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Originally posted by Benno de Goeij Sure, but I think Internet is the connecting key not p2p. If p2p hadn't been there still people would get a way to get to listen to tracks and new styles. Yes no problem for me. LOL!

If someone has bought 15 or so of your tracks, how would you felt if he downloaded 4-5 to listen to?

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Originally posted by Nell i think the point to consider here is that you've produced one of the biggest selling, most heard and meorable records at the height of trance's populairty. Because of that, you don't need as much promotion as someone starting out or less successfull. Rank 1 would survive without filesharing, others wouldnt.

True..

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Take a scenario where Airwave never existed. Do you think that all your follow up singles and album would of sold as many as they did if it wasnt for Airwave's success. I'd never heard of you till Airwave and then afterwards i backtracked your discog and found your kamaya painters material etc. Image and reputation are everything. Strayign off the point a little but just throughing in another angle

Okay, thats a fact, but remember that we started without that reputation once too.. But thats the way it works off course.

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 If someone has bought 15 or so of your tracks, how would you felt if he downloaded 4-5 to listen to?

That's a trick question!
If that listening is only a try before you buy listening, I would not have a really big problem with it. As long as they buy it if they really like it.

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Originally posted by Benno de Goeij That's a trick question! If that listening is only a try before you buy listening, I would not have a really big problem with it. As long as they buy it if they really like it.

im saying if he felt the 4-5 were average, and did not buy them. but bought the other 10-15 on vinyl.

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 im saying if he felt the 4-5 were average, and did not buy them. but bought the other 10-15 on vinyl.

If i like it i buy it, if i think it's average i delete it...

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Originally posted by Benno de Goeij If i like it i buy it, if i think it's average i delete it...

true, what is your opinion on DJs that force market average & below average trance?

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 true, what is your opinion on DJs that force market average & below average trance?

Average & below average is different for everybody. I don't bother, i just don't listen to things i don't like

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ok

1. try before buy (mp3)
2. if it's good -> buy

some tracks are very hard to get them (limited copies or tracks that never released on vinyl or cd)

Ok then, you build Plasma TVs for a living. You yourself. You've parid for the course to learn how to make them, put all the money into buying the materials to make them.

You then SELL them to distributors who happily give you a good sum for them.

But someone takes one of the ones that you've made. Although you've got plenty of others that you could sell, you didn't get the money for one of them, which makes you feel like you've been robbed off £x

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike Social outcasts are often of the opinion that they must have a drink before being able to loosen up with their inhibitions, thus being able to have a good time. There's a word that sums up this sort of behaviour, and that word is 'reject.'

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Originally posted by Benno de Goeij But do you think a lot of people buy trance in the US?

shouldn't DJ's take the first step if they want the country to buy records? not that i know anything about the market for trance in the US, just generally.

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Originally posted by Soeder shouldn't DJ's take the first step if they want the country to buy records? not that i know anything about the market for trance in the US, just generally.

Sure but i think most of them do actually, or get them for free from record companys for promotion. Or isnt that what you meant?

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