Re: [Tango-L] Would you buy tango music if..........

2011-01-25 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Around here, the rule is if the event is free, the DJ does not get paid.  If an entry fee is required, the DJ gets paid.  Sometimes it's just a nominal amount or is based on the take.  Paying the DJ not only shows appreciation for his/her work but also professionalizes it. It sounds to me

[Tango-L] Would you buy tango music if..........

2011-01-24 Thread Vince Bagusauskas
A friend of mine has stated that he asked the local tango group to invest in buying tango recordings, thus quadrupling the groups tango library, so as to give the various budding DJ’s more variety in music. He was refused. Money was not a problem it seems as the group had several thousand

[Tango-L] Would you buy tango music if..........

2011-01-24 Thread John Lowry
Organisers in Australia, in my experience, will not pay for good quality professional Tango DJ's. There are a few who go to the trouble and expense of seeking quality, but not many that I have seen. Anton, in Brisbane, makes the effort and it shows at his milonga. To make or raise

Re: [Tango-L] Would you buy tango music if..........

2011-01-24 Thread HBBOOGIE1
Here’s how a smart DJ get’ paid ….. Play the crappiest music you can find and they’ll pay you to stay away. jajajajajajajaja In a message dated 1/24/2011 9:16:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, j...@lowry.com.au writes: Organisers in Australia, in my experience, will not pay for good quality