What is ironic though is that I get DJ gigs (which I don't solicit, but, hey, it's fun) and I can't mix (my records are dope, right) and I get paid WAY MORE per hour than I do writing. I get paid the equivalent of one feature story per hour. Someone really needs to elevate the role of music writers, because increasingly, thanks to (virtually all UK glossies 'cept JS), it's embarassing to be one.
BTW, nice work on that Jeff Mills article, John. The discussion on Detroit made great sense having stayed there. Someone REALLY needs to hook Jeff up with Chuck D! Hmmm! > Inbox Message > > From: "Tom Robbins/Magic Feet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: (313) Essential reading... > Date: 24/10/2002 7:37:56 > To: "313 mailing list" <313@hyperreal.org> > > I've got a copy and it's a good book. Yeah, much of it will be > obvious/familiar to anyone who'd been DJing a while, but then there are > plenty of things in there you won't have thought of too, and let's face it, > there are loads of aspiring DJs out there who need a book just like this. > The authors are very much concerned with promoting DJing as an extension of > a love of music and not a career path. They just recognise that a lot of > people start for the *wrong* reasons and need some pointers. Trust me, it's > worth reading. The authors know their onions (even if they are Dad house > mafiosa :-). > > TOM > >
