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MUSIC, MY LIFE & MORE...What i Think of Djing
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I’ve never sought to be true to anything more than art and it’s creation. The desire to monetize, for me has always come from being passionate about my crafts and the desire to seek the opportunity to share them with those who value the creation and organization of what is created. We are at an interesting place where fame and the pursuit of being famous has seemingly over shadowed the culture of ideation and creation. Djing particularly has now become akin to being a server in a restaurant. I don’t blame technology for creating more convenient ways to bring music to people. I blame technology for creating the space that says everyone should partake in creating a narrative for normalizing the need for attention doing … nothing. With the creation of music that has spanned beyond the time of any living human being, the way of social media has dwindled the value of the medium and those who seek to create and perform from a genuine space of passion to nothing more than serving an under average meal. To me this suggest venue owners can now make djs staff members and pay an hourly rate close to servers, bartenders and line cooks (maybe). Of course providing minimal sound and dj equipment for those who seek to play top 40s, to those who simply want to hear music. This would be basic audio that is standardized by pop culture. The thought of this is painful, writing it is a whole level of low. As a lover of musicians, singers, songwriters and the recording process of making this art, my association with djing has been to amplify sounds that showcase what I’ve considered as necessary as air. Djing was not my first love, though music has always been associated with the process of living. The process of djing for me has been akin to mixing colors, mediums, and materials to present to people. This could be considered service, but of original ideas over duplicating.
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