nope.
I go to college, work full time, and have finished no less than 84 tracks this year.. if you have to get paid to make music "worth it" to you, don't make music. if you derive your creative motivations from the prospect of money or attention you're a hollow soul in my opinion. -Joe > > From: "dr.dog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/08/26 Fri AM 09:17:17 EDT > To: "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> > Subject: Re: (313) What Do We Think Of This? ( DJ Mag Poll) > > > > > And who cares about some sh!tty rag's top 100 anyway? > > well ... > this kind of stuff surely can help as a promotion-tool for dj´s/artists > and can help them with their business .. > > - these business-aspects might not seem important in music for you > > but we all (should) know how many of the most gifted artists > stop making music, or make it very rarely cauze of this chain : > they don´t get enough attention with what they do ... > so not many people are paying them for their art ... > therefore they have a difficult business-situation ... > therefore they have to focus on "normal jobs" for surviving without > music > or have to change the music to more simple formulars ... > > how many of the most gifted can´t make the music they could give to the > world, > cauze they don´t have the time, cauze they have to focus on the other > realities ? > > that´s why I think we probably all should vote there ? > > m > > > I think it's well cheeky of them to do that - if people want to vote, > > they will. > > And who cares about some sh!tty rag's top 100 anyway? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 26 August 2005 12:50 > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > Subject: (313) What Do We Think Of This? ( DJ Mag Poll) > > > > > > I'm forwarding a mail-out from the Retrovert mailing list. It's fairly > > self-explanatory. > > > > Would anyone consider voting? > > > > Ken > > > > ******************** > > > > Every year DJ magazine compiles a top 100 list of the supposed best > > dj´s around, yet it rarely features any techno at all. The top 100 may > > not seem important, you may not like DJ mag and you probably already > > know who your favourite dj´s are..get to see them often and don´t need > > to stroke their ego by voting for them. The reason it is important is > > that the list is seen globally as¨official¨, as the real people/party > > goers´ choice. By techno having little or no representation in the top > > 100 the profile of the trance and pop dj´s that make up most of the > > list just gets bigger while the techno scene keeps getting smaller, > > slipping further into obscurity. > > As the club scene continues to spread around the world it will forever > > be dominated by the same few select DJ´s if they are the only ones > > that are ever mentioned in the magazines. New scenes and new clubs > > will never get to hear about anything but the obvious names, and music > > styles like techno, electro, broken beat or electronica will simply > > never make it to new places or find new audiences to keep it alive. > > > > This year though, we´d like to turn things around: Instead of the > > media forever brainwashing the readers with the same old names we´d > > like to put techno firmly back on the map - and we can do so with your > > help. So please take out a couple of minutes of your time and try to > > get a few more deserving DJ´s in the top 100 this year: > > > > http://www.djmag.com/top100-entry-form.php > > > > We´d also, of course, like to suggest your support for our trusty > > residents... > > > > MARK BROOM > > PAUL MAC > > BEN SIMS > > > > Best wishes, the RV´s > > www.retro-vert.com > > > > > > ####################################################################### > > ############## > > Note: > > > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > > necessarily represent > > those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically > > stated. This email > > and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the > > use of the > > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received > > this email in > > error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank You. > > ####################################################################### > > ############## > > >
