OMG, its really tough to be a Trance DJ in San Antonio lately.

I feel like I'm in Purgatory because the underground laughs at Trance and tell me I'm better suited for a club, but the club scene looks at me as some kind of raver freak and wants me to play Rap. I find myself not spinning around others as much now just because I'm tired of hearing the jokes while I'm playing.

You find people here and there that are really supportive and wish you well, but the vast majority of peeps here will tell you to your face you're doing well, then turn around and make fun of you in front of everyone. You can tell when some people respect what you do but are giving you a hard time, and you can tell when some people are just being hateful.

I've gone so far as to almost start spinning Techno just so I could not have to deal with it, but I've just started distancing myself from those people because I love what I love so much and its part of who I am.

The funnniest part is when I meet new people and they start telling me how much they hate Trance only to put their foot in their mouth when I play. I usually hear "I still hate Trance, but I love YOUR Trance".

Fuckheads.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. People in Dallas aren't *ssholes. Just look at me, I live in Dallas.

Meat is Murder...tasty, tasty murder.

That's why you move to Toronto and help boost the scene.

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Mother, can I have some more cannnndy?

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Originally posted by sshyperion That's why you move to Toronto and help boost the scene.

Dude, you don't even know how tempting that sounds. I need to go visit sometime and see what its like.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. People in Dallas aren't *ssholes. Just look at me, I live in Dallas.

Meat is Murder...tasty, tasty murder.

here the clubs most amiable for trance will be doing house as well but it should be a lot better by now; we just need a trance artist to step in and not be a sheep artist for a change. I think the raves here are equally as friendly although I can't vouch for that completely as I've not been to a rave here. Nonetheless from the sounds of it you'd be more warmly accepted and appreciated unlike the retards in your area.

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Mother, can I have some more cannnndy?

Hmmmm plane tickets in November are $350 round trip from SA...

Wonder if anyone would book my Mexican ass.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. People in Dallas aren't *ssholes. Just look at me, I live in Dallas.

Meat is Murder...tasty, tasty murder.

What I hate most is when people say "techno is too artificial" or "not real music" or something. Then they go play whatever contemporary pop bullshit of the week artist is big these days (I thought hard but really couldn't come up with any examples) that is filled with synths, basslines, effects. Hell even the singer's voice is modified digitally. Damned hypocrites.

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I have heard from friends of mine how terrible they thought trance was.
Recently Oakenfold, Sheram, and Hernan came to town for a show. I saw everyone of them there, (given there was hardcore djs there, but when the big names were at the main stage so were they) For me, listening to most of hardcore or even.......uuuugghh happy hardcore is horrible. So I guess I do have some empathy for thier critisism.

But I guess all in all I listen to music in general because of the way it makes me feel, so I guess I could really give a shit what other people say.

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 I love trance music and would never be embarrassed to play this kind of music. The music scene here in Central Florida is Hip-Hop, Rap, & RnB. It's amazing the amount of people that embrace this Hip Hop and Rap specifically just because it's the "cool" thing to do. The only thing I get out this music is the girls shakin' it at the clubs. It's also crazy how many people associate trance with techno. This gets to me since trance is not techno. Plus they tell me it's not dance-able? Well, I'll give'em that one since I haven't seen a proper way to dance to trance music other than the jumping and bopping of the head.

do the shuffle my friend.

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Originally posted by davemolina The funnniest part is when I meet new people and they start telling me how much they hate Trance only to put their foot in their mouth when I play. I usually hear "I still hate Trance, but I love YOUR Trance".

i get that too. makes me wonder what the hell kind of trance they've been listening to before.

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I love trance music and would never be embarrassed to play this kind of music. The music scene here in Central Florida is Hip-Hop, Rap, & RnB. It's amazing the amount of people that embrace this Hip Hop and Rap specifically just because it's the "cool" thing to do. The only thing I get out this music is the girls shakin' it at the clubs. It's also crazy how many people associate trance with techno. This gets to me since trance is not techno. Plus they tell me it's not dance-able? Well, I'll give'em that one since I haven't seen a proper way to dance to trance music other than the jumping and bopping of the head.

yeah indeed, other people think that techno, trance, house (not even talking about it's subgenres) is the same thing. :>

most of my friends are into heavy metal so i dont really get much conversation out of them when it comes to trance