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DjWoody
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Registered: May 2003
Location: Los Angeles (OC) / Mexicali

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
didnt know djing was like baseball. you get on a cold streak and BAM, youre going down to the minors for some seasoning!


Sad but true. It does happen. It's all on the hands of the promoter & your relationship with them. Skills are becoming less relevant in this day of age.

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woody, why did you decide to not be booked 4-5x a week and to travel? curious to hear your story


Long story short, I wasn't happy playing the gigs I didn't like. I was playing a lot of top 40 & hip hop gigs and I didn't like them at all. I was getting paid, and that's what mattered to me. On other words, I sold out. But now, it's all about the music for me!

I also got married, and became an old man. I can't hang now, playing on weekdays kills me! lol

And last, Politics. The DJ game is worse than Indecision 2012!




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djjoshuaallen
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
Common sense defines the differences for me.


bingo.

as they say on the monday night football pregame show

"c'mon man"

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darin epsilon
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Registered: Apr 2006
Location: LA / CHI

Well, every headliner you know had their start as an opener at some place. Everybody starts from somewhere. From what I can gauge, most people don't get into DJing so they can be the opener forever.


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DaveT
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Registered: Jul 2002
Location: San Francisco

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
please educate on sutra sept 22 oh wise one.
According to the thread kristina sky is headlining, but as woody noted, she is a local and recently opened for ferry and markus.




Which is what is being done sept 22nd. I mean unless you get promoted from opener to headliner and can also be demoted...didnt know djing was like baseball. you get on a cold streak and BAM, youre going down to the minors for some seasoning!


No, it's just a locals night.

And again, common sense should explain then. Common sense is much easier as an explanation than detailing out what I mean to make someone understand. If you can't understand, you either 1) have nothing better to do than find something that contradicts what someone else and need to get a hobby or 2) don't use a lot of common sense!

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Dj Minaya
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Tustin, Ca

quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
please educate on sutra sept 22 oh wise one.
According to the thread kristina sky is headlining, but as woody noted, she is a local and recently opened for ferry and markus.


Which is what is being done sept 22nd. I mean unless you get promoted from opener to headliner and can also be demoted...didnt know djing was like baseball. you get on a cold streak and BAM, youre going down to the minors for some seasoning!


I may be in the minority in this one but I would never consider opening for someone like Ferry or Markus a "demotion"

I for one feel honored when I get to open for the acts that I do. Most of us who DJ really look up to these artists and opening for them in a respectful and proper manner can be very fulfilling.


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