I totally agree overall with your comments, Holly. I can certainly relate, it does get frustrating. One tip my brother has taught me is if once you mix one record into another and you hear it goes off beat, it means the record you mixed in is too fast and needs to be slowed down. Try it, hope that would help. And pitch, Ladies! Always mess with the pitch control on those Techs!
This is my 17th year of being into dance music and I sure as hell never gave a guy a chance to give me trouble. I've always looked to myself to find out what I like. Ever since I started buying records on a regular basis, I would walk into the store keeping to myself, usually have my big headphones on and just go at it at the bins. Pulling out what looks interesting and give it a listen and by doing that you'll establish your own knowledge of labels, artists, and discover what your tastes are in this big umbrella of dance music. But then again, can it just be that those who work in the stores are just plain jerks???? And it also helps to have a brother who also is into it that you can discuss the music with. =) Peace, G l y p h In a message dated 10/5/00 1:06:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >ok, on to other things... > >experiences as a female into electronic music: > > - enter record store. ask clerk if they have x. "oh, we onnly have that >on >vinyl, not on CD." > this is my most despised encounter. > > - ask dj (who doesn't know me) "what is x track?" "oh, it's just a >record." ya muthaf*ker but what record? > second most despised thing that every happened (only twice) > > - people assuming you are a dj girlfriend or dj whore or just a profiler > > - guys in the scene assuming that you don't know about labels or artists >or history - people tend to think that if you are a girl, you like the >music because it is a good soundtrack for raving or clubbing or >something... that it is not music to you, or that you can't be passionate >about it. > >in general, you need to earn respect as a female in the scene. people >assume that you don't measure up. but i have NEVER EVER encountered sexism >after someone figured me out. in terms of people being skeptical of >others... i mean guys may think i am some dumb chick, but i usually thinkn >they are some stupid punk who just came into the sh*t last year and doesn't >know sh*t. so i think we are even. sometimes i am right, and sometimes >i am >wrong, and the same goes for them. > >in terms of pre-judging, i am probably harsher with women. i assume they >just like the music to dance to at a club and can't tell the difference >between house and techno and trance. and that is sometimes true and >sometimes not. part of my judgement is because i don't like girls who give >women a bad name. another part is that i always want to be the coolest >chick (which i always am, unless diana is around - and then we are even >- >*ha*)... and another part is just the nature of female competitiveness. > >i used to be a promoter in detroit. i got respect from the boys club that >ran the city at the time. i remember a conversation in which me and another >male promoter explicitly discussed this fact. i appreciate that. to me, >everyone has to prove themselves before gaining my respect, so i don't >think this is a big deal. > >in terms of the lack of # of female djs. i think part of it is the way >that >guys tend to get together and do the same thing for hours and play with >their tables, and play with their gear, and monopolize it. it is hard to >get a minute on the decks at a party full of djs if you are a guy, let >alone if you are a girl with wobbly mixing. > >i also think that other women have had similar problems to mine with >mixing. and that combined with trying to fight their boyfriend for time >on >the decks (i know a lot of this goes on) can lead to being slower to catch >up. > >a lot of female djs are being recognized and coming into their own now, >though, and i think this is good. i don't like to overanalyze stuff. there >is nothing that can hold women back. we can do anything. i think that we >just approach things differently than men. and i don't think anyone is >holding us down. > >blah blah, >h >
