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The Trance Demographic (pg. 2)
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| Sykonee |
If you want to find an EDM crowd that is accepting of any kind of person, then you have to follow the EDM crowd that is accepting of any kind of music. When clubnights/raves had multiple rooms, or different styles present on a mainstage, you are going to attract those who are willing to listen to almost anything (thus accept almost anyone) and scare off those who cling to one specific style and just that specific style in order to let it define them.
Such people are quite anal when it comes to their pet genres. Consequently, if you aren't into that sub-culture 100% (re: stray just a little by listening to something other than that sub-culture's pet style of music), you probably won't get accepted within that social circle as readily.
Of course, by the time they hit their late 20's, they've either matured enough to begin to accept anything musically, or they've moved onto a totally different sub-culture (normally the 9-5 sub-culture). Perhaps you need to either start hanging around older folks, or just sit tight for half a decade. |
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| Zombie0915 |
| quote: | | If you want to find an EDM crowd that is accepting of any kind of person, then you have to follow the EDM crowd that is accepting of any kind of music. When clubnights/raves had multiple rooms, or different styles present on a mainstage, you are going to attract those who are willing to listen to almost anything (thus accept almost anyone) and scare off those who cling to one specific style and just that specific style in order to let it define them. |
So the people I look for do not gravitate to a specific genre, but rather follow several simultaneously? That makes sense, having experienced multi-style parties with great crowds then finding the crowd much different when a specific style is the focus. I just got started thinking, that maybe trance used to have a different spirit, and was somewhat convinced that the people who radiated those ideas have since moved on to a different style and were replaced by vain trendwhores, and I was trying to find out where they went. So that is not true then, rather the come as you are spirit does not happen until people from multiple genres come together? It definately makes sense to me, but I am not sure if this is what you really mean.
All the older people that I hang out with don't go to parties anymore. They still listen to EDM but they refuse to go out because they cant get stand the crowd.
So I must find the crowd that is accepting of any kind of music, luckily I have a clue for where to start looking for that. |
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| Zombie0915 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
Oh yea. Who gives a what the crowd is like, if you listen to music just for the social aspects and not for what YOU enjoy you are cheating yourself, and well your not a very good fan of anything then. |
There seems to be a bit of confusion here. I do not listen to music just for the social aspect, I have my own collection of stuff I enjoy that I play in my car or on my computer and stuff, that I and I alone choose. There is a difference between listening to music and going to parties, which makes PARTY MUSIC a completely different animal. When searching for an ejoyable party, music cannot be the only cirteria, otherwise there would be more white kids at rap shows.
There is a difference between that music collection for solo listening and that music collection for partying. I am looking for help in getting the music for partying. Sure, they overlap sometimes but when going to a party one must consider the people who you will meet there or you wont have any fun. The solo listening music is the stuff that I listen to because I enjoy it but it is not the same music I listen to at parties because I cannot find large crowds of people who listen to the same musics as me that I can party with, if I could then this whole thread would have never started. |
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zombie0915
There is a difference between listening to music and going to parties, which makes PARTY MUSIC a completely different animal. |
brilliant line |
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| *InVeRs3* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zombie0915
SNIP |
You forogot handsome. |
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| Spirit5 |
I share many of UnWorldy's sentiments. For the longest time (since I was 13!) I've been into electronic music, noteably trance and progessive house. Not many people knew what kind of music I listened to, most thought it was all "Techno". Most of my peers in high school were into punk, pop, rap, rock or metal. I wasn't really into all that stuff, although I do like some pop and rock music. I have never really aspired to be a part of a scene either, and just because I like trance, that doesn't mean I'm really into clubbing. I like trance no different than someone who likes rock.
If we were to get into demographics, I would say there are so many different demographics. There are the clubbers, who are into the music, but also the social aspect of the scene; the drinking, the smoking, the girls/guys, the drugs, and the whole idea of having a party and listening to "party" music. Then there are those who are the producers and DJs, who kind of have their own scene as well, and look at it not just from a social aspect, but from a technical and cultural aspect. They lead those clubbers on whatever kind of journey they may want to go on, whether it's some far out, spacey psy party, or some sunset vibes in Ibiza or Miami Beach or Cancun etc. You also get stereotypical glow stick weilding ravers who a part of the scene who are more along the lines of punk/metal kids with baggy pants and spikey hair, and then you have those clubbers with trendy clothes, jewelry and nice hair, who are almost considered "preppy". Then you have the people like me, who really don't fit into any specific catagory, don't want to be a part of any scene and just like the music as it is. Really I just think of the music as an extension of my life. I have always tried to look at it in a deeper, more spiritual sense. I am a pretty normal guy, and I just think that you don't have to be apart of any scene to appreciate this music. |
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| *InVeRs3* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zombie0915
wha?:conf: |
bad joke turned bad.:wtf:
Because i'm biased I put down handsome. Other normmies are uglier than us.:wtf: |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by paranoik0
Most music styles tend to have stereotypes connected to them. |
Yeah, and remember, since BET (Black entertainment televesion) plays hip hop, we now know that ALL blacks listen to rap.
It's not true, but rap does stereotype it's listeners.
And with the trance scene. Well I have seen people wearing gas masks. I don't know what that is about, but people do it. Same thing with those light up devil horns, pacifyers, and lollipops. they became a fashion statement at one point. |
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| stealthman |
Although this may be a personal generalisation, the first image that comes to my imagination is some Caucasian male in his middle 20's who either despises or is completely ignorant of teengagers under 18 who also happen to listen to this genre. This however is just one of the many small subconscious thoughts spawned by my own sense of frivolty. But in the end, it's only a Music genre that anyone can listen to on their own accord.
I started adopting to this genre since I was about 15 (2 years ago). Whether I caught it like a bug I'm still not sure, but I've sure been addicted to it all these years. As long as it brings aural pleasure to my ears, any other indignant maggot can go -kicking.
Overall, I think age/race diversity shouldn't really justify ones concession to whether they should be listening to Trance or not. |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zombie0915
exactly!
trance where I experience it is being overun by "I'm so cool" clubber types and I am trying to get away form those kids!
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Not as far as I am aware, the house scene has much more 'be cool' stigma, and the crowd is older too :stongue: |
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Not as far as I am aware, the house scene has much more 'be cool' stigma, and the crowd is older too :stongue: |
+1 |
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