I think there's a sense that DJs who have good records and labels to their name have one up on DJs who don't as they have more of a 'name' and are considered more viable than promoters. In turn DJing promotes the labels/records. I think you'd win that bet, Lester.
---------- >From: Lester Kenyatta Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Cyclone Wehner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: (313) Au Revoir Groovetech >Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:06 PM > > On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Cyclone Wehner wrote: > >> >> >>GT is the store never had anything in stock (what i was looking for at >> >>least). the dj culture in the US is dropping off. people are spending >> > money >> >>else where. >> >> I had that too. The high cost of Fed Express delivery put me off. The cost >> would exceed the record. >> >> > I don't blame mp3s - quite the contrary. >> >> If you can find *one* established producer or indie label owner or store >> owner who believes in that, I would love to talk to them. I'm not being >> facetious at all, but I don't think it's viable to deny the impact. >> There are other factors of course but that is a large part of the industry >> decline. >> The Internet has opened up music, allowing more people to access music for >> free, but the majority of people who download do not go on to buy the music. > > What percentage of dance music producers are themselves DJs? > > How much money do dance music producers make off of their music? > > I'm willing to bet that Derrick May made more money off of his Playstation > royalties for MIDNIGHT RUN than he ever did making music. And that he > makes more money DJ'ing than he does music making. I could be wrong, > given that he doesn't work off of the same oppressive dynamics as the rest > of the industry (transmat is HIM after all). But I think the economics of > dance music production are different aren't they? > > > lks
