Bill Brewster on the modern DJ scene
While I like DJing and like the fact that I can manipulate and shape music to whatever I please, I am just as displeased by the state of the DJing industry. Head to any small joint in your local town and you are likely to hear a DJ playing and sound the same as the next guy. There is no real difference between DJ A and DJ B, except what they are earning (which I guarantee you isn’t much). It isn’t the fault of the DJs either, since it is really the industry and the market which determines how they should sound, and if they stray too far from this concept the punishment is harsh. [embed width="656"]http://youtu.be/_MKExrSmiWM[/embed] An older DJ, I’m talking about a DJ who already has kids who are grown adults, can give you the real scoop on what it is like to be a DJ. They grew up in sort of the golden years of DJing, when records had to be bought and skills had to be earned. Parties could not survive with a playlist of mp3’s and there were no computers at the time that could DJ for you. To be a commodity in this era meant that you actually had skills to match. http://www.musicradar.com/news/dj/bill-brewster-on-the-modern-dj-scene-578205