View Full Version : Would moving to England be a mistake???
Evagreen
08-05-2002, 05:26 PM
Sorry to drop yet another wet thread, but this one's serious! I've always been under the impression that Perth's clubbing scene is pretty grandeur... but not from a DJ's P.o.V. I've always thought that there isn't much scope for perspective DJ's wanting to break into the scene. Perth has too few clubs to serve the vast numbers of wannabe (I hate that word...) DJ's.
On the other hand, England is at the other end of the scale, where there is so much scope that, accordingly, there is lots of competition for residencies wherever you go. What about interstate? Melbourne? %ydney? Brisbane? Oh btw I'm thinking of either drum & bass or hardhouse here. (Preferably the former.)
Of course I have to learn the art first, but failing that I will turn to D&B MC-ing.
And lastly, what about looking at a place with a relatively small scene? (ie not a non-existant scene, but one that looks like it could get bigger / could be exploited.) Places like Southampton, Newcastle (UK), Bristol (a much bigger scene exists there than the former two.) and Brighton. (Close to London and a relatively big scene.)
So should I stay or should I go? The chances of getting a residency are pretty remote anywhere really, but I need to know a place which as a scene that is at an optimum size.
there are 40,000 bedroom djs in the UK.. i'd say the competition there is a lot more difficult.. but if you do 'make it' there your going to be a superstar..
the only way to make it these days is to produce..sure there's the odd exception but they're few and far between..
eg: mr packer http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
nigel
08-05-2002, 06:13 PM
What are you talking about? Mr Packer produces...?
Geographical location has pretty much fuck all to do with how much success you are going to have as a producer due to the ease of acquiring new music via the internet and the fact that the UK is no longer the be all and end all of the electronic music world.
If I moved to the UK, it wouldn't be to further my Dj'ing career. I know I'd be one in a million.
Versetyle
08-05-2002, 06:15 PM
My advise to you would be to learn how to mix first, then decide weather its the thing for you, you never know you might give it a go and decide that you want be an accountant or something... http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
vapours
08-05-2002, 06:43 PM
heh, I think its pretty easy for anyone to get a set somewhere, with the amount of pub nights and events that go on, especially drum n bass. I am also sure Freestyle or whoever runs the hard house night at rosemount would offer you a set if your half good.
If you can't at least get a couple of gigs in Perth, theres no point moving elsewhere.
You should really start 'learning the art' before you worry about playing out.
Evagreen
08-05-2002, 06:47 PM
lol I don't want to make any money from it. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif All I want is to land a regular slot / residency at a club. And here in Perth, as far as I know / imagine, there are not enough clubs yet far too many DJ's. Greg Packer has a mix CD (I think it's a mix CD.) out and that's how you land "superstar" status.
All I need to know is, is my evaluation totally correct? If not, I'm staying! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
Kevin
08-05-2002, 06:53 PM
Evagreen
With all due respect, you can't just set out to be a DJ and THEN chose a style to go with. If you want to be credible and be taken seriously bu those who decide the line-ups at parties, you must show your passion for the music.
Some people might get lucky, but most of us have started out buying a few toons we'd like, getting pissed at mates or whatever and spinning a few toons. The next step is the DJ minefield that is a party where u r told to bring yer toons. You then spend the whole night trying to jostle for '3 straight mixes' with 20 other prospective DJ's before DJ Bigname walks in just before your turn and the host apologises to ya and gives them the next 2 hours!
After you've negotiated that, you might get a slot on 254 medium wave Kazahkstani radio or play at some poxy little rec centre in Armadale at 4 am as the cops try to stop people tipping cars outside!
Maybe after a few years of that, some serious promoter might give you a break and the next few years are spent playing sets as they complete the sound check or before the doors open to a party!
There is also the thousands you must spend on records, the asses you must kiss etc...
You'd want to be pretty damn sure that ya' absolutely love the music before ya' go through all that!
ZaNDa
08-05-2002, 07:00 PM
Why would you choose a place to live based on how easily you can be recognised for something which you can't actually do?
Evagreen, You are a shady character. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/huh2.gif
The dnb scene in perth is budding enough that there are venues most nights of the week. If you have any initiative and any talent (which you dont) you wouldnt have any trouble getting a gig.
Incidentally, GP has worked fucking hard at his stuff for a very long time, and is only just begining to see any return on his invested time. Its my understanding that the mix CD you have seen around was something he initiated at his own effort and financial risk.
That's how you 'make it'.
Not by moving to a city and misspelling the names of producers who started the scene globally or by pratting about.
Ruckus1
08-05-2002, 07:04 PM
Of course I have to learn the art first, but failing that I will turn to D&B MC-ing.
err... wtf ?
You gotta actually enjoy and be skilled at what your doin to be any good at either mixin or mcing. You really think you can say , "well im not making it big as a dj at the moment, i think ill have a hand at mcing" .... to say that is pretty nieve http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/dontgetit.gif
Your thinking pretty far ahead in the future to be saying that your thinking of moving to England just to make it "big" in the scene...
Please correct me if im wrong tho
So what im saying is maybe you should practice more before saying your thinking of moving just to make it big http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/confused.gif
pKinG
08-05-2002, 07:12 PM
yo. yeah I've moved to England from Perth where I was born 'n' bred for 19 and a half years and Ive been here now for 2 and a half making me an old fart at 22.
I fucking love it over here. You have such a diversity of dance music and spoilt for choice for any genre of dance music, especially in London. Down there you will always find at least one DJ playing your preferred choice, no matter how underground. I love being able to buy Vinyl for roughly $7 brand new as opposed to $18.50 or whatever it is now (probably more) at DaDa's....Ive been here 2 and a half years and Ive got gigs through the Formation Records Cru purely because a bloke that worked in their shop loved cricket and Australia and we got chatting one day and I had some lagers with me and we kicked back in the record shop and got pissed watching the cricket. I would say yeah, the competition is tough, though to be honest, no tougher than back in Perth, everyone wants a piece of the pie, if you enjoy entertaining people and playing out reach for the stars cos anythang's possible.
Getting on the radio, there's loads of net radio stations all across the UK, Hard House and DnB if thats ur thang, is a good starting point. promoting your own event even if its down your local is a good way to get your name around. Handing out Mix CD's and Cv's like there's no tomorrow is another great way of getting your face known. Producing yes, if you can make tunes that people think rock you may have a better chance of gaining work however most producers all started out as jocks....competitions for mixing and shit are ideal.
Overall I'd say that a move to the UK is well worth it for the short term, I wouldnt fancy living here all my life, though through your 20's definitely. And the old saying applies if you wanna make it- its not what you know, its who you know.
woopie kat
08-05-2002, 07:15 PM
evagreen i think ya settn ya standards a bit high just yet.
you havnt even started mixn? and your already talkn bout wantin to have a residency at a nightclub haha hmm.
as for the comment on GP, somthin tells me hes been round longer than one mix cd.
you havnt been round long have ya.
and why limit yaself to either mixn DnB or 'ard-'ouse , fuck play both that way you have more to play with if you wish to attempt 1 gig let alone a residency.
this has been the kat keepin' it underground.
Evagreen
08-05-2002, 08:34 PM
Well I can't comment on the "shady" character remark being as I don't know what the word means, but guys, guys, guys!! Not to sound rude but a lot of those facts haven't exactly elluded me. I didn't mention the hard work, lots of dosh and arsekissing etc. because I thought it kinda like, went without saying. It's no different from playing the guitar or wanting to wear the England No. 9,; I am aware that before I can start dreaming, I've got to practise, practise, practise. And with my shitty eyesight, I don't even know if I'm even physically capable of mixing. (Now I'm really starting to sound like a dullard! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif )But at the same time that I've acquired the necessary skills, that'll be the time that I'll be ready to leave Perth. (if I decide to leave.)
It's almost habitual that I ask questions where the answer is right in front of my nose, yet I don't see it until after I make myself look stoopid. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif (I'm not putting myself down, it's the truth. I'm always doin' it! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif Well, there's bigger issues too, obviously but I'm just avin a laff. Anyway, it'll be three years (bare MINIMUM) before I have the necessary skillz required to start thinking about hunting for a residency, should my ailment not get in my way. (It shouldn't, people with bad eyesight usually have razorsharp hearing and sense of touch.) Not to have a go but I'm not as naive as I come across. All I'm doing (apart from avetting on! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif) ) is trying to plan for the future so as not to end up in financial and emotional strife.
Evagreen
08-05-2002, 08:40 PM
btw pKinG, where bouts in the UK do you live? The great thing about England is, if you can't break into the scene of one town, there's alwys another one down the road! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif You don't have to travel on a plane to get to the next city. I always thought vinyl was hideously expensive (like most things over there...) like it is here.
nigel
08-05-2002, 08:42 PM
I love being able to buy Vinyl for roughly $7 brand new as opposed to $18.50 or whatever it is now (probably more) at DaDa's.....
Are you trying to tell me you pay 2.59 GBP for a 12"?
Kevin
08-05-2002, 08:49 PM
Most of the vinyl I've seen here is between £5.50 and £6.00 (UK stuff), imports are even more!
That's roughly $15 - $18?
nigel
08-05-2002, 09:01 PM
Yeah. Every online site I frequent sell tunes for anywhere between 3.80 and 5.50 for US imports..
Most UK tunes are 4.50 or thereabouts.
5 pounds = $13.50
6 pounds = $16.20
i dont think we do too bad here ?
Why do you actually wish to be a dj Evagreen? The reality is not quite how you imagine. There is very little reward financially unless you are lucky enough to "make it". But in truth that isn't the point. To me it is about knowing i have created an atmosphere that makes other peoples nights special. To me djing here and there is only the icing on the cake. The music itself is my life. Nearly everything i do is connected in some way to my love of dance music. My music is the one thing i never sacrifice. After so many years i don't think i could anyway. It has become such an intrinsic part of my existence.
I don't think you should move to london unless you know that that is the only place you could possibly build upon your music experience. To do so otherwise is like chasing shadows. Perth has many opportunities to get your music heard. If it truly is your passion then your audience will come to you if you work hard enough.
For truly one must first hear the music in their soul to ever hope to properly share it with the world.
Lanithium
08-05-2002, 10:25 PM
Why do you actually wish to be a dj Evagreen? The reality is not quite how you imagine. There is very little reward financially unless you are lucky enough to "make it". But in truth that isn't the point. To me it is about knowing i have created an atmosphere that makes other peoples nights special. To me djing here and there is only the icing on the cake. The music itself is my life. Nearly everything i do is connected in some way to my love of dance music. My music is the one thing i never sacrifice. After so many years i don't think i could anyway. It has become such an intrinsic part of my existence.
I don't think you should move to london unless you know that that is the only place you could possibly build upon your music experience. To do so otherwise is like chasing shadows. Perth has many opportunities to get your music heard. If it truly is your passion then your audience will come to you if you work hard enough.
For truly one must first hear the music in their soul to ever hope to properly share it with the world.
couldnt have put it better myself. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/thumbs-up.gif
pKinG
09-05-2002, 01:00 AM
actually, HMV which is like the equivalent to Sanity in Oz sells a selected amount of 12" UK releases between £2.99 and £3.99.....I bought "Shake Ur Body" remixes from there for £2.99 which if we want to get technical lads is actually about $8-$8.50....woopsey...pardon me for over-estamating by $1-$1.50....
yeah, the majority of tunes are about a fiver brand new, and farking US imports can go for anything up to £11.99..though I had said I loved buying toons for <span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>roughly</span> seven bucks....again.....please EXCUSE ME for not having my calculator next to me and working it out to 2 decimal points!! saddos. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/sleepy.gif
Church Decorator
09-05-2002, 08:57 AM
you should definitely move to england
Interjecta
09-05-2002, 09:06 AM
Yeh, go. Take Church Decorator with you, give him a parachute & shove him out of the plane when you pass over Rotterdam. Either that, or over Afghanistan http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
GoOsH
09-05-2002, 09:12 AM
you should definitely move to england
hahaahha thats pretty funny http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
GoOsH
09-05-2002, 09:18 AM
Most of the vinyl I've seen here is between £5.50 and £6.00 (UK stuff), imports are even more!
That's roughly $15 - $18?
the thing you've gotta remember is that everything is alot more in the UK, but so is your pay packet. Most people who've gone over there reckon the best way to look at it is to pretend 1pd = $1, because you should get approx. the same salary in pounds that you get in $ here, and everything costs about the same in pounds that it costs in $ here. So comparitively to the cost of everything else tunes are bloody cheap.
Church Decorator
09-05-2002, 09:19 AM
Yeh, go. Take Church Decorator with you, give him a parachute & shove him out of the plane when you pass over Rotterdam. Either that, or over Afghanistan http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/tounge.gif
if you were a dj, you'd be really cool
Dj Flip Flop
09-05-2002, 09:34 AM
Good Luck Dude.. . . . . http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
Interjecta
09-05-2002, 09:43 AM
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Yeh, go. Take Church Decorator with you, give him a parachute & shove him out of the plane when you pass over Rotterdam. Either that, or over Afghanistan http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/tounge.gif
if you were a dj, you'd be really cool
nah, like Evagreen said: I couldn't mix, so I became a dnb MC instead and I still became cool! haha
hmm http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/sarcasm.gif
Trent C
09-05-2002, 10:00 AM
i say dont put all your eggs in one basket. if you ask a successful DJ want else they have done in their life, chances are they have a degree or apprentiship. Being a DJ you also have alot of time between gigs so i say study study study. cos you wont be a superstar for eva. This is what my mum told me and she is always right.
Any way all the best.
woopie kat
09-05-2002, 10:15 AM
http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/wow.gif[/img]]Yeh, go. Take Church Decorator with you, give him a parachute & shove him out of the plane when you pass over Rotterdam. Either that, or over Afghanistan http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/tounge.gif
if you were a dj, you'd be really cool
nah, like Evagreen said: I couldn't mix, so I became a dnb MC instead and I still became cool! haha
hmm http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/sarcasm.gif
people become mc's for other reasons? http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/tounge.gif
Finesse
09-05-2002, 05:33 PM
It's no different from playing the guitar
baha!
http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/laugh.gif
humanic
09-05-2002, 09:27 PM
is trying to plan for the future so as not to end up in financial and emotional strife.
if you don't want to end up in financial strife, don't become a DJ http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/tounge.gif i mean, i don't buy all that many records (very little indeed in comparison to any of the regular DJ's) and i've spent so far bout half a grand? or so just on d'n'b this year. not to mention money spent on other stuff, so its kinda expensive even if your only buying 1-2 records a week, and thats really nothing
Church Decorator
09-05-2002, 10:33 PM
what a waste of money
Trent C
09-05-2002, 10:52 PM
To get a decent wage from DJ'in you would have to play about 10 hours a week. At about $60 - $80 per hour you get $600-800 per week. i would then say you'd have to spend about $200-300 a week on records to keep yourself sounding fresh. you can only play a record for about 4 minutes and at up to $20 a record thats expencive time. so each week you'll add about an 1 hour of fresh tunes to your set. This is if you wanted to sound fresh and cutting edge.
Uisce
10-05-2002, 03:03 AM
To get a decent wage from DJ'in you would have to play about 10 hours a week. At about $60 - $80 per hour you get $600-800 per week. i would then say you'd have to spend about $200-300 a week on records to keep yourself sounding fresh. you can only play a record for about 4 minutes and at up to $20 a record thats expencive time. so each week you'll add about an 1 hour of fresh tunes to your set. This is if you wanted to sound fresh and cutting edge.
I can't remember the last time 10-15 good 12"s came out in a week to warrant spending 300 bucks on them.
You'd have to live at home for the rest of your life if you were planning on spending that much on records on top of rent and whatever else. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
misc.
10-05-2002, 10:14 AM
Well I can't comment on the "shady" character remark being as I don't know what the word means, but guys, guys, guys!! Not to sound rude but a lot of those facts haven't exactly elluded me. I didn't mention the hard work, lots of dosh and arsekissing etc. because I thought it kinda like, went without saying. It's no different from playing the guitar or wanting to wear the England No. 9,; I am aware that before I can start dreaming, I've got to practise, practise, practise. And with my shitty eyesight, I don't even know if I'm even physically capable of mixing. (Now I'm really starting to sound like a dullard! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif )But at the same time that I've acquired the necessary skills, that'll be the time that I'll be ready to leave Perth. (if I decide to leave.)
It's almost habitual that I ask questions where the answer is right in front of my nose, yet I don't see it until after I make myself look stoopid. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif (I'm not putting myself down, it's the truth. I'm always doin' it! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif Well, there's bigger issues too, obviously but I'm just avin a laff. Anyway, it'll be three years (bare MINIMUM) before I have the necessary skillz required to start thinking about hunting for a residency, should my ailment not get in my way. (It shouldn't, people with bad eyesight usually have razorsharp hearing and sense of touch.) Not to have a go but I'm not as naive as I come across. All I'm doing (apart from avetting on! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif) ) is trying to plan for the future so as not to end up in financial and emotional strife.
you really are a fucking nonce. i don't think anyone has replied seriously cos you're that stupid. mate maybe start mixing in ya bedroom for a few years before you talk about becoming the next Judge Jules or whoever you aspire to in England.
as someone said, SHADY http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/dontgetit.gif
Evagreen
10-05-2002, 05:32 PM
Touche VXN, touche.
I thoroughly enjoy my music. I thoroughly enjoy making people happy, and that's what dance music does. The money, the women and the fame menas little to me... tell a lie. Fame means a lot to me. Because I would exploit it to educate this disgusting species that is us just a little bit. But I'm not going out looking for those things. So you can't tell me that I'm looking to DJ for the wrong reasons.
For most, people are ready to go out looking for residencies and club nights after three years of DJ-ing experience. But in my case, I'm not putting any numbers on it. Generally, when one enjoys something so much and is passionate about it a lot, they don't mind the vast array of sacrifices, frustrations and expenses that are associated with their passion Even if little reward is reaped.
I can't say "I don't mind if I make it or not" because I'd be telling a lie. (Unless I reguylarly DJ'd at mates' parties.) And with what's in the brackets, I needn't say much more. Music for me makes my life trully worht living... my sight problem and not the best family life is testomony to that statement. And if being on the bones of my arse 6/12/365 for the sake of a shitty slot at a dingy pub in St. Mary's (that's a part of Southampton, it's very run down.) then so be it. Just as long as the room fills. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
Oh and btw, another motive for wanting to DJ is the fact that I can't dance to save my life!!! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
Evagreen
10-05-2002, 05:35 PM
btw during the day I'll either be doing office admin or sales / marketting. They're the only occupations that I my eyesight allows me to do. And only the latter sounds remotely interesting.
Billy Bonza
10-05-2002, 09:29 PM
They're the only occupations that I my eyesight allows me to do.
Why don't you just visit an Optometrist if it's hinderin you so much? http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/dontgetit.gif http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/confused.gif
aleks
10-05-2002, 10:43 PM
Touche VXN, touche.
I thoroughly enjoy my music. I thoroughly enjoy making people happy, and that's what dance music does. The money, the women and the fame menas little to me... tell a lie. Fame means a lot to me. Because I would exploit it to educate this disgusting species that is us just a little bit. But I'm not going out looking for those things. So you can't tell me that I'm looking to DJ for the wrong reasons.
For most, people are ready to go out looking for residencies and club nights after three years of DJ-ing experience. But in my case, I'm not putting any numbers on it. Generally, when one enjoys something so much and is passionate about it a lot, they don't mind the vast array of sacrifices, frustrations and expenses that are associated with their passion Even if little reward is reaped.
I can't say "I don't mind if I make it or not" because I'd be telling a lie. (Unless I reguylarly DJ'd at mates' parties.) And with what's in the brackets, I needn't say much more. Music for me makes my life trully worht living... my sight problem and not the best family life is testomony to that statement. And if being on the bones of my arse 6/12/365 for the sake of a shitty slot at a dingy pub in St. Mary's (that's a part of Southampton, it's very run down.) then so be it. Just as long as the room fills. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
Oh and btw, another motive for wanting to DJ is the fact that I can't dance to save my life!!! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/smile.gif
are u that Frizzle2 character?
Man, I reckon U should Become an MC!! they are heaps better than DJ's. MC's get to hold a Microphone... but DJ's only have headphones to hold, oh and vinyl. But toss it up bro, what is better to use ey? Headphones? or Microphones? But then again, It really depends on what country your going to. If you want to go to London then I say a Microphone. But if your looking at a hard house type thing then I say go to America... that way you will look heaps cooler if you use decks.
help ya mate? http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
inter-phazer
12-05-2002, 02:38 PM
put it like this ! i went to england in 94 for a year & already having 5 years experience , winning wa mixing comps & supporting carl cox & other big names ! it dont mean shit! trust me ! i got 4 gigs out of 12 months and only 2 were worth doing ! playing alongside big names at big raves!
after joing an agency & sending out 30+ demo tapes with scratchin and lots of fancy mixing the response i got back from 95% of promoters was 'weve heard all these tunes , the big dj's have been playing this stuff for 6 months on dub plate' so what chance do you have if you aint producing your own music ?
thats why i havent been back , dont even bother unless you have your ' own ' sound to offer via dubplates ! otherwise you are just another bedroom dj playing whats just come out that week.
producing is the only way to get noticed worldwide , then the dj gigs will follow! and there is fuck all money dj-ing in perth , its the most pathetic wage ive ever come across !
thats why im producing now cos at least it pays well , dj-ing to me is now just an outlet to test my beats on the floor.
clambo
12-05-2002, 03:44 PM
Dont know why you think the DNB scene in Newcastle is fairly new http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif The fact of the matter is that I was born and raised there for the first half of my life so because of that I have had close contact with wot has been going on over. Drum n bass has certainly been round for a while there.. it's just that the popularity of it all is quite small now. Never mind i'm sure yor a canny bairn and you'll make sum smashing friends if ya went there.
hitmonlee
12-05-2002, 04:01 PM
evagreen you got decks yet?
you have been talking about mixing for so long, asking us whether to get cd mixers or turfntables, asking us if we think blinmd people can mix, asking us if you move to the uk could you still be a successful (read: well known) dj, really i think you should stop asking hypothetical questions (and asking them again) on the internet and actually start mixing.
dude... I reckon you should get your ass into OPSM and score a 2 for 1 deal on some specks. Then head over to RMX and purchase 2x SL1200 T's & and ordinary scratch mixer. Then buy some vinyl and START f'ing MIXING!!!! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Then once you master the 3 deck mix + scratch + get some attitude etc... put out some mix tapes and you'll be a superstar DJ 4 sure. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Then when your earning 500k =/+ per year begin sending me the cut for my priceless advice. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
NOW GET THA FUCK TO IT!!
clambo
12-05-2002, 05:19 PM
NOW IM A SUPER SHOWBIZ STAR.. http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/withstupid.gif http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Yeah man, you can score half my cut if you help this poor bastard get his DJing career of the ground!!
evergreen:
But seriously man, as someone else said before... you need passion... a fuckload of it! The kind that makes you think and live a lifestyle where you constantly doing things around that passion. Like staying up late at night learning how to perfect a particular skill, or wanting to get up @ 8 in the morning to practice. Or constantly having images in your head about your success and apprasial by those who you WANT to please, not forgeting the most important person here - you. You need to get balls... enough to go into a DJ shop and ask the questions your asking on here. You need a small amount of skill - the rest is drive, drive to win, drive to learn, drive to want... neeeeeeed. Think about it man, all the famous people in the world have the same thing... that irresistable urge to complete and become... an image of where they see themselves...
Start by working by yourself, get minimal feedback... learn the way YOU WANT TO LEARN. Do this and you will become this little thing called 'creative' it involves working with your own ideas and emotions. Play around!!! don't be afriad to do something because it seems unorthordox... sure learning isn't easy this way... but as soon as you perfect your art you can bet your ass that anyone else wanting to use the skills that your are will have trouble figuring it out because it isn't along the same lines as what all the others are doing.
be your own, own your dreams.
http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forum_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
and hey, DJ Marky has glasses.. need i say more?
medwin
12-05-2002, 05:51 PM
Yeah man, you can score half my cut if you help this poor bastard get his DJing career of the ground!!
evergreen:
But seriously man, as someone else said before... you need passion... a fuckload of it! The kind that makes you think and live a lifestyle where you constantly doing things around that passion. Like staying up late at night learning how to perfect a particular skill, or wanting to get up @ 8 in the morning to practice. Or constantly having images in your head about your success and apprasial by those who you WANT to please, not forgeting the most important person here - you. You need to get balls... enough to go into a DJ shop and ask the questions your asking on here. You need a small amount of skill - the rest is drive, drive to win, drive to learn, drive to want... neeeeeeed. Think about it man, all the famous people in the world have the same thing... that irresistable urge to complete and become... an image of where they see themselves...
Start by working by yourself, get minimal feedback... learn the way YOU WANT TO LEARN. Do this and you will become this little thing called 'creative' it involves working with your own ideas and emotions. Play around!!! don't be afriad to do something because it seems unorthordox... sure learning isn't easy this way... but as soon as you perfect your art you can bet your ass that anyone else wanting to use the skills that your are will have trouble figuring it out because it isn't along the same lines as what all the others are doing.
be your own, own your dreams.
http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/wink.gif
and hey, DJ Marky has glasses.. need i say more?
nice one stew! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/thumbs-up.gif
clambo
22-05-2002, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by medwin
Yeah man, you can score half my cut if you help this poor bastard get his DJing career of the ground!!
evergreen:
But seriously man, as someone else said before... you need passion... a fuckload of it! The kind that makes you think and live a lifestyle where you constantly doing things around that passion. Like staying up late at night learning how to perfect a particular skill, or wanting to get up @ 8 in the morning to practice. Or constantly having images in your head about your success and apprasial by those who you WANT to please, not forgeting the most important person here - you. You need to get balls... enough to go into a DJ shop and ask the questions your asking on here. You need a small amount of skill - the rest is drive, drive to win, drive to learn, drive to want... neeeeeeed. Think about it man, all the famous people in the world have the same thing... that irresistable urge to complete and become... an image of where they see themselves...
Start by working by yourself, get minimal feedback... learn the way YOU WANT TO LEARN. Do this and you will become this little thing called 'creative' it involves working with your own ideas and emotions. Play around!!! don't be afriad to do something because it seems unorthordox... sure learning isn't easy this way... but as soon as you perfect your art you can bet your ass that anyone else wanting to use the skills that your are will have trouble figuring it out because it isn't along the same lines as what all the others are doing.
be your own, own your dreams.
http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/wink.gif
nice work holmes that pretty much sums the whole fucken shebang. Passion is where its at, and im not talkin bout that poxy show on telly
and hey, DJ Marky has glasses.. need i say more?
nice one stew! http://www.teknoscape.com.au/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/thumbs-up.gif
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