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JieXian

Malaysia4677 Posts

October 31 2012 08:20 GMT

#21

On October 31 2012 15:01 Ryalnos wrote:
I know one perk of going to a live show is that you may hear particular mashups / VIP mixes / unreleased tracks etc. which haven't been released (and may never be released, for that matter).

The DJing producers who do this reserve this material to create a more 'exclusive' experience for the live audience - and many will play out upcoming releases for a long while before they hit iTunes (or Beatport).

Ah ya... that's what some bands do too :D

I missed that part because I was focusing on what they do with what they already have. Because to be fair I'd assume most people go to live shows wanting to hear the songs that they are familiar with.

3Form

United Kingdom389 Posts

October 31 2012 20:24 GMT

#22

On October 31 2012 14:51 JieXian wrote:
You know for normal bands, that's why they tour, to promote themselves haha and people usually take more pride in playing their own songs than badly done covers. I'm surprised to find out that it's different for DJs

Well the idea is you're going for the music, the party, the other people, not just for the DJ, but this has been corrupted as of late with all the mainstreamers getting interested in "EDM" (what a terrible term). All these mainstream artists have such popularity and appeal they can hold their own gigs/concerts.

Still all the real events are out there, you should have a look once you've sorted out what sort of genres you like.
There's this one underground house night I've been to a few times, small venue, small crowd, with DJs that love the music (rather than themselves) and it's in fact just as good, if not better than the big raves I've been to. I suppose the nearest thing to seeing someone like Tiesto or Skrillex "perform" is when I went to see The Prodigy live, and I can't remember any of that hahah.

Honestly I like the aforementioned house night because I don't know much about the genre, I don't know what tune is coming next, I can't name every track so it is genuinely interesting. What's the point in paying £40+ to watch DeadMau5 or whoever play for an hour, when you know all the tunes already, when you could instead pay at most £15 for a whole night of interesting music.

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