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I was in Denver the other day buying vinyl, and I was askin one of the guys who worked there some questions and his response was "trance is dying." I assured him that it wasn't and he said "well it is in Colorado." Anyways I realized then that it was useless to argue w/ him, however I can say that out of all the electronic genres that they carry, trance and prog house are by far the smallest sections. It seems as though House is quite large, I have a buddy who spins UK hardhouse and thats it. However I do have one friend who spins hard trance, which is nice, other than me and my close friends who spin a range of trance to hard trance to prog house.
And as far as dj's in the clubs around here are concerned. Last time I made it down to the church, my roomie and I were talkin to the resident in the basement, who is an awesome dj btw, good mixin and great track selection. I asked him why he didn't spin upstairs in the main area, and he said that he used to, then the club started to tell him what to spin. So it was either do that and play in the main room, or play whatever he wants and play in the basement, well he chose the basement naturally. So when it comes to big name dj's we seem to have quite a variety around here, trance to prog house, to house to breaks etc. So thats cool I guess, obviously I'd personally rather hear trance, but I do have an appreciation for all genres, some more so than others though.
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What do you put into your live sets that has made you a dancefloor favorite for the past decade?
"I’m a dance floor favorite? Great! I would say the passion that I feel for the music I buy and the honesty with how I play it. I play the records I love not the ones that simply work. I’ve never taken the easy music option (which would make me a lot more money by the way) but chosen to push people a little. I try to draw people in a new direction slightly and expand their taste a little more than other DJ’s." - Lee Burridge
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