For months it was hinted that Paris Hilton was learning to DJ from her mentor and rumored boyfriend, DJ/Producer Afrojack. This month she got behind the decks at the Pop Music Festival in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Based on the few videos posted on YouTube documenting parts of her set, it's clear to see and hear that her performance was a disaster. She appeared to be spending most of the time waving her hands in the air, swaying her arms and body to the music, talking on the mic, and waving flags. Never do you see her looking down at her equipment to cue up a song, and working a transition.
The most noticeable error is when you hear a song by Rihanna come on while she starts to sing over one of her own tracks that Afrojack had produced. Strangely, you don't see where she might have accidentally pressed a button to cause that error, which suggests that it was some sort of pre-recorded mix that went bad.
At one point she's working the effects controls on the mixer but that seemed to be more for showmanship than anything substantial. She then gets on the mic and attempts to emcee the crowd, and then sing a portion of the song's hook "Oh sometimes I get a good feeling". It sounded hideous.
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Recently, Afrojack was interviewd by BPM on SiriusXM regarding the incident. He did his best to not criticize her, but he confirmed that she had in fact played a pre-recorded mix. He also added that if anybody is going to try to be a DJ, to learn the equipment first before attempting to get in front of a crowd. You can listen to the interview below.
