Booking DJ's because they cant play

[dflux4]

Hey everyone,

Came across this short little gem, have a read and let us know what you think.

"The evolution of DJing has been a bittersweet affair. The rise in technology has brought about a shortcut to glory, which has dramatically decreased the barriers of entry and enticed a plethora of new, 21st century wonder-children. Unfortunately, for every talented new-age DJ comes a hoard of incompetent morons who’ve got little to no understanding what the cue button does, let alone what constitutes a decent set. Jaded and dissatisfied with the progression of their trade, the veterans of the art are now overtly judgmental on the new breed of modern musician. This disconnect between old school and new has festered more resentment over time, further fueled by money-hungry promoters ignoring the talented veterans in favor of young guns who know more people and drink more booze.

Everything I’ve told you so far is common knowledge in DJ circles throughout Australia, but never has this mentality been more proudly paraded. Just yesterday, I was made aware of a Facebook post by Noosa-based club ‘Rolling Rock’. The status, which is shown above in full, requests a DJ based not on talent, but by gender. They go as far as to say the DJ does not require ANY experience whatsoever. It’s another nail in the coffin of traditional DJing and a representation of the idiocy that fuels the nightclub industry. Well done Rolling Rock Noosa – you’ve proven to the world that your target demographic is more interested in a pair of tits than they are in enjoying the sound emitting from your equally tacky sound system.

Asking for an inexperienced vagina to control the focal point of your nightclub is the most raw and true representation of these money-hungry club promoters, who will indeed sacrifice anything for another person through the door. But what’s worse is that these vapid idiots will pay Miss Jane Doe with a bar tab. They’ll then be conveniently unreachable if she ever decides the four Vodka Red Bulls weren’t sufficient reimbursement for her three hours spent being hit on by unemployed drunks.

To round out my disapproval of the Rolling Rock nightclub, and I use the term ‘nightclub’ very loosely, I’d like to reiterate my main point: in this quite public case, Rolling Rock proved they book DJs because they’re female, not because they’re DJs. They are a perfect example of everything educated people hate about the nightclub industry and another reason why the art of DJing is less significant than ever. By operating under such loose standards, Rolling Rock also highlights the excellence of clubs that are controlled by people who actually graduated high school."

Link: http://yourfriendshouse.com/2013/bookin ... y-cant-dj/

[Cupe]

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[Kodiak]

Interesting read

[Mitch]

Updated OP with working image links

[GREMM1S]

Nothing at all surprising.

[CapFive]

so true, its a crying shame but its just the nature of how it's all going, if you have big boobs and can press play you will be able to get a gig DJing... oh yeah and you have to be a girl too (didn't work for me and my bib boobs

Being a DJ is more about pulling a crowed these days, if you ask people like Hobberz, he will tell you what he went through to try and build up his fan base on soundcloud to show club organisers that you can pull numbers (because these days that's what it is all about!)

[overit]

stop being distracted young padawans.

the underground will live forever.

[russell]

the underground will live forever.

just like roaches.

[overit]

LOL!

and these guys:

[GREMM1S]

Sadly the underground is a shrinking minority.

[russell]

Sadly the underground is a shrinking minority.

not at all. The underground has always been a minority yes. Always will be. I wouldn't say it was shrinking though.

[legunner]

Sadly the underground is a shrinking minority.

not at all. The underground has always been a minority yes. Always will be. I wouldn't say it was shrinking though.

I dont think thats a bad thing

[OxyKon]

that article makes me glad that ive stayed away from the nightclub scene, would rather just stream live on ADJF than try and compete with that crap

[russell]

illegal afterparty's are the best place's to play.

[GREMM1S]

Sadly the underground is a shrinking minority.

not at all. The underground has always been a minority yes. Always will be. I wouldn't say it was shrinking though.

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

[russell]

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

this doesn't exactly sound like the underground your describing. The reason something stays underground is because they don't change the sound of their party to suit the latest fad or the scenesters who follow trends.

[GREMM1S]

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

this doesn't exactly sound like the underground your describing. The reason something stays underground is because they don't change the sound of their party to suit the latest fad or the scenesters who follow trends.

Do you actually read what i type lol, i never said the underground changed, it's just shrunk behind the momentum of the EDM fad, which soaks up all the people and clubs.

[legunner]

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

this doesn't exactly sound like the underground your describing. The reason something stays underground is because they don't change the sound of their party to suit the latest fad or the scenesters who follow trends.

Do you actually read what i type lol, i never said the underground changed, it's just shrunk behind the momentum of the EDM fad, which soaks up all the people and clubs.

Definitely ^.

Imagine it as a room. At first cockroaches can go anywhere, it's dark. No need to hide.

More people come into the room and the lights turn on. The space to hide becomes harder to find.

[russell]

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

this doesn't exactly sound like the underground your describing. The reason something stays underground is because they don't change the sound of their party to suit the latest fad or the scenesters who follow trends.

Do you actually read what i type lol, i never said the underground changed, it's just shrunk behind the momentum of the EDM fad, which soaks up all the people and clubs.

yes i do. We're talking about the underground and you started talking about parties changing direction etc.

People who are into underground music aren't going to follow the fad and change clubs or parties. The people you're talking about have already been spending their time in more commercial orientated clubs. So the fact there's a mainstream dance fad going on isn't going to pull people away from underground stuff.

[GREMM1S]

It's all comparative, Sydney especially was alot better a few years ago.

Now because of all the extra interest in the cheesier 'edm' type stuff alot of the parties have moved in this direction.

Crowds in general have changed too, if they don't hear the accessible stuff they know, they get bored and eventually leave.

this doesn't exactly sound like the underground your describing. The reason something stays underground is because they don't change the sound of their party to suit the latest fad or the scenesters who follow trends.

Do you actually read what i type lol, i never said the underground changed, it's just shrunk behind the momentum of the EDM fad, which soaks up all the people and clubs.

yes i do. We're talking about the underground and you started talking about parties changing direction etc.

People who are into underground music aren't going to follow the fad and change clubs or parties. The people you're talking about have already been spending their time in more commercial orientated clubs. So the fact there's a mainstream dance fad going on isn't going to pull people away from underground stuff.

Sadly most of what you wrote is wrong, the parties are becoming smaller and less so i dont what you are on about. There always will be an underground but its slowly getting smaller.

[russell]

^ I assume your talking about sydney only though? It's a big world. Lots of shit going on.

[GREMM1S]

^ I assume your talking about sydney only though? It's a big world. Lots of shit going on.

Yeah of course, i'm not going to talk about places i know nothing about.

[russell]

broaden your horizons then big man

[GREMM1S]

broaden your horizons then big man

Haha if i could afford more travel i would do it!

[overit]

Russel plus 1

You other whales need to go walkabout.