'The End of DJing'

[Michael^Heaven]

First off, if you’re reading this on your cell phone and you’re in the middle of a dance floor at a club, say good night to your friends, pay your tab, walk outside and step in front of a bus. The world thanks you.

http://jojoelectroclothing.com/2013/09/end-djing/

Interesting read.

[nelinho]

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[floridaorange]

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im not a dj, but this article is full of thought-provoking insight. I agree with most of it. this is from the article:

[floridaorange]

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DJs: How many times has someone asked you for Tiesto and then not been able to name a Tiesto song? (Why is it always Tiesto?)

and but mostly

[Garrick]

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good article... definitely was long. i always wondered what would happen when the true legends retire from DJing. it'll be a completely different ballgame at that point.

[feather]

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By the time the legends retire I'll be too old to give a flying fuck about the fluoro babies ruining the scene.

Actually I already don't. I stopped going out, EDM and clubbing is mostly a spectator sport to me. Nobody arounds me enjoy the same music with the same appreciation, all I have are my headphones at work and earphones on the commute.

I do miss the days when friends and I only went out for the music. It was a pride point that we'd make a bee line for the DJ console, hung around till the last men standing, and left. Going to raves were fun cos we'd get the line-up and plan our night. No shenanigans no chatting up women, we were music nerds.

But articles like this are depressing. Everything is a cycle. Hopefully this whole thing implodes on itself, the torch bearers will carry on, followed by people who follow the music.

[floridaorange]

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Guess we should just be thankful we were there when the scene was about dancing weird and expressing yourself and listening to music nobody else did.

[Garrick]

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^ kinda like that video you just posted john? http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/...41#post1101541


feather - i hope you're right. i've pretty much resorted to doing exactly what you describe yourself doing. i feel pigeon-holed because i like house music in a mostly poppy/country music region. it's awful!

[floridaorange]

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^take comfort in knowing everyone in California listens to house music practically

[unrecogniseduser]

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By the time the legends retire I'll be too old to give a flying fuck about the fluoro babies ruining the scene.

Actually I already don't. I stopped going out, EDM and clubbing is mostly a spectator sport to me. Nobody arounds me enjoy the same music with the same appreciation, all I have are my headphones at work and earphones on the commute.

I do miss the days when friends and I only went out for the music. It was a pride point that we'd make a bee line for the DJ console, hung around till the last men standing, and left. Going to raves were fun cos we'd get the line-up and plan our night. No shenanigans no chatting up women, we were music nerds.

But articles like this are depressing. Everything is a cycle. Hopefully this whole thing implodes on itself, the torch bearers will carry on, followed by people who follow the music.

I'm 32 and I still do this regularly with no problems

[feather]

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After 35 it's a sharp decline, I'm 37