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Calling Toronto Area DJs
The Toronto Collective is a group of aspiring DJs who are being supported by The AudioAcademy.fm in an effort to help define their careers.
Currently, the AudioAcademy.fm is trying to identify promising DJs in the GTA that we feel deserve an opportunity to share the stage with the best DJs in the world.
In addition to an opportunity to DJ live with some of the biggest acts in the world, members of the Collective are given:
1. Tour support
2. Branding and image consulting
3. SEO and web development services
4. Exclusive tracks to remix
5. Top photographers, videographers and bloggers chronicling
your actions and activities
6. Assistance in sourcing government grants.
Keep your money in your pocket because your only cost is your blood, sweat and tears.
If you�re ready to take your career to the next level and you�re prepared to do whatever it takes to get there, drop us a line with samples of your original productions, at least one 30 minute mix, and links to all your social media (Facebook account, MySpace, Twitter, personal website, etc): [email protected]
you should check out this dj named low end theory, hes so original.
Maybe superstar msz could join but he'd probably need a note from his mommy right??
thanks for following me around in the threads by the way, love you too.
Avoid this guy at all costs. For those wondering this is setup by Alen Bubich, better known to most as the loser from Keys to the VIP.
Alen seems to think that he can get rich by getting aspiring DJs and Producers to sell tickets. The catch to him "bringing you to fame" is you have to fill clubs for him. If you sell more tickets than anyone else, he'll let you open for free. Yeah, you heard me - you can play a set at 9pm in front of nobody, for FREE at a shit club like Revival, IF you sell enough tickets.
Bubich doesn't give a shit if you know how to mix or can even produce, as long as you can tell sell tickets he will say he can make you a star. Oh yeah, he also doesn't accept females because they don't sell. Further to this Bubich expects you to make him tracks for free, whatever genre he tells you.
This is all a bunch of bullshit I assume most will know better once they get his "selling speech" but I thought I would give fair warning. This guy is a 40 year old jaded loser with nothing on the go thats why he's trying to exploit young artists.
Bubich will act like he has your best interest in mind but bear in mind Bubich knows nothing about the scene and doesn't give a shit whether or not you succeed, he will pretend to act like your manager but just wants to make a buck off you. If you aren't selling tickets you're worthless to him. You don't even have to know how to mix to join his "crew".
Save yourselves the embarrassment, you've been warned.
Both registered Oct 2010 and both reply in the same thread. Wow lol
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| Originally posted by fcktheacademy This guy is a 40 year old jaded loser with nothing on the go thats why he's trying to exploit young artists. |
yes this thread is golden, i knew it had potential.
ALEN � �THE ULTIMATE PLAYER�
My take: Meeting Alen was like opening up a can of every player stereotype known to man. He was classy and cool, gracious even, as we sat in a cigarette-burnt booth in a club that was probably never meant to be seen by day. But his smile was guarded and he plucked his words carefully. I couldn�t blame him � during our last interview I had called him out for what I perceived as a phone pickup attempt, something he�s denied.
Fortunately, his indifferent demeanour faded away as our chat carried on, and he let a bit of the fun-loving guy through. There was one point when I had to turn my recorder off so he could tell me the story of a random girl�s best pickup attempt on him. I agree with his assessment, it�s not fit for print.
On being a player: �The purpose of being a player is to acquire and maintain a meaningful relationship with another human being,� Alen counters. �I�m sure other people have other impressions of what a player is. For me, having sex with a woman is not the ultimate goal. Obviously it�s nice to have, but the more successful players are the ones that any woman can look at and say, �That�s the one I want to be with.� Sexuality is a natural consequence of that.
Advice for aspiring gamers: According to Alen, having looks or cash is completely separate from having game. �That doesn�t make you desirable,� he says. �Confidence is the sexiest attribute any man � or woman � can have. A natural human response is to want what we can�t have.
Technique 101: As human beings, we want what we can�t have. �Playing hard-to-get is always a fantastic technique,� reveals Alen. �You need to make it playful enough so it�s known you�re available, but you have to do it in a way to make the person know you�re not available to them.�
Yes, I am bitter
Yes it is Alen from Keys to the VIP. Yes, I am jaded and bitter. Yes, you will need to demonstrate your commercial appeal.
Clearly the AudioAcademy is not for everyone. However, within our first two months of operation members of the Toronto Collective have:
1. Opened for Hatiras
2. Opened for the legendary John Acquaviva
3. Will open for Richard Vission (November 17th)
4. Opened for Deadmau5 at Homecoming in London
5. Have secured an opening set at the BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen (Sander Kleinenberg, Steve Lawler, Steve Angello, Dubfire, Victor Calderone, +++)
6. Have secured an opening set at the Om Records party at the WMC (Groove Armada, People Under The Stairs, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina,+++)
7. Have put out offical remixes for: What She Said, We Are The, The Girls Can Hear Us
8. Have received personalized peer reviews from Ryan Wilock (The Angry Kids), Grahamzilla (Thunderheist), Christian Anderson (XI)
In addition members meet once a week and receive production support from 15 other members of the Collective.
We are a group that is dedicated to commercial success. Needless to say, this does not appeal to everybody.
However, if this sounds like it makes sense for you personally, please drop us a line.
[/QUOTE]Save yourselves the embarrassment, you've been warned./QUOTE]
This is the entertainment industry. If you can't make it you'll burn out spending 10 minutes creating a 'fcktheacademy account' and pouring your heart out over an anonymous rant-reply. Bottom line, this hater can't make the cut.
Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music.
If you want to work for it, drop a line. There are people who are just as hungry as you to make it happen - I'm one of them.
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| Originally posted by jacobpdq Save yourselves the embarrassment, you've been warned./QUOTE] This is the entertainment industry. If you can't make it you'll burn out spending 10 minutes creating a 'fcktheacademy account' and pouring your heart out over an anonymous rant-reply. Bottom line, this hater can't make the cut. Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music. If you want to work for it, drop a line. There are people who are just as hungry as you to make it happen - I'm one of them. |
I can get a retarded monkey with one ear and a twitch to open for a club.
fuck clubs.
outdoor raves for the win.
this thread is amazing...bertie big balls for life.
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| Originally posted by jacobpdq This is the entertainment industry. If you can't make it you'll burn out spending 10 minutes creating a 'fcktheacademy account' and pouring your heart out over an anonymous rant-reply. Bottom line, this hater can't make the cut. Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music. If you want to work for it, drop a line. There are people who are just as hungry as you to make it happen - I'm one of them. |
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| Originally posted by jacobpdq This is the entertainment industry. If you can't make it you'll burn out spending 10 minutes creating a 'fcktheacademy account' and pouring your heart out over an anonymous rant-reply. Bottom line, this hater can't make the cut. Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music. If you want to work for it, drop a line. There are people who are just as hungry as you to make it happen - I'm one of them. |
this sounds like an infomercial that i once saw somewhere
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| Originally posted by jacobpdq Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music. |
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| Originally posted by jacobpdq Listen to me: I opened up last week for deadmau5 at London homecomeing because of Alen. He hooked me up with JLR and we spend a week creating the most opener-friendly setlist I've ever heard. I also interviewed Lee Mortimer and chilled out with Hatiras last month at Revival, where we play our monthly shows. I've met 30 DJs since I decided I'd take a sharp career turn and get back into making/playing music. |
slutty down syndrome chicks? please go on...drool makes everything better.
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| Originally posted by Goebbel Goebbel slutty down syndrome chicks? please go on...drool makes everything better. |
i retract my previous statement...i would rather cram some lukewarm ground beef in a paper towel roll and have sex with that instead.
The collective has yet to have anyone leave the group out of displeasure for the way things were runned, or for the opportunities that have been given to them; opportunities that they may have never gotten on their own.
The Collective have been given the opportunity to open for Deadmau5, Hatiras, John Acquaviva, and soon Richard Vision. I've personally Gotten to play the second opening set for John Acquaviva and had gotten a spot playing on the same bill as Hatiras. Those were my first and second times ever playing the clubs here in Toronto so I don't see how being a part of this group is a bad thing for your DJ resume? So you do a couple shows for free, everyone needs to put in their time to get where they need to go and if you don't see that well then good luck on your road to mediocrity.
That being said though, any member of the collective is able to take their cut of their ticket sales and walk, no one holds it against you, so if you want to get paid, you get paid. However, those who keep their money in the collective pot get to experiece things that others won't. This month we have Graham from Thunderheist coming in to speak with us and to review our productions and give us pointers and knowlege he's acquired over the years to help us in starting what we would like to be a prosperous career in the industry. Maybe i'm just the only one who thinks this way, but being new to the industry, getting paid in knowledge and experience is better than any amount of money. Maybe in a few years when Deadmau5 is opening for me will I think working for the experience is total donkey dick.
Alen has also secured opening spots for BPM and the OM party at WMC, to be given out to those who work hard for the team, FYI these are paid spots.
And of course Alen's out to make money, who the hell isn't? Everyone makes money off of everyone, that's how the world works. And regardless of whether or not you agree with Alen's personality, his on screen persona, or his dick sucking abilities, the bottom line is he has the backing, support, and connections to help the people in the group who help him. And who are you? you're a nobody, which is why you have to hide behind an alias when you bad mouth a group of 20 strong.
Good luck with your future though.
Hey guys, just a quick note on the comments made so far in the thread, from someone who has had some short term success so far as part of Audio Academy's Toronto collective.
I've been DJing for 10 years now in Toronto and around southern Ontario and was sceptic too when I first entered into the group, as I had heard promises made from other promoters, etc in the past that hadn't panned out. So far I have had the opportunity to play at the gigs mentioned above, but the real big plus for me has been the opporunity to collaborate with other aspiring DJs/producers, as well as receiving candid feedback from established producers such as Ryan Wilock. (which is rare to get in this industry)
Evryone is entitled to their opinion on the structure of our team, and it works for some people and not for others, and there's nothing wrong with that. In terms of playing opening sets etc, that is par for the course in the industry until your a more household name, and promoters find value in booking you for the crowd you can draw, etc. I have taken pride in opening up for many of Toronto's finest and International DJs, no matter if its at 7pm or right before their peak hour set, as every gig is a different experience.
If anyone is interested in hearing more real examples of what the team is about, feel free to drop me a line.
JLR
[email protected]
http://www.myspace.com/jlraudio
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| Originally posted by ChemEnhanced so you are not talented enough to create your own setlist???? Who the hell cares if you interviewed Lee Martimer and chilled with Hatiras or that you've met 30 DJs....shit I know slutty down syndrome chicks that can say the same thing. |
i do NOT have down syndrome. jeezzzz stop spreading that rumor!
thanks for explaining the pyramid scheme to us...considering they are illegal in canada, good job.
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