Trainspotter

–noun
1. a person who hovers around a performing djs'turntables and attempts to identify his tracks by label, artist, and or song title, in an attempt to search out and perform the same set. Trainspotter can also be used as a verb, as in "I caught that douche bag trainspotting muh set!"

"yo,dj, that was a dope set you dropped last week, I heard such and such play the same set last night at(insert club name here), he is such a trainspotter !!!"

by dj balance November 15, 2008

trainspotter

Person who spots trains for a hobby. Usually the preserve of sad anoraks.

"When I was younger I had this really sad trainspotter approach to bands and collecting records."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

trainspotter

A person who watches a DJ spin records.

Everyone was crowded around the DJ booth trainspotting while he dropped his set.

by TC March 23, 2004

trainspotter

Music snob

CoolGuY283432532: I LUV LINKIN PARK THEY ARE BOMB
Trainspotter: Linkin Park is sh!t, you don't know anything about music, please grow some taste before you talk.

by PKM KCCORRRB May 6, 2004

trainspotter

Trainspotter: 1) someone who logs in train numbers; basically a derogatory term one gives to a person of uselessness and hopelessness ; a Sad-ass square

(captain of team one) okay my pick; er il have jimmy. (captain of team two) Oh mannnn i guess that leaves me with christian - we cant use him he's a trainspotter

by crabmanaiight July 8, 2009

Trainspotter

Back when club DJs used vinyl and didn't have their beatmatching done for them, a trainspotter was a person who focused on the transitions between records, just waiting for a trainwreck, i.e., mixing in a record that is off tempo, creating a discordant, galloping effect between the two drum tracks. (This effect could be quickly overcome by the DJ, if the DJ was competent, and most of the crowd would not have noticed, thus the need to be actively looking (listening) for it.)
The word can also apply to watching for anyone to mess up anything.

Because Eric Prydz plays on CDJs and has a computer beat match for him, it's completely pointless to be a trainspotter at his show.
-OR-
So you just watched your friends destroy their lives? You're such a trainspotter.

by NewGoldStandard April 18, 2023

trainspotter

Someone who rants and raves on www.e-vent.co.za about house music

Oriental is such a trainspotter

by erf May 11, 2004