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How long does a DJ career span?

Or maybe how long it should span?

Paul Oakenfold seems like never ending..

DJ culture hasn't been popular long enough to calculate an accurate average.

as long as u want

that is such a vague/genereal question... the answer is "it depends"...

a dj that sticks to one genre his/her entire life in one particular place will *probably* have a shorter career than one who reinvents himself and changes with the music.

there are niche markets for every type of dj in the world. even if "trance is dead" there are still plenty of trance djs out there making a good living filling venues. same applies to different genres.

how long will a dj be a superstar dj is a different question (pointing that out since you used oakenfold as an example). there will always be people that will go see oakenfold because either a) they've heard about him from friends, b) they downloaded an mp3 mislabeled and feel he creates EVERY dance song out there, c) they want to see a legend no matter how good/bad he is at least once, etc...

Ask again in 50 years.

the same as any other career i'd imagine!

i couldnt see tiesto spinning into his 50's though... and i certaintly dont think he'd be spinning trance, if trance is still around in 20 years

its difficult as people have said though, because the dance genre is relatively new

Until they go deaf.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Until they go deaf.

Comon lets see a deaf DJ!

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter Comon lets see a deaf DJ!

how long until someone brings up ficticious frankie lol

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Originally posted by swisstoni_uk how long until someone brings up ficticious frankie lol

Tracklist?

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter Tracklist?

lol gold..

but the answer to that question is : "Its ALL about the passion, Babe!" lol

I mean really, how many of us will be listening to edm 40 to 50 years from now? I know I will, most likely. but people that just do it for the fad....wont last. same thing is for djs if they don't love their job and only focus on one crowd....wont last.

DJing has only been around since Disco, thats roughly 30 - 40 years. Then again i haven't heard of any succesful DJs that have been DJing since then.

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Originally posted by chris harrington as long as u want

+1

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Originally posted by unripelemon DJing has only been around since Disco, thats roughly 30 - 40 years. Then again i haven't heard of any succesful DJs that have been DJing since then.

DJing was around before disco, it was just the crossfading (which eventually became more sophisticated with beatmixing and harmonic mixing) with mixers..that came around the late 70s with disco. Not all DJs crossfade or "mix", you can still be a DJ and not do that stuff...DJing is ultimately about playing music.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid I mean really, how many of us will be listening to edm 40 to 50 years from now? I know I will, most likely.

You're 15 mate, avoid 50 year off predictions.


I'll be listening to music I like in 50 years. FACT.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Until they go deaf.

That is so true and sucks so much. Holden is nearly deaf and I know a few career DJ's who now have to live with a constant ringing in their ears.

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Originally posted by Clovis You're 15 mate, avoid 50 year off predictions. I'll be listening to music I like in 50 years. FACT.

Sure you won't be spinning chemical cyber-hop to impress the fembots?

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Originally posted by distant Sure you won't be spinning chemical cyber-hop to impress the fembots?

Entirely possible if I end up liking chemical cyber-hop.

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Originally posted by DJChrisB Holden is nearly deaf

Are you serious?

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Originally posted by Clovis You're 15 mate, avoid 50 year off predictions. I'll be listening to music I like in 50 years. FACT.

Like I said before, "its all about the passion", bud.

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Originally posted by unripelemon DJing has only been around since Disco, thats roughly 30 - 40 years. Then again i haven't heard of any succesful DJs that have been DJing since then.

Felix Da Housecat? (well....not quite disco)

Actually, I'm pretty sure Marshall Jefferson still spins, and he's been around since house music was invented. In fact, he was instrumental in the whole invention of the genre as I understand it.

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Originally posted by Beat Blog Felix Da Housecat? (well....not quite disco) Actually, I'm pretty sure Marshall Jefferson still spins, and he's been around since house music was invented. In fact, he was instrumental in the whole invention of the genre as I understand it.

Frankie Knuckles is still DJing. So is Francois Kevorkian (been DJing since the 70's).

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Until they go deaf.

+1

weel i doot du wid need tae aax nev aboot dis een. he's been banging dem oot fae 1986. da first record he played in da club wis: Jim o da rocks - nay running in da corridors (angus blubb's tak nay shite fae da janny wanktanks re-edit) and fur aw you sad ****s dats on bunky records. But i'm da only een dit hiz a copy so get it right up ya. fuckin crakin record lik.

forever.

especially in this day and age where green tea and cloning exist.

as long as one can hear the music, should be no problem. I doubt it has anything to do with image or marketability, in the case of, i dunno, the top 9999999 DJs at the moment

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