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REVIEW: Hardwell @ Playhouse... because I like to shoot myself in the foot.
Annnnnd, (I probably should't be doing this. lol) here it is... My review for Hardwell's set last night @ Playhouse. Hardwell (Holland, #24 world ranked dj) started off with a great opening by dropping one of his original tracks... quickly though... it began to sound like another warm up top 100 list of tracks that aren't necessarily deeply rooted into Electronic Dance Music. Just my opinion you ask? No... I was there with several other dj's who they, themselves, spin multiple genres and have residencies through out Southern California. We shouldn't know every single track he plays as we would want to hear something different from world class talent like Hardwell. Something deep, something unreleased. Could it have been the city of hollywood atmosphere? Could it have been the fact that there might have been pressure by having Alesso, Skrillex, Afrojack, Peacetreaty, Morgan Page, Paris Hilton... etc... up there probably asking for cheesy mashups of top 40 songs? Who knows... we weren't up there to listen in on the conversation... but we were in the audience hearing the same tracks that we all could have heard at local bar down the street. Also, Please don't resort to dropping a dubstep track in the middle of your set just because skrillex showed up. And please don't drop the same track twice within 30 minutes just because alesso showed up. We are paying attention.
An artist of his stature has access to thousands of unreleased tracks that the public has never heard... he could have mind fucked us to where we would be saying his name in our sleep... but that did not happen. An opportunity missed.
I, myself, have huge respect for the talented artist known as Hardwell. His productions set him apart from other dj's and place him on another level that most producers will never ever reach... his set in Hollywood, however, did not. If you listen to his other set's they are all absolutely incredible compilations of intricate builds, synths stabs, and well programmed sequencing. So note to self... to hear the real Hardwell someday, buy a ticket for a show in a different city... or just buy a ticket to Denmark to participate in the 25,000 person frenzy known as Sensation.
I will get A LOT of heat for being honest. I, myself, am nothing compared to these big names and wouldn't hold a candle to their success... however, I am a religious dance music listener for 15 years.
Would I do it again? Yes, sure.
Was it fun? Yes.
Was it disappointing, For a lot of us there... Very.
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Last edited by Junior Chavez on Dec-07-2011 at 10:19
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