I see I hit a nerve on DG :) Y'all can say what you want but in 93-94 Donald was playing serious Detroit stuff. Being polite about it, DG is a "character" and there are a lot of stories, but i always revert to what a friend used to say: "believe half of what you see and none of what you hear."
Back then Donald promoted himself as "DJ Dominator" (as in that track) and we gave him sh1# mercilessly about it until he dropped it. fh PS As for what happens at gigs, you have to be there and actually know what is going on to figure these things out. As has been pointed out, DG has a big ego (to say the least) but I would never expect him to oust another DJ from their slot, especially not someone who's got the dance floor jumpin'. DJs are often pawns in promoter games -- even or especially the big names. Doc Martin tells stories about how people got angry at him for not showing up at gigs where he was never booked to begin with -- the promoter had made initial contact about playing (and sometimes not even that) and he never heard back from them again, even though they put his name on the flyer to draw a crowd. ----------------- >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Klaas-Jan Jongsma" >> Just wondering but is this the same guy who had something to do with >> this: >> http://interimlover.livejournal.com/386142.html > > >It's the same guy, but it's doubtful he had anything to do with that >b.s. Donald's a showboat but is not a bad guy. Unless he's >done a 180 in the past few years, he's respectful and would >wait his turn. The club owner and/or security pulled that >crap on their own, with *zero* input on ~any~ level from Donald, imo. > >What Renegade808 said below about Donald's dj-ing and >selection is spot on, however. The bit about biting Spun is a bullseye. > >Playing 'Punisher' a half-dozen times in one's 'career' does not >qualify as having done any "serious justice" to Detroit techno. > >seek >
