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| SasH21 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Geoffb3
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| cammaxwell |
| That's a great idea for kids, good job.... |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by SasH21
Very cool...congrats! Why are the age limitations for the students though? |
Aside from the obvious March Break factor, I decided to work with that age group as there's a certain range of acceptability when it comes to kids and who they'll associate with. I'll wager there aren't too many 15-18 year olds whose idea of a good time is sharing class space for a week with a 10 year old.
I know I'm competing with MP3s, ipods and mainstream rap, but the medium and the music are something I'd like to pass on to younger generations. Within the next couple of years I'd love to have a WestsideWax DJ Tent down on the Harbourfront lawn at the Beats, Breaks and Culture Fest, with a bunch of teens rocking it out on the ones and twos!
And much thanks for the props, everyone! This has definitely been a labour of love so far, with plenty of legwork, and not much in the way of financial return, but I have a good feeling that persistence and dedication will pay off in the long run! |
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| Vivid Boy |
| shouldn't you be good at djing to teach it? |
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| PivotTechno |
Funny, I was just about to ask the same thing re. having a sense of humour/posting on internet message boards.
Go tell it to your mom. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Funny, I was just about to ask the same thing re. having a sense of humour/posting on internet message boards.
Go tell it to your mom. |
haha
Vivid got PWNED
^5 :D
and I think it's a great idea, so best of luck :) |
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| Geoffb3 |
| Agreed that was worthy of a LOL :stongue: |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Funny, I was just about to ask the same thing re. having a sense of humour/posting on internet message boards.
Go tell it to your mom. |
As much as Eric is the way he is, he brings up a very good point...
What are your credentials PV???
I've been around for almost a decade and not heard of you once...
Is there a reason???
Do you spin under a diff name???
Do you gig at all???
Just curious...
Cause that Colleen woman couldn't cook for ...And Gordan turfed her ass... |
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| FunkyCrew |
guys honestly F OFF :rolleyes:
who cares if we heard of him or not
he's doing a good deed and that's the end of it |
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| Frenchie |
| Thought this was going to be about Wonder Woman. |
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| Vivid Boy |
no hes not doing a good deed. a good deed would be mark oliver doing it. thats like me giving in lessons on anger management and charging 600 bucks a week and having a class of 30. oh ya if u break it down its only 15 bucks an hour........
but if u add it up its some angry mother****** teaching something he knows all about to make $18,000 in 1 week.
ya pivot your the next in Jesus Christ, brother
way to give back to the community
edit: forget what i said...i forgot,...he provides lunch |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
As much as Eric is the way he is, he brings up a very good point...
What are your credentials PV???
I've been around for almost a decade and not heard of you once...
Is there a reason???
Do you spin under a diff name???
Do you gig at all???
Just curious...
Cause that Colleen woman couldn't cook for ...And Gordan turfed her ass... |
Makes sense that you haven't heard of me in the last 10 years, because I haven't seriously played out in Toronto for about that long! I was out-of-country for a while, and upon return life just took me in other directions for a while. I only started up with ze musique again in 2007, and this is where it's led me.
As far as my history goes, I first started DJing in 1984 and have done everything from high school dances and mobile work (where I started out when I first moved to Toronto) to 3,000 person raves and 1,000+ capacity nightclubs. I have pics of me sharing the stage with Richie Hawtin and Roger Sanchez, that I guess I could use as business cards, but I prefer to have potential students come over for a free demo before they sign up for lessons - proof is in the pudding, and what I offer has as much to do with how I teach as it does what.
I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to go chasing after gigs (turning 40 next month), so I just take 'em where I can these days. You're more likely to find me jamming out on our back deck in the summertime with a bunch of other oldschool jocks, than you are to find me doing the same in a club. I am still looking for a suitable small venue for our crew to hold a monthly Techno night, but I'm super-fussy and also currently in school for shiatsu therapy - the combination of the two means I don't have the cash it would take to bring in the extra sound that most small bars in this city desperately need.
That's about all I have to offer - all other stories pre-1999 are buried in a vacuum-sealed vault, 30m under what used to be Speed Records on Queen W., and you'll have to pay me in plutonium to get the combination.
(btw, any TOTAs who'd like to come to one of our deck shindigs only need drop a line to [email protected] - you'd be surprised at the talent that comes by to throw down...) |
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