In essence I would say something akin to the transformation of technology from tools to instruments is a critical part of the rise of electronic music, and the era I'm trying to get at. The DJ surely plays a role in that, as does DJing. But my previous comment about the individual DJ's choice of thinking of themselves as a tool (to keep the party going) and an instrumentalist (scratch pickle) allows them to play both sides of the fence almost, unless they jump into the productio role (hey i can make music too) which has become a musicians role in this new paradigm.

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