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From:
djkc
Date:
Mon, 14 Feb 1994 12:41:57 -0700 (MST)
Subject:
Re: attitude
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quoted 7 lines And I've never met anyone who truly believed that the DJ wrote the> > And I've never met anyone who truly believed that the DJ wrote the > music that appears on one of their mix tapes. > > Laura > (a sensitive kind o' gal) >
Well, rarely, once in a while, miscommunications/misunderstandings happen and one DJ might say "I made this" to a friend, instead of "I made this mix." This happened to me once while playing a tape in a friend's car just after I bought a bunch of new gear. But this isn't what Taylor meant. I think he meant that DJ's get more praise for playing songs/tracks than do artists for making them. I think this just has to do with the sole fact of UNAVAILABILITY of the artists; i.e., DJ's are pretty much more accessible than artists. -djkc as for me, I'm a "no-name" DJ...never really've been paid for gigs or clubs, though I've spun many a time at parties & big clubs (well, this is Houston - and Austin - so not THAT big) with permission of DJ friends. My heart's discovery of trAHHnce music is a great feeling...one I have not had in a long time. This music is screaming to get out on the dance floor... but, this is Houston...*sigh* Though, friends and I are thinking of a Club venture...soon as we find a cheap place (monetarily cheap, that is!) but, back to the point of 'tude, as a DJ I don't have that elitist attitude like a lot of Houston techno DJ's, and I know cause they're friends (or acquaintances atleast).