Dj'Ing For Free
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» clown replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 2:05pm |
 Coolness: 221965 | Hummm, very interesting thread i must admit.. But i dunno, i don't really agree with the mass of you on this one.. i think its different for every one !!
When i started buying music (i must have been about 14 years old) i wasn't a Dj. I had all the newest Pearl Jam albums, some Metallica, and with time, Rage Against the Machine and some death metal. I bought the music because i liked to listen to the music. That is the problem with DJ's today.. they just buy the music to play it out it seems (judging by the comments in this thread). When i first stepped up to the electronic music scene, my #1 goal was not to become a DJ, but it was to discover new music. At first, i downloaded everything i could find, racking up like 30 gigs of mp3's. I had all the newest albums at my disposition. As time went on, i discovered Dj'ing and quickly got hooked because it was my way of sharing the music that i fell in love with. Luckly, my "teachers" taught me that it was important to not play all those mp'3 that i had and to start buying the music if i was to become a DJ and i had no problem with that because anyways i always bought music. When i first started out as a DJ, there was no way in hell anyone was going to pay me and i didn't even think about money because it was more than my pleasure to spread the music anyway i could to people that might not have had the chance to discover. I played and played, freely, for the longest of time, without even thinking about getting paid. That might be because psytrance creates a very friendly environement and i felt bad asking a friend of mine (who just so happend to be throwing the party) for money after seeing that he didn't make any money. Today, things are different and i don't really have to run after gigs anymore.. people want to book me it seems and my personal free time to do gigs has decreased dramatically, therefor sometimes i might see a gig as an inconvinience (especially if its at 6 in the morning). Therefor, if you absolutly want me to go out of my way to make the party and promote it, i ask a small fee.. I still buy all my music, be it from beatport or saikosounds and even if i would not get gigs i would still be investing in the music i love. I guess its all about intent and what drives a person to do the things that they do. good luck ! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» regimental911 replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:01pm |
 Coolness: 134470 | if you buy a record just to play it out an see what happens,thats pretty wack,i agree.
a dj shouldnt leave the bedroom until he is ready to get paid. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:34pm |
 Coolness: 84075 | i dissagree... a dj isn't ready to get paid till he leaves the bedroom...
you should pay your dues before you reap the benifits. call me old fashioned... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:43pm |
 Coolness: 153205 | arent the 2 sentences saying the same thing... or its just me and my bad english? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:49pm |
| Coolness: 84075 | NO...
reg is saying a dj shouldn't leave the bedroom until he's good enough to get paid... and i'm saying that a dj will never be good enough to get paid untill he leaves the bedroom. meaning that knowing how to mix is only 1 small part of djing and there are alot of skills that you will never learn in your bedroom. make sense? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:56pm |
| Coolness: 153205 | ok yes i understand, and i agree with you
because a dj can kick ass in a bedroom, but when it comes to playing in a big ss you dont hear the same thing, and you have more pressure when playing live, and more things to disturb you( like candy kids that wants you to play shooting star!!! =P ) so yeah you are right but he is not all wrong, all dj sould have some basic dj experience prior to mixing to events... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MelooDie replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 3:59pm |
 Coolness: 248625 | like candy kids that wants you to play shooting star............ If you don't go in candy raves it will not happend! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bunnytronix replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:02pm |
 Coolness: 152710 | I charge 300/hour,
but I also strip naked, gogo dance, clean the place, repair your car, and sandblow your fence. In three complicated payments of 100$. Order now and I'll do the coatcheck. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:08pm |
| Coolness: 153205 | nice, your hired! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bunnytronix replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:12pm |
| Coolness: 152710 | Fuck yeah!
I just made 300 complicated ones! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:18pm |
 Coolness: 140885 | how complicated can a 100$ payment get? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bunnytronix replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:25pm |
| Coolness: 152710 | Stack piles of pennies,
pay with gift certificate at "salon de la marrié", leave the hundred dollar bill under a Yeti's pillow. Hours of fun man |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:28pm |
 Coolness: 282655 | Yo have I been talking to my fucking self here? I talked about all of this at the beginnning of the fucking thread, how the fuck can you miss that, this is redunudant now! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:28pm |
| Coolness: 84075 | i say you make him via money order in some wierd ass currency!! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AYkiN0XiA replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:28pm |
 Coolness: 166775 | you must pay it all in pennies from the year 1982. that's complicated? ;) ;) |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bunnytronix replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:32pm |
| Coolness: 152710 | Yeah, seriously, if I was a psy trance DJ I'd ask to be paid with a bracelet made with unicorn's pubic hair.
period. don't try to past me off some pony shit, it ain'T working, |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:35pm |
| Coolness: 84075 | heheh...
read the fine print... read the contract!! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bunnytronix replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:36pm |
| Coolness: 152710 | Yeah I woudn't mind paying taxes on unicorn pubes.
I have no clue how much that'D be worth though. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:38pm |
| Coolness: 84075 | i think its non taxable with the trade laws? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» djpsychokitty replied on Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:56pm |
 Coolness: 47625 | personnally, i play fro free only if it is for friends AND that I have total control over what is going to play, which means NO REQUESTS, so I'm really djing just for my fun.
if it's in a rave, a bar or a party that I have to follow a certain style or instructions, I charge because a certain aspect of the "fun" is taking away from me |
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