kool. I will definitely head down to say whats up to y'all buzzin.to heads!

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um... pretty sure this is an event listing

gonna stop by for a bit. im off thursday and friday.

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Promoting skills????

Who else finds it ridiculous that the talent has to do his own gig promotion???

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by VDub Promoting skills???? Who else finds it ridiculous that the talent has to do his own gig promotion???

unless u have a manager, u end up doing alot of promotions for urself....every non bigname dj out there does it...its not uncommon...

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Originally posted by VDub Promoting skills???? Who else finds it ridiculous that the talent has to do his own gig promotion???

I know where you're comin' from budd, but that's how the business goes these days..a lot of up and coming talent ( some really great ones I might add), but if they don't bring the crowd, the clubs won't even look @ them a second time..

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Originally posted by VDub Promoting skills???? Who else finds it ridiculous that the talent has to do his own gig promotion???

I definately do not, and think it's very reasonable for an event organizer to want the djs to promote the show.

I play both roles. Organizer/event manager as well as dj for all the Nightdreamer events in Hamilton.

from the organizers/manager perspective: Each name on that flyer should make my job, as an organizer & promoter of the event, easier to get people in the door. I pay serious money for a headliner, cause his/her name is making my job easier to get people in the door. If "dj so and so from down the street that no one cares about but plays good tunes" isn't drawing a crowd from my general promotions, he better be bringing in some people to help fill the room and make for a better event/party.

When your name makes my job easier by drawing people in the door, you can slow down with the promo and just be the dj instead of the dj/promoter.


for myself, from a dj's perspective: I want my crew there in full force chearing/dancing/supporting...when my friends dig it, I have more fun whch inturn rubs off on the people who haven't heard me dj. which in turns makes a good impression on the organizer/promoters of who evers party I'm playing at, which results in a better chance of getting boked again, which hopefully will lead to more gigs.

If yer lazy and don't want to promote, I suggest you don't goto the basement on wednesday night (for the record, I have nothing to do with the basement...just voicing my opinion from my experience)

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^^ what he said

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Originally posted by Owen M I definately do not, and think it's very reasonable for an event organizer to want the djs to promote the show. I play both roles. Organizer/event manager as well as dj for all the Nightdreamer events in Hamilton. from the organizers/manager perspective: Each name on that flyer should make my job, as an organizer & promoter of the event, easier to get people in the door. I pay serious money for a headliner, cause his/her name is making my job easier to get people in the door. If "dj so and so from down the street that no one cares about but plays good tunes" isn't drawing a crowd from my general promotions, he better be bringing in some people to help fill the room and make for a better event/party. When your name makes my job easier by drawing people in the door, you can slow down with the promo and just be the dj instead of the dj/promoter. for myself, from a dj's perspective: I want my crew there in full force chearing/dancing/supporting...when my friends dig it, I have more fun whch inturn rubs off on the people who haven't heard me dj. which in turns makes a good impression on the organizer/promoters of who evers party I'm playing at, which results in a better chance of getting boked again, which hopefully will lead to more gigs. If yer lazy and don't want to promote, I suggest you don't goto the basement on wednesday night (for the record, I have nothing to do with the basement...just voicing my opinion from my experience)

exactly. i know a number of djs that go the extra mile and promote all the events they are booked for and they have a manager as well. that is one of the reasons why it keeps them in business.

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Originally posted by VDub Promoting skills???? Who else finds it ridiculous that the talent has to do his own gig promotion???

the only way you`ll get gigs is if you promote the gigs you do get. It`s always been like that and will be until the end of time in every city on the planet.. The exception being DJs that have a following and that takes time to build.