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for many years, ive loved it..
but now i quit..
i'll not bore ya with reasons, suffice to say a huge thank you to all the punters, players, djs, promoters, dealers, riggers, doormen, printers..
cheers everyone. for everything.. :clap:
pete (doanldson)
btw, anyone who knows me..
everything is for sale...
ahlf the studio is gone & the dex are sold, but huge whoppin bundles of vinyl for sale over the next few months..
i guess you'll have your reasons :cry:
ive been very very very lucky in what i have acheived in the last 8 or 9 years, so i'm happy enuff :lol:
take care all & good luck in whatever ya choose to do..
pete
Don't be too hasty Pete, maybe you just need to get out of Belfast or need a holiday?
no sunil. its over. dex are going this afternoon.. and the vinyl will be gettin listed & sold over the next month..
i'm out man. ive had a good run, met a lot of solid ppl, had some killer gigs & got to do things a lot of ppl only dream off..
so i'm gonna do the decent thing & bow out now before i turn into a really sad bitter old tosser who jus sits bitchin about DC & how it used to be 'back in the day when all we had was turntables... bloody laptops' :lol:
April Fools Day Passed Pete.
this aint no joke.. i'm out.
:shock: pete d giving up the techno?? never thought id see the day. was thinkin things were gonna change after the breezeblock thingy but maybe not. if your serious then its sad cus youve def had a big influence on me and gave many young djs a chance at your nights, including giving me my first gig. for that im grateful and im sure well all miss your rants :lol:
gd luck wif whatever ye do..
Gary
mate, you would get on sooooooooo well with my evil sidekick ed (the rant point made in the previous post defo), if your anything like him you will change your mind before the dex, tunes etc are sold, but if youve made your mind up, fair enuff,,,,, whats next? papers on a sunday morning roast dinners and warm fires ;)
its too late now lol
jus that time.. been well good. i think i have helped (maybe even inpsired) some guys round the city & ran some great parties & played some ace sets..
ive applied for a media course in broadcasting engineering. really lookin forward to that..
Don`t give up. Fight and adapt.
its not giving up. its kinda realising it aint workin & deciding to do summat else..
this isnt a tantrum lol
Good luck with that course Pete.
pete donaldson....the ultimate techno snob! ;)
who the hells gonna send me 5 hours of banging ****in **** off techno now then?
hope all goes well in what you pursue pete, :rambo:
A 5 HOUR MIX??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: did you do that all in one????? I just did a 2 hour one and despite the fact its well banging it was hard for me to hold my attension too it,,,,,,,,,,,,,, focus daniel son foooocus :lol:
how old are you, pete...?
Shame to hear you calling it a day Pete, especially as I never received your mix through the post :cry: Was looking forward to hearing it aswell
zektor, hitting 32..
stella boy, ive got some discs here.. pm your address ;)
good luck
sorry to hear this man :cry:
good luck with your course
good luck with whatever u intend to do but an announcment is a bit dramatic without giving the reasons why, but obviously if its personal then no hassles, just odd i find... of course as i said good luck in the course man and its a shame uve decided to knock things on the head, as it is when anyone makes a move like this really.... well unless its someone like Fergie haha
cheers for that..Quote:
Originally Posted by eyes without a face
jus wanted to say bye & thanx to a few peeps
Well good luck man.
What course are you doing?
Good luck, i dont know you personally but its a shame to hear of that but if you are moving on to things that appeal to more so now then go for it and good luck. :rambo:
I guess you must be upset with selling your kit :neutral:
This will be a very positive thing in the long run. We can sometimes get so engulfed with certain things we loose perspective. Good look with whatever you choose to do in the future, your contribution was valued.
:clap:
Dáire
Good luck in whatever u do, dont know who you are tbh but im pissed as fcuk anyways so heres to your future in whatver you choose to do :)
fairy fu*king knob goggles i wish it wouldnt change it to that it sounds as anal as a julian clary underwear party
There's one thing that really stinks about Belfast...
The main place for techno (Shine) don't have their finger on the pulse, and rarely reward their local talent properly.
The first night night I played at in Belfast was run by a guy called Colin Shields, who at the time was an outstanding DJ. The second person I played for was Pete, and again.. absolutely wicked DJ. Neither of these guys have been asked to play at Shine to the best of my knowledge, despite being in my opinion, the two strongest techno DJs in their field in Belfast. It's a joke.
Anyway, good luck Pete... do remember, you have a following here and there's always gigs for you down south if you want 'em.
hmm, sounds like typical city party politics.
Party politics suck. In fact I find it even worse when it's techno nights / crews competing against each other. Instead of working together to get more nights out there / exposure for music, you end up bagging each others organisation, djs, type of music played, your crew not attending anothers crew night, etc. and then it falls in a big heap and nothins happens.
Certainly though, all this negetive talk bout techno and technology has gotten me slightly disillusioned to say the least. I mean, I'm so passionate about the music, everything about techno really, but I hate reading that I'm backing the wrong horse, and I hate questioning myself as to whether I'm doing the right thing i.e wasteing money on records, not buying a house and paying back a mortgage sort of thing.
Although I can't see myself changing overnight, I've been into this for too long to give it the arse.
there is alot of brainiacs on this forum no doubt. but rest easy. this place is more flamable than napalm poured down a poofta's pants.Quote:
Originally Posted by killarava2day
no one here can predict the future. even those who obcess the future are no more acurate. (the only true knowldege is knowing you know nothing)
stick to your guns, stick to what YOU love, and thats all that matters.
the level of 'group think' this forum displays is often heartening. the fact is, even 'free thinking' techno heads can become human cattle when they fight the same verbal battles over and over and over again.
if there was a 72 hour ceasefire declaired on the moronic digital vs 1200 debate. than this forum would have a breather and hopefully move on to an actual techno topic.
but alas, peoples obcession with free speech will probably prevent a ceasefire.
are you also giving up listening to techno :doh: ???
sad to see anyone so involved in the music give it up......personally i don't know what i would do if techno wasn't in my life!
good luck on your journey mate :clap:
i think that guy finally realized that techno stinks and hiphop rules the universe :P
I don`t think the talk is negative. It`s just kind of talking about how things are at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by killarava2day
The idea of discussing the nagtive things about techno, is to work out how we can improve them, and defeat them.
Burying our collective heads in the sand is not the solution.
The good thing is that techno is full of inventive and intelligent people, so I`m sure that things can be dealt with.
I hope you're not distancing yourself from techno completely, fair enough you must have good reasons for wanting to sell off your kit and stuff but I hope you'll stilll be listening to it, shambling about clubs in a drunken torpor and still posting your opinions here and having a good rant when you feel the need to get something off your chest.
Makes me feel really bitter that I didn't make it out to the JakN you played at last year now as I'll never get a chance to hear your music where it sould be heard, thumping out the speakers are a hundred miles an hour.
When one warrior falls another will rise and take his place.
Same story the world over. Where I'm from the best DJs don't get gigs at the big shows... only those who sell enough industry tickets and do flyer drops.
When you run your own thing, it's smaller due to cash flow.... and invariably less successful cos there's no money for promo.
It's hard. Really hard.
So I can understand giving it up. It's a shame, but good luck in your future endeavours.
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Originally Posted by Sunil
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Originally Posted by perpetual
man wots the score dude ive been in the situation b4 dont give it up man its easy to see you speak from the heart ,and we need people like you in the techno scene today, f.u.c.k the tumble weeds and people who are small minded ive learnt to rise above them + mabey you can do the same ,get out there and smoke some ass on the old turntables, it`s quite clear in this post you have a lot of support and concerned people, i hope you can mabey get through this , but if not respect man and good luck with your future plans :clap: :clap: :clap: easy dude! :cry:
peace out!Quote:
Originally Posted by perpetual
Techno scenes one thing, the 'club scene' is something completely different. No one seems to get booked on talent, more how many promotors you are prepared to do some bitching for. Ah well!
Anyway mate, good luck. One more techno DJ hanging their headphones up is another chance for me lol. Take it easy and best of luck with your course.
Not always, and this is a number 1 excuse for some DJs who, quite simply, aren't good enough. That said, there's a lot of promoters who put on only themselves or their close crew without ever dreaming of giving other deserving people a chance, on the other hand there's still good promoters too. Anyway in the case of Pete, I doubt that Shine not giving him his fair dues is the reason for him quitting, although I'm sure he'd have appreciated being asked to play from time to time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apex Beat
We've got a local crew who are absoloutely stunning at getting in people you have never heard of before, in fact I'm sure they trawl through mixes posted on these forums and get back to the people they think are good enough.
fair do's pete, if its what you really want then i wish u all the best in your new course and lifestyle choice.
i've really enjoyed your mixes though, and you've made a great contribution to techno in old norn iron.
all the best mate :clap:
thats not really true Ross, the genuine promoters worth playing for recognise talent and offer the gigs when and were due usually.... i dont know anyone who has to bitch to promoters? quite the opposite infact... if they recognise real talent ul find more often than not promoters are the ones doing the chasing...
its just not as clear cut tho as "im good so i must be playing the big clubs locally", promotion is a business for most and promoters have to think of what ur name on the flyer is gonna bring.. how many people etc and if ur relatively unknown, and with no releases or a "pro" residency as it were then chances are ur not gonna fill the club and the promoter wont book u, regardless of if u live 2 mins away or 2 days away, clubs like Shine are at the top of their game and ok yeah they should get local djs on but to say Shine not offering a gig wud lead to someone giving up is laughable for sure... if u really want things to happen itl happen with the right talent, promotion and of course a bit of good luck
I don't think anyone did, although perhaps some people picked up what I said about Shine as being the reason he was quitting or something? I think it's just an example of a well established club who know they can fill their venue with big names, and the idea of booking deserving local talent is pretty low on their list. It's a shame that Belfast can't get more alternative techno nights off the ground.. "Evolution" at Vicos for instance, was a cracking night.. absolutely amazing atmosphere in that wee place :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by eyes without a face
i don't know you, but i'm gonna open up for you anyways cause i think big times of change can be unsettlin though they need not be...if you don't FEEL it anymore, then good on you to know your time is done and to move on...life has much to offer... and that which gives you fire in the mind can come in many forms, so if new fire comes in a new form, of course i think it is so important to find out just exactly what is callin to you askin you to come play...if i'm not feelin it, i'm definately lookin around for some new playground to explore...even if i am feelin it, i'm still lookin around cause an open mind is very cool...for in the future, if not now, likely we will all want to do something different...plus, learning somethin new can really show you what you learned about the last game you played...you get to apply your old tricks in a new trade...things change as a rule, so don't be afraid to let go...and it appears that you are not...very cool...but, also, if the fire is still there in your mind, you can try and close up shop, but damn fire may chase you down anyways...art can be like a relationship, and sometimes your art don't want to break up with you and damn art will seek you out for more lovin...and thats way cool to see manifest in your life, but you have to wait and see...so, you dunno what the future holds if you still in love but pretendin you can live without or even if you genuinely think you are finished...final thought: sometime we all get too caught up in expectations about who we think we are and what we think we deserve...and in those times it really can be for the best to break free until some time has passed and you find your equilibrium again...you are in a process of transformation...it can be very exciting to live in freedom, embrace the unknown and follow your heart...hope you don't mind all this philosophy, maybe some you can relate with, maybe some will be of help, sounds like you are recreating who you are and who you will become...but, then, its always just you anyways...i'm always just me...doesn't matter what we do...
sincerely, all the best to you...
let him leave in peace
someone said previously that pete had not played at shine before?
sure he was on the lineup middle of last year.....whos to say he wont get a return gig there?
was only a gig in the bar. was playin autechre, nin and more xperimental stuff i think. alan simms(shine) said he only books djs he likes and i think ive heard him say a few times that he wasn't a fan of petes techno sets.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SHINE & I'LL THANK EVERYONE TO LEAVE IT OUT OF THIS THREAD..
I HAVE PLAYED A BACK ROOM SET, BUT BELIEVE ME, NOT PLAYING TECHNO IN SHINE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MOVE..
I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENUFF...
pete