yeah DJing is a geekish profession, the ones I know are usually like musical trainspotters, ironically sometimes with the lack of social graces of their train counterparts! Ego is rather rampant, competitive and anal sometimes, comes with the territory. One of the reasons I do
I never play for gay crowds IRL though - it was a clean divorce - me and them have mutually decided that our musical tastes do not collide! To be honest I've rarely ever or never played for purely gay audiences.
I think I'd be OK in the US where the gay scene has more musical styles, at least in the bars. Here the bars, clubs et al - all bad trance music. That's what they want, with Kylie and Madonna and 80's music, and I don't play that. It's sad cos I'd like there to be a crossover between the gay, mashup and remix communities but as I and others have found in the UK at least it aint happening...they want their drug music!
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Date: 2007-11-11 04:43 pm (UTC)I never play for gay crowds IRL though - it was a clean divorce - me and them have mutually decided that our musical tastes do not collide! To be honest I've rarely ever or never played for purely gay audiences.
I think I'd be OK in the US where the gay scene has more musical styles, at least in the bars. Here the bars, clubs et al - all bad trance music. That's what they want, with Kylie and Madonna and 80's music, and I don't play that. It's sad cos I'd like there to be a crossover between the gay, mashup and remix communities but as I and others have found in the UK at least it aint happening...they want their drug music!