I didn't say that you have to beatmatch every transition. I said if you don't know how to beatmatch, you aren't a DJ. This includes mobile DJs. They don't get a pass because their setup packs into a van at the end of the night. Why shouldn't they have similar skills as guys that mix in clubs? Seems like everyone wants to be a DJ until it's time to actually do DJ stuff.
This is a logical fallacy. It's not one or the other, you can do both at the same time. If I was forced to pick only one though, music selection wins. At the end of the day, it's all about the music.
That said, I've never personally heard anyone who didn't have mixing skills but picked great tracks. Usually if they're not willing to put in the time learning mixing, they're not going to be putting in time digging for great music.
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