Sound system (DJ)

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A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one, often playing and producing one particular kind of music.

1 History
2 Dub and Reggae Sound systems
3 Freetekno/Free Party Sound systems
4 See also
5 External links
- 5.1 UK-based soundsystems

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History

The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950's, in the ghettos of Kingston. DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers and set up street parties. When Jamacians emigrated to the UK the Jamaican sound system culture followed and became firmly rooted in the UK in the 70s. The phrase also became connected with sound reinforcement systems by DJs such as the Valve Sound System.

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Dub and Reggae Sound systems

See also Jamaican sound system for the Jamaican history

The sound system scene is generally regarded as an important part of Jamaican cultural history and as being responsible for the rise of modern Jamaican musical styles such as ska and dub. It is still strongly link with that genre and some bands or producers like to call themselves sound systems, for example Dub Narcotic Sound System or the On-U Sound System. Other bands, like Asian Dub Foundation, make a distinction: when they are advertised as Asian Dub Foundation the whole band performs, but when other times they announce themselves as Asian Dub Foundation Sound System only the DJ of the band mixes and plays music (music by other artists, rather than by ADF) while one or two MCs rap over the songs.

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Freetekno/Free Party Sound systems

Template:Illegalparty Sound system is also used to refer to a free party sound system, also known as a rig. The equipment will be a van, loudspeakers, amplifiers, decks and cables but larger rigs might also have fog machine, lighting, projectors and a generator. A sound system collective is usually five or more people, with larger sound systems having more members. Equipment is owned by some and others are DJs, producers or just enthusiastic ravers that help out. They will be the people who organise free parties and will be a group of friends with similar interests. Some soundsystem can be or travellers, modern Nomad tribes or New age travellers, going from one place to another. The word sound system can be used interchangeably to describe the group of people or the equipment.