Well, Alex, let me just put a different twist on things. Here in the great USA, people don't really like techno or weird bleeps and bloops. They like guitars and bands and rock n roll heroes mostly.
So, I got me this band of my own called The Merry Dials. It's kind of kooky electropop. It's got no guitar - it's electric viola, keyboards, and the drummer plays key bass and drums at the same time. And we all sing funny vocals. So since there's so few places to DJ around here, and my mate's night where I used to spin got cancelled, I have started to DJ before and after our bands shows. Here's the thing - all these posers who watch the band aren't very into dancing. They like to watch a lot, God knows why. I find it slightly annoying, but anyways, you better damn well believe I got to put on a bit of a show when I'm twiddling my laptop. Otherwise I'll probably get bottles thrown at me cus people already think they hate techno, and they also hate laptops, so the odds are against me. But when I'm really working it, and especially when I'm mashing up 3-4 tracks at once on Ableton, people actually seem to start "getting" it. Course, I'm not one to just let the music play, I like to be the mad scientist type and combine lots of stuff at once. Seeing BMG in someone's living room actually inspired me to go this route. Anyway, I do agree, if I actually ever played somewhere with a crowd who wanted to just dance to good music, this wouldn't be an issue. BUT, maybe I have a chance to turn some people on to real techno who would never "get it" otherwise by presenting my music well. There are just too many people who can't understand what is going on musically unless you give them some visual cues to help interpret what is happening. I know it seems stupid, but people are very culturally conditioned and programmed, and some times you have to give them a lot of help so they can actually listen. ~David ---------- Original Message ------------- Subject: Re: (313) iPod DJ Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:37:02 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] >A slightly utopian ideal, is that every one at a club is there for the >music... I never said that though P. and, I had a club for 5 years, I must have done over 200 odd parties, so while I'm no expert - I think I can say I know as much as the man on the street. but, who in their right minds ever goes to a club to 'watch' a dj when they're not into the music? are you f**king kidding me? there are people who aren't into music to go to a club to 'watch', as in physically watch a dj? so the dj has to 'entertain' these people by doing a funny jig as well as playing music? well, f**k me, times have changed eh? this is f**king sad s**t if you ask me, and quite frankly I've had enough of all this bulls**t. 'dj culture' what a load of f**king rubbish that is. _________________________________________________________________ --------------------- End of message text -------------------- This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring.
