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- Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:59 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
However, with live music, it is important, in these lindy times, to have the DJ's balance out the music. the binge had a classic sound this year with the bands, and in that case, (if you wanted to ) having DJ's who were known for a more groove sound would have helped to balance out the event. so in ...
- Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:53 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
Maybe I'm misreading your point Yes you are. I have two points in this thread total. One: DJ's should get some sort of compensation. and two, It is not as difficult as people portray it to be to run an event. I did not combine those two topics into one, as you did. I am not saying that if people do...
- Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:48 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
- Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:00 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
From my experience, too many Exchanges end up losing money. I don't think it is fair to demonize the organizers. In most cases, unless you are in their shoes, you won't have all the facts. Nathan That is no excuse for not paying DJ's. The reason why events lose money is because the promotes made a ...
- Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:19 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Post Groove songs, is your city de-groovifying?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4995
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:16 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
Look at a regular event. most DJ's play basic swing music at the beginning of the night because the better dancers aren't there. they might feel that it would be wasting a good song if they played it for an unappreciative crowd. I think that is called playing to your crowd. I play more six count fr...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:35 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
I also think that a great DJ does his or her best, whether it is a paid gig or not. If I thought that a DJ tried harder if you paid him more, I would not want him or her near the DJ booth. I was saying that DJ's who know they are getting paid, or DJ'ing a big event, or a battle, often play they &qu...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:15 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: East Coast Music?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10313
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 12:49 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Tha value of a DJ's time
- Replies: 89
- Views: 71534
One- If an exchange asks you to DJ an event, minimum compensation would be free entry to the event. I have had only one event ask me to pay for the event even though i was djing the event. With that said, after a few emails, my compensation turned out to be satisfactory. two- This topic has been dis...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 12:36 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Post Groove songs, is your city de-groovifying?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4995
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:54 am
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Legitimately Owned Music and DJing
- Replies: 54
- Views: 44832
- Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:30 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Neo-swing?!?!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17007
- Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:46 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Neo-swing?!?!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17007
That kid from Clearwater is so overrated. Unfortunately, most Django-style players are ametuers, so the standards are really not very high. If you ask around the Gypsy-jazz community, he's really not special - at all. He's more of novelty, if anything. In the jazz communtiy, it takes a lot more to ...
- Wed Jun 02, 2004 11:04 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Neo-swing?!?!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17007
- Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:46 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs that will always have meaning for you...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5942