[@DennisKaneSound]

Always a pleasure seeing this man work his magic. Apollo is proud.

[@brunohebert1351]

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.

[@Alyssa2211]

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!

[@DasGigPig]

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.

[@andrewlandry2447]

All I can say is WOW. I just witnessed something special. What a talent.

[@peter3deckwizard]

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.

[@HooksieMusic]

When you see him step back, and smile listening to the mix is magical!

[@jonathansantiago8093]

Today's digital DJs will never drop the tunes like this! Amen Jeff Mills!!

[@chaseteter]

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.

[@sivisvitamparamortem]

Saw him play an all vinyl + 909 set in 2002. An incredible experience

[@Yatagarasu93]

I could watch it for hours. It's hypnotic

[@lauramanuelavelezrodriguez3333]

Vinyl + Tr 909 + Jeff Mills = Art at its best

[@ndeep2092]

That beautiful Vestax! And I want to say he is always my heroe!

[@bensearle7536]

Big smile from the moment he started until the moment he finished 😀

[@paoloventurin2472]

Pure skill. I m only able to play with 1 turntable

[@denissabljak8632]

Hahaha

[@joy1979]

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

[@speciesunknown8279]

I miss having that third turntable going... Keeps you razor sharp!!!

[@capon-music]

I love how his gestures are precise

[@Lsdfriendly]

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

[@t.o.o.smooth5870]

This took me back to the days I started falling in love with DJ culture and house music! 😍😍😍

[@mapuppa]

Had the pleasure of witnessing the great man at PURE @ the venue Edinburgh, think it was 95?,96? LEGEND.

[@kevinbowie2054]

mapuppa was a great wee club....saw Dave Clarke there in 99 I think it was..... amazing

[@mapuppa]

Kevin Bowie , was there that night as well, hawtin and DJ rush were great nights as well. As we’re all

[@stuartharper7455]

mapuppa amazing club !

[@paulpauljhood]

Pure is where I learned about techno, thanks to Twitch & Brainstorm.

[@MrElixir75]

I was there too mate , he was fantastic 😁 👍

[@Hightree3424]

Beautiful..even the way he lays down the vinyls is intriguing

[@BigJonkulous]

He practically throws them onto the platter!

[@kelsangkelsang]

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.

[@garrapato]

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.

[@zpurpz]

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.

[@garrapato]

@@zpurpz I'm not sure those offsets are really intentional, but it does not bother me anyway

[@bazedjunkiii_tv]

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

[@Quim1441]

The Wizard. An authentic alien with the turntables.

[@cpkay33]

15 years gone by fast af. Watching this was a huge inspiration

[@pimuce]

Exellent one of the best Dj of the world since more than 25 years

[@matthalsey9128]

Top class this guy had me partying hard a true legend glad I got the chance

[@mapuppa]

Saw Mr Mills at PURE at the venue in the nineties, anyone that was there will agree it was absolute class

[@benthedog11]

Best club in the world !

[@moccotovibe9093]

A like it. A lot of Brazilian jingles plus master at work produce this vibe.

[@user-dg6pf7xi1z]

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-dg6pf7xi1z]

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.

[@cudilleiro]

It's not about technology and skills. Every finger, movement, syncing by hand gives more character and expressiveness to the music you are playing. I remember in 90s when people turned to digital in music industry. After that they turned to analog cause sounds better, but now again to digital... Generic is cheaper and dead

[@kurtb5512]

Jeff is a pioneer

[@pammiegoo]

My focus is on what is being played! That's what works! JEFF in the mix ♡

[@borisblade564]

watch the master and learn...Absolute legend literally a master at work...watch and learn kids

[@wh906]

I remember my mate getting the DVD of this years ago. Epic set

[@evian6673]

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.

[@anthonygato407]

bruh.... u were playing gigs at night clubs when 15 years old? nice.

[@deejaynexus25]

El DJ con la mejor técnica en la historia del techno , nivel Dios! Gracias RA.

[@transcendentalnomad]

Octave one make me huge smile ) love that tune for years

[@dk14929]

6:55 in the back you can see the CDJs he uses when no one's watching 👀

[@dasgichtel]

i love mixing on 3 decks but its very hard work to handle all the beats! mills and cox are wizards on it ❤❤❤

[@21stCenturyDub]

This is true skill. Not using algorithms or CDJs. Just pure tactile mastery. They didn't call him The Wizard for nothing.

[@DJdoublevision]

perfect to watch his energy ...and show his love for it

[@cesaralfaro5652]

At 6:49 he just admiring his work. 😂

[@persono.]

lol

[@donnos5108]

He really does

[@You.Me.Dancing]

That feeling when it all just sits in place.... oooosshhh

[@steventotsrusselldj.]

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.

[@drifter402]

It's not even close to a lost art go outside

[@steventotsrusselldj.]

@@drifter402 a Dj on three twelve tens and mixer these days ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Heads up. It’s 2024 🤭

[@drifter402]

@@steventotsrusselldj. Yes. Many DJs still play on Vinyl

[@aneuma]

The way he recovered on 6.13... don't wet your pants folks!

[@specialized415]

Absolutely brilliant 🤯 the track selection and ridiculous mixing skills this guy has is second to none ✌🏻

[@dmkellett]

yeah. saw him a few times in the 90's in the UK . what a guy

[@zalog8036]

Lost talent, that most new djs wont experience... The simplicity of simple beat matching and clean mixing getting lost in the zone👍

[@IvanPolyansky]

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.

[@32446]

vzpolanski and yet somehow we used to manage back in the day.

[@NextSound170]

@@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

[@SpencerLemay]

@@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.

[@eyespy3001]

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.

[@tizzukka]

Wow, I hope I ever get to see him live!

[@Quim1441]

Me too.

[@class77DJ]

This is the definition of DJing. Purest form.

[@DavidGC]

Every time I watch this video I learn something new. Vinil rules

[@emedjtekno]

Thankyou for coming to Spain in free concert for spanish people 2016 4.000 people in 5 hours session

[@saturn1returns]

He's that good he beat matches the slipmats when there is not even a record on the deck. This man is unearthly. 😂

[@DjReka87]

One of the realest and coolest. Jeff Mills 💣

[@naturligfunktion4232]

You should watch this guy live. Next level. He also play the 909 straight out. Pretty gnarly stuff.

[@briandemodulated]

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.

[@Drinkyoghurt]

Where can you get this DVD? I can't find it anywhere, not even a mention of it except this youtube video

[@kostaszhukov5220]

​@@DrinkyoghurtDVD is called The Exhibitionist

[@djgiovanninsane]

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!

[@Yanni223]

In the background a lonely cdj is trying to get our attention.... No chance here

[@catfriendly5007]

ur sooooo damn right....we wanna see what a REAL dj does ;)

[@take5transfat]

... u do know jeff only uses cdjs now right?

[@Meee853]

@@take5transfat lol

[@matthewthechalk]

How is a product that makes a DJ's life infinitely better so bad?

[@sandro1017]

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. 🤗👍🏼

[@jevvf3246]

I really need more than 2 decks -_- Dude's a legend

[@tresporros]

real DJing, unforgettable master from Detroit

[@ModulerDrone]

When passion meat determination, magic is ensured

[@plp8399]

One of the best i ve seen in my life

[@chikenlittleo1xxx590]

Some people are born to do something ! This guy found it !

[@funkymunky]

Art in motion. And sound. The cure for depression?

[@catfriendly5007]

these are for me REAL dj`s and they have my respect

[@sigueasi1]

Take me to your leader

[@dominicvenditozzi9386]

Jeff mills living legend I’m on my dad’s account but my dad loves him, subclub with this mix????!!!

[@manicnoize]

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.

[@MorganPlay]

7:41 Oscar Mulero - CV Is Dead What a tune !!!

[@user-oc6rn8pr6x]

And now CV is more alive than ever lol

[@indyvinylz]

And mixed out of miss Paula temple, with her bomb track :)

[@cellebln]

@@indyvinylz listened to the track hundred´s of times.... just mindblowing.

[@HAJIMEDJ]

Always wondered what that track was, cheers mate :)

[@fabriclondon9057]

We haven't seen Jeff and Laurent Garnier playing b2b in years

[@djjimbob303]

fabric london John Peel on the intro.... And tonight we have Jeff Mills....

[@YellawayHD]

It’s almost like he’s made his own instrument, his fingerwork is insane

[@steec6713]

That's what she said!

[@DJXTYDUS]

i had this video and the dj sets has 45 min of pure mix on 3 turntables, but the beats are really crazy 🤘🏻

[@lauramanuelavelezrodriguez3333]

DJ X-Tydus

[@alvaroparra2292]

The gold standard. Jeff Mills por vida

[@Stray_side]

No there's no doubt Jeff Mills has had such mad skills for an eternity.

[@randyrodgers1265]

This is true to the legit mixing which no one of todays era knows about solid ass shit right here

[@rodneydowd4739]

I would kill to go to see him and have him play hours and hours of this style

[@Wo0d5y71]

Love how I get a dettol ad before this. Jeff does NOT come into contact with dirty records

[@MultiHemlock]

Aliens: "We heard a noise in space" Jeff: "Yes"

[@battlegroundbaseball6872]

OMG that was the absolute best !!! Wow!!

[@arunasgrigaliunas8676]

👍

[@sjvcarp]

Saw him at lost in 97 fookin mentalist.

[@matthalsey9128]

I know that too well