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people call me stupid for spending so much and are surprised on where i found all the money but honesly what else can i do with the money i earn. I like djing so ill spend my money on some decent equipment. right now i have spent over 1500 dollars on records and 500 for my cd player 300 for cartridges 1000 for turntables and 300 for mixer. and i must say that i have no regrets.
as much as it might sound, think of it in terms of buying a car, or a slightly nicer car. I think we get a far better return for our $2000, 5000 or whatever, than a sunroof on your car.
For my family, i don't tell them. I make my own money i don't need their permission for anything. My friends, they can't belive it but what can they say? I mean they way i see it, compared to most people i make out like a bandit! Most people waste their money on consumable vs durables. by that i mean like beer, liquour, things that are gone tomorrow. I hardly drink so i have my money there. I remember at my old job, everybody got paid the same, but i always had the nicest stuff. Everybody thought i maxed out my credit cards. My response..."What credit cards?" They would run up a $300 tab in one night for 2 people, a night being a wednesday! That's almost a EFX-500 for me!
One thing i do have to cut down though are my trips. I fly. Alot. This year i have coachella, the loveparade, and that is it! hopefully. I do need to start thinking about the future so i need to save more and invest a bit. I mean what good is being dead if you have no money to be buried with you?
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| Originally posted by spdandpwr people call me stupid for spending so much and are surprised on where i found all the money but honesly what else can i do with the money i earn. I like djing so ill spend my money on some decent equipment. right now i have spent over 1500 dollars on records and 500 for my cd player 300 for cartridges 1000 for turntables and 300 for mixer. and i must say that i have no regrets. |
my dad once made the reference:
"Disco died out, don't you worry the same might happen to trance?"
while there has been times i wondered the same, it's one of the only things i find truly enjoyable.
the most common comments i get go along the lines of:
"Techno is gay (or for gay people)"
"Learn to play a real instrument"
i'm just gonna keep going until it does die out, if ever. more records, a nice PA, producing equipment. why not?
if turntables aren't a real instrument then ask that person to beat match for you and get a crowd dancing. and btw djing well requires knowledge on the structure of songs and i bet any good dj knows as much about musical theory than any other musician. btw disco died yet people still listen to it and appreciate it. also i thought disco evolved into funky house, or maybe i am just ignorant.
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| Originally posted by spdandpwr if turntables aren't a real instrument then ask that person to beat match for you and get a crowd dancing. and btw djing well requires knowledge on the structure of songs and i bet any good dj knows as much about musical theory than any other musician. btw disco died yet people still listen to it and appreciate it. also i thought disco evolved into funky house, or maybe i am just ignorant. |
once i read that some so-called Association of Musical Instruments Manufacturors have declared that the Technics SL12xx turntable is officialy regarded as a "musical instrument"... i definately remember reading something like that..
I recently got into DJing and love it. All my life I have been into music.
From 6 years of Cello and Piano, to being a bass player in a metal band to being a bass player in a Russian rock band, to little producing now on to DJing.
What kills me is the ignorance of people who say Techno music does not take talent to make. In USA most people I know call music with constant beat Techno music. Even my old High School teacher who is a pretty smart guy claimed that electronic music is empty and does not take soul to make and everyone can do it on the computer. My abilities to play cello,piano, guitar, bass etc did not come any harder then trying to produce. I mess around in FL Studio right now and I find it very hard to make something that sounds even remotely good.
Back to original topic, its not of their business what I do etc. Its better then blowing my money away on cigaretts(I quit 5 months ago) and alchohol. =)
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| Originally posted by spdandpwr if turntables aren't a real instrument then ask that person to beat match for you and get a crowd dancing. |
Most of my friends are into djing so there usually spending money like me on dj stuff.
I figure I will join in on this... My parents and family don't even know I have decks... I moved out a few years ago and keep them covered up... They have been hidden/secret for a good 3-4 years. I don't think the old man would really care a great deal but he would bring up the fact that I am still paying off a loan too him and to stop buying vinyls, Mum would give me one of those dissapointed and confused looks that I just wont even bother with.
Just about every friend I have has decks of some type or is into the music in one way or another so its generally understood and I have never copped shit about spending so much on a peice of kit...
Also anyone who does not beleve a turntable is an instrument then just ask a turntablist to show you something anyone with half a brain knows that you can manipulate and create entirely new sounds with some tables and a mixer.
I also don't understand how techno could be considered gay...
my parents were concerned about the amount of money i was pumping into my equipment and music until they saw that I was starting to make the money back through gigs.
But the first two years they thought I was a complete moron.
ya haha
my parents think im crazy for droppin a shitload of cash on this shit..i saved up 3g's when i was 16 after a years or so of work at a local supermarket working fulltime and going to highschool no joke..i havent made much money back yetttt but plan on doing so in future specially since im producing and trying to get my name out there best that i possibly can..just gotta make that sick house track which is in the works and its all fun and games from there..cant say its that easy but i have been producing for 3+ years now, its just now i'm finally getting hang of everything and just need to sit down for a weeks time and get shit done and not let all this annoying school work, part time job and partying get in way..pretty hard doing all this 3rd year in college with shit to do every night of the week...but you got to dedicate yourself and thats what i plan on doing because its all i think of day in and day out.
They were tell I won a dj contest and played in front of 400-500 people 
Then they became soooooooo supportive..it was great
My dad used to spin disco back in teh day so he understands what im doing 
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| Originally posted by Dj Minaya My dad used to spin disco back in teh day so he understands what im doing |
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