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“Witches” of sound
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VietNamNet Bridge – They have to be awake all night to work with sound mixers and vibrant sounds, and their job is considered the profession of playboys but DJ is still an attractive job to many young people. Remuneration per hour is up to VND250,000 – VND300,000 ($12-15).
At around 8.30pm, the atmosphere in Myfa café (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) was stirred up by the appearance of DJ (Disc Jockey) Pham Minh Dang.
Wearing a headphone, swiftly rotating disks, Dang adjusted nodes on the sound mixer. Vibrant sound rang out, many people swayed to the music. "Seeking the audience immersed, drawn by the tone, I felt refreshed and loved my work more," Dang said after his performance.
The main task of DJs is mixing, blending melodies together to make their own styles, bringing vibrant space for dance halls, bars, etc. Thus, DJs must know how to use a variety of techniques to make songs be converted in creative and unique ways. To do that, they have to experience a hard training process.
There is no training class for DJs in Vietnam so they have to train themselves, observe and learn from others. In his free time, Dang surfs the Internet to find out more about this job. "For professional DJs, the most difficult thing is to memorize each switch, each tempo button on each sound mixer brand," Dang said.
DJ Hoang Anh (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong).
With good-looking appearance, impressive face, female DJs Bi (Nguyen Thi Diem Trinh) became the focus of Ozone cafe (Phu Nhuan District, HCM City). This job came to Bi was accidental. Right from the first time she went to a discotheque with her friends, Bi was fascinated by the lively music. She wanted to be like DJs.
However, Bi said that when she really learned it, she knew that the job is not simple. Besides passion and talent, DJs must have knowledge to put music, catch tempo, mix sounds and especially they have to master sound mixers and audio devices.
Today, many young people see DJ is a profession to earn a living, not just a hobby. Thus, DJs always compete fiercely. In addition, the working environment of the DJ is usually in bars, dance halls or recording studios, which makes DJ's job be seen as the job of "hedonistic people."
Winning the first prize of the "Searching Vietnamese young DJ talents" competition and having been a professional DJ, a songwriter, a mixer for nine years, Vu Hoang Anh – a DJ of the High Club (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) said that DJ is a hard job because they have to be awake all night, but in return, income from this job help him and his family have a comfortable life.
Not only with Hoang Anh, DJs have stable income. DJ Pham Minh Dang said that every night, he plays music at 3-4 bars, with remuneration of VND250,000 - VND300,000 an hour.
For DJ Bi, after a period of accumulation of experience and acquaintances, she currently plays at bars and clubs, with over VND10 million ($500) of income a month.
However, Bi said: "Recently, there are many professional female DJs, but female DJs are often difficult to develop because their seniority is not long. Particular, women’s perception is poor than men’s. Not everyone is healthy enough to work in a noisy environment, where they have to stay up late. Moreover, the work of the DJ is very sensitive, easy to affect other relationships, especially family. "
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Oct
04
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'Green Bridge' exhibition
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VietNamNet Bridge - Feminine, romantic feelings is what is brought by 20 female painters through their paintings on display at the exhibition “Green Bridge” in Ho Chi Minh City.
A work on display at the exhibition.
The exhibition "Green Bridge" opened on October 1 in HCM City Women's Cultural House, introducing 20 painters of the Ngan Ha Club. Female artists from 30 to 80 years old contribute to the exhibition diverse paintings. Oil paintings, acrylic paintings, foliage paintings are expressed in a variety of styles such as realistic, stylized, surreal, naïve, etc.
Female artists have brought gentle beauty and romance into their works. Although they describe the nature, still life or different emotions: happy, sad, uplifting or quiet ... feminine nature is charming in every frame.
Painter Nguyen Thi Tam has “Rural market”, Hong Linh is gentle with “Old Wharf”, “Green Park”, poet and painter Le Thi Kim is filled with memories through “Memory”, Thuy Hong is conceptual with “Wild flowers” and “Purple Flowers”. Each artist brings a gentle perspective on human and life.
Feminine nature is portrayed in the works at the exhibition.
The exhibition "Green Bridge" will open until October 12 to celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Union and the 31st anniversary of the establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Cultural House.
The Ngan Ha Club is the home to female painters in Ho Chi Minh City. Members see this as a useful playground, with the slogan: "Art for social activities and social service."
In the last five years, this club has regularly organized the exhibition "Green Bridge" to raise fund for poor children in remote areas.
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Oct
04
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"Gangnam Style"competition in Vietnam
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" dance competition inridge - Before the whirlwind of the "Gangnam Style" horse dance, which makes up a worldwide craze, the Korean Department of Tourism decided to launch the "Gangnam Style" dance competition in Vietnam.
Singer Psy (middle) in "Gangnam Style".
Recently the Gangnam Style song by Korean singer Psy has become a music phenomenon all over the world. The Korean Department of Tourism office in Hanoi has launched a dance competition covering this "super hot" dance as one of the outstanding events to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Korea.
The competition is opened for all Vietnamese citizens who love this dance. The event takes place from October 1 to 27. The list of winners will be announced on November 3 before the official performance being held in Keangnam Landmark Garden, Hanoi on November 4, as part of the Festival of Korean Food Culture.
Apart from the dance competition, the audience will also be enjoying the best Korean film at the Korean Film Festival, held at MegaStar Crescent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City (October 18-24) and Megastar Vincom Ha Noi (December 6-18).
Korea's top opera singer Sumi Jo.
Also in a series of activities to commemorate 20 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Korea, which take place from October to December 2012, there will have many music programs.
The first program is “We Are Friends: Sumi Jo Concert” with the participation of Korea's top opera singer Sumi Jo, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra and singer Duc Tuan, at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace on October 27-28/.
The show celebrating 20 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and South Korea, will take place from December 10 - 11 at the Hanoi Opera House and the Quan Ngua Stadium. In particular, this event will have the participation of the Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Night of the Vietnam-Korea Friendship will be held in December, with the participation of F-sharp trio (South Korea), the Tuxedo & Aodai, LYNT, St.319 bands, singer Thuy Chi (Vietnam), etc. will be the closing event of the cultural activities celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In parallel to art activities, the Korean Language Festival, the 2nd Ambassador Taekwondo Cup will also take place with many interesting activities.
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New calendar market 2012
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Hoi An Old Town have to face to collapse
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Seoul - Hanoi anniversary
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