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It doesn’t take much digging to find out how old-school head DJ Sneak feels about these guys. To better understand, let’s take a look at some of the bigger complaints coming from the old-school and why the new-school should care. The truth of the matter is that these qualities are irrelevant to the art of the mix and in what makes a DJ worth seeing and worth the ticket price. It is no wonder that this seems like an easy source of money and fame. The balance is shifting and the art of the music and the dance floor are suffering as a result.īeat matching tech, gimmicks, and reliance on playing popular music have become the common definition of what a DJ does. At one time art and passion for the music was overwhelmingly the motive of DJs and producers (for promoters it is a little more debatable), but now we see more and more that money, fame, and less than admirable intentions are what drive a lot of people to our EDM world. Add attention and fame to the mix and you can get a pretty nasty breed of person mucking up the works. Like any industry, when the money starts flowing in it attracts people that are after it as their priority. How can anyone be mad about that? What’s the problem? Well… There are more opportunities to play our music, to get paid, and to make a name for ourselves doing what we love. I remember dreaming of the day I could live off of music, that is more possible now than it has ever been. EDM is now a billion dollar commodity, but that in itself is not such a bad thing. Now they are the new rockstars and headliners main stage and front and center. Not long ago DJ’s were confined to dark rooms hidden from view and were looked down upon by most of the music community.
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