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Originally posted by djkatmaus No not all. I never took it that way. Fact is, anything that was said in this thread or in other threads for that matter, I never took personally or anything like that. Hopefully the others wouldn't take it personally either. If there's one thing I've learned about the music business is, you can't take comments seriously. Well unless it is something serious which could jeopardize a relationship with a client or something of similar nature. I look at the threads as an advice tool. LOL. When I DJ, I don't walk out with a mouse or a cat helmet on my head. Funny thing is, when I came up with the name, I never knew Deadmau5 existed until I was at a gig and some girl came up to the booth and asked me if I was related to Deadmau5. I had to ask her who's that, what's that? For a second, I thought she was telling me she saw a dead mouse on the floor or something, and maybe I should tell management. Oops. Anywho, I really don't have a problem changing the name. My concern right now is finding my niche.

I know what you mean - I have a friend that was making music for years, but had not yet broken through and when he finally got to the point of being able to put his name out there on some quality production, by coincidence some DJ with the same name suddenly sprang out of nowhere and registered/trademarked every possible connotation of that name and became semi famous, meaning he had to change his name, even though he'd built up a following under his name.

I with woscar on this - find what you love and do it regardless of what anyone thinks, and either other people will like or not. Don't play gigs where you know you're going to have to play stuff you hate.

I failed, " Don't play gigs where you know you're going to have to play stuff you hate."

Hideo Kobayashi - Listen To The Voice (Original Mix)

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Originally posted by enydo Let's write novels.

+1

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Originally posted by djkopernikus Hideo Kobayashi - Listen To The Voice (Original Mix)

HAHA - Almost the only on topic post here...

@DJKatmaus

When you said

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I did exactly that, and have performed a few more gigs for them. I haven't been there in a while, so I really don't if someone else got in, or they simply don't do it.

You actually answered your own question. The fact that you haven't been there in a while or made contact with them would probably be reason enough for them to get someone else.

If I want more gigs I actually got to the places I want to play and talk to the people in question and perhaps slip in an 'oh by the way' type thing. But I will also target my victims.

People in the industry have a very short memory, and unless you did something amazing you will be forgotten very quickly. You have to build a following.
Woscar and the guys actually have a point with some of the things they say as you will not be building a following playing music that you can hear anywhere. Even if you play top 40 you have to put your own twist on it to be remembered.

Take Tony Morello, he's been given a hard time in this thread for pretty much nothing, but lets look beyond that for a moment. He is playing what he does because of the WAY he does it not just because of what he plays.

A lot of DJs have played what they don't like before they made it. And lets face it, it actually helps you master the craft as you will not have an emotional connection to the music and you can look at it more analytically.

You can pretty much take most of the things in this thread and they will often be true in a certain context but will be irrelevant in another.

You just have to be honest about your reasons for DJing if only to keep your own mind straight.

Are you an entertainer or are you a trailblazer.
Neither is wrong and there will be crossover areas in both.

You are there to fulfil a need and it is totally supply and demand, if people want a good time then entertain. If people want to expand their horizons then set the trail a blaze... and this all boils down to the ultimate DJ skill which hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet which is...

READ THE CROWD!!!

cheers
Nem

@Nemesis

I totally get what you're saying. The last few gigs I did (5 to be exact) I started doing my own thing. The crowd was getting into it. Something different that they normally never hear. I remember the patio (my stage) was jammed up until closing. I talked to a friend who's the manager there, and basically told me the owners don't see the need for EDM. When this place first opened they had two rooms. One for hip hop/ top 40 crap and the other was House. Somewhere after a few years the House music was gone and hip hop took over the entire place. Every once in awhile you might see and edm guy. But that's it and I haven't seen one since.

I guess my whole point for playing this club was to reclaim lost turf and bring back EDM. Like you said a trailblazer. Oh well, I'll just keep doing my thing, something has got to give.

Look at it this way. You are still playing out when you can. There are tons of DJs out there who never get past the beedroom door in their whole career.
Not saying that you have to settle for what you have, but just by virtue of the fact that you are standing up to be counted means that you are the real deal.

But yeah, you are correct, it does seem like the ass has fallen out of the whole industry at the moment and no one seems to really know what is going on any more... For me what people refer to as Hip Hop is nothing like the original art form and in fact is just another version of top 40 or commercial rapping, but true Hip Hop just doesn't exist anymore on the main stage. Kind of suffered the same way dance music did in the wake of commerical bling talking... Oops, have I rambled again he he.

Cheers
Nem

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