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converting friends to trance

i know that most of my friends are not into electronic music, let alone listen to it 75% of the time. efforts to convert some of them or at least foster an appreciation for 'my music' as opposed to theirs have met with minimal success. im just wondering if y'all actively convert those around you into electronica fanatics or if you just let your differences be...

anyone?

--dB--

I've let them be for a while but I usually try to find others who already enjoy it. I know an exchange student from the UK and we really started talking after he saw the PvD and Vandit stickers on my bookbag.

Although...I got a close friend into it quite a few months ago, and she burned a CD for someone that included a few vocal, melodic, uplifting tracks on it that I gave her. And this other person went crazy over it. So now I plan on corrupting her completely.

oink...

i usually hook them by burning them
Chicane Live @ Palladium

and
a cd with uplifting classics

Just take them to a rave and drop some E

Blank & Jones livesets will definately work!

Addicted as I am I had to take some wicked techno sets to my g/f (Liebing, Picotto) she hates fucking commercial trance but went nuts for that stuff

I play my music and I talk to people if they develop and intrest in it, but I don't usually run around telling people they need to hear trance/electronic. One of the appeals of this kind of music is that it's sort of undiscovered and privatized. Think for a second that everyone you knew and almost everyone you saw throughout the day knew all about trance. All the poppy record stores had shelves full of electronic music and all the radio stations had been blaring 'Ligaya' for the past month. It would be cool in some ways, but would really suck in other ways. I like it how it is, but I'm always happy to burn a CD or recommend some tunes to anyone who seems interested.


topside

throw em some cheese

Re: converting friends to trance

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Originally posted by decibel08 i know that most of my friends are not into electronic music, let alone listen to it 75% of the time. efforts to convert some of them or at least foster an appreciation for 'my music' as opposed to theirs have met with minimal success. im just wondering if y'all actively convert those around you into electronica fanatics or if you just let your differences be... anyone? --dB--

my friends got converted by dropping e and going to a rave, although i liked it before any drug

I have just taken some friends and brother to some bigger shows like PVD, Tiesto, and others. That and the only thing that plays in my car when I drive is trance or prog. But I don't actively try to turn them to the goodside

Well most of my mates are rockers. I find the best way to get them to APPRECIATE trance (not quite convert them) is to use the uplifting stuff, but not commercial stuff (cheeze). They usually don't get converted, but they can see that it isn't as they thought it was. More melodic stuff seems to appeal to people who didn't like trance before.

Try a gun to their heads

Last year I brought a whole bunch of friends who are not into trance to see Tiesto, and a good number of the embraced trance and converted. They are not as hardcore as me, but they actually enjoy listening to it now.

For myself.. I only try to convert people that I would like to go party with them at a rave.

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Originally posted by kurai Addicted as I am I had to take some wicked techno sets to my g/f (Liebing, Picotto) she hates fucking commercial trance but went nuts for that stuff

Wow, aren't you lucky. Most girls I know like that commercial cheesy shit...mostly stuff that's eurodance. I've played some true techno for some girls and they all said it was "too hard".

I would like to share my conversion tale with you. I could be considered a conversion expert I would imagine. I have converted no less than around 10 people to trance, and me converting them has trickled down the line to other conversions. My trick?

Tiesto - Live at energy 99/00
Misja Helsloot - In Trance We Trust 1

If that doesnt work start off with some cheesey stuff.
If that doesnt work, take them out to a club where trance is gonna be played, preferably by a big name dj so the crowd is totally pumped.

If that doesnt work? give up.

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Originally posted by KilldaDJ throw em some cheese

Yum.

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Originally posted by brian I've let them be for a while but I usually try to find others who already enjoy it. I know an exchange student from the UK and we really started talking after he saw the PvD and Vandit stickers on my bookbag. Although...I got a close friend into it quite a few months ago, and she burned a CD for someone that included a few vocal, melodic, uplifting tracks on it that I gave her. And this other person went crazy over it. So now I plan on corrupting her completely.

where did you get those? i want a flutlicht sticker

Some people I know have liked uplifting volcal that I've played for them, but that's the extent of it. Most people in Ohio don't even have a CLUE what tehcno, trance, or any electronica music is. The closest they've got is songs like DJ Sammy and stuff *rolls eyes* So I've pretty much given up.

Thankfully, I have found people in my area that are into trance. It's about damn time!

bash them till they convert

I have tried to convert my friends with all types of songs. I tried to convert my brother and I gave him the most uplifting tracks with good sounding melody. I think this is the best routine.

i think that slab of cheese has mold on it!

it all depends on the person. i know a lot of hip hoppers who are also into dnb an stuff. so start them off with some trancy breaks like hybrid and the orbital. for rockers, i usually give them some epic stuff to show them that trance has the same uplifting power of something like november rain and stuff.

anyways, its good to see people are willing to introduce others to trance. we need more people like that, =P. the "trance is cool cause its so underground that only me and 10 other people like it" attitude sucks... spread the love, =P

its funny that so many people are bent on converting others to trance, but personally won't give other genres a chance. i'm not talking about anyone in this thread but just from some of the other threads i've read, people seem to expect openness from others while blowing off other genres as pure crap.

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Originally posted by mr. poopyhead its funny that so many people are bent on converting others to trance, but personally won't give other genres a chance. i'm not talking about anyone in this thread but just from some of the other threads i've read, people seem to expect openness from others while blowing off other genres as pure crap.

Exactly!! It's one thing to only like one genre, but to totally trash all others isn't right. There are other good genres out there. There are some bad examples in all genres, but that doesn't mean the whole genre itself isn't worth listening to

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Originally posted by Kimmi Exactly!! It's one thing to only like one genre, but to totally trash all others isn't right. There are other good genres out there. There are some bad examples in all genres, but that doesn't mean the whole genre itself isn't worth listening to

oh Kimmi I never thought you called yourself *open*


When we'll go partying I'll put some rap in the car just for you

haha i slowly am converting all my friends to trance, I got a Metalhead (hardcore one into deicide and death which is death and thrash metal) into trance using three drives on vinyl - Sunset in Ibiza. Others seem to fall into it much easier, quickest way ive found is drag em to a party where your blaring it n glowsticking n stuff and they should come out on their way to addiction at least its working out here :�
Worse case scenario get new friends JK

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