Yeah, also, I am not old enough to go to any shows yet. And, I dont have a job, so I buy cds whenever I have a spare $15-20.

I don't buy CDs, but i spend shitloads of money on vinyl.

I think most of the DJ's make most of their money of gigs, not mix comps. Many people download DJ sets and mix comp albums and hear these guys or gals and fall in love with them and then go to see them when they come in town.
So even if they are not making money off the album sales they are getting the advertisig out when someone downloads their work which leads to more people coming to their events.

Ive bought my fair share of records and CDs. about 200 records and 100ish CDs. I think $17-18 on a record and $25 on a CD is quite a lot of money. And i dont have a job either. Big name Djs are quite rich so going to see them is support

Its not a problem for big djs, but for smaller djs and producers, since most big djs can pull off an income of average salary of regular people in less than a month.

yea ok - what a fucking joke!

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Originally posted by torontotrance Artists need support and by going to the gigs of deejays, buying their 12's and cd's help them. What bothers me is the freeloaders (I bet we have some on tranceaddict) who just download l33t mp3's and don't support the artists or deejays, I think that is just basically wrong. what do you people think?

i download tons of live sets and ill download some singles if i really like it but i also support the artist and buy their cds also. i just bought PVD Reflections and AVB 76.

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well..buying trance..especially young artists who need our support.. here in portugal, like paranoiko said, it's..impossible..
portugal electronic scene is only house driven..
what about buying online? paranoiko said it too, it's too expensive to import..
besides..most of the releases are in vinyl..i don't a player..cd's? most of the young producers release cdr promo's..
so..it's up to you guys who live near the artists..

PS- i'd like to know how the fuck do americans buy tunes..they're in another fucking continent!! online stores? here in portugal i only system f and politics of dancing..years ago..

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I try to buy albums when I can... though rarely do I find an album I like, since I wont buy an artist album unless I like all the tracks, and I dont really like a lot of mixed cd's, save for a few which I own. I dont really bother wasting HD space on them either, in fact I beleive I have maybe 2 or 3 at most (one of which I'll be buying on my next outing to the music store).

I understand supporting the artists, but there needs to be better alternatives, especially for single tracks. I'm not buying one song for $10 on vinyl, which will just get worn and warped and everything else. Shit, I dont even have a decent turntable to play it on. If I ever had turntables (and I aspre to some day) I'd gladly fork over my food budget for vinyl, but until that day its not gonna happen. And I'm not going to buy an artist album either unless I like all the tracks, not just a few - its a waste of money.

The reason so many people turn to downloading is because theres no better alternative. Until I can buy CD quality (320 kbps), un-DRM'ed mp3's that I can redownload for free should my HD crash or something, for say, maybe $.50 - $1 USD, no monthly fee crap, then I'll just stick with DC++. Services like iTunes and such are already paving the way, but the selection for someone like me, with my widely varied tastes, is pure shit.

I don't see why it would be so hard for some labels to offer a paypal service or something for high quality mp3's. They'd make a killing. Just look at the VCR. The MPAA fought rabidly to keep VCR's down - but selling tapes ended up saving their whole industry.

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hey, I may be a mp3 person but, I worked it out today that I have approximately spent £14,000 on vinyl, if that aint "supporting the artist" I dunno what is :\

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OK, first of all, where I live (and dont have a credit card to shop online), electronica music is hard to find and rare, so I do download ... music. I also BUY CDs and support the artists (got about 100 CDs that I purchased). But I cannot afford to buy a 35 dollar CD every time, cause I have a lot of expenses .... its not like the rap/pop/rock junk, where CDs cost like 15 bucks .....

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there sure are a lot of people without jobs around here hehehe. as you can see in my sig...i'm trying to support more than i have in the past. i'm definitely a dler, but i want the vinyls too muhahahha...

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Originally posted by InfiniteSquare yea ok - what a fucking joke!

Talking to yourself again?

i buy as many vinyls as i can afford, gonna get a fake ID so i can start clubbing from time to time because that is where there true money comes from

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